Title: What I Like About You
Author: Marisa Kanter
Publication date: April 7, 2020
Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis:
Can a love triangle have only two people in it? Online, it can…but in the real world, its more complicated. In this debut novel that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, Marisa Kanter hilariously and poignantly explores what happens when internet friends turn into IRL crushes.
Is it still a love triangle if there are only two people in it?
There are a million things that Halle Levitt likes about her online best friend, Nash.
He’s an incredibly talented graphic novelist. He loves books almost as much as she does. And she never has to deal with the awkwardness of seeing him in real life. They can talk about anything…
Except who she really is.
Because online, Halle isn’t Halle—she’s Kels, the enigmatically cool creator of One True Pastry, a YA book blog that pairs epic custom cupcakes with covers and reviews. Kels has everything Halle doesn’t: friends, a growing platform, tons of confidence, and Nash.
That is, until Halle arrives to spend senior year in Gramps’s small town and finds herself face-to-face with real, human, not-behind-a-screen Nash. Nash, who is somehow everywhere she goes—in her classes, at the bakery, even at synagogue.
Nash who has no idea she’s actually Kels.
If Halle tells him who she is, it will ruin the non-awkward magic of their digital friendship. Not telling him though, means it can never be anything more. Because while she starts to fall for Nash as Halle…he’s in love with Kels.
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Marisa Kanter’s What I Like About You is the perfect contemporary novel to vicariously experience through this current quarantine. As a dedicated YA reader, the main character is a teen book blogger who pairs her reviews with cupcakes. She fangirls about YA books, fellow bloggers, authors, and even BookCon.
The novel is a whirlwind of emotions that focuses on friendships, grief, family, love, and finding a path in life that suits yourself, your personality, and your mental health. Kanter’s novel provides an exceptionally believable outlet for teens trying to find their voice through a world bombarded by dreams, future jobs, college options, alternative career paths, and the positive and negativity that comes from social media outlets. Halle’s story is constant page-turner, and although the miscommunication or the lack of communication throughout the pages causes chaos in her life, the learning steps she takes along with her family and friends will make your heart ache in the best possible way.
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You guys, I am so excited to team up with Simon & Schuster, and host a giveaway for What I Like About You. In order to win a hardcopy of What I Like About You , just click on the picture below and follow the instructions on the Tweet.
Please note, one winner will receive a finished copy of What I Like About You courtesy of Simon & Schuster. The contest is U.S. only and ends on April 28, 2020. Good luck!
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Marisa Kanter has worked in publicity for major publishers and covered YA books for MTV. Currently, she works in sales, on the distribution side of the publishing industry. She can often be found searching for the best iced chai in NYC, or reading on the 3 train. What I Like About You is her first novel. Follow her at marisakanter.com
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| Week 1 | ||
| 3/30/2020 | Novel Novice | BookHighlight W/ Giveaway |
| 3/31/2020 | Book Bratz | Review |
| 4/1/2020 | The Novel Knight | Author Guest Post |
| 4/2/2020 | Book Princess Reviews | Review |
| 4/3/2020 | eleven thirteen pm | Author Q&A |
| Week 2 | ||
| 4/6/2020 | Vicky Who Reads | Creative Post |
| 4/7/2020 | Pub Day (Marisa) | Creative Post |
| 4/8/2020 | Kayla Reads and Reviews | Author Q&A |
| 4/9/2020 | The Heart of a Book Blogger | Author Q&A |
| 4/10/2020 | Mary Had a Little Book Blog | Review |
| Week 3 | ||
| 4/13/2020 | Jen Ryland Reviews | Review |
| 4/14/2020 | Love in Panels | BookHighlight W/ Giveaway |
| 4/15/2020 | Forever and Everly | Review |
| 4/16/2020 | I’m All Booked Up | Review |
| 4/17/2020 | Awkwordly Emma | Author Q&A |
| Week 4 | ||
| 4/20/2020 | Rants & Raves of a Bibliophile | BookHighlight W/ Giveaway |
| 4/21/2020 | Read By Tiffany | Author Q&A |
| 4/22/2020 | A Court of Coffee and Books | Review |
| 4/23/2020 | From the Library of Alexis | Review |
| 4/24/2020 | Bookishly Jules | BookHighlight W/ Giveaway |
| Week 5 | ||
| 4/27/2020 | Lost in a Book | Review |
| 4/28/2020 | Pages and Pugs | Review |
| 4/29/2020 | Skye’s Scribblings | Review |
| 4/30/2020 | Kait Plus Books | BookHighlight W/ Giveaway |
| 5/1/2020 | We Live and Breathe Books | Review |
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Blogger Note: A huge thank to Simon Teen for inviting me on this blog tour and providing me a free copy of What I Like About You to read and review. All fangirling, statements, and opinions in this review are my own.
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