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How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend

by Janette Rallison (Goodreads Author)

3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 · rating details · 1,272 ratings · 185 reviews

Sixteen-year-old Giovanna Petrizzo finds it hard enough to fit in. Three years since her family moved to Texas, she's still the newcomer compared to everyone around her. It doesn't help matters when her twin brother, Dante, takes on the mayor's son by running for class president. The least she could expect, though, would be for her boyfriend, Jesse, to support their cause....more

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Published June 21st 2007 by Putnam Juvenile

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Mar 23, 2012 Sandra Howard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cover-love, realistic-novels, romantic-novels, stand-alone

"I bet you Cinderella didn't get along with Prince Charming's friends. Oh sure, the knights and barons probably put up with her on account that she was pretty and had such dainty feet and all, but you know every duchess and countess in the kingdom hated her guts. That's how women are when someone encroaches on their turf."

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I hate people who think they’re better than everybody else because they’re rich.
I am not stereotyping here okay.
I said I hate people who think they’re...more

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Jun 27, 2008 Snorkle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-time-favorites-young-adult, young-adult, read-2008, review-on-blog

Giovanna is surprised when her twin brother, Dante decides to run for class president, but she is even more shocked when her boyfriend, Jesse (who is also a friend of Dante) says he is going to support the opposing side. In a fit of conflicting emotions, Giovanna dumps Jesse because she feels it is the only right thing to do, with him turning on her and Dante. But later she realizes that that might have been a little rash and wants to win him back, but she also wants to help her brother win clas...more

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Oct 26, 2007 Nian rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Seriously, everyone.

Shelves: 2007

Love it. Love it. Love it. Even though Janette Rallison isn't nearly as well known (say, like Meg Cabot) I'm starting to believe that I prefer her books over Cabot. There's just something so satisfying about finishing one of Rallison's books that I just want to go online and write a good review for it. So. Here I am.

Giovanna thinks she has the best boyfriend ever. Sure, he might hang out with a few jerks as friends, but that's okay. Until Giovanna's twin brother, Dante, decides to run against t...more

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Sep 17, 2011 Kathryn rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. more geared to the teen audience. cute story involving trusting those that are close to you to know when to tell you all the information you need to know and when to trust that their actions reflect good judgement.
Giovanna can't understand why her boyfriend hangs out with the popular crowd in school because they are so superficial, but keeps this to herself because she doesn't want to make him choose between friends and her. When her twin brother wants to run for class president to help create...more

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Sep 16, 2010 Erin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I liked the concept of this story. In the beginning I was really drawn to Giovanna and Dante. I also thought that Jesse was completely swoon worthy and that stuck through most of the book. I did find myself lapsing a few times though, like I got annoyed with some of the things that Giovanna would say or do and Jesse was nearly too perfectly perfect really. BUT, overall it was a very cute read.

Rallison has a way with words that make you want to curl up with a book all evening long, which is exact...more

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Apr 30, 2010 Jay rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, for-review

Giovanna Petrizzo claims the only thing Italian about her is her name, but she sure has the whole hothead/emotional thing down as well. When her twin brother, Dante, decides to run for student body president, he assumes (rightfully so) that he can count on her for help. Giovanna, in turn, assumes that her boyfriend, Josh, will also join Dante’s campaign team. After all, not only is he friends with Dante, he’s her boyfriend – that’s what boyfriends do, right? Apparently Josh never got that memo,...more Giovanna Petrizzo claims the only thing Italian about her is her name, but she sure has the whole hothead/emotional thing down as well. When her twin brother, Dante, decides to run for student body president, he assumes (rightfully so) that he can count on her for help. Giovanna, in turn, assumes that her boyfriend, Josh, will also join Dante’s campaign team. After all, not only is he friends with Dante, he’s her boyfriend – that’s what boyfriends do, right? Apparently Josh never got that memo, as he decides to become campaign manager for Dante’s rival, Wilson. When Giovanna finds out how Josh has betrayed her and her brother, she dumps him on the spot.

