Famous Boys Don't Date New Girls

Texting the Boyband #4

by Clara Nielsen

Living with a boyband was never part of my plan.

Moving in my brother and his band—Take Five, AKA the most famous boyband in the world—for a semester seemed like a disaster waiting to happen.

Then I got to know Finn Parker, and disaster turned into something else entirely.

My time living here might be temporary, but my feelings for him are here to stay.

Famous Boys Don't Date New Girls is a sweet & wholesome young adult standalone romance. A HEA is guaranteed. Get your copy today!

Genres: Romance, Rom Com, Young Adult, Celebrity

Unknown Binding

About the author

Clara Nielsen writes sweet & swoony YA romances set in high school, all about shy girls and the boys who are head-over-heels for them. When she’s not busy writing, you’ll probably find her out on the lake, putting together the perfect playlist, or sipping on a chai latte while daydreaming about her next story.

Reviews

[jaycee ann ✞ (amator librorum) · Rating 4 out of 5]

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This review contains a few random statistics, my personal thoughts, and a content review! ♡
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• Book - Famous Boys Don’t Date New Girls
• Author - Clara Nielsen
• Pages - Kindle, 192
• Genre(s) - YA contemporary romance
• Published - 2024
• Recommended time to read - Autumn
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→ Setting - 4/5
→ Characters - 4/5
→ Writing - 3/5
→ Cover - 4/5
→ Vibes - 4/5
→ Plot - 4/5
→ Pacing - 5/5
→ Romance/Ship - 4/5
→ Overall - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
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Recommended to fans of-
✔︎ Brother’s best friend
✔︎ Singer mmc
✔︎ Interconnected romance series

♫ Now Playing - 2% by Jenna Raine ♫
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╰┈➤ My thoughts (spoiler free)
♫ ”How old do you have to be to say you’re in love, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-one?” ♫

This one was soooo good! My favorite in the series for sure. The romance was great and honestly didn’t feel rushed. I loved both Nina and Finn so so so much.

So far the books have just gotten worse as the series went on, but this one changed that. It was literally so cute, and I’m glad I suffered through the last one to get to this one. Grace still annoys me a lot though 💀

One thing that actually did really bother me was that there were quite a few typos and plot holes I noticed. I’m not sure if this book was professionally edited, probably not, but I still feel like they were things the author should’ve noticed. I mean she literally changed the age of Finn from 16 to 17. A couple other things like that, and just several typos with quotation marks and stuff. Idk maybe I’m more sensitive to that than most, but I feel like they should’ve been caught before publication.
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╰┈➤ Characters
♫ ”This is for the young ones in love, not going by the rule of thumb, the hatred for sacred, who cares about what others want?” ♫

Nina - I loved her! Nothing exactly stuck out about her personality, but she wasn’t annoying in any way. And I really liked how she had an actual backstory, unlike the rest of the fmcs so far in this series.

Finn - Get out of the way Jude, new favorite boyband member! He was so great omg 😍 He was literally so kind and thoughtful and sweet. Everything he did for Nina was adorable. This is the kind of guy I’d 100% fall for in real life.

Jude - He’s still my second favorite, he’s so funny.

Asa - Ew.
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╰┈➤ Spoilers below!
♫ ”We were meant to be, it’s written in the pages, here comes the third degree, they’re mad we haven’t graduated.” ♫

I was literally DYING LAUGHING when Jude started trying to fight Finn 😭 Like I know it was a serious situation but I was actually dying it was so funny to me.

I felt like this had too much kissing considering Nina is literally 15. Like when they were in the shower? I know they were wearing bathing suits but ew. I was like, no way this girl is my age. I can’t even imagine actually doing something like that. Who wants to make out in a shower anyway like hello?

I also cringed so hard when Nina tackled Finn for the cookie, and also when she fell on top of him in the car 💀 As much as I love them, I kinda wanted to die right about then. The second hand embarrassment was baaaad
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╰┈➤ Content review
♫ ”At least make an attempt, I’ll take a chance of 2%.” ♫

➸ Age Rating - 14+

➸ Language - One damn, one @ss.

➸ Romance/Sexual - Some kissing and making out, once in a hot tub and another time right after in the shower, they’re wearing bathing suits and just rinsing off from the hot tub but that was a little weird, napping in the same bed in a non sexual way, once they stubble into a Victoria’s Secret and the saleswoman keeps trying to sell lingerie and bras to Nina, but she’s just trying to leave and Finn has his eyes closed the whole time, Finn is shirtless several times, Nina is wearing only a towel in one interaction with him after forgetting to bring clothes when she showered.

