P.S. I Like You by Kasie West (Epub)

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What if the person you were falling for was a total mystery?
Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk, and added a message to her. Intrigue! Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters — sharing secrets, recommending bands, and opening up to each other. Lily realizes she’s kind of falling for this letter writer. Only who is he? As Lily attempts to unravel the mystery, and juggle school, friends, crushes, and her crazy family, she discovers that matters of the heart can’t always be spelled out… Kasie West brings irresistible wit, warmth, and sparkle to this swoon-worthy story of love showing up when you least expect it.

User’s Reviews

Review Praise for P.S. I Like You:”Lily is one of the funniest heroines I’ve met in a long time. This is my favorite Kasie West book yet!” — Miranda Kenneally, author of Catching Jordan”Clever and heartwarming. P.S. I love this book, and you will too!” — Lisa Schroeder, author of The Bridge from Me to You”The perfect romantic comedy.” — VOYA”Pride and Prejudice lite. Readers after an enjoyable beach romance won’t go wrong with this.” — Kirkus Reviews”Once again, West pens an adorably cute romance that will leave you with a smile on your face and a huge case of the warm fuzzies…. a sweet, swoony love story.” — RT Book Reviews”Kasie West books always make us fall in love with love! And this sweet-and-salty, opposites-attract romance has more than a pinch of Pride & Prejudice tucked inside. Prepare for adorable.” — Justine MagazinePraise for Lucky in Love:”There’s a wealth of profoundly topical, thematic territory to explore in lottery wins; this iteration, with its cast of culturally and economically diverse characters, is especially resonant.” — Kirkus Reviews”Kasie West books are our kind of comfort food — romantic, light and cute!” — Justine Magazine”Fans of Susane Colasanti, Jennifer E. Smith, and Jenny Han will enjoy this smart girl protagonist dealing with the typical (and not-so-typical) drama that senior year of high school brings.” — School Library Journal

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⭐ High School student Lily has dreams of being a song composer, and often spaces out while thinking about music and lyrics. One day, after having her notebook confiscated by her chemistry teacher, she doodles down some song lyrics from one of her favorite (mostly unknown) bands. The next day in class, she gets to her desk only to find that someone has written down the next lyrics in the song! This leads to further communications between her and her new mystery friend through letters that are left hidden in the desk each day.As they continue to write letters, they become more and more open about their lives and struggles, and seem to form a bond that feels special. Meanwhile, she’s battling the daily ins and outs of high school, including her arch-nemesis Cade, who constantly seems to make fun of her. Cade also happens to be her best friend’s ex-boyfriend. On top of that, she’s attempting to navigate her crush on senior, Lucas, while trying not to be too awkward. Lily’s best friend keeps trying to set her up, and her parents constantly want her help within the family. Through all of the chaos, she keeps coming back to the letters. The mystery man makes her feel understood, and she looks forward to hearing from him every day. Only, who is it that she’s writing to? You’ll have to read to find out!P.S. I Like You was such a cute book. I loved it! It was the first book I’d read by Kasie West, and it won’t be my last. I’ve been stalking her on Goodreads to see what else she’s written! There’s not much thought required in reading P.S. I Like You, and that’s exactly what I was in the mood for. If you’re looking for something light and fun with a happy ending, this is the book for you!Overall, the book was adorable and fast paced, though the romance had a slow build. There are some moments where you may want to knock Lily on the head and ask her what she’s thinking, when she’s being intentionally sarcastic, judgmental, or just downright rude to certain people who are trying to be nice to her, but then I have to remind myself that she’s a teenager, and that’s typical teenage behavior. Aside from those few moments, I loved all of the characters and adored the relationships between them. I definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for a quick, fun, light read!

