Every Girl Does It

by Rachel Van Dyken

When I was little, I was under the impression that guys rode in on white horses and rescued the fair damsel from the dragon. They'd ride off into the sunset, share true love's kiss and live happily ever after. Nobody ever told me it was a lie. Or that the only guy who would rescue you in high school was the nerd with Star Wars t-shirts and glasses thicker than an airplane window. I guess it shouldn't come as much of a shock that once I graduated high school and started "my career" the first guy to sweep me off my feet was a complete loser, followed by someone who still lived with his mother, and finally coming full circle to where I'm sitting now. At some chick's wedding while my boyfriend stands up in the middle of the ceremony and yells, "I object!" Disney did not prepare me for this. Bad gets worse when I run into the ghost of high school nerds past only to find him a smoking hot firefighter. Unfortunately, he remembers how I treated him, so now I'm the nerd and he's the sexy one. Pretty sure Karma's coming for me in a really big way, especially considering Preston refuses to leave me alone and ends up on vacation with me and my friends, friends he stole by the way, in Hawaii. He says he likes me yet annoys me at every turn, and I can't help but think he wants some sort of revenge for turning him down in front of the entire student body. One things for certain, this vacation? Not going to end well. Besides it's not like I'm going to fall for him... nope. Not... at *cough* all.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Humor, Chick Lit, Fiction

198 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2011

About the author

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of mafia and contemporary romances.

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Reviews

[Kelly (and the Book Boar) · Rating 3 out of 5]

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3.5 Stars

As I wrap up my second week of all romance novels all the time I’ve adopted a new life motto . . .



While it hasn’t been all sunshine and roses, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by some of my selections and have solidified my superfan status of a couple of authors - Rachel Van Dyken being one. I fell hard and fast for Van Dyken with The Consequence of Loving Colton. She just gets me. I like my romance to be flirty, to lean heavily on the comedy side of the RomCom spectrum, and to have the lovemaking not induce vomiting. Warning to all of you dirty porno lovers: This book has ZERO sex scenes. Husband says “BOOOOOOOOO!” Kelly says it don’t matter ‘cause the leading man was so farkin’ hot ol’ hubs might still get chased around the bedroom anyway. Mitchell says . . . .



SHADDUP MITCHELL! I’ll read stabby books again one of these days. Until then, I’m more than happy to have male leads like Preston in my life. He makes me wanna say . . .



Since Every Girl Does It is a romance, of course it featured some tired tropes. The main plot point this time is . . .

“People always say you need to be nice to nerds, because you might end up working for them some day. The same goes for nerdy guys who ask you out. You should be nice to them, because one day they might be smoking hot.”

Thus is the case with Preston. Four years ago Preston was a nerd in a Star Wars t-shirt and highwater Wrangler jeans who stood in front of the entire school to ask Amanda to the prom (and was promptly rejected). Fast-forward to the present and a chance encounter that has Amanda crossing paths with Preston again – this time when he has to put out a fire at a wedding Amanda is attending. You see, Preston went from totally geek to totally OHMYGODSOBLAZINGHOTMYUTERUSISGOINGTOFALLOUT . . . . errr, I mean a fireman . . .



Amanda finds out Preston has become chummy with her BFF’s hubby, so a series of meet cutes follows – culminating in a trip to Hawaii. Amanda can’t let go of the idea that Preston is just stringing her along in order to get payback from the high school rejection and has resolved that she will be spending the rest of her life as a spinster with her cat, Mrs. Butterworth . . .



She’s also the most awesome boobag in the history of drop of a hat crybabies so every time things even get close to being romantic she’s all . . .



and I couldn’t stop smiling. And that’s all you get. Read the rest for yourself and wear your pantyshields because this one might make you laugh pee.

