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The Girlfriend Project
On the outside, Reed is the high school hottie, but on the inside, he's still the clueless dork with braces and thick glasses who has never been kissed. Reed simply doesn't know how to talk with girls, and it's up to the Internet to get him up to speed and out on the market. Reed's friend sets up a website to help him figure out how to meet girls and get in to dating circulation, but he's confused about what he wants in a relationship. Soon, the website develops into more than just a way to get Reed a girlfriend.
The Girlfriend Project reveals the struggle of teen dating with all it's extraordinary highs and heart breaking lows, with rare insight into the vulnerability and insecurity guys often hide. This book is for any teen who has ever felt like the odd one out when it comes to dating--or in other words, every teen.
The Girlfriend Project reveals the struggle of teen dating with all it's extraordinary highs and heart breaking lows, with rare insight into the vulnerability and insecurity guys often hide. This book is for any teen who has ever felt like the odd one out when it comes to dating--or in other words, every teen.
180 pages, Hardcover
First published March 20, 2007
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Robin Friedman
9 books11 followersGrowing up, Robin Friedman loved to write, but it was not until after she had worked as an editor in New York City and attended a year of law school that she finally decided to pursue a career as a children's book author. Beginning her writing career in 2000, Friedman is the author of How I Survived My Summer Vacation: And Lived to Write the Story and The Silent Witness.
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February 4, 2010
The Girlfriend Project was a quick read for an afternoon. I recently scoured the teen section looking for appropriate, imaginative reading that wasn't science fiction. This one fit the bill.
Written from a teenage-boy point of view, the insights are not earth-shattering. Nerdy Dork turned Hottie is trying to figure out girls. In response, two best friends create website for people to post answers to his questions about girls. My major problem with this book? The hero is a genius, taking AP classes, going to attend Princeton. But when the author reverts to texts, Instant Messaging, and computer lingo, their spelling and grammar revert to my 9 year old using the computer. Sample:
"i askd out a guy once. it was so hard. i can c why guys get freaked abut it"
"such a sad question 2TM!"
First, most texting on phones has shorthand, but these are 1) typed on a computer 2) not even real texting shorthand. Who shortens about to abut? Or would to wud? Not anyone with any grammar rules built into their heads.
And what does 2TM! mean?
Anyhow, other than that, I would of liked the other characters developed a little more, and the storyline to be developed a little more. The website would of been great to add more to.
Written from a teenage-boy point of view, the insights are not earth-shattering. Nerdy Dork turned Hottie is trying to figure out girls. In response, two best friends create website for people to post answers to his questions about girls. My major problem with this book? The hero is a genius, taking AP classes, going to attend Princeton. But when the author reverts to texts, Instant Messaging, and computer lingo, their spelling and grammar revert to my 9 year old using the computer. Sample:
"i askd out a guy once. it was so hard. i can c why guys get freaked abut it"
"such a sad question 2TM!"
First, most texting on phones has shorthand, but these are 1) typed on a computer 2) not even real texting shorthand. Who shortens about to abut? Or would to wud? Not anyone with any grammar rules built into their heads.
And what does 2TM! mean?
Anyhow, other than that, I would of liked the other characters developed a little more, and the storyline to be developed a little more. The website would of been great to add more to.
May 6, 2010
OMG!
One of the best books I've ever read!!! The first page, got me hooked up
and I read it the whole night!
It's funny and romantic, and I'm all for romance books
This book's hilarious!
P.S. Read alone. 'Cause you always laugh, and you don't want people to think you're on crack. ;)
One of the best books I've ever read!!! The first page, got me hooked up
and I read it the whole night!
It's funny and romantic, and I'm all for romance books
This book's hilarious!
P.S. Read alone. 'Cause you always laugh, and you don't want people to think you're on crack. ;)
May 14, 2012
more like 2.5 stars. This one was okay, but not great. I like the message of being yourself & not judging a book by a cover, but I was kind of bored through most of it. I picked this one up as it was on my weed list and thought it had potential, especially since it was a boy main character. I think this one would be a hard sell for my kids, which is ultimately why I probably won't be saving it.
