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The Book of Luke

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Emily Abbott has always been considered the Girl Most Likely to Be Nice -- but lately being nice hasn't done her any good. Her parents have decided to move the family from Chicago back to their hometown of Boston in the middle of Emily's senior year. Only Emily's first real boyfriend, Sean, is in Chicago, and so is her shot at class valedictorian and early admission to the...more

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Published April 3rd 2007 by MTV Books

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Apr 06, 2011 Chelsea rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-teenage-romance, 2011, ya

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Jul 14, 2012 Danna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned

Okay, I officially love MTV books! The Book of Luke was that good. You should seriously go get this book right now, that’s how much I loved it.
Emily was a great character and I loved how she took charge in the story. She knew what she wanted to shape a boy into and she did…well, sorta. Emily and Luke’s relationship was brilliantly written. I liked how it actually showed how they progressed into it instead of “oh my god I’m in love with you” right from the beginning type of thing.
The story line i...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Tori rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-z-reading-challenge-2012, summer-reading-challenge-2012

To be honest, I loved this book. When I picked it up, I thought it was going to be the cliched good-girl-loves-bad-boy. But oh wait, that's what this story was... But I don't know. I still liked it. I liked the aspect of this girl who had her feelings bottled up for so her, had her real self bottled up for so long, and finally let it all out by being a bitch.

(view spoiler)...more To be honest, I loved this book. When I picked it up, I thought it was going to be the cliched good-girl-loves-bad-boy. But oh wait, that's what this story was... But I don't know. I still liked it. I liked the aspect of this girl who had her feelings bottled up for so her, had her real self bottled up for so long, and finally let it all out by being a bitch.

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Sigh. I guess that's it. To be honest, I only read this book because the main guy character's name was Luke, and I currently have this major crush on this guy named Luke. So I figured that if there was a happy ending, then YAY, I get a happy ending too. I know it's sad but whatever. Okay, so to wrap this view up...I officially give The Book of Luke 4.5 stars. I enjoyed reading it and would seriously read it again...(less)

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Mar 23, 2013 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic, cute-couples, cute

This book was alright, read something similar before but nevertheless I enjoy a witty romance novel.
Emily is your typical school girl but she's nice to everyone, in fact she's so nice that only one girl doesn't like her, because she tries to hard to be liked.
So when she gets uplifted to Chicago and back again to Hollywood 2 years later she's surprised to see not much has changed other than Luke Preston. The once invisible guy who left Emily a valentines card and a box of chocolates on the day...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Kaya rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I did enjoy this book, I did but there were some parts that I didn't. I felt like the end was rushed. She should've had another scene with her mom so that she can explain why she made her dad stay, a longer conversation between her dad and her (I forget the main characters name) and longer make-up-scenes between Josie and the main character (and they should have talked about Josie giving Luke the guide)and Luke and the MC.
The parents really made me mad though. What's the point of making the kid...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Misty Baker rated it 3 of 5 stars

Seeing as how it is Valentines week I’ve decided to switch things up a bit. I am obviously still going to post my rants, but instead of embracing the ugly, the perverse, or the just plain weird (like I usually do) I decided to bring you LOVE. (Stop laughing… it’s not nice.) That’s right people, for the remainder of the week I will bring you love in all of its forms, from the cheeky pop-coulter type all the way down to the classic “If I can’t have you no one can” obsessive type.

So… for all of my...more Seeing as how it is Valentines week I’ve decided to switch things up a bit. I am obviously still going to post my rants, but instead of embracing the ugly, the perverse, or the just plain weird (like I usually do) I decided to bring you LOVE. (Stop laughing… it’s not nice.) That’s right people, for the remainder of the week I will bring you love in all of its forms, from the cheeky pop-coulter type all the way down to the classic “If I can’t have you no one can” obsessive type.

So… for all of my ladies out there that enjoy daily doses of reality avoidance (aka kids, dishes, husbands who refuse to pass over the remote so you can watch “What Not To Wear”) I give you this.

LOVE WEEK! <—- cue floating hearts.

Today’s lovey dovey read is “The Book of Luke” by Jenny O’Connell. Don’t fret… this is not a biblical reference.