You’re probably saying “why not 4 or 5 stars, then?” Here’s the deal. This is Van Dyken’s first book. She acknowledges that this one isn’t her strongest work, but she’s got it out there on Amazon for free (DEAR AUTHORS WHO CONTINUE TO SPAM ME: THIS IS HOW YOU FIND A FANBASE) and it’s totally worth more than zero dollars. However, there were enough typos that I started to take notice of them, some phrasing was obviously borrowed from other works (things like “social suicide,” “is he airbrushed,” “challenge accepted,” having a curly dark haired dude with green eyes and a 5’ 3” chick pose (and pass) as Brangelina) – those things all bugged. Luckily they didn’t bug much and I am firmly planted on Team Van Dyken.

NOW HURRY UP AND FINISH THE THIRD CONSEQUENCE BOOK!!!!

[Asia · Rating 3 out of 5]

takie mocne 3 z plusem:) lekka latwa i przyjemna. idealna na lato. do smiechu i do lekkiej rozrywki:)

[Jola · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jestem trochę rozczarowana, bo oczekiwałam czegoś innego po tej książce.

[Katie (hiding in the pages) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. Amanda was asked to prom in front of the whole school by a nerd. She turned him down. Fast forward ten years. Amanda runs into Preston again, only now he's a buff, cute (hot) fireman and she's definitely feeling some remorse for the high school rejection. Maybe it's not too late to change her mind...

I love how flustered and crazy Amanda gets. Sometimes she's pretty much outright mean, but Preston leaves her so confused and she just doesn't know how to handle it. I love how Preston immediately knows how to set Amanda off. He knows when to be gentle and caring and when to kick the teasing mode up a notch. There were some pretty crazy and funny situations (Brad and Angelina).

I probably read way too into things sometimes, but it made me think that you should be kind and nice to everyone because contrary to popular belief (ha ha), high school doesn't last forever and people change. Looks and popularity aren't everything.

Content: some kissing, but clean!!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable! Loved the characters, loved the banter, loved the off-the-wall situations that Amanda gets herself into. Cute and leaves me wanting to read more. I would love another Amanda-Preston novel!

[Patricia Kiyono · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the very funny story of a young girl who makes a bad decision in high school and then REALLY pays for it later. She cruelly turns down a classmate's invitation to the prom because he's a nerd, but the nerd grows up into a handsome hunk. Somehow she is "forced" into going to Hawaii with him and sharing a bungalow with him and her misadventures are endless. The descriptions are funny (other than a surprising reference to a Korean supermodel's eyes) and the ending is very romantic. A fun read!

[Erin Danzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book. Ms. Van Dyken kept me entertained throughout the novel. Her characters were well rounded and had me laughing on almost every page. The back and forth between the two main characters kept me wondering when they would finally hook up. The fact that the MC had to redeem herself for something done in high school is something I haven't seen in a while. Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun, contemporary adult read.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I can say is WOW!! At the beginning of this book, I kind of thought that there was no way that I was going to enjoy this. Then I continued to read it and I laughed and cried during the book. Amanda's constant inner dialogue and the back and forth banter between herself and Preston just made it even better. A great read with such a great ending.

[Sarah Oxford · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have never read a book that has made me laugh as much as this book, it was so much fun! The main character Amanda is absolutely hilarious in a 'can't help doing/saying stupid things' kind of way. I mean I was really uncontrollably laughing at points to the extent that my son kept asking me what was so funny and gave me odd looks.

Amanda is great, she has weird reactions to things, she speaks before she thinks, she gets herself into all kinds of trouble, but she's sweet and harmless really. The interaction between her and Preston is full of bickering, flirting and teasing. Preston is really caring and thoughtful but not in that cheesy way. He challenges her, winds her up for fun, gets under her skin, but when she needs him he's there. The situations they get themselves in are completely ludicrous, I had so much fun reading Amanda's bizzare comments and reactions.

