How to Ruin My Teenage Life (How to Ruin, #2)

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How to Ruin My Teenage Life (How to Ruin #2)

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In this sequel to How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, EVERYTHING in sixteen-year-old Amy Nelson Barak's life is going wrong! Her mom got married and moved to the suburbs, and now they are going to have a baby. Amy moves in with her dad in Chicago and signs him up for an online dating service. His first four dates are that night . . .

What else? Her dog Mutt impregnated her grum

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Published June 8th 2007 by Flux (first published June 1st 2007)

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Aug 17, 2010 Tracy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Another 3.5'er. Avi and Amy are so cute together. Not perfect and sappy. Nope. They are real. (In the fiction sense . . . I know they are characters.) I liked that Avi got to see Amy on her turf. And I liked how theAnd I liked that we get to see her dad be an overprotective dad. Yay, dad. And Nathan. Ha! That kid is some piece of work. I like how Amy has the egocentric adolescent personality, but also has the caring, big heart that adolescents have. Adult sometimes miss it because teens are so o...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Ira added it

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Did I really start the book today? lol I didn't know if I would finish it by today considering I had no time. Anyways, this book was so damn cute! I loved it! Especially the part when Amy kidnaps Avi, lol I could not stop laughing. This series has so far kept me laughing and in high spirts. Avi, really reminded me of Alex from the Perfect Chemistry. Sure its by the same author but it just a feeling I had, that Alex and Avi are so alike. And I love them both for that. Cannot wait to read the thri...more

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Mar 22, 2013 Cdee rated it 2 of 5 stars

So I said it my March TBR that I wanted to read How to Ruin my Boyfriend's Reputation and it was only when I was about 20 pages into it that I realised that the books on my shelf were mixed up and I was reading the third in the series rather the second. So I decided to pick this one up and read it before starting on the other again. I really enjoyed the first in the series as it reminded me of a real summer time read which is always brilliant in my opinion because even on the coldest day it tran...more So I said it my March TBR that I wanted to read How to Ruin my Boyfriend's Reputation and it was only when I was about 20 pages into it that I realised that the books on my shelf were mixed up and I was reading the third in the series rather the second. So I decided to pick this one up and read it before starting on the other again. I really enjoyed the first in the series as it reminded me of a real summer time read which is always brilliant in my opinion because even on the coldest day it transports me to a nice warm Mediterranean night's spending it sitting on a balcony with the sea breeze keeping me cool from the sun burn that I acquired during the day. Yes, I spend multiple holidays shivering from Sun stroke! So I wanted to read the next in the series soon and get me away from these winter blues that I'm having in dreary England at the moment.

Pros
I liked the relationship between Amy and her dad because even though they had not always got on or spent anytime together, they were both trying to make it work for them.

I liked the fact that it was in Amy's hometown so it showed her side more that her completely different view in the first book where everything was new and out of the ordinary for her. It showed more development on her part and also showed her relationships with those she around her well because she was in her comfort zone.

Cons
I didn't think it was as good as the first book, it became predictable at times and I'm not a fan of love triangles usually so that was always going to be an issue for me and I will admit if I hadn't already owned the next one and started on it I don't think I would have rushed out to buy it like I did when I finished the first one and went and ordered the next two. I think I like the sound of the next book more so I'm looking forward to seeing if it's like the first or the second one.

I would recommend this to anyone that has read the first book, and although it wasn't my cup of tea due to certain themes, I know a lot of other people will like this theme and enjoy the story because of it. (less)

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Jan 22, 2012 Aik Chien 인첸 rated it 4 of 5 stars

How to Ruin My Teenage Life is the second book about Amy Nelson-Barak, who comes back to America after the summer vacation ends. Amy misses her Israeli non-boyfriend, Avi Gefen, but she seldom gets to call him on the phone and writes him letters, much less meet him in person.