September 26, 2008
The book is about a guy named Reed Walton. He’s seventeen years old and lived in New Jersey and never been involved in relationship before. He’s has best friends who are twins, Ronnie and Lonnie White. His best friends are helping him to find a girlfriend. They signed up him for the Girlfriend Project. He has a crush on Marsha Peterman but that was four years ago where Marsha rejected him. One day, he decided to ask Marsha out. But somehow, he was fear to ask her and instead of saying will you go out with me, he said will you go trout with me with no confidences at all.
One day, Ronnie gave him tips on how to ask a girl out. After a few days, he received tips on how to go on a date. After he dated a girl, Ronnie asked him to read a few questions. They posted the question that Ronnie had jotted down on the Girlfriend Project website. A few days later, they read the post and the respond was somehow weird and funny. Then, dated with another girl but after those date, he fall in loved with Ronnie who was his best friends and had known her since kindergarten. But, Ronnie rejected and he sulked after that. At last, he got to know who was known as floweringgarlic who always responded at the Girlfriend Project.
I think Reed is the type of guy who is rather shy and hardworking but maybe he felt hurt after being rejected from Marsha.
I will recommend this book to anyone who i knew or not knew as it has got to do with a teenager life just like me. I think this book is awesome, as at first, Reed was a guy who has never dated or involved in relationship until his best friends tried to find for him one. After his best friends had given him a lot of tips, he overcome his fear.
One day, Ronnie gave him tips on how to ask a girl out. After a few days, he received tips on how to go on a date. After he dated a girl, Ronnie asked him to read a few questions. They posted the question that Ronnie had jotted down on the Girlfriend Project website. A few days later, they read the post and the respond was somehow weird and funny. Then, dated with another girl but after those date, he fall in loved with Ronnie who was his best friends and had known her since kindergarten. But, Ronnie rejected and he sulked after that. At last, he got to know who was known as floweringgarlic who always responded at the Girlfriend Project.
I think Reed is the type of guy who is rather shy and hardworking but maybe he felt hurt after being rejected from Marsha.
I will recommend this book to anyone who i knew or not knew as it has got to do with a teenager life just like me. I think this book is awesome, as at first, Reed was a guy who has never dated or involved in relationship until his best friends tried to find for him one. After his best friends had given him a lot of tips, he overcome his fear.
November 20, 2008
this book was very good, IM sooooo in love with books like this . This book is a jorney for a senior boy to find a true love
March 19, 2018
2.5 stars
This book had potential.
The Girlfriend Project follows Reed Walton, "dork turned hottie", who is shocked that people actually care about looks and choose who they want to date based off of them for 90% of the book! Filled with clichés, predictability and an overly simplistic plot line (focusing solely on the finding a girlfriend aspect, no wonder the book is only 180 pages), this book was kind of disappointing.
Although the characters are seniors in high school, you probably wouldn't be able to tell based on how they act/talk; this book would be suitable for a seventh or eighth grader to read. (It is for a lower reading level than I expected, otherwise I may not have read it).
I will take into account that this book was written in 2007, but the texting language/slang used was not what kids actually talk like, it was sometimes hard to hear the narrator as a boy (since the book was written by a woman and I don't know how effective she was at writing as a male), and some of the situations just seemed too set up or fake. Terms like "m/b" for maybe, using numbers like 2, 4 and 8 are used to replace letters (who does that...), "baby sitting" spelt as 2 different words, "lk" instead of like... not how teens talk!
The actual "Girlfriend Project" was Reed's two friends, Ronnie and Lonnie (girl and boy respectively), giving lists about personal hygiene and dates, expecting Reed to suddenly know how to act around girls, and Reed still fumbling.
