{"id":11100,"date":"2020-04-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11100"},"modified":"2020-04-13T09:39:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:39:09","slug":"k-is-kels-in-what-i-like-about-you-by-marisa-kanter-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11100","title":{"rendered":"K is Kels in WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU, by Marisa Kanter (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"11101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=11101\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/what-i-like-about-you-9781534445772_xlg.jpg?fit=593%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"593,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"what-i-like-about-you-9781534445772_xlg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/what-i-like-about-you-9781534445772_xlg.jpg?fit=593%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/what-i-like-about-you-9781534445772_xlg.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of What I Like About You, by Marisa Kanter. Published by Simon Teen | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-11101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/what-i-like-about-you-9781534445772_xlg.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/what-i-like-about-you-9781534445772_xlg.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/what-i-like-about-you-9781534445772_xlg.jpg?w=593&amp;ssl=1 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kels blogs about YA books and baking,<br>Nash is an amazing graphic novelist,<br>their online friendship is epic, but IRL&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Halle wants to <a aria-label=\"work in publishing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/articles\/Become_a_Book_Publicist_Education_and_Career_Roadmap.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"aioseop-link\">work in publishing<\/a> on her own merits, not as famous Grams&#8217; granddaughter, so online she is Kels who matches her exquisite cupcakes with talk-worthy books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 17 year old wanted her senior year in one place, not traipsing around the world with their famous filmmaker parents, so it was logical that she and baseball-playing brother Ollie stay with Gramps\u2026 in Nash&#8217;s town?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At school, at synagogue, the attraction between Halle and one-quarter Korean Jewish Nash is growing &#8211; why can&#8217;t Halle tell him the truth about who she is online?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/students.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"NYU (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"aioseop-link\">NYU<\/a> will be Nash&#8217;s escape from his clingy parents, Halle&#8217;s ticket to becoming a publicist &#8211; what if they don&#8217;t get in? What if they both do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Published just last week, debut novel <em>What I Like About You<\/em>  is available from your local indie bookstore (order directly or through <a aria-label=\"bookshop.org (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"aioseop-link\">bookshop.org<\/a>) or check <a aria-label=\"WorldCat (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/worldcat.org\/libraries\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"aioseop-link\">WorldCat<\/a> to see if your library has the eBook. Be sure to request it at your library so they order print copy, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when is it okay to be two people at the same time?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: What I Like About You \/ Marisa Kanter. Simon &amp; Schuster Teen, 2020.  [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marisakanter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"author site (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"aioseop-link\">author site<\/a>]  [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/What-I-Like-About-You\/Marisa-Kanter\/9781534445772\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"publisher site (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"aioseop-link\">publisher site<\/a>]  Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kels blogs about YA books and baking,Nash is an amazing graphic novelist,their online friendship is epic, but IRL&#8230; Halle wants to work in publishing on her own merits, not as famous Grams&#8217; granddaughter, so online she is Kels who matches her exquisite cupcakes with talk-worthy books. 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