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P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
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it was amazing
bookshelves: 2016, favorites, recommend-forever, stand-alone-books, read-in-2015, ya
Read 4 times. Last read November 21, 2015 to November 22, 2015.

Can I ask a serious question? How does Kasie West do it… how does she manage to make me love each story she writes more than the last? I torture myself by reading them as soon as I can get my hands on them, which in turn makes me just have to wait even longer for the next, but I seriously can’t even help myself.

This book isn’t out until July of 2016… yes I said July 2016. That’s half a year away, and still, I didn’t even care. As soon as it was loaded onto my kindle app, I pull this beauty up and dove in.

I mean… I love a lot of books. I just do. I’m an emotional reader so I tend to click with stories where I can relate to the characters and Kasie just manages to write the most realistic and fun characters around.

Lily doesn’t fit in with the popular kids at school… she’s a bit quirky and definitely unique, focused less on the labels attached to her clothing and more on her creative side and trying to get her words to form a song or two. She’s a self-taught guitar player who dreams of writing music that means something to people, but in the meantime, she struggles through Chemistry and dealing with her overwhelming family.

After writing one of her favorite bands lyrics on her desk in chemistry, she comes to class the next day only to find out that someone else in the school actually has good taste in music and has left her a message. One thing leads to another and she’s suddenly got a ‘pen pal’ in class that she ends up sharing more with than she does her best friend. As days and weeks pass, Lily finds herself wondering just who she might be clicking with. It’s not hard to figure out you guys… I mean there are quite a few indicators, and the summary isn’t stealthy about it at all but who the heck cares… it was so fun!!

Cade and Lily hate each other. Like HATE HATE each other. Their hate even came between Lily’s best friend’s relationship with Cade a couple years ago and culminated with a hated nickname he happened to give her that just happened to stick through the years.

Cade is the complete opposite from Lily if everything is to be believed… perfect family, perfect house, perfect friends… but sometimes it’s easy to put up a front and as Lily learns who she’s connecting with via words and shared secrets she quickly finds that maybe Cade isn’t really the self-assured guy he shows everyone.

I love Love / Hate relationship stories… the way the characters build that thin line that’s always present and gah… it’s just perfection. So after seeing the author name, the summary was next to catch my attention. Kasie always does an amazing job of building the connection between characters before having them ‘hook up’ in any way, and she does that really wonderfully here again. I absolutely love that these two are complete opposites in Every. Single. Way. Only to have them come together over words and thoughts … it was just lovely.

I have to mention Lily’s family too, because they are a huge part of this story… no matter how messy or crazy or insane things were, it was so fun to see the traditions, to see them talk things out, to see them help each other… real live, wonderful families are so rare in YA that getting to see one is like Halley’s Comet- they only appear once every 75 years or so. (okay so I exaggerate a bit)

It’s entirely possible that this might just be my favorite Kasie West book after reading, but then, I’ll probably change my mind once I reread her others … Is it okay to just say that I love them all equally and want to drown in her stories and words forever?

If this one isn’t on your radar, put it there now! You’re going to absolutely love it when it arrives… in 7 months. OMG I’M SO SORRY FOR TEASING! I promise I’ll be waiting here with you because I’ll definitely be rereading this one as soon as it hits shelves!

P.S. I like you Kasie... but you already know that :)
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Reading Progress

May 5, 2015 – Shelved
May 5, 2015 – Shelved as: to-read
May 5, 2015 – Shelved as: 2016
November 21, 2015 – Started Reading
November 21, 2015 –
28.0%
November 22, 2015 –
73.0%
November 22, 2015 – Shelved as: favorites
November 22, 2015 – Shelved as: ya
November 22, 2015 – Shelved as: read-in-2015
November 22, 2015 – Shelved as: stand-alone-books
November 22, 2015 – Shelved as: recommend-forever
November 22, 2015 – Finished Reading
June 29, 2016 – Started Reading (ebook Edition)
June 29, 2016 – Shelved (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: 2016 (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: ya (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: swoony-boys (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: favorites (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: read-in-2016 (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: on-my-real-shelves (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: recommend-forever (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Shelved as: stand-alone-books (ebook Edition)
July 3, 2016 – Finished Reading (ebook Edition)
July 15, 2016 – Shelved as: reread (ebook Edition)
May 19, 2017 – Started Reading (Audible Audio Edition)
May 19, 2017 – Shelved as: audio (Audible Audio Edition)
May 19, 2017 – Shelved (Audible Audio Edition)
May 19, 2017 – Shelved as: swoony-boys (Audible Audio Edition)
May 19, 2017 – Shelved as: stand-alone-... (Audible Audio Edition)
May 19, 2017 – Shelved as: ya (Audible Audio Edition)
May 19, 2017 – Shelved as: contemporary (Audible Audio Edition)
May 22, 2017 – Shelved as: reread (Audible Audio Edition)
May 22, 2017 – Shelved as: read-in-2017 (Audible Audio Edition)
May 22, 2017 – Shelved as: romance (Audible Audio Edition)
May 22, 2017 – Finished Reading (Audible Audio Edition)
Started Reading (Audible Audio Edition)
July 6, 2017 – Finished Reading (Audible Audio Edition)

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Samantha (WLABB) K West can do no wrong by me!


Lori I can't wait to read this!! I'm so glad you loved it!


Brooke YAY! So glad it lives up to what I know of her writing!!!


message 4: by Eli (new) - rated it 4 stars

Eli Yanti omg to you read already?


message 5: by Eli (new) - rated it 4 stars

Eli Yanti I wish i can get the review copy, plssss. can wait and i wonder too, how can kasie's write so wonderful book, always and for all her book.... i want it now huuu huhu #desperate person


ashrey WHAT? How did you get this book?


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HOW DID YOU GET THIS BOOK?????????????????????????????
Do you like personally know Kasie West or something?!?! (if you do, I am so jealous)


message 8: by Sophia (new) - added it

Sophia I MUST HAVE THIS BOOK!!!


message 9: by Noved (new) - added it

Noved Wahs The review is interesting, make you want to read


Crystal Jade I fee you!


message 11: by tiTa (new) - rated it 5 stars

tiTa Great review!! Your question at the first paragraph, I do wonder the same think..


Zaynab hi I love LOVEE this book do u have any recommendations


The Library of Claire Louise Is this book appropriate?


Leah *Conan's Version*❤️✝️ Jaime great way of describing the book!


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