Emily is nice. She brings cupcakes to new neighbors, holds doors, and always says please. For her, there was never another option; her mother is a renowned “etiquette guru” and if Emily couldn’t think of something nice to say, she was taught to say nothing at all. Unfortunately, her upbringing completely unprepared her for being dumped. Shouldering a backpack full of scorn she (with the help of her 2 best friends) decide that revenge is far more refreshing than regret, and devise a plan of action, but since getting even with Sean (her ex) wasn’t an option (she very conveniently moves away) she chooses Luke. The egotistical, extremely hot ex of her best friend Josie. The Plan: write down everything wrong with boys & then share them with the world. The Problem: said boy isn’t as crappy as everyone says he is. Can Emily keep herself together long enough to write the book? What would happens if her little secret got out, and will “nice Emily” every come home or is she lost forever?

I REALLY wanted to like this book, honestly… I did, but the more I read, the more it felt like I was reading the book version of “John Tucker Must Die.” There were (of course) several distinct differences, but I kept finding myself waiting for Brittney Snow to pop out of the book and flash me her annoyingly perfect smile and say something like “For reals!!” *giggle. It’s only redeeming quality (for me) was Luke, who (surprise) had more depth than the lead character. I felt bad for him, and at one point even found myself screaming “PAY ATTENTION YOU STUPID BOY!!!” at my Kindle (*hangs head in embarrassment*)

I know… I know… you are probably reading this review and asking yourself what in God’s name this book has to do with love, but I assure you… it is definitely in there. As a matter of fact, love is the big fat white elephant in the room throughout the entire read.

So here is my advice to you. If you HAVE NOT seen “John Tucker Must Die” and you don’t mind a little teen angst, (because this IS a YA novel) then go for it… the overall concept is a good one, and there are some genuinely sweet moments. If you HAVE seen JTMD, then don’t bother… you already know what’s going to happen.

Overall… cute, but overdone.

Happy reading my fellow Kindle-ites and remember: if you aren’t honest with yourself… who are you going to be honest with?(less)

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Jul 04, 2011 Alyssa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really enjoyed this book. Reading the other reviews a lot of people are complaining that Emily was a snob, but I think that's kind of the point. This nice girl who's tired of being nice and tries to just do what she wants and say what she wants... but somehow ends up back in that cycle anyway.

I think the beginning was a little slow. I remember it was page 44 and they were just starting to really talk about Luke, but not even the initial time capsule plan, I don't think. And the ending was too...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Aimee (Coffee Table Reviews) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

This was pretty good. My first Jennifer O'Connell book and I have to say I like her writing. The premise was really interesting. But after finishing the book, I really would have thought Emily, when she wanted to stop being a nice girl, would actually cop an attitude or something. It wasn't really the case. It was sometimes a struggle for her to not be the nice girl.

I liked the book idea in the story. It was interesting. Reading the random rules at the beginning of chapters was a great touch. It...more

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Mar 26, 2011 Maggie rated it 1 of 5 stars

I thought this book horribly flat. The writing wasn't good at all and the characters just too stuck up and annoying. The writing was bad mainly because everything was so flat out stated: "'Just get out,' I ordered, and TJ did just that. The main character, Emily, is so stuck up and she doesn't even know it - and that's the type of person I hate the most. She doesn't admit that she's wrong when she hurts others because she blinds herself by thinking that other people did things wrong, too, and so...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Sammee (I Want to Read That) rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars

When we first meet Emily she is being forced to move back to Boston, her boyfriend dumps her and it turns out her father is not coming with them! But being back in Boston is not all bad. She reconnects with her old best friends, Josie and Lucy, and together they come up with a perfect idea for their senior time capsule: an instruction book for guys teaching them the right way to treat girls. Of course, they decide they should test it out and who better to test it on than Luke Preston -...more 3.5 Stars

When we first meet Emily she is being forced to move back to Boston, her boyfriend dumps her and it turns out her father is not coming with them! But being back in Boston is not all bad. She reconnects with her old best friends, Josie and Lucy, and together they come up with a perfect idea for their senior time capsule: an instruction book for guys teaching them the right way to treat girls. Of course, they decide they should test it out and who better to test it on than Luke Preston - Josie's ex boyfriend who dumped her by email! Determined not to be a nice girl anymore Emily launches herself into the plan with gusto - but things don't go according to plan...