After she wallows in her blues for a couple of days, Giovanna’s girlfriends decide that what she needs is to start dating again. They set her up on a string of dates, all of which turn out disastrously. When Giovanna finds herself crawling on hands and knees out of a bar, leaving her date behind to stare at her like she’d just escaped from the loony bin, she realizes that she’s not looking for a new boyfriend – what she really wants is her old one back. But will she be able to swallow her pride and beg Josh for another chance?

How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend is a cute book that will likely appeal to middle-school aged girls. Despite the title, the book isn’t just about how to get a boyfriend back; it’s about a host of issues including loyalty to family, dealing with stepparents, and yes, moving on from a breakup. The draw of this book is that Giovanna is a fun character and she constantly finds herself in the craziest situations. She also has a very “real” voice which keeps the reader engaged in the story. One minor drawback is that the book is billed as a romantic comedy, and that’s not the best description for it. Unfortunately, the story manages to be humorous without being particularly funny – for all of Giovanna’s antics, I never reached the point of outright laughter. And though the story does have a teen version of a “happily ever after,” the story in and of itself is not particularly romantic. Still, this is a fun read, perfect for a lazy weekend spent curled up on a couch.
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Jul 28, 2009 Olgy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

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I received an advance copy Janette Rallison's book, "How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-boyfriend," and LOVED IT!!!!! Couldn't put it down. Read it all in one sitting.

To tell you the truth I don't normally go for romance type reads so I actually started reading it at 11 p.m. with the idea that I would read a little and then put it down...well, thanks to Rallison's awesome writing it was...more This book review was originally posted to the CCF website. Reposted at GoodReads.com with permission.

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I received an advance copy Janette Rallison's book, "How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-boyfriend," and LOVED IT!!!!! Couldn't put it down. Read it all in one sitting.

To tell you the truth I don't normally go for romance type reads so I actually started reading it at 11 p.m. with the idea that I would read a little and then put it down...well, thanks to Rallison's awesome writing it was 3 a.m. before I put the book down and only because I got to the last line, "I laughed and went inside."

Rallison totally won me over with her first paragraph, "I bet you Cinderella didn't get along with Prince Charming's friends. Oh sure, the knights and barons probably put up with her on account that she was pretty and had such dainty feet and all, but you know every duchess and countess in the kingdom hated her guts. That's how women are when someone encroaches on their turf." I found myself reading page after page and not being able to stop. I laughed. I cringed at the messes Giovanna kept getting herself in and out of. The scene with Buddy, I mean Gary, I mean Buddy was to die for!!! Hilarious!!! Just toooooooo much fun.

YA audiences are going to love getting their hands on this book. I loved it that Rallison wove tremendous lessons within the pages of a totally engaging and fun read. "How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-boyfriend" is the type of book I love reviewing and recommending to CCF's site visitors.

Janette Rallison is the author of the bestselling All’s Fair in Love, War and High School and a number of popular romantic comedies. She lives in Chandler, Arizona. If Rallison's other titles are anything like her How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend, they should all provide a fun and engaging read. We've listed below the ones available through amazon.com.

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Mar 29, 2011 Caris rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, young-adult

In the mid-nineties, young adult literature kind of sucked. There were exceptions, I’m sure, but I never found them. For the most part, they consisted of formulaic, mass market paperbacks that presented readers with two-dimensional characters, predictable plots, and vampires and shit. They were as divorced from literary merit as a book can be without being repurposed into toilet paper.

As a teenager, I was very fond of those books. Every bit of money I came across would go towards their purchase....more In the mid-nineties, young adult literature kind of sucked. There were exceptions, I’m sure, but I never found them. For the most part, they consisted of formulaic, mass market paperbacks that presented readers with two-dimensional characters, predictable plots, and vampires and shit. They were as divorced from literary merit as a book can be without being repurposed into toilet paper.

As a teenager, I was very fond of those books. Every bit of money I came across would go towards their purchase. Whatever R.L. Stine, Caroline B. Cooney, Lois Duncan, L.J. Smith or Christopher Pike wrote, I wanted it. And it really worked out well. I could buy them brand new for three or four bucks, much cheaper if I found them at an outlet store or used. Since then, my tastes have matured (Shut up, Eh. Go fuck yourself, Michael). I came to my senses, realized I was reading crap, and spent a long time away from YA lit.