➸ Violence - One character tries to fight another but is restrained.

➸ Religious/Spiritual - God’s name taken in vain twice.

➸ Magic - None.

➸ LGBTQ - None.

➸ Alcohol/Drugs - None.

➸ Other Notes/Possible Triggers - None.

[Amelie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 fluffy stars!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: kissing

Uhmmmm sooo I read this book from 12:30 a.m to 2:15 a.m last night (or would it be morning???) so taking that into consideration I don't really remember what happened

BUT what I do remember is that I cringed when she tackled him over a cookie ....and it was really cute

Overall can't really remember what happened but that's because my half asleep brain put this in short term memory but I do love Nina and Finn and I thought they were really cute!!!!

[Virginia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was not a favorite for me. I wasn't a fan of Nina. Her romance with Finn both took too long to develop then happened suddenly. There wasn't enough texting which is my favorite part of this series.

[L · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars

[Sydney (no longer accepting friend requests!) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS SERIES!!! I wish I could read it again for the first time 😭😭😭

[Zoe Gilligan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book so much. It was so sweet. I loved seeing the insides of the band and inside what goes on at the house.

I loved Nina and how she was kinda upset about her situation. I feel like books with this premise love the situation and do everything they can to keep it. I like how she wasn’t happy about being uprooted or the fact that she felt like an outsider in this new world of hers. I liked how she also started to become friends with the other girlfriends especially Grace. And I can totally relate having an older sibling who you don’t feel close with anymore just because of how much older they are than you are. And I loved her relationship with Luca and of course Finn.

Finn was nice. In the other books he seemed kind of quiet and so it’s nice to see him out of his shell a little bit and enjoying things and it makes sense why he was quiet and all the other ones. I also like how he kind of felt for her whenever he got to know her and I think probably for him it was just instant love and that was really sweet.

All in all, it was a great book and it probably fulfilled a lot of girls fantasies wishing they could live with their favorite boy band.

[C.Y. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am uncertain as to why I find these books so captivating, despite the fact that the characters could be my grandchildren. Nevertheless, there is something endearing about the innocence of first love. What I particularly appreciate about these novels is the authentic portrayal of teenagers. Having read advanced copies of books featuring teenagers engaging in implausible behaviors, it is refreshing to encounter characters who behave in a manner consistent with their age group. Clara's works, such as this one, are characterized by their hopeful tone and sweet depictions of first love. Finn is an endearing character, and I must confess that he is one of my favorites among the band members. I also appreciated Nina's spunky personality, which had me laughing out loud as I read. This book is the type of wholesome literature that I would have no reservations about recommending to my teenage daughter. It is devoid of profanity and features only a few innocent kisses.

I was given an advanced copy of this book for free and I’m leaving my review voluntarily.

[Delphia Von Heeder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Famous Boys Don't Date New Girls is book 4 in Texting the Boyband Series by Clara Nielsen. I thought that the story was a great look inside a young boy band and all the dynamics. This is Finn and Nina's romance and I thought the author wrote a very enjoyable YA romance. I received an arc for free and am leaving my review voluntarily.

[Sâmella · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,8 estrelas

Não é do meu feitio insistir tanto em algumas séries - ou mesmo seguir lendo as do meu interesse em um ritmo tão certinho com a publicação e afins, mas temos aqui uma clara exceção com Texting the Boyband. Desde o primeiro livro, fui muito conquistada por esses personagens que sem muitas firulas, me divertiram e proporcionaram um bom entretenimento fosse em meio às mensagens de texto (minhas partes favoritas, confesso!), os romances suaves e a amizade da banda como um todo que, mesmo em poucas páginas em geral a cada livro, se desenvolve legal.