Her new neighbour, Nathan turns up, miraculously, to be the new transfer student in her school. Too bad they don't get along with each other too well. Meanwhile, Amy's mother is officially married to her stepdad, Marc with a...more

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Nov 26, 2011 Wisteriouswoman rated it 1 of 5 stars

I thought it was a piece of crap---fluffy teenage romance with a Jewish twist. It had so much potential with the whole Jewish conversion theme and living with a father she hardly knows. She is incredibly self-centered and doesn't really think of other people. There are Biblical quotes with her personal musings at the beginning of each chapter but they are spiritually shallow. She may be exploring her cultural Jewish roots but she has a long way to go in embracing the meaning behind that culture....more

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Sep 27, 2011 Vivian added it

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This book really reminded me of the Twilight's Sage, New moon, because in both of the second books of the series the guy leaves. i thought this book was going to be horrible because i hated it when that happened in new moon (it was actually the worst book of the series in my opinion). but nope, it wasnt that bad, yea there was another guy involved, but he really was no competition for Avi. ok they kissed, if my guy kissed another girl i would be mad too. The main character, Amy on the other han...more

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Aug 30, 2011 ijul (yuliyono) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bintang-tiga-setengah, buku-berbahasa-inggris, e-book, novel-teenlit, novel-young-adult

3,5 star, actually...

Masih tetap romantis dan relijius

Summary:
Aku, Amy Nelson-Barak, hanyalah seorang remaja yang belum lama ini merayakan my sweet seventeen. Dan meskipun baru saja mengalami musim panas yang tak akan terlupakan sepanjang masa, aku tetap dipusingkan dengan status hubunganku dengan Avi yang nggak jelas, pindah tinggal seapartemen dengan ayah biologis yang selama ini tidak kuacuhkan, ibu yang baru menikah dengan lelaki yang tak kusukai dan sudah akan memberiku adik, serta dilema c...more 3,5 star, actually...

Masih tetap romantis dan relijius

Summary:
Aku, Amy Nelson-Barak, hanyalah seorang remaja yang belum lama ini merayakan my sweet seventeen. Dan meskipun baru saja mengalami musim panas yang tak akan terlupakan sepanjang masa, aku tetap dipusingkan dengan status hubunganku dengan Avi yang nggak jelas, pindah tinggal seapartemen dengan ayah biologis yang selama ini tidak kuacuhkan, ibu yang baru menikah dengan lelaki yang tak kusukai dan sudah akan memberiku adik, serta dilema cowok apartemen sebelah yang rasanya telah membenciku sejak kali pertama kami bertemu. Nah, apakah masih ada masalah yang perlu ditambahkan ke daftarku agar kehidupan remajaku menjadi lebih kacau lagi? Oh, tentu saja ada. Bagaimana kalau kenyataan bahwa Avi, cowok super HOTku itu datang ke Amerika tanpa memberi kabar terlebih dahulu dan memergokiku berciuman dengan cowok apartemen sebelah yang membenciku? Aku percaya, kau tak akan percaya, tapi itu benar-benar mengacaukan hidupku.

Meneruskan sensasi menyenangkan dari membaca seri ini, buku kedua dari serial How to Ruin karya Simone Elkeles masih saja membuatku excited ketika membacanya. Oke, memang tidak sekocak episode pertama ketika Amy harus kelimpungan terjebak di negeri orang, namun Amy masih juga seimpulsif ketika ia mati gaya ketika menginjak bangkai ular di Israel. Ketidakjelasan status hubungan jarak jauhnya dengan Avi harus melampaui banyak sekali ujian ketika secara tak terduga cowok yang sedang menjalani wajib militer bagi negaranya itu nongol di pintu gedung apartemen tempat Amy dan ayahnya tinggal. Yang pasti, Amy tak suka kejutan. Dan, kejutan awal itu nyatanya memang membawa bencana mahadahsyat yang mengacaukan kehidupannya.

Secara umum, lagi-lagi harus aku akui buku pertamanya masih memberikanku lebih banyak kesempatan untuk tertawa geli mengikuti tingkah polah Amy. Di buku keduanya ini, yang bersetting di Chicago, cerita lebih bernuansa cerita cinta remaja biasa sehingga tak banyak hal atau peristiwa unik yang menggelitik. Namun demikian, eksplorasi sisi relijius Amy, di mana ia kini benar-benar ingin mendalami dan memeluk Yahudi secara penuh tetap menghadirkan sesuatu yang berbeda.

