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Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

by Talia Hibbert

Old friendship, new rivalry, wilderness teamwork

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  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

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    Praise from Leah Johnson

    Leah Johnson directly praises the book, calling it “A pure delight” and saying it confirms that Talia Hibbert do...

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Old friendship, new rivalry, wilderness teamwork

Celine and Brad’s history gives their school rivalry a personal edge: they were once close, but now trade insults and compete academically. A survival course puts them on the same team, with a prize at stake and the outdoors as the setting for their uneasy collaboration. The romance develops alongside a reckoning with how their friendship changed, while the story also introduces Celine’s social-media presence and conspiracy theories, and Brad’s experience managing OCD. These strands frame a contemporary teen romance around old misunderstandings, shifting loyalties, and the possibility of seeing a familiar person differently.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen readers interested in contemporary romance and former-friends-to-rivals dynamics
  • Readers who enjoy outdoor survival-course settings and reluctant teamwork
  • Readers looking for stories that include OCD and social-media culture

Themes

Former friendship and rivalryRomance and changing relationshipsTeamwork under pressureOCD and social-media culture

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Book overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A pair of ex-best friends turned high school rivals must work together to survive the great outdoors--and each other--in this cozy enemies-to-lovers romance from the beloved author of the Brown Sisters trilogy.

"A pure delight. This book is confirmation: no one does love stories like Talia Hibbert."--Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown and Rise to the Sun

Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He's a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes . . . except the ones he shares with his ex-best friend, Celine.

Celine Bangura is conspiracy-theory-obsessed. Social media followers eat up her takes on everything from UFOs to holiday overconsumption--yet, she's still not cool enough for the popular kids' table. Which is why Brad abandoned her for the in-crowd years ago. (At least, that's how Celine sees it.)

These days, there's nothing between them other than petty insults and academic rivalry. So when Celine signs up for a survival course in the woods, she's surprised to find Brad right beside her.

Forced to work as a team for the chance to win a grand prize, these two teens must trudge through not just mud and dirt but their messy past. And as this adventure brings them closer together, they begin to remember the good bits of their history. But has too much time passed . . . or just enough to spark a whole new kind of relationship?
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