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Getting to Third Date
by
Kelly McClymer (Goodreads Author)
Could a forgotten cutie be Katelyn's newest catch?
Katelyn Spears is a firm believer in the two-date rule. First dates are so awkward; every guy deserves a second chance. But a third? Not unless he's got serious Romeo potential.
Enter Tyler. Tyler thinks Katelyn's rule is too harsh. He dares her to go back through her Little Pink Book and grant a third date to all the t
...morePaperback, 304 pages
Published
February 28th 2006
by Simon Pulse
(first published April 15th 2005)
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Katelyn writes the relationship advise column for her college paper. Her advise is somewhat harsh and overly practical. She has a history of having crushes on guys who see her as a best friend. She hides her feeling from them pretty well and so she is very pessimistic about relationships working. She has a dating philosophy which allows for two dates to test things and no third dates for those deemed unworthy. She has a little pink book where she has a code to rate her dates. All of this doesn't...more
College freshman Katelyn Spears may have bitten off more than she can chew. Tyler, the school newspaper editor, convinced her to accept a position writing the dating advice column under the pseudonym Mother Hubbard. Katelyn's old-fashioned dating advice causes uproar across the campus, and Tyler challenges Katelyn to break her own dating rules--which are that (almost) every guy deserves a second date, but only someone with serious potential gets a third date. So Katelyn has to give guys she's wr...more
A cute little novel looking at college romance and one girl's decision to not get too deep. I appreciate the concept, but it felt like the book actually advocated putting of your goals and settling... I mean the end was nicely wrapped up with the girl getting the boy... but what is so wrong with not dating seriously and focusing on your studies/career instead? I really had trouble with the mixed message that I ended up with.
I kind of felt like this book was McClymer trying too hard to be funny and original. It was an okay read, but it took me about a month to get through it because it just wasn't gripping or funny or exciting at all--just kind of there. Granted, there were a few good one-liners, but on the whole, it wasn't anything to shout about. Neither really good nor really bad. Just there.
A teen chick-lit story about a freshman in college who gets roped into writing for her college's newspaper--as the romance advice guru. She comes across as harsh because she, personally, hasn't ever made it to three dates with a guy. Her editor (and best friend) shakes things up by challenging her to go for the third date with three different guys, to give them another chance. Surprises are waiting around every corner...
Content: a handful of swearing, some talk of drinking and making out, but n...more
Content: a handful of swearing, some talk of drinking and making out, but n...more
Um....what? So, first off, where was the plot? Second, It was confusing. I totally didn't understand the ending. Like really, how are we suppose to know that "I blinked first." Is a love proclamation? Sigh. I was expecting a great book, but was really disappointed.
This book was good but it was a bit boring in some parts. I liked some parts but overall it wasn't that great. The details were good, the descriptions of the characters were good it's just the storyline that needed a little working on.
I read the whole book just to see if Tyler and Katelyn would get together. I was really not into the book from the very beginning. There was no real drama going on, only this dating trial. There was no epic plot that made me get interested in this book. I only got slightly interested when Stephen came into the picture, and it wasn't by a lot. All I can say about this book is that I feel I wasted my time reading this one and should have picked another book to read. For all the people that love dr...more
I thought this book was hilarious and a great read. The first-person perspective is well written with a great grasp of an eighteen-year-old's mind. Katelyn is a very logical character with good morals and a healthy fear of a broken heart - which she sometimes confuses. Her frankness and sarcasm had me laughing the whole time. Good side characters who really made you feel like you were back in the dorms at college again. Sweet story too. Tyler is a fun character and I enjoyed watching him through...more
I'm becoming a fan of this publisher and all of the cute romances. They're all a little brainless, but cute and a quick read.
A great escapist read, Getting to Third Date, by Kelly McClymer, will have you nodding your head in agreement, and/or shaking your head in confusion on every page. Katelyn is a freshman in college with a highly visible extracurricular activity: dispensing advise to the lovelorn -- as "Mother Hubbard" – for the college newspaper. Most of the campus thinks she's an old biddy, but the editor (Katelyn's crush) loves the controversy. Mother Hubbard is challenged by the student body -- and her crush -...more
I didn't really understand this story very well (maybe it's because I'm too young).
wow. If only i could get to third date, and when it doesn't work end up with a boyfriend
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To me this book is kind of weird because the story is very unrealistic. So the main character is a girl name Katelyn and she always had a cruch on tis boy name Tyler but he is a very odd person because he always believe in giving boys another chance had teh second date gone wrong. However, Katelyn doesn't believe so so they had like a bet and she figured out that a third date is necessary before really puching a boy down.Basically what happens is that boteh protagonist's girlfriend and boyfriend...more
Romance... over all it was pretty good.
Jun 06, 2011
Savannah
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Really liked it, summer 2010
Not memorable.
it was interesting
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This is part of the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies Line, like the book by Friedman I read a few weeks back. This one was better, really. Still not the best, still pretty predictable, but better than the first one. This one is about finding love and dating from high school to college and how the more things change, the more they stay the same really.
The way that Kelly writes is enough to catch my attention. It draws you in and won't let you stop reading the book until you are finished with the book. The story line is compelling, even if it is a little sterotypical.
this was an okay book. I liked it, but it deffinetly isn't my favorite Simon Pulse.
got shocked at the end... how can she do that (tear)
Everyone deserves a 2nd {or 3rd in this case] chance.
it was just stupid and predictable
hi bii neva finished iz brin lolz
(Actual rating: 4.5)
This is a cute easy read.
May 19, 2013
Sharon Cooper
marked it as to-read
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Kelly McClymer has not escaped from college life since she moved into her freshman dorm at the tender age of 17. Studying, working, and living across the street from college students may have given her a warped view of growing up. Or maybe she was destined to be 17 forever.
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