Page 38 of What I Like About You

My Kels heart wants me to change my mind.

My Halle head says avoid that boy like the plague.

Nash is Kels’s, not mine, and it needs to stay that way.

September 21

Elle Carter

… have y’all seen this?

7:35 PM

LINK: ALANNA LAFOREST CRITICIZES REVIEWERS WHO CALL FIREFLIES AND YOU PERFECT FOR TEENS AHEAD OF WINTER FILM RELEASE

“While FIREFLIES AND YOU centers on the teen experience, I don’t think it’s fair to assume I wrote this book for teenagers. I want my work to resonate with everyone, whether they’re 13 or 93.”

7:38 PM

HOLY SHIT, KELS. ONE TRUE PASTRY IS MENTIONED

7:40 PM

… excuse me WHAT

7:42 PM

Elle Carter

“That’s quite a statement for LaForest to make, especially when you consider teen fandom launched FIREFLIES AND YOU out from obscurity—starting with the account One True Pastry, when Kels Roth, a viral teen influencer in the YA community, posted a rave review.”

7:45 PM

i … need to lie down.

7:46 PM

Elle Carter

“When this is mentioned to LaForest, she said, ‘And I appreciate my teen following, I truly do. I just don’t think they’re my only audience, and I don’t understand why we put books in a box.’?”

7:48 PM

Amy Chen

IT’S CALLED POSITIONING YOUR BOOK IN THE MARKETPLACE

7:49 PM

Wow I am so mad!! This is such a bad take. Because writing for teens is somehow LESS THAN.

7:50 PM

Samira Lee

Okay, let’s all agree that this is a trash take but also KELS YOU WERE CITED IN AN EW REPORT. Holy crap!!!

7:52 PM

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