A delicious love story with all the toppings, Lauren Morrill’s It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story is a contemporary YA rom-com about love, friendship, and pizza, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han. After her mother gave birth to her in the bathroom of a local pizzeria, Beck has been given the dubious privilege of having minor fame, free pizza for life, and a guaranteed job when she turns sixteen—a job she unfortunately can’t afford to turn down. Now she’s stuck with her geeky co-workers instead of taking Instagram-ready shots with her best friends (and her epic crush). But maybe the pizza people aren’t all bad. Maybe that pizza delivery guy is kind of cute. And maybe there’s a way to make this Bathroom Baby thing work for her. Because when disaster strikes the beloved pizza place that’s started to feel like home, she’s going to need a miracle—one that might even mean bringing her two worlds together.
REVIEW: Thank you to Xpresso Tours and Farrar Straus and Giroux for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for a review. This book was an absolutely adorable and appropriate young adult romance. Our MC sixteen year-old Rebecca, or Beck for short, is a nerdy girl trying to fit in with the cool kids and always pretending, which I bet a lot of you can relate to. I knew I could! Her family is great, her dad is a mega nerd and her mom is a SAHM chasing her own dreams, which is really great to see. Her school friends are an interesting mix and we really don't know what to think about them until they show their true colors. She finds friends, a second family, and maybe more in this pizza place that has always been a major part of her life and it changes her in a way that will be with her forever. This book was really sweet and has a great message about self-expression and and self-acceptance which all YA readers should be learning. This was a 4 star read for me and definitely one that I will recommend.
Publication Date: March 9, 2021
LAUREN MORRILL grew up in Maryville, Tennessee, where she was a short-term Girl Scout, a (not so) proud member of the marching band, and a trouble-making editor for the school newspaper. She graduated from Indiana University with a major in history and a minor in rock & roll, and now lives in Macon, GA with her husband and sons.
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