Esse quarto volume em especial foi o que mais fugiu do padrão até aqui, já que os anteriores meio que correram numa mesma linha de tempo que, no final, culminou num final bem clichê e desajeitado por parte dos meninos rs, enquanto Famous Boys don't Date New Girls já se passa levemente a frente e com a entrada de uma personagem até então apenas citada por alto como irmã de um dos integrantes da Take Five. Isso foi bacana porque não deixou a leitura tão previsível em detalhes como foi nos outros volumes, e também foi bom ter uma protagonista, a Nina, sendo um pouco mais solta em alguns âmbitos do que a Meghan, a Sloane e a Grace, tanto na interação comum com os meninos quanto no jeito de ser que fez a autora abordar, mesmo que brevemente, um pouco dos bastidores da família de um artista e mesmo o sentimento dela em torno do irmão como uma celebridade enquanto ela prefere o anonimato, e o quanto mesmo assim eles são próximos e entendem os jeitos um do outro.

No quesito romance eu admito que não esperava muito, depois de me decepcionar um pouco com a rapidez dele no segundo e mais ainda no terceiro livro, mas aqui até que tivemos um desenvolvimento bacana como amigos por parte do Finn e da Nina, só acho que a autora correu um pouco tanto com o romance quanto com o final nesse caso. Aconteceu um tanto de uma página para outra e não senti tanto convencimento quanto gostaria e torcer ter àquela altura, mas, no todo, ainda foi um pouco melhor do que o volume anterior. Senti falta de mais das trocas de mensagens, apesar das que tem serem bem divertidas, sempre. Enfim, curiosa agora com o que a autora pretende fazer com o Zach e de encerramento para a série.

[Joana | Khaleesiwithastarbuckscup · Rating 2 out of 5]

"I hope you know that no matter where we are or what we're doing, I am singing every single love song for you."

Okay, este livro foi muito fofo. Acho que é sempre aquele momento na fanfic que acabamos por ler que nos lembramos de que a nossa protagonista é a irmã de um dos membros da boyband e que de repente, por circunstâncias da vida, terá agora de ir viver com eles.

Acho super interessante a ideia da Nina não saber NADA sobre os colegas do irmão e nem saber como é que eles são. I mean, não seguir a carreira e querer haver uma pequena distância entre eles e ela apenas para conseguir proteger, face às pessoas que se aproveitam disso para se aproximar do Jude? Eu entendo bem, mas a ideia de ela nem saber quem são os amigos do irmão e especialmente nem saber como é que eles são... isso deu cabo de mim logo no início e tentei ao máximo tentar perceber esse ponto.

Não nego que gostei do meet cute deles os dois. Enquanto todos os outros membros da banda tiveram o seu oficial meet moment, acho que o da Nina e o do Finn foi icónico. Não só por toda a questão das flores, que acabaram por ser inevitavelmente para ela mais tarde (apesar dos conhecimentos posteriores), mas também de toda a questão do portão. Let's be honest, imaginem os vizinhos e especialmente eles quando foram ver as câmaras de vigilância e os viram a saltar para dentro do portão.

Foi bem entertaining e estou agora muito curiosa pela história do Zach e especialmente ver como ele tem o seu final feliz. Also, quando é que a Nina vai ser posta no official group chat?

[whimsical reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nina was kind of crazy, a little sad at times going through transitioning to a new home. You can tell that she grew up with brothers.

Finn might be my favorite- baking cookies and all that. One of my favorite parts was after the conflict with Luca. Neil comes down the stairs and missed everything.

A girl living with a bunch of guys of course stuff is going to go wrong.
Slightly annoyed at Asa for forgetting about a sister a few times. But it accurately describes what it would be like to live with a bunch of guys.

Content:
Only kissing, but more than the previous books. Mentions of sports bra, hot tubs, showering clothes, falling asleep together. A couple curse words. Nothing happened, but they were definitely in situations where things could’ve happened.

[Katelyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was weird...I wasn't exactly sure where this one was headed. Nina seems like a soiled brat. "Oh no my parents have to take care of my grandma because she is sick, how dare they leave me in a mansion with 2 of my brothers. Its so unfair!" Really girl? She complains about everything, and isn't even that nice to people. She tackled Finn over a cookie. A freaking cookie....She is just unhinged. Finn on the other hand is sweet and nice and caring. Little bit inconsiderate at times (the gate incident), but over all he is trying. Maybe they will work out in the long run? Maybe not? This is just completely weird vibes. I feel as though these wo are not compatible.

