P.S. I Like You

Its safe to say I adored this book considering I devoured it in one sitting in a matter of hours. I was looking for a cute, light read and this book was all of that and more. Guys, this book is so cute. I was absolutely giddy while reading it- literally smiling and giggling while reading the entire book. This book is adorable, witty and original enough to keep me hooked. Its the perfect summer book! This was my first book by Kasie West and it will definitely not be my last. I am officially a Kasie West fan!Lily, our main character, is a quirky, music-loving high school student. I thought Lily was great. She loves music, wears high tops and sews a variety of patches on to her clothing. She knows she’s a little different, but she embraces it and that’s what I loved about her. She was hilarious and I loved her witty dialogue. She also has insecurities like everyone else. She wants to be liked, she wants to fall in love and she is often embarrassed by her loud, but endearing, family. She is passionate about writing song lyrics, but she refuses to share it with anyone until its perfect. Early on, Lily decides she wants to enter a song-writing contest. While there is an adorable romance in this story, it is also just as much about Lily finally finding the confidence in herself to share her work.While Lily is in chemistry class, a subject that bores her, she scribbles song lyrics on her desk. When she returns to chemistry the next day, she sees that someone wrote the next line of the lyrics. As she starts exchanging notes with this mysterious pen-pal, they discover they have a lot in common. They both start to open up about deeper subjects and Lily discovers that her pen-pal doesn’t have the greatest home life. Lily starts to fall for her letter writer, and its clear he is falling for her too. Still, she is apprehensive about meeting him.What if he doesn’t like her? What if he thinks she’s weird and awkward? As the reader, we are also not sure who the pen-pal is. We are presented with three options from boys she interacts with and all have chemistry before her. Cade, the boy with whom she is constantly arguing with, David, the shy boy from marching band and Lucas, the senior who Lily has been crushing on for a few years. I wasn’t completely sure who the letter writer was at first, but that’s part of the fun. Everything about it was just so cute! I found myself looking forward to Lily’s chemistry class just as much as she was so I could read the latest message from her letter writer.I also adored Lily’s family. I love books that have more depth to them than the romance between two characters. Lily’s family played a huge role in the story and it made it that much better. Lily’s family is loud and hectic and at times embarrassing for her. She never gets any peace and quiet in her house with her older sister Ashley sharing her room and her little brothers Jonah and Wyatt running around. Lily always said she was annoyed with her family, but her actions proved otherwise. She was nothing but loving to her two little brothers, even while they were interrupting her song-writing time and chasing their pet rabbit around the house. Lily’s scenes with her quirky family were some of my favorite scenes in the book. Sure, they annoy each other and they never have any privacy, but they all love and support each other.This book was everything I hoped it would be. It was insanely cute. I know I glossed over the romance but I didn’t want to give too much away because that is the best part of this book. I seriously could not put it down. I bought it after work and finished it before I went to bed. If you want a book that makes you happy, please pick this up. As I’m writing this review I want to go back and read it again. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

High School student Lily has dreams of being a song composer, and often spaces out while thinking about music and lyrics. One day, after having her notebook confiscated by her chemistry teacher, she doodles down some song lyrics from one of her favorite (mostly unknown) bands. The next day in class, she gets to her desk only to find that someone has written down the next lyrics in the song! This leads to further communications between her and her new mystery friend through letters that are left hidden in the desk each day.As they continue to write letters, they become more and more open about their lives and struggles, and seem to form a bond that feels special. Meanwhile, she's battling the daily ins and outs of high school, including her arch-nemesis Cade, who constantly seems to make fun of her. Cade also happens to be her best friend's ex-boyfriend. On top of that, she's attempting to navigate her crush on senior, Lucas, while trying not to be too awkward. Lily's best friend keeps trying to set her up, and her parents constantly want her help within the family. Through all of the chaos, she keeps coming back to the letters. The mystery man makes her feel understood, and she looks forward to hearing from him every day. Only, who is it that she's writing to? You'll have to read to find out!P.S. I Like You was such a cute book. I loved it! It was the first book I'd read by Kasie West, and it won't be my last. I've been stalking her on Goodreads to see what else she's written! There's not much thought required in reading P.S. I Like You, and that's exactly what I was in the mood for. If you're looking for something light and fun with a happy ending, this is the book for you!Overall, the book was adorable and fast paced, though the romance had a slow build. There are some moments where you may want to knock Lily on the head and ask her what she's thinking, when she's being intentionally sarcastic, judgmental, or just downright rude to certain people who are trying to be nice to her, but then I have to remind myself that she's a teenager, and that's typical teenage behavior. Aside from those few moments, I loved all of the characters and adored the relationships between them. I definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for a quick, fun, light read!

