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So Over You

by Gwen Hayes (Goodreads Author)

3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 · rating details · 3,808 ratings · 232 reviews

Layney Logan, girl reporter.

That's all she's ever wanted to be. This year, her senior year, not only does she have to share the coveted Senior Editor position with her arch nemesis, Jimmy Foster, she also has to figure out how to keep the school paper alive. With the local paper closing and the school cutting Journalism from the budget, it's a long shot. Working side-by-s...more

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Published (first published April 25th 2010)

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Jun 27, 2011 Wendy Darling rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA romance fans

Recommended to Wendy Darling by: Jessica

Shelves: brain-candy, read-2011, realistic-fiction, young-adult, ebook-egalley

3.5 stars Sometimes after a hard day, you just need to slip into your worn old flannel pyjamas and eat a bowl of ice cream. After reading a thoroughly vexing book late last night, I really needed a little comfort...and this one did not disappoint!

Layney and Jimmy are co-editors of their school newspaper who hate each other. They're doing a teen male calendar as a fundraiser, so for in-depth profiles (hah!) about the guys, Layney is "maneuvered" (hah!) by Jimmy into going on dates with all the bo...more 3.5 stars Sometimes after a hard day, you just need to slip into your worn old flannel pyjamas and eat a bowl of ice cream. After reading a thoroughly vexing book late last night, I really needed a little comfort...and this one did not disappoint!

Layney and Jimmy are co-editors of their school newspaper who hate each other. They're doing a teen male calendar as a fundraiser, so for in-depth profiles (hah!) about the guys, Layney is "maneuvered" (hah!) by Jimmy into going on dates with all the boys. What she doesn't expect is that Jimmy takes it upon himself to supervise all their dates...and it's possible that the anger and dislike she feels for him might just be based on something deeper than she ever wanted to admit.

Let's get the usual nitpicky stuff out of the way. If you're going to pick up this book and be ticked off at the unrealistic way that this whole set-up comes together or mutter under your breath about the plot developments you could probably rattle off without ever cracking open a page, this is not the book for you. If you're inclined to pick up a light YA romance like this, however, I am pretty sure you're going to have a really good time.

From the occasional humor that flashed up unexpectedly in Gwen Hayes' Falling Under, I knew that she really wasn't an all-mopey, all-melodramatic kind of writer, and she didn't let me down here with Layney and Jimmy's super funny banter, which bounces from one zinger to the next with ease. Most of the boys are also really cute and appealing, and it's fun to see the different sides of Layney--and Jimmy--that come out with each one. The way their history unfolds is pretty unexpected, too, and while at first I was taken aback by the explanation behind Layney's defensiveness, I think it ultimately worked here, especially since her realizations about herself are written in such a believable way.

Even though I do wish some of this story had been fleshed out a little more (12 dates is a lot of different dates to go on) and the new BFF seemed to come out of nowhere and it's weird that Layney doesn't really have any other friends, I really enjoyed this fun and fluffy romance. It's a quick and adorable read when you're looking for a little light entertainment, and there are some really, really sweet (and occasionally hot) scenes between Layney and Jimmy that will make you go "Awwww" in spite of yourself. I especially loved(view spoiler) I dare you not to melt!

Right now the book is only $1.99 for Kindle, so if you're interested, download it now before the promotion is over! I highly recommend it to fans of Babe in Boyland or Sixteenth Summer, or to anyone who is looking for a sweet and funny, feel-good YA romance.
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Apr 26, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 24-ebooks, 16-chick-lit, 27-contemporary-ya

I’m almost as big of a sucker for stories like this - stories where the protagonist and the love interest start off hating each other - as for stories of bad boys falling for good girls. The reason for this is probably that I can relate to these kind of stories extremely well, seeing as my own boyfriend and I used to hate each other’s guts and were less than thrilled at the beginning when things started to change between us.

I got this from Amazon for only 2.21$ and went into it with really low e...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Kate (Nomalicious Reads) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, kindle, favourites, reviewed

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So Over You by Gwen Hayes was a short, heart-warming yet delectable read.