[Nsaasira Nkolebilungi]

I'm so sad. This is the last book i had to read for this series for me, although it isn't the last book in the series i read that one as the book 2 but if your still confused. Hers the order. i read book 2 as 1, book 5 as 2, book 2 as 3, book 3 as 4, book 4 as 5. But anyways i loved Finn and Nina. when i finished this book i wanted to cry BUT... i did love this series! ill miss the boys so much!!! i wanna CRY! Jude, Hudson, Neil, Finn, and Zach! If you boys get to see this, i love you ! [as friends of course] Sloane, Megan, Grace, Nina, and Ivy i would love to know you guys in real life. love ya'll! Anyway Finn and Nina foreverrrrr!

[Miri · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy and fun young adult read. I have read the rest of the books in the series and enjoyed the flow of this book.

Nina is the sister of one of the band members. She tries to hide her identity from a lot of people since she doesn’t want to be recognized. Finn is a member of the boy band and is not sure how he feels about Nina coming to live with him and the other boys.

The chemistry between Nina and Finn is really sweet and romantic. The whole Series is a must read.


I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Mrs LIR Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely clean teen romance. I enjoyed reading about how a group of famous teenage pop singing boys were in steady relationships with friendly wholesome females who did not just the boys for their celebrity status.

Although the story of who the sister of on the teen idols gets to live with the group is a little far-fetched the love story is a sweet read.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this YA romance. Celebrity, brother’s best friend, and forced proximity all play a part in this sweet romance as it develops from a rocky beginning to a cute couple. This book is part of a series. While the best reader experience would be to read the series in order, this book can be read as a standalone. This is a clean romance with a few instances of mild harsh language.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

[Teya Teya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, this is a conundrum because as an adult I enjoyed this book. However, I currently have a 15t year old and we are doing our best to keep her from "dating" until she's 16. She can hang out, family and friends are around but not kissing and no dating until 16 so I would not let my daughter read this book. Even though I thought it was cutesy.

[✨~Grace~✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book was great!! i feel like there wasn’t much of a plot, but it was cute to see Finn and Nina interact and fall for each other! i really like both of the main characters and i wish there book was longer(but i say that for all of the books). i liked to read what it’s like inside the boys house and i thought that was a fun add to the story!!

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really liked this one as well! i was glad half the book wasn’t just text messages and the characters relationship actually had time to develop at a normal pace. all in all this was my second favorite of the series.

side note- the way finn was always making sure nina ate enough made me want to cry, it was so sweet

[Jamie Lonza · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one I like better than the last one.

It was a cute little Enemies to Lovers. They had great chemistry.

My only gripe is the way they fall in love in 6 days. It’s insane.

Also the long make out session in the hot tub and then shower for a YA book 🤣🤣

[bibliophilebex]

3.75 ⭐

[Sofia · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5⭐️

[Claire Kenyon · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[books (samaira's version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

this one was more of a slow burn and I totally enjoyed it, maybe my favourite in the series so far, after book 2

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐!! awww this was adorable and hilarious!! all these books are so so quick. but so so soooo enjoyable. I love every second of them

[Eden Raftopoulos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe harsh but if this girl could’ve stopped complaining for two seconds I might’ve enjoyed this book

[Aubrey Parr · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I gotta say is best friends little sister 🤭 well I mean I also gotta keep hyping up her writing cause it’s just phenomenally amazing.

[mikayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

look imma start by saying... I hate exercise.... but I would start running if it meant I got to do it with Finn Parker. but omg, this book was adorable.

I personally loved the more real life aspect in this book. Don't get me wrong I completely LOVE the 'texting the boyband' stuff but I feel like it really suited Finn as a character to be an in person kinda guy.

Thank you Clara. I think this book healed something (but it may just be my need to exercise haha)

[Jordan McKenzie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Does anybody edit these before they get published 😭😭

[alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

WHY WAS THIS BOOK SO SHORT??? like i swear every single book is getting shorter by the minute. also, grammar errors is immediately a RED FLAG. like there were characters saying things meant for another character. BUT i adoreeeee NINA AND FINN!! like brothers best friend, EVEN after the brother warned finn he still went ahead and fell in love with her!! like their meet cute, also, maybe i missed it but WHY DID HE NOT MEET HER?? like when they met at the farmers market was so cute then him like… why you outside my house? and them having to climb the fence. AHAHAHHA. also, i get nina may not be a huge fan of take five, but LIKE… your brother is literally world famous AND a millionaire and you don’t even have the time to recognise his band members names? yea, you don’t want the spotlight but that doesn’t mean you can support them. UGH. but overall really cute and fun. sadly, not my favourite but still really enjoyed. I LOVE THIS SERIES!!