One of the really cool things about working in a library is seeing book trends. For the past 11+ years, I’ve been on the forefront of what’s cool in books as far as the masses are concerned. In recent years, a huge focus has fallen on YA. Far from being the near-pulp throwaway garbage it used to be, it now can be expected to have depth. An adult need not fear that the YA section has nothing to offer. It’s actually safe for high school teachers to start basing coursework on books geared toward the ages they’re instructing. It’s been an awesome thing to witness.

But every now and again, we take a few steps backward. I experienced one of these Neanderthalbooks over the summer. It was called Hell Phone and it immediately made me think that YA lit was doomed. Luckily for me, I read it for a course and quickly read something else that made my despair seem unnecessary. It still bothers me that the book is on the shelf at any library, though. The times have changed for a reason. Dinosaurs are supposed to die.

How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend, unfortunately, falls into the same category as Hell Phone. The writing is near identical. Both books feature uninteresting, flat characters, poorly executed dialogue, and colloquialisms that are out of another decade. To its credit, this book has a more believable plot, but is hella boring. The story focuses on a girl who decides to help her brother run for student council president while her super hot boyfriend helps the opposition. It results in a boring kind-of-breakup and some seriously G rated shenanigans.

I’d like to take a moment to take about the G rating. I don’t like it. If a book doesn’t at least allude to sex, drugs, and rock & roll, to me, it isn’t being true to reality. A buddy of mine argued that this type of book has its place, and she’s right. There are lots of kids (and concerned parents) looking for squeaky clean reads for their kids. This book would meet that need. I still hold that the writing isn’t good enough to warrant recommendation, but if the sole criteria is lack of interesting plot development, I suppose this would work. I could be totally wrong, too. The copy of this book I got from the library is completely falling apart. It has been used many times. The kids don’t lie.

Anyway, the book wraps up in the way you’d expect it to, which left me sorely disappointed. By the final pages, I was praying for someone’s death or unexpected pregnancy. Ah, well. I hope to not encounter a book of this kind again, but this serves as a warning that they’re out there. And they’re looking for you.
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Jul 25, 2012 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sometimes a title does a great job of telling what a book is about. That is the case with How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend. Giovanna dumps Jesse when he chooses to help with the popular boy's campaign instead of her twin brother's campaign. This is an obvious breach of loyalty. However, Dante (her twin) doesn't seem to be bothered by the misaligned loyalty, and it doesn't take long for Giovanna to realize that she wants Jesse back.

I was hooked with the first paragraph:

"I bet you Cinderella...more

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Nov 06, 2011 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, read-in-2011

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is very much a “chick” book. It’s a light, quick read that will appeal to girls from middle school on up. It’s not particularly deep, and the main character is a bit aggravating sometimes, but the story is decent and most girls will find something to relate to.

What would you do if you had to choose between your family and the love of your life? That’s the dilemma facing Giovanna. Her twin brother, Dante, has unexpectedly decided to run for student council president. Giovanna expects her too...more This is very much a “chick” book. It’s a light, quick read that will appeal to girls from middle school on up. It’s not particularly deep, and the main character is a bit aggravating sometimes, but the story is decent and most girls will find something to relate to.

What would you do if you had to choose between your family and the love of your life? That’s the dilemma facing Giovanna. Her twin brother, Dante, has unexpectedly decided to run for student council president. Giovanna expects her too-perfect-to-be-real boyfriend, Jesse, to help with Dante’s campaign, but things don’t really work out that way. You see, Jesse’s best friend, Wilson, is also running for president, and Jesse has agreed to be his campaign manager. Giovanna feels betrayed, so what does she do? She breaks up with Jesse, of course. (Stupid, stupid girl.)

Now, Giovanna is managing her brother’s campaign and sparring with Jesse on a regular basis. She just doesn’t understand why he’s so devoted to Wilson. Can’t he see that Wilson and his buddies are a bunch of stuck-up elitists who look down on everybody else? They’ve always looked down on Giovanna, and, now that she and Jesse have split, it’s not getting any better, so she is determined that Dante will win this election. The “little people” need a voice in this school.