⭐ Its safe to say I adored this book considering I devoured it in one sitting in a matter of hours. I was looking for a cute, light read and this book was all of that and more. Guys, this book is so cute. I was absolutely giddy while reading it- literally smiling and giggling while reading the entire book. This book is adorable, witty and original enough to keep me hooked. Its the perfect summer book! This was my first book by Kasie West and it will definitely not be my last. I am officially a Kasie West fan!Lily, our main character, is a quirky, music-loving high school student. I thought Lily was great. She loves music, wears high tops and sews a variety of patches on to her clothing. She knows she’s a little different, but she embraces it and that’s what I loved about her. She was hilarious and I loved her witty dialogue. She also has insecurities like everyone else. She wants to be liked, she wants to fall in love and she is often embarrassed by her loud, but endearing, family. She is passionate about writing song lyrics, but she refuses to share it with anyone until its perfect. Early on, Lily decides she wants to enter a song-writing contest. While there is an adorable romance in this story, it is also just as much about Lily finally finding the confidence in herself to share her work.While Lily is in chemistry class, a subject that bores her, she scribbles song lyrics on her desk. When she returns to chemistry the next day, she sees that someone wrote the next line of the lyrics. As she starts exchanging notes with this mysterious pen-pal, they discover they have a lot in common. They both start to open up about deeper subjects and Lily discovers that her pen-pal doesn’t have the greatest home life. Lily starts to fall for her letter writer, and its clear he is falling for her too. Still, she is apprehensive about meeting him.What if he doesn’t like her? What if he thinks she’s weird and awkward? As the reader, we are also not sure who the pen-pal is. We are presented with three options from boys she interacts with and all have chemistry before her. Cade, the boy with whom she is constantly arguing with, David, the shy boy from marching band and Lucas, the senior who Lily has been crushing on for a few years. I wasn’t completely sure who the letter writer was at first, but that’s part of the fun. Everything about it was just so cute! I found myself looking forward to Lily’s chemistry class just as much as she was so I could read the latest message from her letter writer.I also adored Lily’s family. I love books that have more depth to them than the romance between two characters. Lily’s family played a huge role in the story and it made it that much better. Lily’s family is loud and hectic and at times embarrassing for her. She never gets any peace and quiet in her house with her older sister Ashley sharing her room and her little brothers Jonah and Wyatt running around. Lily always said she was annoyed with her family, but her actions proved otherwise. She was nothing but loving to her two little brothers, even while they were interrupting her song-writing time and chasing their pet rabbit around the house. Lily’s scenes with her quirky family were some of my favorite scenes in the book. Sure, they annoy each other and they never have any privacy, but they all love and support each other.This book was everything I hoped it would be. It was insanely cute. I know I glossed over the romance but I didn’t want to give too much away because that is the best part of this book. I seriously could not put it down. I bought it after work and finished it before I went to bed. If you want a book that makes you happy, please pick this up. As I’m writing this review I want to go back and read it again. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

⭐ Quite honestly, it’s the simplicity and the predictability that draws me to West’s adorable teen novels again and again. There’s no surprises really; you know with whom the main character will end up, despite the fact that she starts off the book being attracted to someone else.I typically do not like the bulk of a novel to be told in epistolary form, but here the balance is just right and the tone is adorably witty. I always like the humor West conveys through her main characters; they always seem to have a firm grasp on jabbing wit and cool, but away from the norm, pop culture references.West’s writing is never too complex nor too simple. She has a story and she tells it well. I had just finished an emotionally heavier novel, and had a stressful week, so West’s cute stories helped clear my head and relax my book brain.Also, there’s a nostalgia for me, in reading these books. I can remember being younger than these high school-aged main characters, like in the Sweet Dreams series, and I was just beginning my journey in becoming a bookworm. I was starting to be that girl whose nose was always in a book. I loved books then, and whenever I read these I’m reminded of those early book-devouring days.

⭐ Ohmythis book. this book. this book. this book. this book. this book.I anticipated this book so freaking much because I loved the concept. I anticipated it so much that when I got this ARC I didn’t read it right away. I set it aside and read several other books. I was, in all honesty, afraid Kasie West couldn’t create a book matching my expectations.Let’s just say my expectations got karate kicked so bad that they fled and became hermits. My expectations lost because this book was so much better than I had expected!Now, the plot twists, (i.e. the identity of Lily’s pen pal) I saw coming. But the romance was so sweet and good that I didn’t mind.Okay okay okay okay so let’s talk about one of my favorite things about this book. The friendship. THE FREAKING FRIENDSHIP. Isabel and Lily are friendship goals forever and ever. Not because they do cute things, or they’re never apart, or they have little traditions. But because of the selflessness of their relationship. I can’t give you an example because spoilers, but oh my. Isabel and Lily had me tearing up. I simply couldn’t handle the imperfect perfection of their relationship.ALSO CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT LILY’S SONGWRITING. Kasie West should be a songwriter. The lyrics that Lily has written are perfection. They are heartbreaking and beautiful and HONESTLY GIVE ME AN ALBUM OF HER MUSIC AND I SHALL DIE HAPPY.I’m not kidding.Do I look like I’m kidding?no.just no.ALSO THE FAMILY ELEMENT. Duuuude. I’m a child of a large family and I was able to relate to Lily so much on that level. It isn’t easy. But I also loved the positive representation of large families. Lily complained, yes, but it was obvious she really loved her family.I also loved how this is centered a lot around music. I’m not a singer or songwriter or musician, but I really love music and I loved how this book showcased a passion for music.SO. the verdict? Kasie West, as always is a genius. Her writing and characters and covers will never cease to draw me in and her stories will always satisfy me.CONTENT GUIDEDrinking/drugs – noneIntimacy – mild kissingCussing – noneViolence – none

