A while ago, I mentioned something about ADORKABLE being an if-you-liked-this-then-you’ll-like-that book. You’re probably thinking, “What the heck does that mean?” Well…although I’m a little uncomfortable comparing my books to others, I noticed a few times where people have mentioned my debut/me in connection to other books! 🙂 It was surprising and actually pretty sweet. I just love seeing my books mentioned; I think it’s an author thing. No, you say? It’s just you and your weirdness lol? Well okay, I’ll own it then. I love seeing people mention my books–when it’s something nice, of course ;).
Here are some if-this-then-that things I thought were cool and thought you might like, too.
This first one is from a blog called Bookcrushin’ posted by Kelli Spear. She basically says that if you liked Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, you may like ADORKABLE. What I found so freakin’ hilarious was that she hoped she wouldn’t “catch heat,” hoped it wasn’t “sacrilegious” to say such a thing–and those were my thoughts exactly LOL!!! I love Rainbow Rowell. She’s one of my all-time favorite authors. And while I admit I haven’t read all of the other books in this post (yet), I have read Fangirl. And yeah…that is a high bar right there. I’m not even touching that lol! But I gotta say…I love her for saying it! <3 Thank you so much Kelli for even mentioning ADORKABLE in connection with anything Rainbow Rowell-related. You’re lovely!
This next one is from a review written by Jen from Star-Crossed Book Blog about a book called Glitter and Sparkle by Shari L. Tapscott. Jenn writes, “If you’re a fan of Cookie O’Gorman, or even the feelings you got while watching the movie Clueless, then you definitely have to give this one a try!” First off, Jen rocks. Second, she has great taste in books, and I’ve found several through her awesome reviews. Then she had to go and mention Clueless, which made my heart go gooey. I love Clueless, and I love that Jen thought of me when writing a review for a book she loved! It was such an awesome suprise–and Glitter and Sparkle is definitely now on my TBR list!
The third screenshot is from the blurb for a book called My Fake Valentine by Kellie McAllen. This is the first (and only) time I’ve ever seen another author say if you liked ADORKABLE, you’ll like my book, too. And it was so cool! Now, I haven’t read this book, but it was still all kinds of fantastic to see that someone thought ADORKABLE was worth a mention :).
And lastly, of course, I have to include this amazing article written by Kerri Jarema from Bustle called 10 Rom-Com Novels With Fake Relationships That Will Give You Serious Lara Jean & Peter Kavinsky Vibes. Okay, so I don’t know Kerri. I have no idea how she found ADORKABLE. I do know that several readers compared it to Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, and that that is what drove me to read the book last year. Having ADORKABLE mentioned on Bustle (Bustle, you guys!) in the same post as this awesome book right around the time the awesome Netflix movie was released? My mind was officially blown. But one of the best parts about it? My Aunt Pat, who I love so much and miss every single day, used to LOVE Jennifer Crusie–and one of Crusie’s books, Strange Bedpersons, is right above ADORKABLE. I really think Pat would’ve liked that.
So yeah, apparently ADORKABLE is an if-you-liked-this-then-you’ll-like-that book. Who knew? 🙂 I hope you’re all doing well and having a great fall so far!
Happy reading,
Cookie O’Gorman