Soal karakterisasi para tokohnya, Simone tidak kehilangan gayanya. Aku masih sangat terkesan dengan sifat clumsy-nya Amy, gentle-nya Avi, overprotective-nya Ron, atau loyal-but-annoying-nya Jessica. Bahkan, beberapa karakter baru atau karakter minor dari buku pertama yang mendapatkan porsi lebih mampu melengkapi alur cerita. Jelas, nggak ada masalah dengan karakter, plot, maupun konflik-konfliknya. Hanya saja, menjadi biasa karena setting Chicago menghadirkan stereotipe permasalahan remaja kota besar seperti yang sudah dibahas di kebanyakan novel remaja. But, overall, aku mah tetap oye sama novel ini. tetap membuatku penasaran untuk segera membaca buku ketiganya.

Oke, selamat membaca, kawan!
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Feb 27, 2011 Jenny rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This book is about romance and missing people. She starts a relationship/fling with this guy named Nathan. Which I think is stupid because Amy misses Avi. She misses him but she starts another relationship with someone else? I think she was using him to try to forget about Avi. But I guess it's understandable since they told each other basically no strings attached, they can be 'non-boyfriend', and 'non-girlfriend'. Meaning they're seeing each other, b...more How to Ruin My Teenage Life - Simone Elkeles

This book is about romance and missing people. She starts a relationship/fling with this guy named Nathan. Which I think is stupid because Amy misses Avi. She misses him but she starts another relationship with someone else? I think she was using him to try to forget about Avi. But I guess it's understandable since they told each other basically no strings attached, they can be 'non-boyfriend', and 'non-girlfriend'. Meaning they're seeing each other, but they can see other people at the same time if they want to. And when Avi comes to visit Amy, he asks if she kissed Nathan, she says no she didn't (she did) and they go on a date with her friends. On the date, someone leaks out that they did kiss and Avi gets mad and walks out. Which is also pretty stupid because he's the one who told her no strings attached. It wasn't Amy that said that, it was Avi. Avi agreed to having it that way. He doesn't have a right to barge into her life and not expect her to be seeing someone else when they agreed they could see other people. Amy should have told the truth to Avi though when he asked if she did kiss him. Avi tells her he's mad and Amy says he's the one who suggested seeing other people if they wanted to. Avi says what's in his head is different from what's in his heart. In his head, he's saying you can see other people, but in his heart he doesn't want her to see other people. So, he goes to stay with his friend and Amy makes a plan to get him back. She kidnaps him and tells him of her true feelings and they get back together. And Amy's dad calls when they're in the car talking to each other about it, and Avi tells her dad that he loves her and Amy's dad continues to threat Avi not to take it to the next level with Amy, or he will rearrange his body parts. Amy laughs and says shouldn't a guy admit his love to the girl first before her father? Avi tells her to listen to her voicemail, and there are a few sappy and romantic messages Avi left for her. They get back together and decide at the end, to not see other people.

I think that this book is pretty good, except it was mainly about Amy and Avi. Nathan was also in the love triangle, so shouldn't there be more information about him? Amy dates him like 3/4 of the book, and there isn't much real information about him. Like in the previous book, it is known that Avi lost his brother and his personality is pretty out there. But there isn't much about Nathan except he's cocky and thinks he could get girls. Avi changed from how he was in the first book. In the first book, he liked Amy but it didn't seem like he cared enough to actually start a relationship with Amy. But in this book, he's actually jealous and he became emotional and admitted to missing her and loving her. I think Amy is a very good support to him, because he has a lot of issues about caring about things. And with Amy there, he gets his help he needs. I liked this book, I would recommend it to other people.(less)

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Aug 05, 2010 Mariné Ponce rated it 5 of 5 stars

Igual que la anterior entrega de esta saga How to ruin a summer vacation son de poco contenido emocional, pero que se dejan leer, divertidos y muy frescos.

Con el #2 en particular me he reído tantísimo que me ha hecho estar de un humor estupendo por un par de días.

