Review: Absolutely Loved!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2011
Layney Logan and Jimmy Foster hate each other but are forced to deal with each other on a daily basis. Somehow they ended up as co-editors on the high school paper. This year, their senior year, is particularly stressful because of budget cuts they have to find a way to fund the paper on their own.They come up with a calendar photo shoot of a boy from a different club or sport, each month. Jimmy however, feels that the calendar will have an even broader appeal if they do a feature along with the calendar "a year of dates in six weeks" to find out what exactly girls are looking for in high school boys. The reporter he chooses to go on these dates is none other than: Layney. She hates this idea she doesn't even date high school boys (too immature) but she doesn't want Foster to think she's not up to the challenge. So she agrees and so begins the dates.This book has great snarky banter between Logan and Foster (that's how they refer to each other) which is so much fun!Example:"We shared one brief moment during lunch when we caught each other wincing as we sat down in the newsroom, reminding us of our mutual roller-skating injuries. I offered to track down a doughnut pillow for him to sit on, and he offered me a box of tissues to stuff my bra with." (yes, there's a roller-skating date which is.....priceless!)Then there are some very steamy moments too. This is a perfect: I hate you, I hate you..... wait a minute....I think I love you, story. There is a history to the hatred between Layney and Jimmy, we get to find out what that is, but also connected to that history, is a surprisingly weighty issue. This book is short, only 226 pages but I thought it dealt really well with that issue.All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Short but amazing! I don't think I'm really doing it justice with this review but take my word for it, it's a definite recommend!