Suddenly, after losing his braces and getting taller, every girl everywhere is so into Reed that they're drooling all over him throughout the entire book! And while they're doing this, Reed is naïvely shocked. Why are girls suddenly so into me? I'm the same guy! He thinks, many times. As the reader I don't understand why this happened, it was unrealistic for that many girls to be fighting over him and he is so naïve throughout all of it!
Specifically: (reveal for a bit of a spoiler)
Also, I don't get the author's fixation on using animal names (specifically primates) as insults.
"That fuzzy orangutan Jonathan..." (167), and "See, the day that stupid ape broke up with..." (167).
The book comes to an abrupt and too sudden end, and not at all in a good way.
I gave it 2.5 stars because while it was clichéd and predictable, I didn't hate it when I read it; it was a quick and frivolous read.
I might recommend it to kids around 13 or 14 years old, as a light read.
This book had potential.
The Girlfriend Project follows Reed Walton, "dork turned hottie", who is shocked that people actually care about looks and choose who they want to date based off of them for 90% of the book! Filled with clichés, predictability and an overly simplistic plot line (focusing solely on the finding a girlfriend aspect, no wonder the book is only 180 pages), this book was kind of disappointing.
Although the characters are seniors in high school, you probably wouldn't be able to tell based on how they act/talk; this book would be suitable for a seventh or eighth grader to read. (It is for a lower reading level than I expected, otherwise I may not have read it).
I will take into account that this book was written in 2007, but the texting language/slang used was not what kids actually talk like, it was sometimes hard to hear the narrator as a boy (since the book was written by a woman and I don't know how effective she was at writing as a male), and some of the situations just seemed too set up or fake. Terms like "m/b" for maybe, using numbers like 2, 4 and 8 are used to replace letters (who does that...), "baby sitting" spelt as 2 different words, "lk" instead of like... not how teens talk!
The actual "Girlfriend Project" was Reed's two friends, Ronnie and Lonnie (girl and boy respectively), giving lists about personal hygiene and dates, expecting Reed to suddenly know how to act around girls, and Reed still fumbling.
Suddenly, after losing his braces and getting taller, every girl everywhere is so into Reed that they're drooling all over him throughout the entire book! And while they're doing this, Reed is naïvely shocked. Why are girls suddenly so into me? I'm the same guy! He thinks, many times. As the reader I don't understand why this happened, it was unrealistic for that many girls to be fighting over him and he is so naïve throughout all of it!
Specifically: (reveal for a bit of a spoiler)
Also, I don't get the author's fixation on using animal names (specifically primates) as insults.
"That fuzzy orangutan Jonathan..." (167), and "See, the day that stupid ape broke up with..." (167).
The book comes to an abrupt and too sudden end, and not at all in a good way.
I gave it 2.5 stars because while it was clichéd and predictable, I didn't hate it when I read it; it was a quick and frivolous read.
I might recommend it to kids around 13 or 14 years old, as a light read.
June 7, 2017
I was not fond of this book. It had some decent tips in it, but it really wasn’t great. (Warning: **MAJOR SPOILERS**)
The main guy’s name is Reed and his best friends are Ronnie (the girl twin) and Lonnie (the boy twin). Ronnie and Lonnie decide that Reed needs a girlfriend. He’s a ‘stud’ now that he doesn’t have braces or glasses anymore and he grew two inches. Now that he’s back in school, girls that ignored him and one that even laughed in his face when he asked her out are flirting with him! So Ronnie and Lonnie make lists to help Reed get over his fears and ask a girl out. On top of that, Ronnie makes a website that asks for teenagers’ opinions on dating and how to ask people out and stuff like that… with Reed’s name on it.
While all this is happening, Reed manages to ask two girls out. He goes out with both of them and both turn out to be not what he wants. One is only worried about her image and the other hates kids. They’re not what he’s looking for. But there is one girl that he loves… and he can’t have her. Ronnie already has a boyfriend.
In the end, he dates Ronnie for about a chapter and then she dumps him. Then he’s heart broken and avoids her at school and all of that. Lonnie is there for him, though, and understands what he’s going through. Then, in the very end, Ronnie and Reed become friends again and Reed asks out one more girl. She’s says yes and… the book ends!