⭐ Grade: A+The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: In case my review for By Your Side had you fooled, I love Kasie West’s books (just not her most recent one). P.S. I Like You, which I read the day it released, was an absolute delight.In a lot of ways Lily reminded me of Anne Shirley. They’re both imperfect, opinionated, and have dreams. P.S. I Like You is also in the crop of YA titles that have recently been appearing that are basically YA versions of You’ve Got Mail.I really enjoyed that Lily and her guy didn’t get together in the last chapter, that they found each other a little sooner so we got to see them beginning a romantic relationship. I also liked that we knew about halfway through who her pen pal was.P.S. I Like You has got great family dynamics going on, between Lily’s mom and dad, who are a bit embarrassing (as parents of teenagers can be) but also very supportive and who act like parents. There’s also her older sister and then her little brothers, who add comedy and awkwardness. The one relationship not fleshed out as I wanted was Lily’s friendship with Isabel. It felt surface level at times and like Isabel was just there to further the plot and be a sounding board for Lily, not like she was her own person who happened to play a supporting role in this story.Super clean, both language and romance-wise.The Verdict: Such a fun, swoonworthy read that I want to reread over and over again.

⭐ Review:I like Kasie West’s books! I’m not even going to deny it. They’re perfect for a light, cute and fluffy read with likable and distinct characters, some decent humor and a specific type of charm. Yes, of course, they possess their fair share of cliches and annoying factors, but I don’t mind as much, because the stories don’t pretend to be über smart, innovative, brilliantly crafted or anything but an easily digestible high school romance. The tropes, most times, are things you have already read about a million times somewhere else or altogether just sound like your typical fanfiction. As is the case with the current story, where two people fall in love via notes shared in class. The couple, at first, seeming very unlikely as well. Still, the whole combination works, and works really nicely, because it doesn’t try to be something it’s not.There is something nostalgically romantic about exchanging notes or writing to someone instead of texting, e-mail sending, tweeting or all the other last decade (or two) pop-ups. My generation used to do it manually all the time. We shared written messages in class and didn’t use our technical devices (I was the first to have a mobile phone in my class in middle school!). So, as dated as it seems, I really appreciated how two people “met” and shared thoughts via paper and pen. It kind of gave depth to the romance. Regarding who the mystery partner was, well, there is actually no surprise there and if you hadn’t figured it out right from the start, then I’d say you were accidentally reading another book entirely, with the same title. It’s not exciting, but was it supposed to be? I don’t think so. A secret to the main character isn’t always meant to be one for the reader. Instead, I enjoyed following Lily with her figuring out who the elusive pen-pal was. It was just as satisfying, if somewhat predictable, as trying to find it out myself. I was annoyed, however, by the other distracting guys, who were in my eyes more nuisances than characters to make the waters murky.I also liked the main couple and, even before they figured it out, they had some great scenes together. There was definitely a spark there with quite a bit of chemistry. I also adore love-hate relationships in romance, because they actually enable development and exclude the, oh so typical, you’re-hot-I-want-you cliche! The two also reminded me of Elizabeth and Darcy with the slight parallels to them being victims of pride and prejudice (or don’t judge a book by it’s cover). I, however, wasn’t really a fan of them connecting via their music taste or music in general. The lyric stuff left me completely cold, maybe because I’m more about the melody in songs than the words. I wasn’t wild about the letters focusing heavily on lyrics, but, hey, it’s something that gets them on the same wavelength, so why not.The heroine, Lily had a very odd-ball, loud and overcrowded family life. I’m usually slightly irritated by annoying siblings and wacky parents in too big portions in my YA romance, but for some reason, the whole band of quirky characters was quite endearing and added color to the story and Lily’s life and personality. Though, them being convenient in some aspects in her getting together with her pen-pal, were hard to miss, I really didn’t mind. I also always find it odd when main characters in YA only have one friend, as is with the case with Lily, but I guess it’s just another trope and stops the plot from getting too packed with people. All in all, I really liked the characters Lily was being surrounded by and the guy she ended up smooching so swoonily in a dark classroom (so hot!). Also, even though at times she was too forcibly artistic, it was extremely effortless to cheer for Lily.

