As some of you may know, I read a lot of mystery thrillers. It’s one of my favorite genres. Whether it’s true crime mystery thrillers, or entirely fictional mystery thrillers, that is the genre I read the most. However, every so often I like to mix it up a bit with my next favorite genre: YA Contemporary Romance. Authors like Sarah Dessen and Rainbow Rowell are up there on my list of favorite authors. And when I write, typically I write YA Contemporary Romance as well. The last few books I’ve read have been pretty dark. So I looked through my Audible library and saw that I had made a purchase a few months ago of a book that I’d never even started. It sounded cute, so I thought I’d give it a shot. And that book was Perfectly Oblivious by Robin Daniels.
Okay, so there will be be major SPOILERS in this review, so if you HAVE NOT read the book, and you DO NOT want to be spoiled, this is your chance to stop reading this review and pick this book up. And let me tell you… it will be so worth it if you do. Because once I started it, I could not stop. So let’s start with the basic summary. Bebe is in love with her best friend Cameron (Cam). But everyone she’s ever liked has asked her older sister Beth out. So she feels like the universe is against her, and she refuses to admit her feelings in fear that the curse will continue and Cam will fall for her sister. But Cam is in love with Bebe as well. But her indifference to his hints of his own feelings has forced him to stay silent in fear that she won’t feel the same way if he tells her the truth. He just doesn’t want to lose her.
This story had me giggling and smiling like a goofball all the way through. When Cam enlists the help of Bebe’s sister, and starts sending notes to Bebe as a secret admirer, I just couldn’t help but fall in love with him myself. He’s super cute, and throughout the entire book I just kept thinking… GIRL, HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW THIS BOY FEELS ABOUT YOU?! But that’s kind of what I loved about it. It was frustrating in such a fun way, and the conclusion to this sweet romance was completely satisfying. I loved all the characters, which is rare. And I actually finished it a couple days ago. So naturally, I bought the next book in the series, which I believe is called Perfectly You. The books are stand alone, but it’s a series that take place in the same world. I’m looking forward to the next one.
I don’t want to give too much away with this book, because I feel like if you love YA Contemporary Romance, you should read this one yourself. Trust me, you will fall head over heels for Cam. All his silly little love notes will leave you blushing like a school girl. Agh… I loved this book. Loved loved loved this book. Every minute of it. I rated it a 5/5 stars on Goodreads, because holy smokes. I seriously couldn’t put it down. I’m sure someday I’ll reread this one. For sure. But until then, I look forward to my next review, will be coming out hopefully next Thursday. Stay tuned. And stay safe out there, you guys!
Much love,
~Aly
Alysun Sanders 