It’s not a very fun or happy read, to be honest. I wouldn’t recommend it.
The main guy’s name is Reed and his best friends are Ronnie (the girl twin) and Lonnie (the boy twin). Ronnie and Lonnie decide that Reed needs a girlfriend. He’s a ‘stud’ now that he doesn’t have braces or glasses anymore and he grew two inches. Now that he’s back in school, girls that ignored him and one that even laughed in his face when he asked her out are flirting with him! So Ronnie and Lonnie make lists to help Reed get over his fears and ask a girl out. On top of that, Ronnie makes a website that asks for teenagers’ opinions on dating and how to ask people out and stuff like that… with Reed’s name on it.
While all this is happening, Reed manages to ask two girls out. He goes out with both of them and both turn out to be not what he wants. One is only worried about her image and the other hates kids. They’re not what he’s looking for. But there is one girl that he loves… and he can’t have her. Ronnie already has a boyfriend.
In the end, he dates Ronnie for about a chapter and then she dumps him. Then he’s heart broken and avoids her at school and all of that. Lonnie is there for him, though, and understands what he’s going through. Then, in the very end, Ronnie and Reed become friends again and Reed asks out one more girl. She’s says yes and… the book ends!
It’s not a very fun or happy read, to be honest. I wouldn’t recommend it.
January 11, 2018
Incredibly predictable from the beginning but a fun read. Wouldn't read it again.
December 26, 2024
An underrated book. It's best for fans of YA and romance.
November 10, 2012
Reviewed by Amber Gibson for TeensReadToo.com
Nice guys don't always have to finish last.
In THE GIRLFRIEND PROJECT by Robin Friedman, Reed Walton is a slightly shy high school senior who understands his AP classes much better than girls. In fact, he's never had a girlfriend before in his life. But his best friends, Lonnie and Ronnie, have decided that this year is going to be different. They have put together a 'girlfriend project' with the ultimate goal of finding a girlfriend for Reed. It doesn't hurt that over the summer Reed has grown taller, gotten his braces off, and the girls at his school now think he is smokin' hot!
Reed is pleasantly surprised by this change in attitude that the girls have towards him, but he adamantly maintains that he is still the same person. Watching Reed slowly morph from a completely awkward AP dork to a more confident and independent young man is amusing, with plenty of hilarious, embarrassing moments. It's great to get a look inside Reed's mind, and find out what high school guys are really thinking.
The website Ronnie sets up for The Girlfriend Project serves as a place for Reed to pose questions to the student body, such as "If a guy doesn't kiss you on the first date, what does that mean?" and "How important are looks to you?" These questions are followed by several comical and some very honest answers hidden behind the veil of anonymity that an online screen name provides.
After going out on a couple of unsuccessful dates, Reed realizes that maybe the girl he likes the most was right in front of him all along. Now, if only he could work up the courage to tell her how he feels about her.
Reed really dispels the myth that high school boys are only interested in the physical part of a relationship. He is a surprisingly sensitive and sweet guy, and maybe after reading this book, girls will give that shy guy at the back of the class a chance when he tries to talk to you. This book addresses the whole issue of high school dating very clearly, with a lot of humor, but also with a lot of truth. Robin Friedman has a great understanding of how confusing the teenage years can be, especially when you are trying to figure out just what 'being yourself' really means.
Nice guys don't always have to finish last.
In THE GIRLFRIEND PROJECT by Robin Friedman, Reed Walton is a slightly shy high school senior who understands his AP classes much better than girls. In fact, he's never had a girlfriend before in his life. But his best friends, Lonnie and Ronnie, have decided that this year is going to be different. They have put together a 'girlfriend project' with the ultimate goal of finding a girlfriend for Reed. It doesn't hurt that over the summer Reed has grown taller, gotten his braces off, and the girls at his school now think he is smokin' hot!