⭐ I LOVED this book. It has been probably 10 years since I’ve read such a sweet, innocent, heartfelt YA story. I really enjoyed all of the characters, which is not common for me. I usually dislike the female protagonist, but Lily was more of an honest characterization that I appreciated.This had just enough angst without being too much, although the “mean girl” or the story got a bit tiresome to me, but it wasn’t overdone. I LOVED the slow build up of the story, of when Lily and her pen pal will meet and how they will react. Once I learned of the pen pal situation, I reread through the book with the knowledge of who Lily was writing to see things from the other’s perception.There was absolutely no profanity, nothing worse than innocent kissing, and this book was tame enough I would suggest it for 12 year olds.

⭐ My experience with Kasie West is that I’ve enjoyed every single one of her books that I’ve read. And I’ve pretty much read them all and plan to read whatever she publishes in the future as well. I love that her books tend to be clean in language as well as physical content. And even though the plot isn’t always full of twists and turns (although her Pivot Point series shows that she’s capable of that), I still get sucked in and hooked. Her books are usually on the uplifting side. They’re fun, fast reads that are full of first love. They leave me with the warm and fuzzies. And that’s what you can expect from PS I Like You.Initially, I remember thinking that the title for this book was too similar to PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han which released just over a year before PS I Like You, and I was a little disheartened that a more unique name couldn’t have been chosen. And I also found the song lyrics written on a desk by two anonymous people to be very similar to Faking Normal by Courtney C Stevens. But after reading PS I Like You, the title completely fits and makes perfect sense given the story. And the song lyrics take on a bigger role in PS I Like You than I remember them doing in Faking Normal (if I remember correctly, the plot steers away from this area in Faking Normal where the song lyrics really continue to be a main theme throughout the entire book for PS I Like You).PS I Like You did start out a little slow for me in that I wasn’t completely connected to Lily and all of her oddities, but I was probably hooked by 15% which in truth isn’t that bad at all. And I proceeded to devour this book. Actually, PS I Like You is the first book that I’ve stayed up late (12:30 am) to finish since my daughter was born almost two years ago. I probably could have put it down around the 85% mark to save the rest for the next day, but I just didn’t want to. And of course, I paid for it the next day with having a super whiny, clingy child as well as everything wanted to break on me that day. But the point is, I was invested enough to feel justified (at the time) to read on until I finished it. And beyond that, the next day, I couldn’t stop thinking about PS I Like You to the point where I actually contemplated picking it up immediately for a re-read. I haven’t committed to doing that, but I also haven’t started any other book yet either.To discuss the characters like I want to and would normally do would probably give too much away about who Lily’s pen-pal is and not knowing is part of the drive to keep reading for at least the first half of the book. However, this book deals with perceptions and assumptions and how what we perceive isn’t always reality. It deals with how we can’t really know what someone else is thinking even when their actions and motivations seem clear. It addresses how you never really know what someone else may be going through until they discuss it with you. It touches on crushes that we’ve had from a distance and how when we finally start to get to know someone we might find out that they’re very different from what we imagined. There’s friendship and family. Of course, there’s music. I don’t know if any of the music or bands mentioned are real–I didn’t feel the desire to look any of them up. And more.PS I Like You is my kind of book. It’s clean, good, fun, heartwarming romance. It has characters that you can root for and care about. I didn’t want to put it down and actually thought about re-reading it immediately upon finishing. I love Kasie West for her consistency in writing characters and stories that never seem to let me down. I think under normal circumstances a book like this would get 4 Stars from me, but the simple fact that I stayed up past midnight just to finish this one means I think it deserves 4.5 Stars. Have you read PS I Like You? What did you think? Let me know!

