Let's tell this story with a couple of familiar characters.

First, there's Charlie.



Charlie is a girl who's been made to feel so insecure in her own skin by her father that she doesn't believe she's worthy to be loved by anyone.



And then she meets Maverick...



Reaction (or at least mine)?



Maverick is not your typical jock in a new adult novel. He works hard in school, hoping to receive a football scholarship, and doesn't have a new girl in his bed every night. The moment he meets Charlie, however, he's interested...

Eventually, Maverick manages to get close to her. Their chemistry is awesome, and this is probably the first time in her life Charlie has felt loved by someone.



And of course I can't forget to mention Tori, Charlie's new best friend.



Tori's not afraid to tell Charlie the truth or give he a confidence boost.





And while most of novel, particularly character development, was good, it got increasingly dramatic towards the end, stealing the spotlight away from what I actually liked about Love Notes: the romance, Charlie growing into her skin, etc. Next time, scale back a bit, and you've got a hit.

*Side note: Yes, I know the casting of this is totally off. I just know I pictured America Ferrera when I read this, and then when I started googling images of her from this my Sisterhood loving brain took me to that place. That's where Amber Tamblyn fits in. Of course, I didn't like any of Carmen's love interests in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants so they didn't make the cut. I do like that guy from Wizards though.