Reed is pleasantly surprised by this change in attitude that the girls have towards him, but he adamantly maintains that he is still the same person. Watching Reed slowly morph from a completely awkward AP dork to a more confident and independent young man is amusing, with plenty of hilarious, embarrassing moments. It's great to get a look inside Reed's mind, and find out what high school guys are really thinking.
The website Ronnie sets up for The Girlfriend Project serves as a place for Reed to pose questions to the student body, such as "If a guy doesn't kiss you on the first date, what does that mean?" and "How important are looks to you?" These questions are followed by several comical and some very honest answers hidden behind the veil of anonymity that an online screen name provides.
After going out on a couple of unsuccessful dates, Reed realizes that maybe the girl he likes the most was right in front of him all along. Now, if only he could work up the courage to tell her how he feels about her.
Reed really dispels the myth that high school boys are only interested in the physical part of a relationship. He is a surprisingly sensitive and sweet guy, and maybe after reading this book, girls will give that shy guy at the back of the class a chance when he tries to talk to you. This book addresses the whole issue of high school dating very clearly, with a lot of humor, but also with a lot of truth. Robin Friedman has a great understanding of how confusing the teenage years can be, especially when you are trying to figure out just what 'being yourself' really means.
December 25, 2012
This a very bittersweet and cute read! Especially because it's from a male's POV. It's been a while since I have read one.
I believe that in western countries, one who wear braces are labelled as the stereotypical "nerd" right? Well...that's not the case here. I can't say for sure in the whole of Asia but here and in my motherland that is not the case. Actually, if you wear braces you even look classy. I'm not saying that because I do (I wear it because I have to, not for looks for anything) and that's like the general "trend" for girls around here.
So moving on...
I really like the plot of The Girlfriend Project it's very simple yet has a lot of surprises. I love the narration and writing, Reed really sounds like a innocent, naive boy. And it's so cute! Not a turn-off. Also, the book provides a lot of insight and lessons. That looks don't really matter. And thinking you could be in love with someone since forever yet they ain't the one for you too. That's very telling. I like the bittersweet ending because it opens a lot of opportunity.
Also, Reed's voice is very entertaining and fun. It's not boring and despite being a girl I can somewhat connect with it easily. The characters are very engaging and each of them are different. Not very cliche even if it has a lot of "stereotypes" but tackles those issues.
Enjoyable short read!
I believe that in western countries, one who wear braces are labelled as the stereotypical "nerd" right? Well...that's not the case here. I can't say for sure in the whole of Asia but here and in my motherland that is not the case. Actually, if you wear braces you even look classy. I'm not saying that because I do (I wear it because I have to, not for looks for anything) and that's like the general "trend" for girls around here.
So moving on...
I really like the plot of The Girlfriend Project it's very simple yet has a lot of surprises. I love the narration and writing, Reed really sounds like a innocent, naive boy. And it's so cute! Not a turn-off. Also, the book provides a lot of insight and lessons. That looks don't really matter. And thinking you could be in love with someone since forever yet they ain't the one for you too. That's very telling. I like the bittersweet ending because it opens a lot of opportunity.
Also, Reed's voice is very entertaining and fun. It's not boring and despite being a girl I can somewhat connect with it easily. The characters are very engaging and each of them are different. Not very cliche even if it has a lot of "stereotypes" but tackles those issues.
Enjoyable short read!
November 3, 2015
Originally rated E by Lori Hoag
Dorky, nice guy Reed is finally emerging into the cook, hot guy that he’s always wanted to be. However, he doesn’t count on the major complications that go along with getting rid of braces, glasses and a new car. When girls who had formerly ignored or derided him begin to pursue him, he is dumbfounded by his new popularity. His two best friends, Ronnie and her brother, Lonnie (the class stud) try to help him with his dating problems. Ronnie creates a web site called “the girlfriend project” that allows Reed to post troubling questions that he has. The wildly successful site becomes a phenomenon at his school, further enhancing his popularity, but allowing him the chance to learn, even though he has made mistakes, like becoming involved romantically with Ronnie – something that they later both regret. As the novel concludes, he is much wiser, as are his classmates, and he finds that he has found someone who may suit him as a girlfriend. This is charming, light reading, but does have some messages for teens that are appropriate and timely. It is also interesting to see the subject from a boy’s perspective.