As both campaigns heat up, Giovanna realizes that, although she loves her brother and wants to help him win, her feelings for Jesse are still there. She wants him back, but can she forgive him for what she sees as a betrayal? Could something more be behind his loyalty to Wilson’s campaign? Does he want her back, too? Read How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison to discover how one simple class election can both rip a couple apart and, quite possibly, bring them back together.

This book is full of your typical high school drama–objecting to frog dissections, dealing with mean, rich girls, horrible blind dates, fighting with parents and step-parents, young love, and simply trying to survive. Giovanna has a way of inviting trouble into her life, as do many teenage girls. (I know I did.) As I said before, most girls will find something to relate to within the pages of this book.

If you’d like more information on this book and others by Janette Rallison, visit http://www.janetterallison.com/.(less)

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Feb 16, 2010 Esther rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm ambivalent towards this book which is not what I want from my bubble gum reads (something easy and sweet to entertain for a few minutes or hours and then spit it out, in the case of gum, and forget about it in the case of books). The writing was pretty good for a bubble gum read, it was laugh out loud funny in many parts and had the love interest component too.

The main problem with the book was it sent up too many red therapy flags that I couldn't ignore. Codependence (or low differentiation...more

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Oct 25, 2010 Carie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really liked this book in the end, but I spent a lot of time being seriously irritated on Giovanna’s behalf. I could relate to why she was so angry and I didn’t really feel like she was being overly emotional--just supportive of her brother and expecting her boyfriend to do what he’d told her he’d do. Most of the time I just thought Jesse should have handled things differently with a bit more explanation/repentance and less “well that’s just the way it’s going to be so live with it and don’t q...more

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Nov 16, 2010 Sashana rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone looking for a light YA read

Shelves: courtesy-of-my-library, contemporary-romance-ya, full-length-review, half-stars

3.5 stars

A light, airy read that will have you laughing out loud until the very end.
When Giovanna’s twin brother, Dante, decides to run for Student Government President her life is turned upside down. What’s so difficult about this election you ask?

Tired of the elitist snobs running the School, Dante devises a plan to take them down a notch (or two!); becoming Student Government President. Problem is Giovanna’s boyfriend happens to be one of those snobs. Stuck between her boyfriend and her twin,...more

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Sep 28, 2009 Valerie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2009, reviewed

How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend is the second book I've read by author Janette Rallison. It's also the second time I've been completely underwhelmed.

The plot seemed interesting enough. It was interesting. It's unfortunate that I found the characters flat and annoying. I don't usually have such a hard time finding something I actually like about a main character. I wasn't able to relate to any of the characters. Giovanna's relationship with her supposed best friends wasn't believable to me...more

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May 10, 2011 Kiirsi Hellewell rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really love Janette's books. They're always funny, and put the characters in awful (to them) situations that we as readers get to gasp and laugh about while we enjoy watching them suffer through their hilarious misfortunes. I also love that her books are CLEAN and I could hand them to my 12-year-old daughter with no misgivings whatsoever.

This was another fun one. I like the twins and even their unusual names grew on me. Jesse is adorable and stole every scene he was in. Dante seemed rather tho...more

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Mar 16, 2010 Heather McCubbin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult-under-17

Rallison has the best sense of humor, combined with a sarcasm that will leave you laughing aloud while still wanting more!

Where else, but with Rallison, can you find stolen dead frogs, eavesdropping and mistaken identity all within a few hundred pages?Giovanna decides that family, especially her twin brother Dante, is more important than her boyfriend, Jesse. Jesse has decided to support her brother's opponent for class President and Gi can't see herself supporting both sides equally. The scena...more

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Jul 28, 2010 Maggie rated it 4 of 5 stars

OMG this book is adorable! So much yummy tension. I read it in one sitting. The plot with the rival elections was cute, but what I loved most was the tension between Giovanna, the MC, and her ex-boyfriend, Jesse, who is absolutely perfect. I just love him. I don't know if people like him exist, especially in high school, but I'd just like to pretend someone out there has a boyfriend like him. Sigh.

