Actual rating: 4.5 
 First line: "Ben West spent summer vacation growing a handlebar mustache." 
 This book is made for nerds and people who love all things pop culture - which is exactly why this book worked so well for me. I loved seeing references to things I fangirl over like Firefly, Saga, and Shakespeare. And they aren't name dropped for the sake of it; they're all clever interwoven into the text and dialogue. 
 Speaking of the dialogue, I LOVED it. Easily my favourite thing about this book. I was literally laughing out loud on my break at work and couldn't stop smiling when I thought about the lines again. Amazingly enough, that was only page 5, and it only got better. 
 Enjoyed how flawed all the characters were, major and minor. Trixie and Ben are adorable squishes and I love how to the friend groups came together because they have a great dynamic.