Dorky, nice guy Reed is finally emerging into the cook, hot guy that he’s always wanted to be. However, he doesn’t count on the major complications that go along with getting rid of braces, glasses and a new car. When girls who had formerly ignored or derided him begin to pursue him, he is dumbfounded by his new popularity. His two best friends, Ronnie and her brother, Lonnie (the class stud) try to help him with his dating problems. Ronnie creates a web site called “the girlfriend project” that allows Reed to post troubling questions that he has. The wildly successful site becomes a phenomenon at his school, further enhancing his popularity, but allowing him the chance to learn, even though he has made mistakes, like becoming involved romantically with Ronnie – something that they later both regret. As the novel concludes, he is much wiser, as are his classmates, and he finds that he has found someone who may suit him as a girlfriend. This is charming, light reading, but does have some messages for teens that are appropriate and timely. It is also interesting to see the subject from a boy’s perspective.
October 13, 2014
At first I thought this book made the characters seem a little shallow. Then I thought about what age they were supposed to be, and it was probably pretty accurate. The only nit-pick I have is that I'm not sure that a dorky guy could be instantly accepted as a stud over one summer. On the other hand, my view point is pretty limited. I went to a tiny high school where everyone had known everyone since kindergarten.
I really liked the book. I thought that Reed was really clueless about girls, but the way he works through things are funny and insightful. He isn't your typical hot guy since he knows what it's like to be on the 'not cool' side of the fence. He's nice, he appreciates his family, and he doesn't stay with a girl just to get some action. When his two best friends start the girlfriend project for him, he's reluctant, but then he finds what he wants, through friends, family, and responders on the website.
I really liked the book. I thought that Reed was really clueless about girls, but the way he works through things are funny and insightful. He isn't your typical hot guy since he knows what it's like to be on the 'not cool' side of the fence. He's nice, he appreciates his family, and he doesn't stay with a girl just to get some action. When his two best friends start the girlfriend project for him, he's reluctant, but then he finds what he wants, through friends, family, and responders on the website.
May 16, 2010
Even thought it was a quick read, I enjoyed it. At some times I was kind of annoyed with it, but overall it was a good book. I guess I learned something from it, which is good. Thats probably why I gave it 4 stars. I mean any book that you walk away with having more knowledge or learned another life lesson should deserve at least 3 stars. The extra star was probably for the ending. I liked it. It added a cool spin, and it almost let you make up another ending on your own. Let YOU experience it. Which is nice, I guess, instead of people forcing how everything happened exactly. All in all, good book. Definitely deserving the 4 stars. :)
October 1, 2012
The main character, Reed, has always been that shy, quiet guy in high school. It's his senior year and he has never had a girlfriend. This is all going to change with the help of his best friends and his new look. Ronnie and Lonnie are his twin best friends that create "The Girlfriend Project", to get Reed a girlfriend! I enjoyed reading this book because it wasn't too long or incredibly short. It was about 200 pages. I also enjoyed the characters of the book. Reed is very unique in that his best friends are twins! I enjoy reading books about high school life because I can relate to them. I do most certainly recommend "The Girlfriend Project."
August 18, 2013
It was a very insipid read. The usual story line - but I think it would improve upon in later pages (as happens many a time) and proceeded. Reed has suddenly become Charming Prince from an ugly duckling aided by removal of his spectacles and teeth braces and now girls are falling all over him. But at heart he's still an ugly duckling and is very evasive and weird. He is also secretly in love with his best friend Ronnie (a girl - one of a pair of fraternal twins) and towards the end of the book everybody (including the reader) comes to know that Ronnie too has similar feelings. Then a series of ? misunderstandings............by this time I gave upon this book.