This author writes such lovely light hearted romances with characters that feel real, although in this case Amanda was a little comical. This book could easily be turned into a Rom Com movie, it is so cheesy and cute and fun. I couldn't help but smile all the way through. I'd read a few serious/intense contemporary romances just before that got me a bit down and I knew this author would cheer me up!

[Heather andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Preston, you're something else, "wow? what do you mean wow?" he repeats, his face drawing together in concern and then irritation. "Am I supposed to thank you for complimenting me after you nearly killed yourself and took me with you a few minutes ago? Do you even know your name right now?" I just little his snarky replies, "do you want me to be offering?" His lower lip brushes mine. "Kind of digging the sexy pet names. Does that mean I can call you Foot Stomper? Because, I find that type of aggression really hot." Who knew airport security could be so fun for a guy, "I glance over at Preston. His eyes are locked on my stomach, a predatory smile emerges as he drinks his fill and then makes eye contact; the heat from that gaze could get a girl prego. He's either judging me or he wants me to keep going with the striptease." And Preston that boy ain't stupid when it comes to the ladies, you want a little smoochy-smoochy you find Amanda's lost cat, "running toward Preston, I pull her from his arms and plant a kiss right on his lips in front of Kristin and Brad, not only shocking myself, but Preston and Mrs. Butterworth, considering she let out a low hiss."

[Nada Abandah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I became aware of Rachel's books totally by accident (as a fan of Regency books - check my other reviews to her "House of Renwick" series), I didn't expect to be very pleasantly surprised with this more modern piece.

The book talks Amanda who once turned down the school Star-Trek Nerdy fan in front of the whole school, only yo covet the hot-sexy fireman he turned out to be. The plot is very cliche and the outcome is yes - predictable... but the amazing page-turning factors is the great lines Amanda - who's telling the story in first person sometimes, and being narrated by a third person in others.

The thoughts, dialogue and feelings of Amanda is not only witty, funny and engaging, but they are very plausible and real-life like. Of course, fiction will always be fiction, and there's a number of very interesting turn of events that can not happen in real life, but it is still told in a nice manner.

I'm very surprised that this book was not turned into a movie yet! Would make an excellent Chick Flick!

[Romancing the Book · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed By~Tee
Review Copy Provided By~Author

It has been eight years since Amanda turned down Preston’s request to go to the prom with him in front of their entire High School. Eight years is a very long time for Preston to hold a grudge but is that what he has in mind when they meet up again?

This is a laugh out loud book, for you never know if it is time for her to pay back in Preston’s mind, or is it Amanda feeling bad for the way she treated him in high school. Amanda is very childish and jumps to conclusion through the whole book. How Preston puts up with them I do not know but he must either be out for revenge or could he actually be in love with her still?

Preston has matured a lot on many levels, including the fact that he’s a fireman with abs that is better described as a washboard. Amanda can’t run from how she feels about him but she always wonders if it is payback time.

This is a funny read and one you will enjoy. There is some deceit with these two but I really think it is one you will enjoy reading even with some of the child like things that are written.

[Zoe and the Edge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amanda's quirky humour had me smiling from the start. She's such a nut. She's extremely hyperactive and has half a dozen quirks, I could hardly keep up with them. She's hates water, drools when she sleeps, fears birds, goes crazy on caffeine, adores bread, cries a lot, and has no filter.

When I get started, there's no alarm that goes off in my head that says, “hey, Amanda, maybe that's an over-share.

My main problem is that she's pretty klutzy and Preston spends most of his time laughing at her. Basically, she clings hard to her nonexistent dignity. At the same time, there's something charming about Preston loving Amanda – crazy mess and all.

A lot of the book is cheesy chicklit and really had me gritting my teeth. Amanda's silliness got too much and I wanted to beat her head in. The chemistry between the pair, however is brilliant.

[Tangerine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't sure that I even wanted to rate this book because it's so ridiculous. I have liked and loved some of this author's other books so I will go easy on this one, it was her first book after all....