This little story has so many great witty lines and the chemistry between Logan and Foster, was electrifying.

Layney is the tough girl reporter, with one goal in mind: to make her senior year as co-Chief Editor a success, and bring the school paper back on top.

Jimmy is her arch nemesis, ex-boyfriend and her co-Chief Editor; seems to be out to get her and constantly ruffl...more

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Jan 13, 2013 Kandice Dover rated it 4 of 5 stars

For a while I've been wanting to read this. After I finished Falling Under, I found this on the internet and decided to read it because I loved Falling Under so much. I gave up shortly after because...well I'm a book lover. I prefer physical books over ebooks anyday. Eventually I grew desperate enough to search for this on Amazon and ended up getting this in a package with Totally Tubular. Hey it was free, so why not? I get not one but two free books by Gwen Hayes. :)

I went into this expecting t...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Kaitlyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-books, 5-stars, books-every-teen-needs-to-read, ebook-read

I really liked this book. It was really funny in the beginning, I loved the objectifying cats thing and her names for Foster; Lucifer, Satan, Beelzebub, I thought it was hilarious, but I also got a sense that it was a little sad because she seemed to mean them, but sometimes got a glimpse of pain and feelings for him, showing that she really didn't. Then it got more serious towards the end, with good reason. I loved the banter and the way they acted but then couldn't help but like each other. I...more I really liked this book. It was really funny in the beginning, I loved the objectifying cats thing and her names for Foster; Lucifer, Satan, Beelzebub, I thought it was hilarious, but I also got a sense that it was a little sad because she seemed to mean them, but sometimes got a glimpse of pain and feelings for him, showing that she really didn't. Then it got more serious towards the end, with good reason. I loved the banter and the way they acted but then couldn't help but like each other. I liked the story of the dates and everything that happened to her and between her and Foster before the truth started to show. It was really cute but then at the same time serious, and at the end, it had an important message and story. I'm glad they could overcome everything, especially Layney. And glad Foster, I don't know, was the way he was, he loved her, still, and tried to do what he could and felt really guilty. I loooooved Foster's story from when they were 7 and how that is when you see clearly, not just in the awwww inspiring moments where you can kind of see, but you can really clearly see that he loves her and has for years and even since they broke up and even though she treats him the way she does and did. I thought it was soo sweet and wonderful, but you know heartbreaking that he was so upset at the end. He really did love her, for 10 years. Which by the I LOVE THAT LINE!!!!!!! the

"I Couldn't get you out of my system for 10 years"

quote and the description of his smile during his story :D, sad face, almost made me want to cry and smile at the same time, AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Which is basically how the book went, AWW moments, AWWW cry moments, laughs and a little bit of seriousness. Why she turned out the way she did and why she didn't trust him, it wasn't just the party but fear also, it makes sense. It's weird though how he just took everything she dished out, although I guess he didn't really, he teased her too, like he said, to help her justify her actions, probably because he felt guilty.(less)

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Dec 04, 2011 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Before reading: I was looking through books to read and found this. Hope its good. Wish me luck :) - AlienAmy

My Comments? 'So Over You' is the kind of book that has the main character denying her true feelings. Keeping secrets which leads to carrying a burden. As you read you'll be seeing Layney open up alittle each time. Its a sweet book of two exes who have this hateful/loving relationship. There are things that made me think what? Like how she went on a date with Tyler and knew he was her fut...more

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Jul 06, 2011 Isamlq rated it 3 of 5 stars

SO OVER YOU satisfies something that’s been missing in what I’ve been reading lately:

It’s funny...
on purpose.

More often than not, I laugh at how ridiculous I find a scenario or at how improbable I find certain events in books. And while this one does have a serious side, it’s laughter that was in mind when a girl “married to her job” is forced to go on twelve blind dates.

So, funny? Check.

