Alex, Approximately

Alex, Approximately

2017 • 388 pages

Ratings36

Average rating3.8

15

I have mixed feelings about this. It was a great easy to read and cheesy YA romance, but it wasn't really one of my favorites.

Things I Liked:
1. the online chat with unknown person concept & Bailey trying to figure out who he is
2. Porter's flirty personality
3. Bailey's dad's character and Grace's character
4. I thought Bailey's character was relatable in the way that she generally avoided deeper relationships or conversations
5. the beginning and the end (I thought the end was sweet when she learned the true identity of Alex)

Things I Disliked:
1. Bailey and Porter's relationship was a little cringe to me - it was more cringe than sweet sometimes in the middle of the book
2. how Bailey described the way Porter made her feel (also cringe)
3. it felt like the plot was sort of random things throughout the middle just to have something other than the romance

I think I would have liked it more if we as the reader didn't know who the mysterious Alex was the whole time. It was still a fun read, and I would recommend it to anyone who really likes YA contemporary romance!

March 23, 2022