» overview «
stars: ★★★★★
plot: ★★★☆☆
readability: ★★★★☆
characters: ★★★★☆
writing: ★★★★☆
recommend: ✓

» liked «
- 4 different POVs, but they were all in 3rd person :) however i will say Ro's POV was my favorite
- how Immie and Ro's interactions and thoughts were written
- honestly anything Immie and Ro
- Immie prioritizing her brother over their best friend, based on the reasoning that she's been with her brother since birth. absolutely adore her loyalty

» disliked «
- Immie and Ro's reasoning for keeping his sexuality from their dad was an alright reasoning to why Ro's sexuality needed to be hidden, but i'm not sure why they just wouldn't just say it was some unknown person who Jackson kissed. Why did it need to be one of the twins? They were already keeping the secret that it was actually Arch, why not just do a different, better secret?
- I'm not a fan of Paige as much as the other three, but I can see where she is coming from regarding the pressures from her family, the fact that Immie would always pick Arch over her, Jackson also chose Arch over her, and the fact that her family is never there for her. That kind of pressure and rejection would kill me. It also explains the why she met up with Chase and why she

was the arsonist

. It also explains a few of her actions, especially during the first fire (Think:

hero homicide

), however I feel like the fact that it

was her who set the fires

really wasn't hinted at all that much until half way through the book.

» overall «
I was a huge fan of Tell Me Three Things, so I jumped at the chance to read Julie Buxbaum's newest book.

While I do like this book, I don't LOVE it. The romance and relationship between Ro and Immie was adorable and so refreshing. I haven't read such a nice romance in a while. Having been written in 3rd person, the thoughts and actions of the characters seemed much more natural and romantic.

As for the secondary storyline of the fires and who set them, I focused less on this and more on the interactions between the main four. I felt that this storyline was weaker and less developed. The reveal of the arsonist was a nice twist, but it was not as captivating or interesting as the romance. Plus, random fire alarms going off while living in California was something I went through, except there was no arsonist, just some malfunctioning alarms, so I honestly wasn't sure if this book was gonna go with an actual arsonist. (What can I say? I'm a romance reader, not a mystery one :P)

Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House Children’s / Delacorte Press for providing me with the digital ARC in exchange for a review with my honest opinions.