It’s also fun when a lead is likable in how off-center she is. And she knows that she’s neurotic too. Too...more

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Oct 24, 2011 Kathy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-lit, didnt-finish

By 39% in I decided this book wasn't for me. It's a little crude and not what I was expecting. The premise was cute and had a lot of potential. I loved the idea of Layney having to go on 12 blind dates for the school paper. The dates were all a kind of a let down and some pretty creepy. And I could tell Layney had something bad happen to her "way back when" and I didn't want to find out what.
Disappointing.

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Jan 18, 2013 YA Novelties rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This book took me by surprise. It seems like a regular, cute contemporary read, but it dealt with some really serious issues and not just the problem of "my high school newspaper doesn't have funding."

Layney is a very likable, relatable protagonist. Many people, especially your typical high schoolers may find that she is bossy and uptight, but I still liked her. The lines with her and Foster were hilarious! Those two are meant to be! I thought the reason to why...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Thelorax rated it 5 of 5 stars

i really enjoyed this book. when i first looked at it i thought it would just be another book about a slight misunderstanding and two stubborn MCs that refused to talk but it wasn't. Layney was raped and felt unclean because of it and that was why she broke up with her then boyfriend(its a bit more complex than that but thats the gist of it). i really loved their banter and insult sharing and i like the fact tht although when they did have tmes when thye ignored each other or were upset they we...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Penda Penn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-d-read-over-and-over-again, seriously-hormonal, ohsum-male-leads, ohsum-female-leads, cute-couple

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CHARACTERS || I loved Logan and Foster, 'nuff said. They had a real love-hate relationship. Their bickering and sweetness made my tummy dance every now and then.The supporting characters weren't that bad either. I actually had a thing for Abercrombie model for awhile. But Foster can be really... spontaneous (I guess) but yeah, they can be really REALISTIC.

WRITING || It's gorgeously written. I can't explain enough, you'll just have to read it for yourself! But le...more

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May 29, 2012 Silver rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of "Hex Hall" & "Deadly Cool" Series

Recommended to Silver by: Wendy Darling's review

Shelves: ya, humour, contemporary

I ♥ this book. 5 stars all the way!

After DNFing many books because I couldn't really get into them, I decided to give this a try because of Wendy's review. I was rather skeptical because of my new strange habit - abandoning a book within 30 pages and getting restless to find a new book. I'm really glad I picked this up. This book is a light, upbeat read. And the heroine was someone I could both admire and be friends with.

This book is not perfect. Nor is it the best YA I have ever read. But it w...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Shreya Kishore rated it 3 of 5 stars

I would say that the title should have been "Calender Girl." So basically Layney is forced to go on 12 blind dates by her nemesis, Jimmy Foster. Yes, they share history. Yes, they banter and flirt all the time. He checks her cell's batteries, plays the chaffeur and even the chaperone for all the dates.
"Lucifer" also keeps her safe. By the middle of the book, I am wondering why they broke up.But then there is a twist. Pretty good one at that. So Layney has some issues she has to work with and th...more

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Nov 06, 2011 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sometimes you just need to curl up with a good romance novel (or in my case, romance e-book) and So Over You was my perfect choice for that. Funny, quirky, full of stomach churning romance and some serious backstory, it was just one of those books I couldn't put down.

It follows the story of Layney London, a high school journalist trying to keep the school paper going. Like many, I had problems with this at first. Not so much that she was a journalist and co-editor for the school paper but the f...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Jedaia Rose Doñoz rated it 5 of 5 stars

I wasn't really expecting anything great about So Over You that's why it took me so long to read this. But when one of my closest friends read this and gushed all about it on Twitter, I was motivated to start on this.

So Over You is the story of Layney Logan. She's co-chief editor of the school paper with Jimmy Foster, one who she'd continuously dubbed as the devil and Satan. I actually chuckled whenever Layney spouts demonic references when talking to and about Jimmy.

What the paper needed was a...more I wasn't really expecting anything great about So Over You that's why it took me so long to read this. But when one of my closest friends read this and gushed all about it on Twitter, I was motivated to start on this.