There was one scene that was so freakin' humiliating for the MC I was squirming in my seat. But th...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Doopie rated it 5 of 5 stars

The book was cute, and I think I need the advice in it about how to take the ex out of your ex-boyfriend (even though mine is a sort of different situation), but still, it was helpful:)

And after reading it, I also understood something else about a person I like: "If it is not meant to be, leave it alone." I have decided that sometimes in life, there are things that just aren't meant to be, and then there is no use running after something, that is never meant to happen. It is better to move on t...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Lauren rated it 5 of 5 stars

I can't remember but for some reason I got this for free and was bored so I was like, "Eh, what the heck?"
I love this author. Love her. I don't think I can ever be disappointed with this author. Now, I admit the cover is weird (weird enough that all my friends gave me weird looks and I decided by fourth period that this is my "fluffy read" that I read while I want a break from like Count of Monte Cristo) But I've decided I think I can enjoy every book by Rallison. She has great sense of humor an...more

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Jul 14, 2011 Newport Librarians rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ms-becky, ya-fiction

Giovanna's brother Dante decides to run for student body president after having a disagreement with BMOC, Wilson, the mayor's son, over whether or not to memorialize a dead classmate. Giovanna has to work on twin brother, Dante's, campaign - he is after all her brother - and she assumes her boyfriend Jesse will too, until he doesn't. Why is Wilson having clandestine meetings with the underside of society all the while flirting with anything in a skirt to get votes? Why did Jesse choose Wilson ov...more

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Dec 23, 2009 Victoriya rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Apr 15, 2012 John rated it 2 of 5 stars

Ugh. I read it for a cute read, and I just got annoyed with it. The heroine was constantly getting in situations caused by her own mistakes and assumptions, and it never felt funny so much as just consistently humiliating. The conflict was ridiculous, too. The treatment of her as a female character was laughable, as everything ultimately came down to being taken care of by the men - her brother and ex-boyfriend/boyfriend. Seriously, they couldn't have told her what they were doing? It's also rid...more

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Feb 10, 2013 Tan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Originally reviewed - 1/29/08

How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend is about sixteen-year-old Giovanna Petrizzo who has just had one of the most absolute shocks of her life. Her boyfriend of two months, Jesse decides to be the campaign manager of the popular Wilson, current class president of Bickham High, even though her twin brother, Dante offered him the job first. Giovanna gets so mad at Jesse that she immediately ends their relationship and becomes Dante's campaign manager instead.

But afte...more

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Mar 01, 2011 Sara ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, challenge-winter-2010, young-adult, romance, realistic-fiction, humor

4.5 stars

Totally cute! I love that you can tell Janette Rallison is LDS without her coming right out and saying it! ;) Awesome! She's from Gilbert, AZ and one of her characters is a "minister"'s daughter who can't date until she's 16. It's totally obvious if you know what you're looking for!

I wasn't sure how I'd like this book, based solely on the title. I didn't like the idea of a girl who broke up with her boyfriend and then, *whine whine whine* "I want him back!" But that's TOTALLY not what t...more

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Apr 24, 2011 Bonnie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

This was an easy breezy read. Not great, but fun and fluffy. I did surprise myself by finishing it in one sitting.

It was all a little ridiculous, of course. And Jesse (the ex-boyfriend Giovanna eventually decides she wants to un-ex) was not nearly as nice as I thought he should be. He was a bit of a jerk, actually. I mean, blacklisting Giovanna from getting another date? Constantly smirking in her presence? Using Blond Bimbo #2 to make her jealous (or at least never dispelling Giovanna’s jealou...more

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Oct 15, 2011 Ashley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, blog

Originally reviewed on my blog, Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing along with two others.

Although it did enjoy the book, the characters here were less likable to me. This isn't always something that's the end of the world, but the way that the author described them, I knew there was supposed to be something amazing about them, something I just missed. Especially with Jesse. Giovanna breaks up with her super popular boyfriend as a matter of principal- he not only refuses to help her brother, wh...more Originally reviewed on my blog, Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing along with two others.

