Review: P.S. I Like You by Kasie West

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I picked up and read P.S. I Like You by Kasie West because I was in the mood for a quick, light, cute and purely fun book. This was my first time reading a book by Kasie West, but I have heard many times that her books are cute and very good. I decided to try reading one of her books for myself. When in the mood for a book that is light and purely a fun read, what’s better then a contemporary romance novel?

I loved the message in the book, especially for tween or teen girls reading the book. Kasie West has the possible romance develop through letter writing during two different high school Chemistry classes to unknown recipients. This means that they don’t know the popularity of the other person, what they look like or have any preconceived notions of the other person. They learn about each other through secret admirer type letters. What a person looks like or how popular they are or are not shouldn’t matter. Who they are on the inside is what should truly matter. As adults, we know this, but often tweens or teens can get caught up in superficial things. West creates a beautiful story that will present a different thought process to its readers. Is everything and everyone what they appear on the surface? Is their more to their stories?

However, because this is a YA novel, the writing is more simple then a lot of adult contemporary novels, making it a very quick read. It is a cute, well written book, but it is definitely for those moments when the reader just wants a sweet story to read. I definitely enjoyed reading P.S. I Like You and it was exactly what I was in the mood to read. I will be recommending this book to my tween daughter to read because I think she will enjoy it and I love the messages the book sends out to young ladies. When the mood strikes again for an enjoyable, sweet book, I would definitely pick up another novel by Kasie West.

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Teaser Tuesday (Sept. 20)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jenn of Books And A Beat.

Here’s what you do for Teaser Tuesday:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Goodreads

“My eyes went to the lyric I had written on the desk Friday.  That’s when I saw a line beneath mine written in blocky handwriting.

For the night will soon bring back it’s shadows.

It was the next line of the song.  What? I was confused.  Someone else that went to this school had actually heard one of my favorite songs?  Apparently I wasn’t the only one bored in this class.”

-pg. 30 “P.S. I Like You” by Kasie West

“The thought made me laugh. Out loud.  My eyes shot to the front of the room, but my teacher was in the middle of a sentence so thankfully he didn’t seem to notice my outburst.

Lauren, sitting next to me, had, as evidenced by the look on her face.  I knew that look.  It was basically the silent version of why are you so weird?”

-pg. 31 “P.S. I Like You” by Kasie West

So far, I’m enjoying P.S. I Like You by Kasie West.  It’s my first time reading anything by her and it’s just what I was in the mood to read.  It’s a super cute, quick and very fun little book.  Although it’s been awhile since I was in high school, I can relate a lot to the main character Lily and her feelings towards socializing.  West’s writing, although light and fun is still engaging and I’m enjoying her writing style.

Happy Tuesday!  Happy Reading!

Musing Mondays (Sept. 19)

Musing Mondays is hosted by Jen at her blog, Books and a Beat.

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:

• I’m currently reading…
• Up next I think I’ll read…
• I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
• I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I can’t wait to get a copy of…
• I wish I could read ___, but…
• I blogged about ____ this past week…

THIS WEEK’S RANDOM QUESTION: Write out a description of your life, as if it were a book’s description.

Before I take part in #victober and read some classics in October, I thought I would read some cute, light, quick books already on my bookshelves.

If you are interstedted in #victober, I have explained more about it here: Monday Musings (Sept. 12)

I’m currently reading…

Goodreads

This is my first time reading a book by Kacie West.  I’m about 50 pages in and so far I’m enjoying the book.  It’s a cute, quick and fun read…just what I need before I jump into some classics in a few weeks.  My tween daughter is also interested in reading this book so I thought it would be fun to read the book and be able to talk about it with her after she reads it.  I really enjoy sharing a love of reading with her and sometimes reading the same book, it’s an added bonus to take a book and spark some great conversations between us.

I can’t wait to get a copy of…

 

Goodreads

Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot about how good Robin Hobb’s books are from many booklovers who’s opinions I trust, we have similar reading tastes.  I’ve heard that her writing is beautiful and her stories are character driven.  My interest in this series has definitely been peaked and I can’t wait to get my hands on this series!  🙂

What are you currently reading?  Have you read any of Robin Hobbs books?  What did you think of them (no spoilers please)?

Happy Monday!  Happy Reading!