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37. so over you by gwen hayes
Layney Logan, girl reporter. That's all she's ever wanted to be. This year, her senior year, not only does she have to share the coveted Senior Editor position with her arch nemesis, Jimmy Foster, she also has to figure out how to keep the school paper alive. With the local paper closing and the school cutting Journalism from the budget, it's a long shot. Working side-by-side with Foster, the guy she likes to call Lucifer,makes it even worse. The only thing Layney dislikes more than swimming in the high school dating pool is Jimmy Foster think he got the best of her, so she takes his ridiculous newspaper assignment--to go on twelve blind dates--to prove his powers of darkness won't work on her. The trouble is, the more she learns about herself on her journey of bad blind dates, the more she wonders if maybe Foster has known her better than she knows herself all this time. And maybe she should have trusted him with the secret she’s kept for four years—the secret that broke them up to begin with.
4 stars - the ending came out of nowhere, as if the author just wanted to make an "unexpected twist" at the end to shock us or to justify them breaking up in the first place. i think if they had talked about it they wouldn't have broken up (so what a waste!) but then i guess that was the true cause --they were too young and they needed time to grow up and face this tough situation in a more mature manner. nevertheless, i had fun reading all of layne's dates and the chemistry between the two.
38. lonely hearts club by elizabeth eulberg
Penny's parents are Beatles fanatics - in fact, they love the Beatles, so much, they named their daughters Lucy (in the Sky with Diamonds), Rita (the Lovely Meter Maid) and Penny Lane after Beatles songs.
When Penny discovers her boyfriend cheating on her, she decides she's sick of boys and all the aggravation they cause her. She swears off boys (until she's out of high school, anyway) and decides to form a club. What better name than The Lonely Hearts Club since she's grown up in a Beatles culture? To be a member you must:
* stop dating boys while you're in high school
* attend all couple events (such as Homecoming, parties, etc) as a group
* attend Saturday night meetings
* be supportive of friends, even when they make bad choices
The Lonely Hearts Club turns out to be more popular than Penny ever imagined, but it also causes problems. The boys at her high school aren't crazy about it and the principal thinks it's disruptive. Things really start to heat up for Penny, though, when she starts to like a certain boy. Penny and her club learn a lot about life in just a few months.
4 1/2 stars - really love this book. i love the girl power movement in the story even though it started because of a boy. i loved the story between penny and ryan bauer. and i like the message at the end that just because you're in a relationship does not mean you cannot hang out with your girlfriends. in fact that's always been my motto -- boys come and go but girlfriends are forever!
39. caleb+ kate by cindy martinusen-coloma
As the popular darling of the junior class and heiress to the five-star Monrovi Inn empire, Kate has both everything and nothing. She's bored with school and life...until she locks eyes with Caleb at a school dance.
Caleb is new to Kate's exclusive prep school, and it's clear he doesn't fit in. In fact, he and his dad work in maintenance for Kate's father. And while Caleb knows better than to spend time with the boss's daughter, it seems that every time he tries to back away, something pulls him right back in.
When their parents demand that they are to stay away from each other, they learn of a fight between their families that occurred more than fifty years ago. It's a mystery Kate doesn't understand...but a legacy Caleb has endured his entire life.
With the world stacked against them, Caleb and Kate will have to walk by faith to find the path that God has planned for them.
3 1/2 stars - the story was okay, very predictable since of course you know they will end up together. i was a bit bored with the writing and skipped some parts because it felt like i have seen this movie before (like a disney channel original movie or a lifetime tv movie) but i still liked the ending.
40. cindy ella by robin palmer
Prom fever has infected LA—especially Cindy’s two annoying stepsisters, and her overly Botoxed stepmother. Cindy seems to be the only one immune to it all. But her anti-prom letter in the school newspaper does more to turn Cindy into Queen of the Freaks than close the gap between the popular kids and the rest of the students. Everyone thinks she’s committed social suicide, except for her two best friends, the yoga goddess India and John Hughes–worshipping Malcolm, and shockingly, the most popular senior at Castle Heights High and Cindy’s crush, Adam Silver. Suddenly Cindy starts to think that maybe her social life could have a happily ever after. But there’s still the rest of the school to deal with. With a little bit of help from an unexpected source and a fabulous pair of heels, Cindy realizes that she still has a chance at a happily ever after.
4 stars - the story reminded me a little bit of hillary duff's movie, cinderella story meets pretty in pink so it was no surprise to me that her chatmate was the hot senior she was crushing on. but still it's a good YA book. the stepmom and the twins were actually not so bad and i liked her friends India and Malcolm. just dont understand the obsession on prom though.
The last thing event planner Tara Lincoln needs is the jet-set lifestyle of a football pro like Mick Riley; even though their steamy and passionate one-night stand proved that Mick is an all-star-both on the field and in the bedroom.
Tara played the game of love once and lost big, and she doesn't intend to put herself out there again, especially with a certified heartbreaker. But when Mick sets his mind to win, nothing will stop him. And he has the perfect play in mind to catch this sultry vixen.
4 stars - nice story but there was just too much sex! so many sex scenes that were quite graphic that i ended up skipping most of these parts.
42. romantically challenged by beth orsoff
When L.A. entertainment lawyer Julie Burns becomes convinced that finding The One is "just a numbers game," she sets out on a dating frenzy. From chance meetings and blind dates to dating services and the wonderful world of the Internet, Julie will try anything to meet her man. And in the process, she discovers a secret or two about the single life: Sometimes love sneaks up on you when you least expect it-and even the worst first impressions can have surprising results.
3 1/2 stars - i liked the story overall but i thought there were too much dating and too many guys for one girl. i understand that's the point of the story that she's unlucky in love but then she ended up with one of the first guys introduced in the story.. it's like the author gave us a wild goose chase only to come back to the start. but i guess it's journey that brought her to her true love that's more important.