Although it did enjoy the book, the characters here were less likable to me. This isn't always something that's the end of the world, but the way that the author described them, I knew there was supposed to be something amazing about them, something I just missed. Especially with Jesse. Giovanna breaks up with her super popular boyfriend as a matter of principal- he not only refuses to help her brother, who is also a good friend, in his campaign for student body president, but he teams up with the opposition, and does everything he can to ruin Dante's chances of winning the election. This really upsets Gio, but part-way through the election, she realizes that she wants Jesse back. She's tired of the campaign politics, the tension, and pretending she doesn't want Jesse.

So, Jesse is supposed to be this super great, really nice guy, who isn't shallow, cares about Gio, and stands by his friends. The only problem? I didn't see it. At all, really. He's a little bit annoying, he's completely oblivious about the really crappy way his friends treat his girl friend (because they are only nasty when he isn't around) and he lies to her, throughout the entire book. It's obvious that he's keeping something from her. At one point, he asks her to trust him but it's clear that he doesn't trust her, at least not enough to be open with her in return. And the worst part? At the end, when the big secret comes out, that makes everything all better? Jesse uses it to prove that his buddy really is a great guy, but it actually reaffirms Gio's opinion that Wilson is self-centered and a bit of a jerk. He's just, maybe not quite as awful.

And Gio herself is actually rather annoying. I get that she is only 15 or so, but her inner dialogue took turns being awesomely witty, funny and awesome, and being very annoying, "Oh woe is me" is. I get the teenage thing. Really, I do. But, I didn't like girls who couldn't stop obsessing over 'the boy' in high school, and I don't like reading about them in books either.

I know I'm sounding pretty down on this book, but overall, my feelings are quite positive. If you go into this book expecting it to be a super light, fluffy fun, pretty feel good read, it definitely delivers. There isn't a lot of depth, the characters aren't incredibly developed, but for the most part, it is good fun.(less)

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Dec 11, 2010 Kathy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-lit, favorites, janette-rallison, autobuy-authors, romance-green

First Line: “I bet you Cinderella didn’t get along with Prince Charming’s friends.”

Okay, so I really need something lighthearted after the last book I read (JGTDOTDS), and this was the perfect choice. The first line alone let me know I was going to be in for a treat. Giovanna was a fun character; she broke up with her perfect boyfriend Jesse when he chose his friends over her and her twin brother. She probably should have trusted him, but she’s an emotional teenager (surprise surprise) and ends...more

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May 05, 2008 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: trt-posted-reviews

Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com

When Giovanna's twin brother, Dante, announces he's running for student body president against her boyfriend's friend and popular candidate, Wilson, things between Giovanna and her boyfriend, Jesse, get a little tense. Jesse's great, the best boyfriend a girl could ask for...Until he agrees to support Wilson over Dante, who is also a good friend of his. Both Jesse and Dante say Giovanna's too emotional, and she might agree after she impulsively brea...more

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Apr 01, 2008 Sandra added it

Shelves: advisory2007-08

This book is really good. It didn't end in a way that's like a fairytale, but it's still a happy ending. Exactly what the title says, Giovanni wants her boyfriend back. Giovanni has a twin brother, Dante, and he decides to run for class president and he is running against the mayor's son. Although Giovanni's boyfriend is a friend to both of them, he becomes the manager for the mayor's son. She finds out and dumps him, but she starts to miss him because he's nothing other than "perfect".
I liked...more

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Jun 22, 2010 Christy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

Okay, it's official: I'm in love with Janette Rallison. She is a hoot! If you're in the mood for a light, funny, easy on the eyes YA romance stories, Rallison is your woman. And How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-boyfriend is a fun read; I read it all in one day!

My favorite lines in the book:

"Still, instead of seeing any red flags, in my head I was all... 'Daphne can find me a guy and solve all my problems." As if finding a guy to solve your problems isn't a contradiction of terms."

Love it!

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“You know, sometimes you've got to trust the people you love. You've got to trust that if they're good people, they'll make good decisions.” — 70 people liked it

“I bet you Cinderella didn't get along with Prince Charming's friends. Oh sure, the knights and barons probably put up with her on account that she was pretty and had such dainty feet and all, but you should know every duchess and contess in the kingdom hated her guts.” — 26 people liked it

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