A review by laupoeschl
The New Guy by Amy Spalding

2.0

I almost did not finish this book. Which is usually a rarity for me. I just couldn't connect with any of the characters or become involved in the storyline. Honestly, Jules kind of annoyed me with her persistent mantra of perfection, perfection, perfection and Alex seemed flat and uninteresting-and he shouldn't have! I was intrigued by the "once famous boy meets over-achieving girl" idea, but felt that the overall story was quite lackluster. The one redeeming point was the rivalry between TALON, a new school broadcast show, and Crest, the school newspaper. This modern issue of print media dying out was actually refreshing in this otherwise surface story.