Even though this book is ridiculous I laughed my ass off at parts of it. The kind of laugh that is hard to stop, tears coming out of your eyes, and you're being stared at. The kind that if you try to explain what's causing it makes you look and sound stupid.

It was over the top. The heroine is immature and selfish but kind and sweet at the same time. She cracked me up at times and others I wanted to scream for her to shut up. The hero is your typical hero. I liked him. I liked the banter between the characters. The story is full of cliches and it's cheesy. I didn't care, I laughed while rolling my eyes.. It was a short, quick, cute, funny read.

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you follow my blog, you know I’m a sucker for snarky humor. I’m excited to tell you I found an author to watch! Rachel Van Dyken has a fun, sassy voice and Every Girl Does It was an easy, humorous, read with several snort-out-loud moments. Van Dyken’s chick lit style kept me flipping the pages.

Occasionally her humor hit a wrong note and the bickering between her hero and heroine was a little overdone, but I whizzed through this book in only a few hours which is a testament to the author’s engaging voice.

Van Dyken is clearly an author who brings the funny and I look forward to watching her craft develop. I have a feeling she’ll be joining the ranks of Kristin Billerbeck or Jenny B. Jones one day (you heard it here first).

[Sammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

what can I say, this was a cute funny romantic one ... in one word : Romedy



I always love it when the girl is so crazy & fun to be around , and the guy is so adorably sweet & just loves her the way she is ... I mean what better way to live life , than laughing all the way with cute hubby.

[Rebeka Perales · Rating 2 out of 5]

Funny but....Really? O.o

Okay this was a funny read.
I usually love RVD.... but this book just didn't do.it for me.
It could of been great.
of there were more of a story instead of ridiculous banter and they didn't keep talking about a naked cat most of the book.

So much potential... but sadly this was just a boring-haha that's funny-wow romantic-wait are they seriously moving that fast. kind of book.
pretty much sums it up.

[Adrienn Csép · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the author's first book and I loved it!! I started with a shy smile and later I couldn't remove my smile kidding my laughing because this book was hilarious. I love Rachel Van Dyken's sence of humor she always makes me laughing so hard I'm crying :D
And with this story with Amanda and Preston she made me laughing so hard so many times :D
Note to everybody: Always watch out for the nerd guys you won't know who they will become ;) :DD

[Jan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nearly a 4

Really liked the concept of this story, I thought it was fun and humorous.

Its more a YA read not enough angst for me, the female character although fun became annoying, in her twenties sticking her tongue out and acting like a teen.

This plot had so much potential if only it had more drama.

But it was fun with a hea

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

A pure gem of a book from Rachel Van Dyken. Full of humor and heart.

[SammiesBookBlog · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Bet and The Wager will always be my favorite books by Rachel, but in a way this takes the cake. It was HILARIOUS. I laughed constantly like you usually do with Rachel's books. I loved the whole concept and story. The girl rejects geeky boy in high school and years later he saves the day and is a super hot geek-sheek fireman. They have mutual friends and end up vacationing together. She is slowly falling for him and he keeps trying to assure her he is not paying her back for rejecting him all those years ago. The two have a crazy week and it was AMAZING! I loved every second of the story. I want more! I hope there will be more or at least a novella or something to see how their lives end up. These two are CRAZY lol. The only things I was disappointed in or put off was when they were pretending to be Brad and Angelina he drew tattoos on her with permanent marker and then they go swimming and snorkeling the next day, you think their friends would of seen and caught on lol. So that was kinda a slip up in my mind and the sex... le sigh... there was soooo much chemistry and build up between these two I was expecting HOT HOT HOT sex and fireworks and all that jazz... but sadly, nothing. Just says they take each others clothes off and that's basically it. HIGHLY disappointed with that. I wanted more. But other then that it was simply amazing. Hilarious and such a good read. The characters were amusing, funny and Preston was so sweet and caring. Loved him a lot. I highly recommend this story to anyone and everyone! AMAZING book. Must read for the laughs alone ;-)

"No, you don't. I should have said something about the ex-wife to the new wife. It only makes sense." ( HILARIOUS- I LAUGHED SOO HARD!)

