A zippy rom-com with strong characterization, bursting with Gen Z approved verbal sparring and stolen kisses. Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Between the quippy, energetic snipes and entertainingly uncomfortable scenarios, Hibbert has built a cast of characters with real depth and heart, and readers will hope for their happy endings as they stumble their way toward joy. Booklist, Starred Review
With dialogue that juggles both laugh-out-loud humor and pull-at-the-heartstrings vulnerability amid an outdoorsy premise, Hibbert attentively captures Celine s feelings of abandonment and resentment, and Brad s mental health struggles while striking a quintessential balance of romance and comedy in this lively romp. Publishers Weekly A pure delight. This book is confirmation: no one does love stories like Talia Hibbert. LEAH JOHNSON, bestselling author of You Should See Me in a Crown and Rise to the Sun An effervescent, funny, tender, and joyous story. YAMILE SAIED ME NDEZ, award-winning author of Furia and Twice a Quincean era
A razor-sharp, witty enemies-to-lovers rom-com. Readers will laugh out loud and swoon at the same time. Simply unputdownable. EMIKO JEAN, New York Times bestselling author of Tokyo Ever After
Hibbert delivers yet another swoon-worthy romance filled with banter that made me grin like a fool from one page to the next. I dare you not to fall in love. JESSE Q. SUTANTO, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties and Well, That Was Unexpected Don t miss out on the laugh-out-loud childhood-friends-to-enemies-to-rivals-to-lovers romance that will warm your heart this winter! The Nerd Daily A great addition to any library s YA shelves. School Library Journal Side-splittingly hilarious. PopSugar An emotional and satisfying story that s well-written and heartfelt, full of Hibbert s trademark banter and heart. A joyful, escapist delight. Paste Magazine Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute will leave readers eager to discover what else Joy Revolution will publish. BookPage A cozy read. Cosmopolitan Skillfully written romantic banter make this an engrossing rom-com. The Horn Book
TALIA HIBBERT is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who lives in a bedroom full of books in the English Midlands. She writes witty, diverse romances, including Get a Life, Chloe Brown; The Princess Trap; and A Girl Like Her, because she believes that people of marginalized identities need honest and positive representation. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute is herdebut novel for teens. Talia s interests include beauty, junk food, and unnecessary sarcasm.