Christian Powell is a high school jock and he isn’t the best communicator, so he asks his ex-girlfriend, Sam, to help him win over his crush, Ros, through text messaging. Sam agrees. She seizes the opportunity in the hopes of toying with Ros’ emotions, but in the process, Sam starts falling for her, and likewise, Ros starts preferring the online version of “Christian” she’s been talking to this whole time.
Prepare for things to get complicated.
When I first heard about Love Somebody by Rachel Roasek, I was so excited to read it. The premise sounded like a charming rom-com along the lines of The Half of It or My Love Mix-Up! Plus, this story involves theater, which is a hobby near and dear to my heart.
Essentially, it seemed like it had all the ingredients for a story I should love.
However, it’s the poor character writing that ruined it for me. Sam, in particular, constantly boasts to readers about how perfect and clever she is without the chops to back it up. It’s more tell than show, and in the end, the characters come off as flat and superficial to me, so I just couldn’t connect with it.
Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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