Ami, como siempre se mete en problemas a causa de su temperamento impulsivo y por ser malcriada; junto con su perro un poco chalado, sus amigos que la siguen en todas sus ideas, se le juntan una cuantas situaciones comprometedoras, supe...more

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Mar 10, 2010 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: any girl

I could have easily finished this book as quick as the others, but school and work come fist.

Now if you do read between the lines, you could prabably see Amy as an immature airhead who focuses way to much on the size of her boobs. Proving she is stupid by: 1) stealing her fathers creditcard to sign him up on a dating site that he did not to do and 2) by never think about the consequences to her actions but just thinking of the plan and going with it. As she struggles to find her place in the wo...more

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Dec 27, 2011 Charlotte Black rated it 4 of 5 stars

Synopsis:

In this sequel to How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, EVERYTHING in sixteen-year-old Amy Nelson Barak's life is going wrong! Her mom got married and moved to the suburbs, and now they are going to have a baby. Amy moves in with her dad in Chicago and signs him up for an online dating service. His first four dates are that night . . .

What else? Her dog Mutt impregnated her grumpy neighbor's prized poodle, so Amy will actually have to get a part-time job to pay for half the veterinary bill. An...more

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Mar 12, 2010 Arlene rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-contemporary, read-2010, autographed, young-adult

Simone Elkeles sure knows how to keep her readers entertained with hysterically amusing characters that you just can't help falling for.

I read the How to Ruin series out of order, but no worries, they stand beautifully on their own. I was so excited when my library got this book in that I jumped right into it, and finished the story within a couple of hours. These books are at the top of my favorites list... by far! No surprise that Amy Nelson Barak is my all time favorite female fictional char...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Thoughts of a Book Addict rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: tessie, 4-of-5, contemporary, humor, realistic-fiction, romance, young-adult

Plot:
Amy is back in Chicago, now living with her dad and her dog Mutt. Her non-boyfriend is training in the Israeli army and a new annoying guy seems to be everywhere she is. Her mom just got married and now expecting a baby, and to make her dad feel less lonely she signs him up to a dating site for Jews. Nothing goes her way and now she has to face the consequences.

Review:
This is the sequel to How to Ruin a Summer Vacation -- which I absolutely adored. Unfortunately this book wasn't as good as...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Nicole rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned-ebook, realistic, complete-waste-of-time, clueless-characters, guys-cant-help-but-feel-sorry-for, girls-that-need-a-reality-check

Ughhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

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I have nothing good to say about this book. I wouldn't even give this book a one star because it is so bad. This novel just pisses me off from start to finish. The Hebrew passages were so shallow and insensitive. The plot was un-called for. Basically, the author didn't have to make a sequel. Amy was EXTREMELY annoying and bitchy. Oh, and did I forget bitchy? Yeah, I know the first book Amy was a big snob, but she had every right to be. Being forced to go to a third world country with a father she barely knows. I completely understood her motives, but now not so much. Amy comes off even a more bigger snob than before. Like what is the problem now? (I blame the mom. I think she over spoiled Amy far too much.)

Examples in the story that just irritated me:

"Are you kidding me? You are the most stereotypical, insensitive, and obnoxious girl I've ever met." -Nathan
"I take offense to that." -Amy (p.121)

"The rest of the dinner is okay, except that it's mostly my dad and Avi talking and me just wondering when I can get some alone time with my non-boyfriend. -Amy (p.166)

"Please, Amy. What would you know about commitment?" -Avi
"Screw you!" I yelled then slammed the door shut. -Amy (p.194)

"...it's like he took a piece of me when he left." -Amy (p.207)

"I kissed Nathan. Twice. And he was a good kisser. Well the first time he wasn't, but the second time was considerably better." -Amy (p.228)

Now do I have to ask who (above) the quotes were referring to? None other the less Amy! Congratulations for getting on my nerves. Seriously, this girl acts so childish and selfish. She makes out with another guy to see if he'll stop hating her. I mean come on! There are better solutions to this situation. It's like Amy acts before she thinks. And with that being said. I think she's too childish to make a commitment. Especially a three years long one... And come on Avi! Do you really need a brain dead idiot tying you down? Break the ties. Your only doing yourself damage. Amy only cares about herself. She craves the attention of others. Even though she thinks she's not a diva. Yeah right? I think...more like I know that Avi deserves better. Yet, he settles for horribly. Now where is his brain?