This was a fun read. I like Jenny O'Connell's writing style - she always creates really interesting characters. I really liked Emily despite the fact that what she was doing was really mean. And there is no way round that - the three friends are being incredibly mean. But you can see why they do it which makes it work. Also you get a good insight into Emily and her home life - and you take the journey with her as she learns that not all things are black and white.

I really loved Luke. I liked how Jenny O'Connell made him three dimensional. He wasn't just another hot guy but came across as a real person with flaws. He hasn't always done the right thing but he's not being intentionally mean. And I loved the scenes with him and Emily. They really seemed to connect - they told each other things they hadn't told anyone else.

My favourite aspect of the story though was Emily and her father and I was a bit disappointed this wasn't explored a bit more. I would also have liked more on Emily reconnecting with her friends and looking at her relationship with her friends back in Chicago. I would rather have had the 'test out the guide' plot end a bit sooner and have these elements become the focus but overall I enjoyed the book. And I'm definitely interested in reading whatever Jenny O'Connell writes next.(less)

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Nov 11, 2010 Det rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: probably-not-read-it-again, thank-god-i-m-done-reading-with-thi

There's a quote in the book that I think best describes Emily, it says something like "Doing nice things doesn't make you nice if you don't mean it; it just makes you a liar." coz that one sentence fit her to a T. Throughout the book, she keeps saying that she is tired of how people label her as a nice person. She does things that is the opposite of how she feels but she'd do it because it was the right/nice thing to do. So its no surprise that Emily eventually tries to get rid of her goody two...more There's a quote in the book that I think best describes Emily, it says something like "Doing nice things doesn't make you nice if you don't mean it; it just makes you a liar." coz that one sentence fit her to a T. Throughout the book, she keeps saying that she is tired of how people label her as a nice person. She does things that is the opposite of how she feels but she'd do it because it was the right/nice thing to do. So its no surprise that Emily eventually tries to get rid of her goody two shoes image. At the same time, Emily was dumped by her boyfriend causing her to feel even more dissatisfied with her life.

And just like any other girl would do, she commiserated with her BFF's, one of which was dumped through an email, and as they talked they discovered they have the same boy pet peeves. Enter the idea of "training" a boy on how to become a better boyfriend. They did some research and decide that they need to "test" it on some boy to see if it would work. Enter Luke Preston, the ex-boyfriend of her BFF.

Another quote came to mind as she began her "make Luke fall for me games" and it goes something like "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." Anyone knows that a.)nothing good comes out of lying; and b.)one shouldn't play games with peoples emotions, but I digress.

Channeling her inner bitch, she pursued the guy without any thought of how wrong it is. It is only later when she falls for the guy that she begins to feel guilty of all the lies she told/did. Yada Yada Yada... The truth eventually comes out.

I have to tell the truth though, I find the ending a little unrealistic. The problem was resolved quickly and tied into a neat little bow. Her BFF's forgave her for deceiving them that she feels nothing for the boy her BFF Josie plans on taking back. Luke forgave her after her dastardly deeds was found out in a very public way. I think that they even made up. Her life is all rainbows again without her suffering much for her actions.(less)

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Feb 28, 2010 fennie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, chick-lit

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. cute story, with a predictable storyline quite reminiscent of the movies, 'she's all that' and '10 things i hate about you' - where one of the main characters dates another to 'improve' the other one due to a bet or whatever, only to fall in love with said 'project'. drama ensues when the truth comes out on all fronts. entertaining stuff, but i appreciated those movies much more than this book.

the other premise of the book is that while boys can be really stupid when it comes to relationships, s...more

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Apr 20, 2009 Steph Su rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: guilty-pleasure

High school senior Emily Abbott has always been nice. That’s what happens when your mother is a nationally known etiquette guru.

Well, look where nice has gotten her. Several weeks before Christmas, her dad makes the decision to move the family back to Massachusetts, where they grew up, and then several days later announces that he is going to stay in Chicago for a little while. Then her boyfriend Sean breaks up with her the morning she is leaving on her front step, in front of her whole family.