[Kimm · Rating 4 out of 5]

The new year entered on the heels of a fulfilling year of reading for 2012. I knew that I would have a lot of books to pour through if I wanted to keep up with last year’s pace. Fortunately, that isn’t a tall order when you find new authors to fall in love with.

My favorite type of writer has to be one that writes both historical romance AND young/new adult – enter Rachel Van Dyken. I first found her historical novel The Devil Duke Takes a Bride. LOVED IT! So, when I found out that she writes YA too, well that was just frickin marvelous!

It was a fortunate coincidence that I picked up one of her contemporary romances for my first read of 2013. I love Van Dyken’s sense of humor – something that shines through like a beacon in her writing. Amanda and Preston are thrown together in an incredible situation, chock full of misunderstandings, assumptions, and a little subterfuge on the side. Still funny, if some of the plot is a little impractical. I had to bite hide to accept some of the plot points. How many times did I think to myself, what are the odds? Answer: A LOT.

But, sweeping that aside, I still found them endearing. Especially, Preston. He was such a good guy, I confess to waiting for the other shoe to drop on him – too good to be true? But, he was all that he promised, keeping me smiling right up til the end.

Definitely a cute story, fairly clean cut, and worthwhile as a weekend read, when you just want to kick back and relax.

[Pam · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I am on the short list of people who didn't enjoy this book. While it appears that the author was going for humor, I wasn't laughing. And I won't even start on the numerous writing errors. There were some sentences that I had to read several times, and yet they still didn't make sense. There were typos galore as well. A poorly proofread for sure.

I didn't like Amanda. She was immature and childish. She was annoying and abusive. She threw things at Preston, multiple times. She was forever hitting him as well. I don't find that endearing.

Preston was equally as annoying.

And the story just didn't mesh for me at all. It was all over the place.

Overall, not a good read for me.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg, I don't think I've ever laughed so much while reading a book!! Amanda is having a pretty crummy dating life when she runs into Preston the boy she turned down in high school. Preston's all grown up & super hot! Amanda doesn't quite know what to do around him she feels bad for high school & is wondering what Preston's motives are for pursuing her. And this is where all the hilarity happens because Amanda has no filter between her brain & mouth!!! Such a really good, sweet, funny fast read. I kept reading well past midnight because I couldn't wait to read what the next thing would be to come out of Amanda's mouth

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was looking for light, fun, quick and clean and this book delivered!! Preston, the geek, asks Amanda to Prom in a very public way and she turns him down. Nine years later, they meet up again and he's now a hunky fireman! The plot is a bit predictable but still highly entertaining and fun to read.

[Marilou maoruviel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is okay except that it's too predictable and the heroine is nothing but crazy..
and then there's this part in which her own bestfriend didn't recognize her..(very hard to imagine)
and the whole brad and angelina disguise? Is that possible?
Well, I'm still a sucker of happy endings..
That's why I will still give three stars..

[Angie Hulsman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved, loved, loved this book! I'm totally loving this author! The humor in this book is fantastic. My children gave me strange looks when I would literally laugh out loud. I will recommend this book to others!

[Yna from Books and Boybands · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is one hell of a crazy read. I don't know if I turned into an anti-chick lit girl but I hated all that blabbering in my head. I think Amanda is pretty damn shallow too. I don't even know why I finished this book. It's so stupid.

[Emilia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Totally and utterly adorable! It was such a short read but I loved every minute if it. It was so cute and funny. Amanda has such a crazy personality. She had me cracking up so much. If you want a nice romantic comedy, then this is the book for you. It's so worth it!!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recieved this book with a bookmark I won.

This book was light, funny and a very fast read. I didn't want to put it down once I started it. I finished it in a day!!