⭐ 5 out of 5 stars!! Oh my goodness, you guys!! This novel!!! I don’t know where to begin with this review. *happy sigh* So here we go …Lily is a shy girl who covers that with false confidence. Yet because of how she portrays herself to everyone else, it means she only has one friend. Her best friend Isabel. But even though she has a “hipster” eclectic sole and style, her goal in life is to be a song writer. And she is still on the brink of being great, IF she can get a “muse” to work for her. So, one day she was “working” on her lyrics during Chemistry class and using the desk as her paper. The following day she finds a response on her desk that someone else wrote. And so begins her exchanges with her secret pen pal. Who could it be? As time goes by she decides to find out who her pen pal actually is but will she be happy once she finally knows …I had originally heard about this book from Julie @ Pages and Pens and I am so glad I did! I agree when Julie said that the “passing of notes felt nostalgic” I think it was that charm that sealed my love for it! But as I stated above I am just giddy for joy about this novel! Lily was a great, well-rounded character. I adored how Lily handled the situations presented to her (even her defense mechanisms ) as at her age, though I didn’t have her style, I completely had her personality … just trying to get by and make it through the best way she knew how. And that part where she decided on “taking sides” between who she thought was her secret admirer and Isabel just proved how loyal she was. Can I have her as a friend? But not just talking about Lily as a character, I enjoyed how this novel shapes its “main characters” and how you get to see all sides of them (the sweet, the good, the annoying, and the somewhat cruel). I’m not sure if this was accurate to high school in the now (as I was born in the 1980’s) BUT it was nice seeing my high school experiences(-ish) being displayed in the present-ish setting. In addition, I enjoyed how Ms. West made her characters feel believable because of the life situations they were thrown in and how we got to “see behind the mask” that some of the characters were showing throughout most of this novel.⏬ BEWARE BOOK SPOILER(S) WITHIN THIS PARAGRAPH ⏬Now I cannot complete this glowing recommendation without discussing Cade and eternal love for him too. I mean, reading about him through Lily’s eyes was simply perfect. I loved finding out all of his nuances right beside Lily. Then how they dealt with his family issues and how she overcame the stigma of her own family life … I was completely riveted! It doesn’t hurt that I am a total “seemingly opposites attract” troupe lover so yeah. For me they were a perfect pair.⏬ BOOK SPOILER(S) OVER ⏬I HIGHLY recommend this novel to those looking for an entertaining contemporary young adult romance!Review By: From Me to You … Video, Photography, & Book Reviews– read more of this review and a TEASER on my blog —

⭐ Wow, this book. Let me tell you about it.I could not put this book down! It was so cute and waiting for the MC Lily to figure out who keeps responding to her letters was so fun! (I had a feeling about who it was and I was right!)I liked how you saw Lily slowly fall for this person. I felt like the character development was wonderful. the transition that Lily had to go through for her to fall for this boy in the first place . . .*SPOILER*(Lily thought this guy to be a jerk but as the story progresses she discovers that there is more under the surface. She realizes she only saw part of the story, she wasn’t getting the full picture when she as judging him.)*End Of Spoiler*and her best friend Isabel was there for her, that was so sweet.I thought Cade and Lily were funny, especially together. She reminded me a lot of myself.“I turned and my guitar case in the back slid and hit the wall.‘What was that?’ he asked.‘The dead body I keep back there.’‘Nice’”This book was so cute! (I adore Kasie Wests books)Something else that I thought I would mention, because it is important to me, was how Lily loved her family, as crazy as they were. Yeah, she did get upset when someone broke something very meaningful to her, but she knew that her siblings and parents meant more to her then materialistic things. She didn’t always agree with her parents but she never spoke to them disrespectfully. Rant Over. :)The romance in this book was light and fluffy with a few kisses and one non-descriptive make-out scene, all towards the end.“’P.S.’ he brushed a piece of hair off my cheek. ‘I like you.’”I would recommend this book to anyone. I like to read books like P.S. I Like You after I’ve read something that made me sad, or some crazy scifi or fantasy. Books like this help bring me back down to Earth in a gentle, non catastrophic way.

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