S...more

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Nov 19, 2009 Carmen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-it

When I first read about this book online, I knew that I had to get to it. I love books that have a plot around some he-said-she-said, boy vs girl storyline. I wasn't disappointed to say the least.

I think this book is great for any teen who knows the ordeals that goes into choosing a friends and someone we can potentially love. It's also great for girls who think that guys are genetically stupid and just don't know how to treat girls right. Jenny O'Connell makes it clear in this novel that boys a...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Gessika Savillo rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is one of the books, that teaches youngsters to don't play with fire coz you know you might get burned with it. Emily is living her life amazingly. She's the nicest thing on earth you see. She is living in Chicago and having the time of her life but then Fate plays and her boyfriend Sean broke up with her the day of their moving.

When they moved to Boston (her hometown) she found her old friends and reconnect with them. In their school, time capsule still happens so Emily and her friends dec...more

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May 14, 2010 Kaitlynn Perone rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a book for readers who love drama and gossip, otherwise known as teenage girls. The Book of Luke by Jenny O’Connell makes young teens aware of how hard decisions can affect your life. Emily Abbott, narrator of The Book of Luke is devastated when she finds out she has to move to Boston her senior year of high school.

In the beginning, Emily, 18 years old, goes through some difficult challenges with moving, boy troubles, family and friends. Emily moved back to Boston, which is where she li...more This is a book for readers who love drama and gossip, otherwise known as teenage girls. The Book of Luke by Jenny O’Connell makes young teens aware of how hard decisions can affect your life. Emily Abbott, narrator of The Book of Luke is devastated when she finds out she has to move to Boston her senior year of high school.

In the beginning, Emily, 18 years old, goes through some difficult challenges with moving, boy troubles, family and friends. Emily moved back to Boston, which is where she lived when a few years ago and reunites with all of her old friends from her school. Everyone who knew her thought she was a genuinely nice girl. “If you asked anyone at

Heywood Academy what they remembered about Emily Abbott, nine out of ten people would say, “Emily Abbott, she was so nice” (24). Emily said to herself. Emily’s problems then began to get worse and worse and her emotions were always hanging by a thread as she got upset more often.

Several weeks before Christmas, her dad makes the decision to move the family back to Massachusetts, where they grew up. A few days later her dad proceeds to tell everyone that he is going to stay in Chicago for a little while longer. Then, her current boyfriend Sean breaks up with her on her front step, while her whole family is listening in on the conversation the morning she is leaving.

Emily decides that she was done being nice because it hadn’t gotten her anywhere in Chicago. As soon as she arrives at Heywood Academy, her old best friends Josie and Lucy welcome her back, and together they begin gossiping about all of the bad things in a guy. The three friends decide to put together a guide/handbook, and in this handbook they talk about how horribly guys treat girls. Words such as rude, obnoxious, etc. are all used to describe them.

Not wanting to still be the “nice girl”, Emily decides to break out of her shell and do something totally out of her league. With her two best friends for support, Emily begins to test the guide on Luke Preston, the boy with the reputation at their school, a “player”. He is the hottest, most popular guy in school. Luke had recently just broken up with Emily’s best friend Josie in an e-mail, and Josie wants Emily to improve his habits so they can get back together. Emily is going to make Luke fall for her and give him a few tips in guy etiquette, and then dump him to get back at him for what he did to Josie.

During her plan for Luke Preston, her actions turn into a more genuine feeling rather than going against him. Emily is torn between her love for her “boy friend” Luke and her dedication to her friends and their project. Her attempt to keep both by lying to everyone could just end up losing everyone she cares for; unless she’s brave enough to let everyone know how she truly feels. “So, it’s over? The Guide works?” Lucy and Josie responded. “I think so. I really think Luke’s changed” (254). Emily said, being somewhat uncertain about her answer.

Jenny O’Connell is teen dialogue and is a great story teller. She created a fun and charming book that’s worth reading. Overall, this book is very fun, exciting and you can relate to it easily. I would recommend this book to all girls, if they ever need advice about their “love life” or how to make tough decisions in high school.
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Dec 22, 2010 Alissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Generic, but not too generic.

