A review by starkiwi
A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison

5.0

I picked this book up on a blind date. Which was good because I would never have picked this book up if I saw it lying on the shelf. The title just wouldn’t appeal to me. It doesn’t seem like that kind of book I would like. But it was. I was really surprised how much I liked it. I am also surprised about why I liked it so much: I don’t know.
When I walked into my library and saw the blind date cart filled with books bound in black paper I was curious and thought that I should try one. I looked at all the summaries placed on the black covers. This one appealed to me the most. And without knowing too much about it, I checked it out.
I was suspicious if I would even like the book when I saw the title, but as I said before, I really liked it at the end. I was a funny, contemporary read. Obviously filled with romance. I don’t think that is why I liked it, however. It was more just there and you can really focus on the storyline. On whatever aspect about the book you wanted to really.
This book is told in two different perspectives. The two authors write for one character each. Girl for girl, boy for boy. That I think very unique. This was the first time I had ever seen a book written like that before. Still not why I liked it so much.
I think it was just the feeling of the book. I thought it was just a good romance. I didn’t fall in love with the characters. I just wanted them to be together and when anything brought them apart, you end up laughing because it is just so ridiculous. It is not one of those hard ship, together or die books. It is a playful book that makes you smile, laugh, and cry in the best ways.