Welcome to my weekly post where I share some of the great books I read before starting Nicole’s Nook.

Today’s book: The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich

Publication Date: May 16, 2017

Date Read: April 15, 2018

My Star Rating: 4 Stars

Favorite Quote:

“I don’t exist to teach her a lesson, and it irks me that she thinks labelling me is okay now. Like, by liking guys, I automatically take on that role in her life. That I’m suddenly a supporting character in her story rather than the hero of my own.”
― Cale Dietrich, The Love Interest

Goodreads Synopsis:

There is a secret organization that cultivates teenage spies. The agents are called Love Interests because getting close to people destined for great power means getting valuable secrets.

Caden is a Nice: The boy next door, sculpted to physical perfection.
Dylan is a Bad: The brooding, dark-souled guy, and dangerously handsome.

The girl they are competing for is important to the organization, and each boy will pursue her. Will she choose a Nice or the Bad?

Both Caden and Dylan are living in the outside world for the first time. They are well-trained and at the top of their games. They have to be – whoever the girl doesn’t choose will die.

What the boys don’t expect are feelings that are outside of their training. Feelings that could kill them both.

My Thoughts:

The Love Interest had mixed reviews on Goodreads. The key is not to take it too seriously. It’s meant to poke fun at the overused tropes in YA romance. It is full of angsty romance and teen discovery. I enjoyed the concept of an agency manipulating major events through romance. I also liked the repeated analogy of life to a book as Caden fights to be the protagonist in his own life. Overall, it was a fun read with a good mix of romance and action.