O’Connell keeps the characters pretty real, without overdoing it on the stereotypical front. Emily’s voice is, for the most part, kept real – save for her dialogue, which is at times border lining cliché. The one annoyance is that the other characters really have no importance, especially Josie and Lucy. I assumed it would be about more than Emily and Luke.

Luke is both a likeable and unlikeable character; he’s the main heartthrob, but sometimes I couldn’t figure out...more

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Jul 07, 2009 Adele rated it 3 of 5 stars

The concept of The Book of Luke isn't especially new - spurned girls take revenge on knuckle headed guys and learn about love. But had this book not been about revenge, it still would have been an enjoyable look at the different ways that our gender's approach courtship. Emily is a wet blanket for a fair chunk of the book but Luke challenges her repeatedly - in words and in actions - and from that she learns, grows and becomes decidedly less self-pitying. She is also able to be more honest with...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Lisi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reads, i-m-in-english-reloaded, ebooks, read-in-english

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Emily Abbott has always been considered the Girl Most Likely to Be Nice -- but lately being nice hasn't done her any good. Her parents have decided to move the family from Chicago back to their hometown of Boston in the middle of Emily's senior year. Only Emily's first real boyfriend, Sean, is in Chicago, and so is her shot at class valedictorian and early admission to the Ivy League. What's a nice girl to do?
Then Sean dumps Emily on moving day and her father announces he's staying...more

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Nov 21, 2012 CreamDeLaCream rated it 3 of 5 stars

Hmm, So, I was a bit torn over this book.
But after throughly thinking about it I reached some conclusions.

Heres the thing; I felt like this book wasn't mature enough for my taste. Typical teenager. Cliche storyline. Emily was obsessed with not being nice and referring to Luke as "the hottest guy in school".
However at the same time, words such as "felt me up" and sex were mentioned. Her decisions and chain of thought came off as immature to me but at the same time she pulls it together and lear...more

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Nov 16, 2012 Juliee rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Sep 19, 2010 Samantha Mccoy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Emily seemed to be the nice girl yet when she found out she had to move in the middle of senior year, she decided to be the b.i.t.c.h. to a guy that she hadn't seen in over 2 years. Yes her best friend got dumped by him but to make him the subject in an experiment was just stupid. How one friend can convince herself that she would be "okay" with her bestie not only dating her ex but kissing/making out with him deserves to have her heart broken again.

Luke was my favorite character and the times...more

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Apr 03, 2011 Annie rated it 5 of 5 stars

this book was pretty good :)
when you leave somewhere you dont really expect to go back. when you have everything figured out it seems like something has to go wrong. emily moves back to boston...a place she left like 3 years before. her best friends are still there and they pick up at about the same spot they left off. things have changed about all 3 of them but thats expected. now luke the boy who was over looked in the past becomes LUKE the boy every girl wants. after he dumps one of emilys b...more

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Feb 23, 2011 Catherine- Isb rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Dec 10, 2010 theDCdarling rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

I struggled in trying to figure out what rating I wanted to give this book because there were things that I really loved and then there were things that I really just couldn't stand about the book. First of all, in the beginning of the book, I would have to say that I really liked the main character, Emily. She was witty and funny and a little irrational ... it made her endearing. However, as the story progressed I couldn't help but start to hate her. Things were beginning to get all messed up a...more

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"The Guy's Guide Tip #1:
Forget Everything you thought you knew about girls.
You don't know anything"

Emily has always been a nice, or at least has always been considered that. Maybe that is because of her mother, newspap...more

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Apr 19, 2012 sammy rated it 2 of 5 stars

this book was only okay. i didnt really like the way it ended, or the middle, or the beginning for that matter. i thought the story was interesting, which is why i decided to read it. the writing was pretty good, so ill give it that. there really wasnt anything else that was super awesome about it-- as sad as it makes me to say. i really had high hopes for this book and it just didnt live up to my expectations.
i wasnt a fan of the characters---for one, Emily was so stupid i just wanted to slap h...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Tin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook

At one point, during my teenage and early college years, i've made lists about boys, relationships, friends, love, etc. My diaries were filled with "What I Want My Boyfriend To Do" (3. Sing When You Say Nothing At All to me.), "Why I Love Highschool" (6. General cleaning.), "College vs. Highschool" (2. College Dorms!), "What I Look For In A Guy" (4. Dimples.), and other stuff like that. And i guess that's why liked this book.