Quite honestly, it's the simplicity and the predictability that draws me to West's adorable teen novels again and again. There's no surprises really; you know with whom the main character will end up, despite the fact that she starts off the book being attracted to someone else.I typically do not like the bulk of a novel to be told in epistolary form, but here the balance is just right and the tone is adorably witty. I always like the humor West conveys through her main characters; they always seem to have a firm grasp on jabbing wit and cool, but away from the norm, pop culture references.West's writing is never too complex nor too simple. She has a story and she tells it well. I had just finished an emotionally heavier novel, and had a stressful week, so West's cute stories helped clear my head and relax my book brain.Also, there's a nostalgia for me, in reading these books. I can remember being younger than these high school-aged main characters, like in the Sweet Dreams series, and I was just beginning my journey in becoming a bookworm. I was starting to be that girl whose nose was always in a book. I loved books then, and whenever I read these I'm reminded of those early book-devouring days.

loved Lily she was so relatable and funny, sometimes when she’d do stuff I was like oh yeah that’s me. I loved her character so much, I liked how she loved her music and I feel like she finally gained the confidence she needed throughout this book to continue with her music. She was just an amazing character.Cade I loved him, it really was interesting to see how they were together in the letters compared to at the start in public. It kind of reminded me of a childhood crush like pulling their pigtails kind of thing. I loved the change in his personality that in these letters we got to see.I really loved the letters they were so cute. I just loved it so much, the honesty that both of them poured into these letters were amazing. I loved them.I really enjoyed seeing Lily’s family life, I could totally relate to Lily with a crazy family life like I’m there. I know what it feels like. It’s nice that in this YA story that family isn’t absent and it’s there. I really enjoy seeing how their families act and seeing them interact with each other.I do have to say. I cried reading this. Like I think the part I read wasn’t even sad, I was just crying because it was so good. I really did enjoy this book so much I don’t think I really have any criticisms it just was an amazing cute fluffy book that I loved.

This was my 4th Kasie West book that i have read, I have LOVED the other books I've read from her (Pivot Point, Fill-In Boyfriend, The Distance Between Us) she writes brilliant fluffy YA Contempary that you just can't help but love!P.S I like you is my least favourite of the ones I've read so far however as you can see I still very much enjoyed it and gave it 4 stars. I really liked the male lead in this book but I didn't find myself warming to our female lead as easily and that was my main issue with the first half of the book however the second half sucked me in like all Kasie West books do and I ended the book smiling and wishing there was more!!I will be continuing on with Kasie West books and can't wait for any of her future books, I'm pretty sure I will buy anything she writes, if you want a fluffy cosy romance Kasie West is for you!

this book just got me out of a year long reading slump. oh my gosh i seriously didn’t want it to end, im so sad it is. i became so so hooked to the characters, i can describe the feeling right now. the only tiny thing with it is that i predicted most of what happened, but honestly, that didn’t phase me at all or put me off the book, and if you don’t mind either then this book is 100% for you. enjoy it x

This book is a nice easy read and has a great plot. Their are also some serious themes to the book so I recommend if a child readers should have a adult with them to help them understand some themes

I loved this book.. my favourite books are ones that are an easy to read love story with laugh out loud moments.. I only gave it 4 stars for 2 reasons.. one - it's ridiculously predictable.. two - it has more or less the exact same story line to a Cinderella story the movie. Also the lack of.repercussions for bully bitch was frustrating but never mind.