Review: Eye of the Beholder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell

Summary

One girl. One boy. One bargain…

Mina
Look, I’m no social butterfly. I don’t care what the extroverts say; talking to people is scary. I’d rather hang out with my books than actual human beings. Books don’t call you names or dump water over your head in the cafeteria.
But high school is almost over, and I’m realizing I have nothing to show for it but good grades. I need to come out of my shell if I want to get the attention of a certain football player, and I’m going to need help. My neighbor Cohen is the man for the job. Sure, his attractiveness makes me nervous, and yes, he smells obnoxiously good all the time, but it’s fine. I’ve got this.
I mean, probably.
I’ve probably got this.

Cohen
Mina’s got a thing for my buddy Jack. I’ve got a thing for getting into a good college. My plan is simple: I’ll help Mina get Jack’s attention if she’ll tutor me for the ACT. No big deal, right? But working with Mina isn’t going to be easy. Her social skills are iffy at best, and don’t get me started on her (lack of) flirting skills. It’s a good thing she makes me laugh, because we’re going to be spending a lot of time together…

Review

Eye of the Beholder felt like a wholesome, very cliché Hallmark movie. In summary, it’s a story of a high school boy and girl making a deal to help each other achieve a goal. And while trying to accomplish that goal, they begin to crush on each other. Despite Mina's main goal being to catch the eye of Cohen’s best friend. Like mentioned before, it felt all every cliché because of course Cohen recognized how special Mina was without her having to change herself completely, and of course the main guy she was crushing turns out to not be so great. Mina and Cohen were fine characters. They had their cute moments. They both were genuinely good people, and their concerns about ACTs and family felt real for someone their age.

Final Thoughts

Eye of the Beholder was a cute and clean romance. Although it can be cliché at times, I was entertained most of the time.