A review by eldane
She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
This is why I hate YA contemporary romance. It's built on buzzwords and tropes and stereotypical characters who lack dimension and personalities beyond Disney Channel Original Movie archetypes. The narrations of both protagonists are whiny and juvenile, more akin to middle schoolers than freshmen in college. This book does a disservice to teenagers because it portrays them as wholly childish and immature rather than giving them complicated personalities and depth beyond, "I'm so anxious and antisocial my mom is my best friend" and "I'm so hot you can't swing a cat without hitting someone I have dated/slept with/flirted with/will flirt with." Yes, teenagers have sex, but rather than explore the complications and true feelings associated with this, this book trivializes everything and slaps a pretty cover on it and says, "this bad boy can fit so many marketable buzzwords in it." There is no substance to this book.
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