Here are some of my thoughts:• This is a solidly cute, light read. The only way I can describe the tone of this book is casual. I appreciate that this not another angst-ridden contemporary YA romance book. It’s a breath of fresh air to just see teenagers (albeit incredibly smart ones - but even that wasn’t overwhelming) just being normal and living. The pacing simply flows as you follow the protagonist, Trixie, hanging with and texting her friends, making tons of geeky references, complaining ab...

This was the book I needed and I didn’t even know it until I started reading it. This was all kinds of nerd heaven. Just try to imagine what kind of trouble genius kids who are all competing for rankings in their private school could get into… and slip it into a retelling of Much Ado About Nothing add in a contentious relationship and you’ve got The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You.Trixie is currently ranked fourth… she wants to be number 3 by the end of the school year and she wants to bump Ben

4.5 starsMy little fangirl heart is soooo happy =) Numerous mentions of Doctor Who, Firefly, Joss Whedon, numerous superheroes....the nerd in me is squealing =DAn added bonus...this is a Much Ado About Nothing retelling. If you are a fan of any of the above, you will love this. ------------The description mentioned Firefly and Doctor WhoAnd this is a Much Ado About Nothing retellingSOLD

This review was originally posted on Andi's ABCsI was told by a lot of people to read The Only Thing Worse Than Me is You. Gail actually told me to read it so much that I bought the book one day when I was with her. But then the book just sat and sat. Finally I just decided to pick it up and I'm so happy I did. It was cute and adorable and nerdy and fun. The Only Thing... is about a group of students that go to the super smart kid school. They are all nerdy geniuses that could test out of high s...

This was SO FRAKKING CUTE. I adored every single page of this damn book. My heart is so happy.

Trigger warnings: bullying. I think that's it??16/4/2019This is delightful from start to finish and I love it. 31/3/2018On reread, I'm bumping this up to 5 stars. It's such a brilliant retelling that captures the ridiculousness and the fun and the humour of Much Ado perfectly. Nerdiness abounds (although I do sliiiiiightly question the idea of a group of teenagers being as dedicated to Joss Whedon's work as this lot are) and it's woven into the story flawlessly. Trix and Ben grated less this tim...

Copy received courtesy of NetGalleyI loved this book. It has one of my favorite tropes ever, the couple who begin loathing each other and who banter their way toward love. Add in a Shakespearean substrate (and shout-outs galore) and I was glued to the pages.Only-child Trixie has two best friends, and doesn’t need any more friends. She certainly doesn’t need a boyfriend. She wants no distractions from moving up the rankings at the school for very bright kids that she attends, but the thorn in her...

One of the best Shakespeare retellings to hit the YA world. If Ten Things I Hate About You were to have a baby with fandoms like Dr. Who + Sherlock & Watson + the great comic debate of Marvel vs. DC + Star Wars, you'd still need to add in guffaw out loud wit before you got close to THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN ME IS YOU. I could not turn the pages fast enough and stayed up laughing well into the night. A whip-smart new voice in YA, I will be buying anything Lily Anderson writes forever. If you're i...

OMG! I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN! and it cracked me up. Well a lot of it did, there are some serious stuff and some love stuff which was all done soooooooooooo very nicely! **SOME SPOILERS**The book is about three best friends, Trixie, Meg and Harper. They go to Messina Academy for the Gifted - Mess for short :-) It's a school for nerds and geeks and I want to be one and hang with them! But I'm not smart like they are and I love that they love comics and graphic novels and all the cool tv show...

3-3.5 starsI probably would have liked this more if hate-to-love romances were more my thing. There was just a little too much hate/meanness going on for me in the beginning to enjoy the romance fully. However, the ending was pretty perfect, I adored the whole group dynamic and most of the nerdiness, and shipping Trix and Ben got a whole lot easier when they weren't insulting each other so harshly. I'll definitely be reading more from this author!

