Camryn has been dating Marc FOREVER—since freshman year! She dropped out of volleyball to go to all his games, switched her schedule around to be in his favorite class, and has been busting her butt to get into Columbia so they can go to the same college. So when Marc suddenly, and very publically, breaks up with her a week into their senior year so that he can date the new transfer student, she’s absolutely devastated. But why be sad, when you can get even? Inspired by her favorite movies, Camryn decides that the best revenge is a Senior Year well lived, starring a boy who is ever so much better than her ex. With a little help from her friends, Cam is going to have the Best. Senior. Year. Ever. (From the book blurb) My thoughts: I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book! Fun and easy to read, it is also very relatable if you ever felt you lost yourself in a relationship. Cam Roth is a good student, a good sister, a good friend and a good, supportive girlfriend to her boyfriend of three years, Marc Gebler. Cam has a sunny, optimistic personality, but she is also ...a bit pushy or let's say very determined to get what she wants. Right now it is being in the same art class as Marc. Looking into long-tem future, it is getting into Columbia, Marc's dream college. When the school councellor tells her to lower her sights and think of other less prestigious schools as her lack of extra-curricular activities on her application might not allow her get into Columbia, Cam needs Marc to comfort her and help her brainstorm ideas how to turn the situation round. Only Marc has his own ideas about their future. He would like them to go their separate ways in their senior year. If you've ever been on the receiving end of a break-up, you will understand how miserable, angry and confused she feeels. Luckily, her friends are on her side and as she also finds out the entire cheerleader squad as well. A week later, Cam finds out that Marc left her for a new student Lissi and that they had been dating over summer, while she was working as a camp counselor, stealing away in her rare free moments to phone or text Marc and tell him how much she was missing him. Cam decides to live her senior year as well as she can, and try to find a new boyfriend. Okay, part of her motivation is making Marc jealous and getting him want to get back together. Did I mention that Cam is a big fan of romance books and films, and that one of her favourite tropes is second-chance love? She is so much out of practice with flirting that she desperately needs her friends' help. A few unsuccessful attempts (good stories to share with your friends and laugh at yourself during the school lunch break), she ends up with a cute boy, but will she prioritise his interests over hers the way she did with Marc or will she stand up for herself, spend quality time with her girlfriends and work out what she really wants for her future? I think in this book I've found my new favourite trope: (re)discovering yourself and what you are capable of with the help of your amazingly loyal friends! Thank you to Edelweiss and Swoon Reads Macmillan for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion. Comments are closed.
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