So Over You is the story of Layney Logan. She's co-chief editor of the school paper with Jimmy Foster, one who she'd continuously dubbed as the devil and Satan. I actually chuckled whenever Layney spouts demonic references when talking to and about Jimmy.

What the paper needed was a fundraiser so they've come up with the idea of calendars. Each month would feature a boy representing a club from the campus. Layney was tasked to go on 12 blind dates with these boys and talk to them for an hour in order to get to know them.

I enjoyed reading about the 12 boys presented in the story. Each one of them had different personalities and perks. You got to also learn more about Layney after each date.

Layney and Jimmy's relationship was the greatest factor that made me like this book so much. I love them. I love stories wherein ex-couples get back together. It just makes you realize -- and hope -- that second chances are truly feasible.

The twist in the story also made a huge impact on me. It's a reality that is so prevalent in our society today. The book lets us see what happens to those people who suffer through such things -- how self-loathing and self-disgust would lead these people to become emotionally unavailable.

Jimmy was a lovable character. I love how he's so funny and so clearly protective of Layney. I was able to immediately understand the whole checking the phone stuff. And that moment when he reminisced about that Wednesday! Gah. I spasmed. :)) That was too much. That was just too sweet. How he couldn't get Layney out of his system for ten years. How he wrote her name over and over again on the paper. O.o

I would have loved for the ending to be extended. I loved it because it was significant and memorable but I just wish Hayes could have written more. :D(less)

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Jun 30, 2011 Janelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

I have an aversion to high school-aged "professionals", particularly reporters. I blame this on Rory Gilmore, ostensible Ace Reporter (who was supposedly brilliant, but never chased a story and was generally too timid for conflict). So, I was already pre-disposed not to like Layney Logan. Layney's references to Philip Marlowe and what she's done to "get the story" had me rolling my eyes pretty hard. (It's always mentioned vaguely and in the past tense. I have no idea what big story a high school...more

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May 20, 2011 Erica Leigh rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, favorites, young-adult, kindle

One of my favorite new authors!
Very funny and smart. It's refreshing when the heroines
are clever and on the unconventional side of things (like say,
journalism club).

The plot was cute and silly (well, mostly. Keep reading). Laney refuses to date high school boys but is sent on 12 dates with boys from various clubs/activities at school in the name of investigative journalism for the upcoming calender. It was entertaining to see how she handled all the silly situations she got into, as well as he...more

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May 07, 2011 Kate Hinderer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Layney Logan and her arch-enemy Jimmy Foster are co-editors of their high school students newspaper. But the newspaper is feeling the squeeze of the dying industry. With its funding being cut and the inability to publish a print copy the staff is forced to move the paper online and come up with their own fund-raising scheme. The solution... a 12-month calendar featuring a guy from all the clubs in the school. The only catch... Layney, who has sworn off high school boys, has to go out on a date w...more

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Apr 30, 2011 Jenna Christy rated it 5 of 5 stars

it was GREAt, awesome, fun read.
Alas! IT WAS ALL THINGS I DIDN'T EXPECT..in a good way.

2 EX's. sharing Editor-in-chief role. a challenge. 12 dates.

You would've thought (just like what I first did) the story is the usual 2 ex's who hate each other to death fall back in love again. Well, the book surprised me in many ways I wouldn't have thought it would.

After all the happy moments, where the happy meter constantly binged up, constant banterings, funny and witty remarks, sarcastic lines,..I thoug...more

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Apr 05, 2011 Kelly/yllektra rated it 4 of 5 stars

This definitely merits 4 1/2 stars because it was really well-written and fun.
It was at times funny and sad and hopeful and depressing, but it did what it was supposed to do. It made you both think and feel.
Think of the ways you push people away just because you are afraid of yourself, them, fate, circumstance and everything in between.
It made you think of the ways you keep secrets from people even when you don't have to, even when letting out and opening your heart could really be the remedy t...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Chopette rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2013

“The devil was his most dangerous when he wasn't being devilish.”

