What I Like about You

Product Description


Heartwarming, endearing, and sure to leave you swooning, What I Like About You shines with authentic characters you will absolutely fall in love with. This story is as sweet as the cupcakes you ll be craving by the end! Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling author


Can a love triangle have only two people in it? Online, it can but in the real world, its more complicated. In this debut novel that s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, Marisa Kanter hilariously and poignantly explores what happens when internet friends turn into IRL crushes.


Is it still a love triangle if there are only two people in it?

There are a million things that Halle Levitt likes about her online best friend, Nash.

He s an incredibly talented graphic novelist. He loves books almost as much as she does. And she never has to deal with the awkwardness of seeing him in real life. They can talk about anything

Except who she really is.

Because online, Halle isn t Halle she s Kels, the enigmatically cool creator of
One True Pastry, a YA book blog that pairs epic custom cupcakes with covers and reviews. Kels has everything Halle doesn t: friends, a growing platform, tons of confidence, and Nash.

That is, until Halle arrives to spend senior year in Gramps s small town and finds herself face-to-face with real, human, not-behind-a-screen Nash. Nash, who is somehow everywhere she goes in her classes, at the bakery, even at synagogue.

Nash who has no idea she s actually Kels.

If Halle tells him who she is, it will ruin the non-awkward magic of their digital friendship. Not telling him though, means it can never be anything more. Because while she starts to fall for Nash as Halle he s in love with Kels.


Review


"Cupcake cute and Belle-brainy. Fans of Miranda Kenneally and Jenny Han will like Kanter's smart (and a little bit awkward) main character whose romance is based on more than the physical...but also the physical."-- "School Library Journal"


"With a charming, modern teen voice and a cast of characters I refuse to believe aren't real people, this debut explores the connections we make online and IRL. A love letter to storytelling, fandom, and all kinds of friendships."-- "Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone"


About the Author


Marisa Kanter has worked in publicity for major publishers and covered young adult books for MTV. Currently, she works in sales, on the distribution side of the publishing industry. She can often be found searching for the best iced chai in NYC, or reading on the 3 train.
What I Like About You is her first novel. Follow her at marisakanter.com