I have no clue if I will be reading the final of the series. It pains me to write this review, because the first book was so so goood. Well, the last think I can conclude for this novel is Congrats for making my WORST READ BOOK EVER SHELF!!(less)

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Apr 10, 2012 GW rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sigh, pretty amazing!

Still love Mutt!

So basically, we've got boy issues in this book. (view spoiler)...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Claire rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 5-star, hilarious, romantic, young-adult

Another great book in a great series!
Amy is back and a troubled as ever!
Now living in Chicago with her dad who she calls Aba, she's gotten herself in trouble by signing he Aba up for a dating service. So her signed her up for a job at Perk Me Up!, where she has to smile all the time. And that's so not her style.
A new boy moved into her apartment building. Geeky, nerdy Nathan who has already made assumptions about Amy that she's stereotypical, insensitive, and obnoxious. Boy does he get on Amy's...more

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Dec 12, 2010 Miakoda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 15-and-up, romance-non-cheesy, romance, school, young-adult

Favor' Quote...

"You know what your problem is?" I ask him.

"Yes. I have a daughter who insists she knows everything."

"That's not your problem, Aba. That's your blessing."

Review:

This is the second book to the ruin series by Simone Elkeles. Now, I'm gonna be honest, this book was a little frustrating in the beginning...

Come on, Avi was no where in sight! Can ya blame me? Anyway, towards the middle and especially the end of the book, it got really hot. However, prior to Avi's return, I got a lot of...more

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Nov 02, 2008 Allison added it

Still reading it...
but so far...
it is about a 17 year-old girl named Amy, who is introduced to a job witch her dad is making her do, she is about to have a half-brother of half-sister, she's living with a complicated living arangment with her mother and father, and she has a boyfriend who lives half-way across the globe...

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Feb 19, 2013 Reeva rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-books

CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!!!

Another fantastic read by Simone. Love all her books; she never fails to make me laugh! There were two scenes that totally cracked me up. When they kidnapped Avi, I was just cracking up when the campus police got involved. Seriously some hilarious shit right there! I love Amy. She is just so crazy and over dramatic sometimes. I really liked Nathan. I’m glad everything worked out and they are friends. I hate the religious thing in this book… annoys the crap outta me that Je...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Abby leisa rated it 5 of 5 stars

i loved this book as much as the last one seriously!!
this book is about amy is back in new york with her dad while avi is in the army and she misses him like crazy. then this neighbour comes in next door and he is no way near avi's looks. he has glasses and wheres weird clothes and amy does not like him one bit but cant stop thinking about him because he is so annoying! so when amy tries to figure out if she does have feelings for him she is confused because she knows she loves avi but he is al...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Savannah rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was trully frustrating... well the relationship was anyway! Of course I loved every minute of it and couldn't help but jump out of my seat (in a good way) and fly around the room screaming "ahhhhhh! What were you thinking?!", again, in a good way. Amy and Avi's relationship takes a turnaround after getting caught up in a compromising situation. Amy (with her frustrating yet amazingly addictive attitude) makes mistakes as she often does and is in for a shock when she realizes this probl...more

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Aug 30, 2012 Jessica Dillon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: annoying-characters, contemporary, crazy-sexual-tension, cute-romances, favorites, favourite-authors, great-series, halirious, hot-male-characters, main-character-learns-a-lesson, realistic, war

Once again, Ms Elkeles has done an amazing job with making me laughing and falling harder and faster for her characters. *Sighs happily thinking of Avi* I love learning other languages from her books and the Jewish culture is something I know nothing about, so its definately interesting. I could understand how Amy was feeling too far apart from Israel and how her affection was drifting towards Nathan, but I was also super angry and upset with her too. And poor, poor Avi. I found the parts where...more