Ok I have to admit that I didn't go into this expecting much. I am kinda in that spot at the moment where everything I have read lately has been very dark or serious and I needed something light and fluffy to even it out. The only problem was searching through my kindle and my to read shelf all I found was a lot of doom and gloom or angst and then I remembered that I got this book very cheaply ages ago. This book was good but see...more

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Feb 06, 2012 Wafiyah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, romance, great-protagonist

I had to take down my rating notch because I was kind of disappointed.

NOTE: Never, ever, ever have high expectations for a book. Especially one you're hoping to read in the future and have no idea about. So Over You is an excellent example of such a book, at least, for me. If I'm offending anyone, I apologize; maybe I'm just the odd one out, but unfortunately, I really did have expectations for this book.

"I really did try to like it." I swear, that saying it becoming a fast favourite of mine. I...more I had to take down my rating notch because I was kind of disappointed.

NOTE: Never, ever, ever have high expectations for a book. Especially one you're hoping to read in the future and have no idea about. So Over You is an excellent example of such a book, at least, for me. If I'm offending anyone, I apologize; maybe I'm just the odd one out, but unfortunately, I really did have expectations for this book.

"I really did try to like it." I swear, that saying it becoming a fast favourite of mine. I tried to enjoy it, it didn't happen. I tried to read forward, I just couldn't. I tried to love it for the sake of the awesome author, etc. etc. The thing is, though, I really did try to like the book. It had about everything I wanted to read in a contemporary novel. It had the cool plot (I wanted to read a book where the love interest had already broken up with the protagonist [like The Ex Games]), the awesome humour (because that's an advantage of contemporary-writers), the sub-plots (I always did wonder how the life of a journalist went) and I think that the whole twelve-date thing for the newspaper was an excellent way of grabbing the interest of the reader.

I read it too fast. Usually that means that I either liked the book or I didn't. But this book had just so much potential (again, sorry to disappoint) and I just couldn't find the will to like it a lot. To be honest, I was thinking that Layney was the type of person that could have more supporters. She was an excellent protagonist, I'll give her that, and the whole little fiasco of her running down the kid at age seven made my feminist side cheer her on. But the book should have dealt with a lot more than her and Jimmy kissing. There should have been more conversation. There was a lack of that, and there were so many cryptic comments here and there that I tried to dig into, but I just couldn't. I didn't understand how the two of them, Jimmy and Layney, could have gotten back together with a snap of my fingers. There wasn't much tension. Usually when I'm reading a contemporary romance novel, I anticipate the tension, and when it arrives I feel as if the whole world has collapsed. I didn't feel that way when I read this novel. It was more of a drone on.

But that doesn't mean that I didn't like it. It actually taught me a lot, and I was glad to read more about romance that had already occurred instead of two people suddenly meeting. The book had great potential, and I praise it for that.

3 out of 5 stars.(less)

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Jun 26, 2011 Jillian -always aspiring- rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Unromantics who are actually romantics at heart

Recommended to Jillian -always aspiring- by: Wendy Darling

Shelves: realistic-fiction, humorous, 2011-reads, exceeded-my-expectations, glad-i-gave-it-a-chance, surprisingly-liked, realistic-teenage-voices, comfort-reads, couldn-t-stop-reading-it, love-it-for-the-characters

(Actual Rating: 3.5 stars)

First thought post-reading: Awwwwww.

Not many books can turn me into a puddle of mush after only 40,000 words -- but this one managed it. So Over You is just one of those books that managed to dig its claws into my sensitive side and wring the smiles and sighs from me again and again.

High school senior Layney Logan is not happy. Her beloved newspaper, the Follower, has been moved to online-only format after budget cuts at her school downgraded the school newspaper to a j...more (Actual Rating: 3.5 stars)

First thought post-reading: Awwwwww.

Not many books can turn me into a puddle of mush after only 40,000 words -- but this one managed it. So Over You is just one of those books that managed to dig its claws into my sensitive side and wring the smiles and sighs from me again and again.