November 21, 2008
I just finished this book today, around 6:00. This is the story of a dork that turned into a popular "stud" (this book isnt very accurate) and suddenly all these girls are after him and he doesn't know what to do! So his best friend Ronnie sets up a website called thegirlfriendproject.com. It asks people questions about what to do and what they think of certain situations and how they would respond. I like Robin Friedman, she wrote How I Survived My Summer Vacation and Lived To Tell the Story. A good short read for anyone looking for a funny story.
October 10, 2011
This is a short read. Perfect for teens or tweens. Nothing objectionable. Can easily be read in one day or is great for reading in multiple short sessions such as a chapter a night of read aloud if your tween still lets you do that! Cute story told from the perspective of a 17 year old boy who finally "blossoms" and struggles to understand why the world suddenly treats him differently when he is still the same guy.
May 16, 2013
The Girlfriend Project by Robin Friedman is a cute and typical cliche book. Reed Walton, former dork turned ultimate hottie, has never had a relationship, girlfriend. So at the start of his senoir year, his best friends Ronnie and Lonnie launch The Girlfriend Project to start of his love life. This book is the story of that project as it takes Reed up and down the rollar coaster called romance. It the average take on teen life with added humor.
June 15, 2008
The Girlfriend Project was a really funny book! I love how Reed was sooo cluless about girls but ended up acting so suave even when he was being a complete dork! I highly recommend this book to people who love books about how your image is everything to everyone but never forget who you are! The most beautiful thing about someone is their heart!
January 27, 2009
This is a cute, quick read that middle and some high schoolers will like. I felt that it was pretty cliche, but it was a quick read and had a sweet main character. The problem was mainly with the "I love my best friend but she doesn't know it" plot that's overused and very 80's. Still, it has its charm.
October 19, 2009
A great book for any teen-ager! I loved the message of the book, "Be yourself." Dating is tough no matter who you are. Would you be suprised that the super cute jock gets nervous about dating? Don't be. We all, at one time or another, are on either side of a rejection. Don't let it shake your self confiendence.
December 31, 2013
I think it was a pretty good book. :) I enjoyed reading this book. It is a chick-flick. I found reading things like responses to Reed's questions on the website (his best friend Ronnie made it to help him with getting girls) and parts of the story with hijs kind granny quite enjoyable. Plus, the ending was pretty good! :)
April 13, 2008
I thought this was a pretty realistic portrayal of a guy who finally came into his own and then is overwhelmed by the possibilities, and how his peers see him differently because of it. He finally got handsome, and now everyone likes him, so he doesn't know who to trust.
January 11, 2012
One of the cutest YA books I have ever read. Even when I wasn't able to finish the entire thing since I just borrowed a copy, I liked what I read. Witty, charming, intriguing and satisfying , this book is a perfect Spring/Summer break read. Reed's a total sweetie btw.
July 16, 2012
meh, poorly translated from paper to kindle, but ultimately a pretty decent read about the ultimate Nice Guy (TM) and why no one will date him. (Spoiler alert: it's because he has his head stuck up his own butt.)
December 16, 2012
I like the idea of this book. Coming from a dorky guy point of view, this I understand if sometimes he blabbers like a girl does. Although I sort of had a hard time deciphering text messages included in the book, I liked its ending. Didn't see that coming..
December 16, 2012
I loved this book from start to finish!!! I felt like all the characters were really relatable, and that the book really captured the highs and lows of dating in highschool. I would definitely recommend it!!
June 12, 2014
couldn't enjoy the book when Reed always whined and was so clingy. the main character was annoying and it seemed like getting a girlfriend was ALL they ever talked about. It doesn't look good when the guy main character has that low self-esteem
June 19, 2016
Pas convaincue par ce livre, le début était pas mal mais après c'est un peu parti dans le.. ridicule ? La relation était pas hyper naturelle, pas du tout saine, ça allait trop vite, et la fin.. c'est un peu Wtf quoi.
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