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Feb 24, 2013 Meytal Russo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Amy Nelson, a teenage girl, living with divorced parents and her best friend, dog, Mutt. Amy didn't live the life she wanted to. Her boyfriend, well, "non-boyfriend" Avi lives in Israel and is currently fighting in the Israeli Defense Force. Amy's mom remarried and sadly enough for her, she has a baby brother on the way. Many mistakes have been made my Amy causing her to start a job at her favorite Coffee Shop. Soon enough Amy's life starts settling down and happiness enters her life. If you lik...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Niratisaya Niratisaya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Kembali menikmati kisah Amy dan Avi, pemuda Israel yg menjalin hubungan jarak jauh dg.nya. Amy yg terbiasa hidup dikelilingi cinta, harus menahan perasaannya dan berusaha setia pada Avi, yg berada bermil-mil darinya. Amy mesti puas dg. telepon pendek dan surat seminggu sekali dari Avi. Sampai akhirnya dia bertemu dg. Nathan. Cowok yg berbeda sama sekali dg. Avi. Sementara Avi tak jauh berbeda dg. sosok seorang model, Nathan adalah tipe cowok geek yg doyan bergaul dg. buku ketimbang berkaca. Apa...more

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May 24, 2010 Justin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: at-library, ya

For some reason I skipped the first book in the How to Ruin series and went right to this one so I missed out on some previous events that were referenced. However, that didn't affect the story, I did not feel like I was clueless. In other words, the author did a great job with not making you feel left out if you didn't read the first one.

I really enjoyed the book. The plot was entertaining and as a young woman I can look back on my teen years and relate to much of what Amy feels and goes throug...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Soph...*Lock&Key* rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013, predictable-reads

I'm so relieved!

I'll admit this one was better then the first (thank god!).

Still nowhere near as good as her other books though..... But at least there are more positives than negatives this time!

I liked the humour and the addition of Nathen, he was an awesome character. I also liked getting to know the characters better, I liked that Elkeles added more depth.

However the main character cintinued to annoy me, so did the romance, I just didn't feel it. I was also not into the storyline itself,...more

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Dec 10, 2009 Julia rated it 3 of 5 stars

What a great surprise to discover there was another novel about Amy Nelson-Barak. Since her return from her summer in Israel, her mother has remarried and moved to the burbs, and Amy lives in Chicago with her father. It’s a great learning experience for them both, as Amy navigates her feelings about non-boyfriend Avi, back in Israel in the Israeli Army and her new place in her mother’s family, both with the move and a new baby on the way. Elkeles makes Amy slightly unlikable again, but her gradu...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Gabbie (Rampant Readers) rated it 4 of 5 stars

My Review
Favorite Quote(s):
"I didn't kidnap you for nothing, you know."
"'Because I'd rather have you not tell our kids their dad declared his love in the back seat of a car.'"
Favorite Character: Avi. I loved the insight on his character.
First Line:
"My name is Amy Nelson-Barak."
My Musings: This book was great. It was funny, filled with against and drama, as well as romantic and swoonworthy. It was like, the perfect get away and easy read. Like the previous novel, Elkeles kept me laughing the ent...more

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Aug 22, 2011 Emily rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Mar 30, 2010 DeutschesMadchen rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a much funnier book than I first thought. Amy is a Jewish girl that is having problems with her split family, having her boyfriend troubles (because he is in Israel and she is in Chicago), she has a run in with this snotty neighbor *spoiler* (that actually leads them to become friends), and to top it off has a crazy dog named, Mutt that keeps getting her into even more trouble. Not that *spoiler* taking her dad's credit card to get him on a Jewish Online Dating Service was enough, then...more

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Simone Elkeles is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of novels for teens. Simone’s books have won many awards including being YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, being named to the YALSA Popular Paperbacks and Teens Top Ten lists, and added to the Illinois “Read for a Lifetime” Reading List. Simone also won the coveted RITA award from the Romance Writers of...more

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“You can't appreciate a great day unless you've experienced bad ones." - Rabbi Glassman” — 86 people liked it

“From the moment I laid eyes on you I couldn't stop looking at you. From the moment we talked I couldn't stop arguing with you. From the moment we kissed I couldn't stop kissing you. And from the moment we shared our hopes, fears and insecurities I couldn't stop loving you.” — 23 people liked it

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