Amanda Pennington’s Reviews > Book Smart > Status Update

Writing Book Smart started with a Facebook scroll and turned into a rom-com about what happens when outdated dating advice collides with modern love.

It’s smart, awkward, hopeful, and rooted in friendship as much as romance—exactly the kind of story I love to read and write. 💛

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Friends to lovers, unspoken feelings, and a dating experiment gone wrong. 💕

Book Smart is a closed-door rom-com about a modern woman testing 1950s dating advice, a best friend who’s been in love with her all along, and the messy realization that the right love might be closer than she thinks.

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Best friends. A 1950s dating experiment. One very inconvenient case of unspoken love. 💛

Book Smart is a closed-door rom-com about chasing big dreams, risking your heart, and discovering that sometimes the love you’re searching for has been beside you all along.

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She’s the ambitious writer who’s given up on her love life.

He’s her best friend who’s been in love with her for years.

Add a 1950s dating experiment, and things get complicated fast. ✍️💛

If you love slow-burn, closed-door best-friends-to-lovers romcoms, Book Smart is for you!

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Melanie and Cameron's story - a best-friends-to-lovers slow burn wrapped in 1950s dating advice, modern chaos, and plenty of heart. 💕

If you’ve ever rooted for the best friend or laughed at old-fashioned dating rules, this one’s for you!

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Melanie is trying out a 1950s dating guide. Cameron is her best friend...and definitely not part of the plan.

Cue real feelings and retro disasters.

A low-spice romantic comedy packed with found family and swoony slow-burn charm.

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What happens when a 1950s dating guide meets a modern-day best friends-to-lovers rom-com?

Mel is using retro tips to jumpstart her writing career - and maybe her love life, too. Cameron is the best friend she’s overlooking…for now.

💖 Closed-door romance
💖 Low-angst
💖 Found family

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She’s using 1950s dating advice to find modern love...and accidentally breaking her best friend’s heart. 📝💕

Book Smart is a closed-door rom-com with friends-to-lovers, a cinnamon roll hero, found family, and swoony moments (minus the spice).

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Friends to lovers + a 1950s dating experiment = a workplace romance full of awkward first dates, swoony moments, and a cinnamon roll hero who is all in from the start. 💌💼✨

If you love slow burns, sweet banter, and found family vibes, this one is for you.

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If you love:
💌 Friends to lovers
💼 Workplace romance
🍰 Cinnamon roll heroes
🖋️ 1950s dating advice gone hilariously wrong

Then this closed-door rom-com is for you. 💛

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