Review: You Were Made For Me, by Jenna Guillaume

 

Title: You Were Made For Me

Author: Jenna Guillaume

Format: e-book, ARC

Source: NetGalley

From Goodreads: "YA author Jenna Guillaume is back with a modern feminist twist on the 1985 pop cult film Weird Science.

Sixteen-year-old Katie Camilleri can’t believe she’s accidentally created a teenage boy. A boy six-feet tall with floppy hair and eyes like the sky on a clear summer’s day. A boy whose lips taste like cookie dough and whose skin smells like springtime. A boy completely devoted to Katie. But silly musings and kitchen antics with her best friend, Libby, have definitely taken a whimsical twist into something bigger than Katie could have ever daydreamed. Turns out the consequences of fumbling a human being into existence are rather complicated. More importantly, does Guy, the golden Adonis Katie’s created, like her because he wants to, or because he has to? And will he be Katie’s very first kiss?"

My Opinion: Katie is 16 years old and never been kissed, so she and her friend do what any two girls in that circumstance will do - they created a boy! And not just any boy, but the perfect boy for Katie, literally. And Guy is the sweetest, sexiest, cutest boy around. But as we all know, things rarely turn out perfect.

I loved the feminist take on Weird Science. Katie and Libby are best friends who actually act like best friends, including calling each other out when one or the other is making a mistake. I also liked the other kids who hung out with them. I had a problem with the amount of bullying that happened at school, though, which not a single teacher seemed to see, even though it was happening pretty much right out in the open. That was a bit of a sticking point for me, but that's probably the mama bear in me coming out. I was pleasantly surprised by how sweet and emotional the story was otherwise. This was a very quick read for me because it was well written and the pace moved along at a nice pace.

In summary, I really liked this book and highly recommend it. I'm giving it 4/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley free of charge in exchange for my honest review.