Mundie Moms

Friday, January 6, 2017

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West / Book Review

By: Kasie West
Published by: Point
Released on: July 26, 2016
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Signed, sealed, delivered…
While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk and added a message to her. Intrigue!

Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters—sharing secrets, recommending bands, and opening up to each other. Lily realizes she’s kind of falling for this letter writer. Only, who is he? As Lily attempts to unravel the mystery and juggle school, friends, crushes, and her crazy family, she discovers that matters of the heart can’t always be spelled out…


There are books that I call palate cleansers. I save them for those moments when a book slump hits hard. Kasie West's stories are perfect for getting you out of a book slump. They are sweet and the pairings are too adorable for words. 


Lily finds these anonymous letters in her boring chemistry class, and much to her surprise she finds that she and her pen pal share the same musical tastes. As Lily ponders entering a song writing contest, the stakes to find out the identity of her pen pal get more and more important. They have so much in common, after all. 


The story is entirely too predictable, and even I (I usually don't like to figure out the mysteries on purpose, because then there is no fun left in reading the book) figured out early on who the secret pen pal was. But  thanks to Kasie's writing, you are compelled to finish this book. The stakes are too sweet and hey, you could be wrong about the secret identity, after all (no spoilers, but you won't be). 


My favorite moments (besides the letters) include the all of the family moments. I'm a big fan of including family in young adult stories, and Lily's family is messy, loud and basically represents most of the families I know. The side characters have enough quirks in them to avoid stereotypes.


This was my first Kasie West book, and it definitely wont' be my last. This story was exactly what I needed to start reading again. Do you have palate cleansing books? Please, share them with me in the comments. I'd love to have some on hand for my book slumpish days.


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