High school senior Layney Logan is not happy. Her beloved newspaper, the Follower, has been moved to online-only format after budget cuts at her school downgraded the school newspaper to a journalism club. She shares editor duty with Jimmy Foster, a boy she loves to hate and whom she calls Satan or Lucifer on a regular basis. Then, to make matters worse, her latest assignment is to date twelve boys in six weeks, all for the sake of a fundraiser calendar for the newspaper's budget. What's a girl to do?

The best thing I can say about So Over You is that it's fun. The banter between Layney and Jimmy is really giggle-worthy at times, and they definitely do have a chemistry between them even though they glare at each other much more than they stare longingly at one another. The dates Layney shares with the twelve "calendar boys" are also fun -- even though a part of me thought there was a bit lost potential with the date portions of the book.

The worst thing I can say, however, is that this book doesn't manage to be deep enough. However much the last arc of the story tried to prove that the story really did have deep roots and messages, this book mostly acts like a fun romp about two high school kids who pretend not to like each other but really can't keep their hands off each other once they start going. Thus, when the final arc of the story comes into play, it's a bit jarring -- so much so that you want to stop and go reread all the thousands of words beforehand just so that you can read the story with a new eye for the information you were just given. Yes, it fit in the story, but with it went my dream that this book would be adapted into a rom-com (or, even better, a Japanese shoujo manga)! Joking aside, the story could have used a bit more flesh to its bones to truly make it a noteworthy "you need to read it"-type book.

As it is, So Over You was a nice detour from my usual reads, and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a break from heavier books with wordier prose and harsher realities. It's nice to have a vacation once in a while even with reading habits, right?(less)

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Jul 28, 2012 Milka Bago rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Wow. So Over You is a really nice read. Perfect for a cloudy weather. In fact, I read this one while having a sip of my coffee in front of the TV while I'm having my manicure and pedicure. I was surprised because I liked it from the start to the end. Even though the story was short, the ending didn't appear to be rushed. It fell accordingly. There was a great deal of emotions involved. It was full of humor and drama. The characters w...more

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Mar 14, 2012 CekMoNSter rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: english, romance

I don`t know about this one...It was easy on the eyes really, how the writer wrote this book to suit her young readers. Actually, I think this one was more on the romance proved by its end as a major curled up fluff, but it was bearable.

This is a story about a school investigative journalist, Layney Logan who went on dates with 12 guys just to write a report on it or something like that by her co-chief editor, Lucifer Foster. I mean, Jimmy Foster, also her ex of four years. So off she went to t...more

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Nov 18, 2012 LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 3-star, read-2012, ya, format-ebook, acquired-bought-new

This was an unusual purchase for me, because, while I read YA, I so far have purchased very little YA fiction in e-book form. Also, I don't often read YA contemporary fiction - too much of a chance that serious/angsty real-life issues will come up (which basically is what happened in this one). After I finished Second Son of a Duke, one of Hayes' stories written for adults, I wanted to try more of her works, and the description of So Over You appealed to me.

I enjoyed the book most when it was li...more This was an unusual purchase for me, because, while I read YA, I so far have purchased very little YA fiction in e-book form. Also, I don't often read YA contemporary fiction - too much of a chance that serious/angsty real-life issues will come up (which basically is what happened in this one). After I finished Second Son of a Duke, one of Hayes' stories written for adults, I wanted to try more of her works, and the description of So Over You appealed to me.

I enjoyed the book most when it was light and funny, which was most of the time. Layney's “voice” was fun, even though she came across as being slightly older than she was. To me, she seemed like she was in her 20s, rather than not yet out of high school, and she treated the school paper like it was The New York Times. That kind of thing tended to throw me through a loop – I couldn't help but laugh when I learned that Layney and Jimmy broke up over something that happened during a game of spin-the-bottle, because it seemed so juvenile. I'll have to see how I like some of Hayes' other books, but I have a feeling her books written for adults will probably sit better with me.

Layney's panic attack clued me in on the upcoming shift in the book, so it wasn't like it came completely out of the blue. It's tough to know what to say, without going so far as to actually spoil things, but there was an awful event in Layney's past that she suppressed. The dates she went on, and her interactions with Jimmy, forced her to think about what happened and the effect it had, and was still having, on her life and emotions.

