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Valentine’s Are the Worst is another grumpily adorable addition to THE WORST series. Gilbert the Goblin does not like Valentine’s Day or Cupids until he thinks he is hit by an arrow and tells us what he really loves. The illustrations add so much value to the text as the reader is let in on the joke of what poked Gilbert in the backside. I enjoyed the attention to detail in the illustrations, as we see cameos of mythical creatures from earlier books in the series. The inside covers have Valentine’s Day cards from his friends, as well as anti-conversational heart sayings, which were so much fun to pore over. Can we convince a candy company to make grumpy conversational hearts? I think there is a real prospect of a hit with that idea. Every aspect of this book is so much fun and sure to delight readers as a new holiday favorite.