I Hate You, Fuller James

First things first: I reallyreally wanted to like this book. The cute cover drew me in, and I usually enjoy the whole tutoring-the-jock trope.

There were a couple of times when I almost DNFed, though.

The plot felt a bit too contrived, even for a tropey story like this. Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against tropes. Some of my best friends (aka: favorite books) are extremely tropey. And yet...
* The principal and coach blackmailing Wren into tutoring? * The tutoring must be kept a secret, because of team morale? * Fuller can't think of anything else but the stupid bet to keep the tutoring a secret? * And then, the grand gesture fell flat for me, especially the dressing-up-as-Westley thing that didn't bring much more to the table than an "As you wish." What would have been wrong with sticking to just one favorite movie and doing that right?

While the plotting felt somewhat forced, I enjoyed the overall writing style, and there were enough funny or cute scenes to keep me reading. (Mostly. I'll admit, there was some skimming, especially towards the end.)

I had trouble warming up to both Wren and Fuller, but I was rooting for Hudson and Gramps all the way - those two were by far my favorites, with Dae as runner-up.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

I love the movie 10 Things I Hate About You – that is what I thought I was getting into! But, well... 

This book and I started off on the wrong foot: it opens with a food fight which I find so unrealistic and stupid. I expect it of elementary students, not high school students. Then Wren is blackmailed by her principal into tutoring Fuller who has an F in one class and they expect that an A on one assignment will give him an A in the class... that... that's not how grades work!
So, that was the first 20% where I'm confused on how this is real life. Also, every single person calls him Fuller James, not just Fuller... why?? 

I also had a problem with the timeline, inconsistencies (again in time that passed, character actions, & characters saying they did one thing when they actually did something else, etc.), and I really didn't like any of the characters. 

While there were cute moments, reading this book ended up being a waste of time.