Blog Tour | Happy Messy Scary Love by Leah Konen

Are you looking for an awesome summer read? Want a cute romance? Something comical? Movie talk? Check out this amazing YA Contemporary Romance involving two horror-nerds and a photo gone wrong...

Title: Happy Messy Scary Love

Author: Leah Konen

Age: Young Adult

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Expected Publication Date: May 14th 2019

Publisher: Amulet Books

Source: ARC

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Synopsis: 
As everyone at her Brooklyn high school announces their summer adventures, Olivia harbors a dirty secret: Her plan is to binge-watch horror movies and chat with her online friend, Elm. Olivia and Elm have never shared personal details, apart from their ages and the fact that Elm’s aunt is a low-budget horror filmmaker. Then Elm pushes Olivia to share her identity and sends her a selfie of his own. Olivia is shocked by how cute he is! In a moment of panic, assuming she and Elm will never meet in real life, she sends a photo of her gorgeous friend Katie. But things are about to get even more complicated when Olivia’s parents send her to the Catskills, and she runs into the one person she never thought she would see. This sweet and funny summertime romance is perfect for fans of Love and Gelato and The Unexpected Everything.

My Rating: 
Quote(s) I Like:
"Basically nothing is required but passion when it comes to this kind of stuff." - ElmStreetNightmare84

My Thoughts:
This was such a fun YA contemporary romance. Great 1 hour summer read. It's sweet, comical and summer-filled. The writing was easy to fall in to. I loved the conversations on horror movies. I loved the location and setting of the novel. The characters were all awesome.

Olivia is a horror-nerd and aspiring screenwriter. She has a huge passion for it, but she allows fear to grip her. Instead of spending her summer in NY, she's spending it in the mountains. Olivia is quirky in so many ways, deals with self-esteem issues and allows fear to stop her dreams. However, she is funny and passionate. I loved seeing her get out of her comfort-zone in the mountains, her get back into writing and taking a chance on romance.

Jake is a horror-nerd who's hot. He is sweet, kind, caring and very helpful. Jake was such an amazing character. I loved seeing him be vulnerable with Olivia. I loved seeing him work and talk about horror films. Jake was a good guy.

The romance was so stinking cute! They met online and then coincidentally met in person. There connection, both online and in person, was instantaneous. They clicked on such a great level. I loved seeing them "live" this double romance. Seeing it crash, burn and then rebuild was beautiful! Totally loved it!

Olivia's mom was a bit harsh even though she had good intentions. Her dad was awesome. I loved her aunt Chrissy - she cracked me up! Katie, Olivia's best-friend, was cool too. I enjoyed seeing the family and friendship dynamics and how they fed into Olivia's romance.

Totally would recommend this to anyone looking for a fun, cute read.

About the Author
Leah Konen is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied journalism and creative writing. She’s the author of the forthcoming HAPPY MESSY SCARY LOVE, LOVE AND OTHER TRAIN WRECKS, THE ROMANTICS, THE LAST TIME WE WERE US and THE AFTER GIRLS. She lives in Brooklyn and Saugerties, NY, with her husband and their dog, Farley.




I highly suggest you grab this when it releases!!