Ahhhhh I absolutely loved this! I feel like I forget how much I love contemporaries until I read an amazing one like this. The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You was everything I hope for in a good book. Hilarious and lovable characters, great writing style, fun and entertaining storyline. Our main character Beatrice, but don't call her that call her Trixie, is nothing short of a role model. She is not afraid to be who she really is. She wears her love for comics, studying/school and wardrobe proud...

My love of snark is well-documented. There are few things I adore more in a book than a main character with a whip-smart sense of humor who knows her way around sarcasm. I knew within the first page of THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN ME IS YOU that I had found my spirit animal in Trixie Watson, the book’s protagonist and beating heart. She’s no stranger to lobbing quick-witted insults and always has a well-timed jab at the ready, especially for her nemesis, Ben West. But what I love most about Trixie

RATINGS: 4 HILARIOUS STARSAfter reading the book, I was stuck with my absurd goofy grin and due to my overwhelmed emotions, my previous review might have indicated that I'm crazy. Anyways, I'm getting back to the current review. I picked up the book because of the title. The book cover was promising, too. (seriously, who can ignore a cover which looks like a comic and a contemporary got mixed?) When I dived into the book, I couldn't help but relate myself to Trixie. The book was filled with fand...

I raced through the arc of this fast paced, smart, funny high school mystery inspired by Much Ado About Nothing! Trixie Watson's senior year at her high school for the gifted and talented goes wildly awry. First, her lifelong nemesis has a surprising change of heart about her and second, a cheating scandal involves one of her closest friends. Trixie's evolving romance was pitch perfect and the mystery of the cheating kept me hooked until the last page. This is a sweet, intelligent and clever sto...

Between the Doctor Who reference in the synopsis and comparison of MAAN meets Ten Things I Hate About You, my expectations were quite high going into this book. I loved Trixie and Ben. Like an irrational sort of obsessive kind of love. They're smart and snarky and the banter is unbelievable. The entire cast of characters were awesome. And Trixie's parents were hilarious. Everything from the overall plot to the epilogue and all of the stuff in between was nerd filled perfection. I loved every sin...

“School for geniuses, all crammed together. Hormones and broken relationships and everybody’s limbic system growing too quickly to keep up with their prefrontal cortexes.” Esa frase resume todo el libro y sí, es tan genial como parece. LO BUENO: ⚫Los personajes y la forma en que son nerds y geeks en partes iguales. Sí, van a una escuela para genios y tienen conversaciones acerca de su coeficiente intelectual y escriben ensayos de la economía africana pero también leen cómics y comp

This YA book is an absolute delight.It has a great cover, fantastic title, and is loaded with nerdy pop culture references and smart banter.It's the story of Trixie and her nemesis, Ben, super smart teens battling for the number 3 spot in an elite high school for teens of high intelligence. I giggled my way through this book. The humour was fabulous. The characters were flawed in endearing ways and highly likeable. My only small complaint is that Trixie stepped out of character a little at key m...

This was a super fun retelling of Much Ado! I absolutely loved the voice in this book and the banter was A+++++. Trixie goes to a school for geniuses and Anderson really nails the quirky and genuine facets of all her characters. The hate-to-love storyline was well done and fresh. For me, this book is a great example of a lovable unlikeable heroine. Trixie, in the beginning is a little harsh, a little brash, a little set in her ways. But as she starts to soften toward Ben and her loyalty for her

Here's what I have learned about me and contemporary-I like when they make me cry and I hate when they have zero meat to them. At the heart of this book, it's a story about self-proclaimed nerds at a school for the gifted and insanely bright, the pressures they are under, the different ways they connect and converse with one another, and the angst of teenage dating. It was fine, for the most part, but it didn't wow me. I think I described it best when texting with a friend, "It was stupid, but c...

I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.I first read this book way back in January, after I finished my exams, and devoured the whole thing in less than a day. Afterwards, life seemed to get in the way, and I kept putting off writing my review that I realised I needed to reread the book in order to remember what happened. After rereading only the first few chapters, everything came back to me, and I remembered just why I loved the bo...