Emily and her friends decided to write a relationship handbook, and put...more

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Sep 05, 2011 Rose rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, romance, contemporary, coming-of-age

I'm going to fully admit that "The Book of Luke" surprised me with how engaging it was. I honestly didn't put it down for several stretches because I think as far as teenage issues and life is concerned, Jenny O'Connell got it right. Everything from Emily's frustration with moving in the middle of her senior year, breaking up with her boyfriend, and feeling betrayed by her parents in measures to wanting to be a different person and the emotions that came across her growing attraction with Luke....more I'm going to fully admit that "The Book of Luke" surprised me with how engaging it was. I honestly didn't put it down for several stretches because I think as far as teenage issues and life is concerned, Jenny O'Connell got it right. Everything from Emily's frustration with moving in the middle of her senior year, breaking up with her boyfriend, and feeling betrayed by her parents in measures to wanting to be a different person and the emotions that came across her growing attraction with Luke. I did get somewhat annoyed at the emphasis of Emily being a "nice girl" because it seemed a little telling considering everything Emily does in this book could be considered mean and blunt. We don't really have a balancing comparison of what her life was like before the nice girl thing was dropped. In fact, it seems like she'd been pretending more than being "nice" in some considerations, but there were others we could see Emily was trying to do the right thing - just not necessarily in a balanced light. In addition, there were several cliches I could point out in the dialogue and assumptions about guys/girls that made me side-eye the book a little. But I enjoyed what it offered, and it kept me reading.

To summarize the plot briefly, Emily ends up moving from Chicago back to Boston to finish up her senior year after her Dad's company moves him there. But then on moving day, her Dad decides to stay behind, and Emily is less than thrilled, having to go with her mom and brother TJ back to where she used to live. Emily doesn't have a problem fitting back in, but sharing her guy problems inspires her, along with her friends, to write a manual on how guys should treat girls. And to prove that they work? Emily has to try out the suggestions with the popular, but supposedly ungrateful jerk Luke, who so happens to be a former boyfriend of one of Emily's friends. Emily swears that she won't get attached and thinks she has the upper hand, but if you see where this story's going, chances are you won't be surprised how the ball keeps rolling. But it's a sweet ride, and while there are times Emily and Luke can both be indulgent and self-centered, both of them are actually kind of cute together in other places, so it balanced out.

The ending came across a bit quickly (probably more than realistically plausible), but for a light, quick offering, I'd likely read "The Book of Luke" again.

Overall score: 3.5/5(less)

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Aug 21, 2011 Moondust rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ingredients:
a HUGE handful of
Luke Preston (Du-h!)
the hero of the whole drama
an entire pot of
Emily Abbott
daughter of Patricia Abbot-etiquette columnist. So she is well bred with all the rules and is generally suppose to be nice! Oh, she is the heroine!
a pinch of
Jackie and Lauren
Em's best friend's from Chicago
a tablespoon of
Josie and Lucy
Em's best friend's from Boston
a teaspoon of
Sean
Lucy's ex-boyfriend, from Chicago
a pinch of
Owen
Lucy's ex-boyfriends from Boston

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Chop up a handful of L...more

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Published chick-lit under the name Jennifer O'Connell.

I haven't been called Jenny in years (thankfully), but I thought it was fitting to publish my teen book under the name that still makes me think of high school.

My high school days may be long behind me, but I have a lot in common with Vanessa, the main character in PLAN B. Like Vanessa, I also went to a small private school. I was also mildly o...more

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“[H]iding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.” — 677 people liked it

“I guess relationships are just funny like that. It's impossible to figure out why some work out and others don't. Why someone can be so imperfect and still be the perfect person for you. Maybe, in the end, it's not about changing the person you care about. Maybe it's about learning what you can live with. Or maybe it's really about learning what you can't live without.” — 88 people liked it

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