ARC Review: SHIPPED by Meredith Tate

SHIPPED

by Meredith Tate
Release Date: May 18th 2021; G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

From Goodreads:

Can two IRL enemies find their happily ever after online? 

Stella Greene and Wesley Clarke are Gene Connolly Memorial High School's biggest rivals. While the two have been battling it out for top student, it's a race to the bottom when it comes to snide comments and pulling the dirtiest prank. For years, Stella and Wes have been the villain in each other's story, and now it's all-out war. 

And there is no bigger battle than the one for valedictorian, and more specifically, the coveted valedictorian scholarship. 

But Stella and Wes have more in common than they think. Both are huge fans of Warship Seven, a popular sci-fi TV drama with a dedicated online following, and the two start chatting under aliases--without a clue that their rival is just beyond the screen. They realize that they're both attending SciCon this year, so they plan to dress in their best cosplay and finally meet IRL. 

While tensions at school are rising and SciCon inches closer and closer, the enemy lines between Stella and Wes blur when a class project shows them they might understand one another better than anyone else--and not just in cosplay.

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Rating: 4 of 5 stars

This has got to be the cutest, nerdiest, most adorable book I've ever read! I love every frickin' page! I mean, yeah sure, the rivalry got a bit ridiculous at times, and let's be honest, Stella didn't have the best revenge plots (I honestly think she could have done better than the fart prank, lol). But... my heart. MY HEART. I have so much love for this book right now. Much like Stella and Wesley's love for Warship Seven, my feelings for this book is way past an unhealthy dose of obsession. And much like the unforeseen cancelling of the beloved Warship Seven, I wanted more from that ending! I wanted more Stella x Wesley. (I think the next best thing now is to write the smuttiest fanfic there ever was to exist, right? #SteLey lol) 

I don't know what else to tell you... go read this one asap! 

(Special shoutout to Lint for making Shipped all the more adorably lovable!)  

I received an ARC via Edelweiss+ to read and review.