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Tweet Cute
Pepper runs the Twitter account for her family's burger chain. Jack uses his family's deli account to challenge its claim to his grandmother's grilled-cheese recipe. Their feud goes viral while, on an anonymous app, they become each other's confidants.
From the author’s blurb
“All’s fair in love and cheese”Read the full description at Emma Lord, author description
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What makes it funny?
Jack is furious about the stolen recipe, but the public argument is bringing customers through the door. Pepper's baking doesn't help him stay indignant: he enjoys her dessert while warning she might steal another recipe. Her proposal to separate cheese and state gives their truce a food pun of its own.
The comedy at work
The same two teenagers have to manage public rivalry and private affection, with different identities in each setting. Their changing roles keep the snarky exchanges awkward even when they start getting along.
Try this if…
Food jokes, competitive flirting and online identity mix-ups make this a prospect for readers of teen romantic comedy. Book-group readers recommend it as a fun YA romance.
Good to know
Family expectations matter alongside the flirtation: college plans and the prospect of inheriting a deli pull against the teenagers' own ambitions. A parent in the reader discussions uses the book as a benchmark when asking for similar non-steamy YA romances.
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