While the revelation certainly stuck in my mind and maybe helped keep this book from being pleasant, but otherwise forgettable, part of me wished that the revelation hadn't happened. The book could just as easily have been a completely light and funny look at two people who used to date and who discover that they really do still have feelings for each other. The romance between Layney and Jimmy had some cute moments - I squeed a bit when Layney failed to realize why Jimmy was reacting the way he was to the outcomes of her dates, and I loved Jimmy's story about falling head over heels in love with Layney when they were 7. I would have loved to see more of that kind of thing.

Considering how short the book was, twelve dates turned out to be a bit much. The earlier dates felt like they had a bit more depth than the later ones. For example, I would have liked to see more of the guy from the karaoke date. He seemed like he could have turned into another one of Layney's friends, like Tyler, and yet he was barely in the book. And, speaking of Tyler, I found it a little odd that he was Layney's only friend. True, she was kind of married to her “job” of working on the school newspaper, but she was so energetic and personable that it was hard to believe she hadn't made one friend prior to going out on those dates for the newspaper. Tyler was a pretty good sport, letting Layney talk him into helping her with “girlie things,” like putting on makeup, but I couldn't help but think that Layney needed to find herself an actual female friend.

This was an okay book, although I would have preferred it if this book had been 100% light, humorous fluff. The more serious shift near the end didn't seem to fit well with the overall tone of the book.

Other Comments:

There were a handful of typos, but, as far as I can remember, nothing major. Also, there was one part that looked a bit odd on my Nook, a bulleted list. The bullets were almost completely cut off on my screen, although I was able to read the list itself just fine.

(Original review, with read-alikes, posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)(less)

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Oct 06, 2012 Taylor rated it 3 of 5 stars

I thought this was a cute and sweet, light hearted romance story. The blind date twist added a unique twist on the story and it was fun to watch Layney experience the blind date rollercoaster. What i didn't like about it was that it seemed like as the story when on, the dates were given a backseat to Layney's other conflicting emotions and issues. I thought the secret that Layney revealed towards the end was surprising. It added a differetn dimension to the story and made Layney a more relate ab...more

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Jan 12, 2012 Coffeecup rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, contemporary

The book is about exactly what you read in the blurb plus a little more. I won't go into that because if you are interested in reading the book it'll spoil the fun. Instead, let's get straight into my review.

The beginning was great; it had me laughing (really!) and you definitely knew the characters were a perfect fit for each other (great chemistry).

As the book continues, it begins to lag and pick up again every once in a while. You get to learn a little about the characters' history together t...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Kala rated it 4 of 5 stars

So Over You was one of those fluffy cute romance novels that just leave you feeling happy at the end. The book is about a girl named Layney Logan who recently became co-editor of the school newspaper with her arch rival Jimmy Foster.

The paper decides they want to do a calendar featuring boys from all the different sports/clubs and somehow Layney gets roped into doing blind dates with all 12 in order to write stories about them all.

The blind dates are really cute and funny. The one where she me...more

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May 02, 2011 Amber rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars
This is the first book by Gwen Hayes I have read and I really enjoyed this story. Layney Logan was such an incredible character and well defined. It’s Layney’s senior year and she is co-chief editor with Beelzebub (aka Jimmy Foster) her arch nemesis. With funding and cuts, the Journalism class is about to be void but Layney is determined to keep it alive and running no matter the cost.

Layney is set up on 12 random dates for a fundraising calendar which is anything but enticing to her. A...more

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Gwen Hayes (that’s me) lives in the Pacific Northwest with her real life hero and a pack of wild beasts (two of whom she gave birth to).

She is a reader, writer, and lover of pop culture (which, other than yogurt, is the only culture she gets).

Gwen is represented by Jessica Sinsheimer of the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency and her first Young Adult Paranormal novel, FALLING UNDER, will be released by...more

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