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So Over You

Gwen Hayes

3.84 · Rating details · 7,793 ratings · 305 reviews

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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 Journali ...more

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Jun 23, 2011 Wendy Darling rated it liked it

Recommends it for: YA romance fans

Recommended to Wendy Darling by: Jessica

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

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 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 23, 2011 Jessica rated it really liked it

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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Jun 25, 2011 Jillian -always aspiring- rated it liked it

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 (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? ...more

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Nov 15, 2016 Rose rated it liked it

3.5 stars~

would've been 5 if not for the ending *sigh*

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Oct 15, 2011 Kaitlyn rated it it was amazing

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 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. ...more

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Jun 27, 2011 Kate (Nomalicious Reads) rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, kindle, favourites, reviewed

More reviews can be found at my blog Nomalicious Reads

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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Apr 29, 2011 Isamlq rated it liked it

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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Sep 03, 2011 ♥Rachel♥ rated it it was amazing

Layney Logan and Jimmy Foster hate each other but are forced to deal with each other on a daily basis. Somehow they ended up as co-editors on the high school paper. This year, their senior year, is particularly stressful because of budget cuts they have to find a way to fund the paper on their own.

They come up with a calendar photo shoot of a boy from a different club or sport, each month. Jimmy however, feels that the calendar will have an even broader appeal if they do a feature along with th ...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Amber rated it liked it

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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Oct 18, 2013 hannah rated it did not like it

well this sure was....something.

the thing is there were aspects of this book i did like, like the idea of oliver/laney, but the execution was... just... idk.

i mean it starts off pretty promising and i'm kind of annoyed the book just didn't stick to that relationship and exploring it (because it definitely had promise! i'm always down for love/hate ships when handled correctly especially since laney and jimmy have a history together) instead it had to add something tragic to the whole back-story ...more

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Dec 23, 2018 Huda Hadoya89 rated it really liked it

I like it ,, this book Get me out of reading slump ❤ ...more

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Apr 29, 2011 Jenna rated it it was amazing

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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Mar 05, 2011 Laura's Book Addiction rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2010, kindle

4.5 STARS

This is my 2nd book by Gwen Hayes and one that will make me go out and read whatever she writes. So Over You is a fast paced quick read with so much detail that the story just jumped of the page.

The two main characters Jimmy and Layney are just great together some of the best bits in the book come from them.

So Over You is a story of friendship,lose,romance and finding yourself again.

Perfect for any YA chick lit fan.

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Oct 27, 2012 Donna {Book Passion for Life} rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-contemporary-romance, audio-books

This was my second audio book and I have to say, once I started listening to this, it was very addicting. I loved the storyline, it was entertaining, sweet and funny - what more could I have asked for?

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May 02, 2011 Sandy rated it liked it

Shelves: i-loved-except-for-that-one-part, read-in-2011

3.5 stars

Gwen Hayes should leave the angsty paranormal stuff behind and write more books like this.

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Jan 12, 2013 Rashika (is tired) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: chick-lit, good-female-leads, good-romances, guys-one-cannot-help-falling-for, read-2013, totally-worth-it, ya, 2013-favorites, second-chance-romance

(this may or may not contain spoilers depending on how you look at it)

It's rare that one finds a chic lit thats actually different. No not completely different otherwise it wouldn't be a chic lit. But there are certain elements of a chic lit that you would expect. For starters a female lead you may want to slap from time to time. I actually LOVED Layne. I have a total girl crush on her. It's because of her personality. She reminds me of myself (a bit). She isn't a stupid ice queen nor is she a p (this may or may not contain spoilers depending on how you look at it)

It's rare that one finds a chic lit thats actually different. No not completely different otherwise it wouldn't be a chic lit. But there are certain elements of a chic lit that you would expect. For starters a female lead you may want to slap from time to time. I actually LOVED Layne. I have a total girl crush on her. It's because of her personality. She reminds me of myself (a bit). She isn't a stupid ice queen nor is she a popular person or anything else. She has issues so she separates herself from the rest of the crowd but unlike other females that have had the same issue (in YA), she doesn't avoid humanity. She sticks around, talks to them, she isn't mean to anyone nor does she ignore them. She just isn't chummy with them.
Yes she has been raped. But I like the way she deals with it. I've read about 5 books that have character that have been raped, they have all had different reactions to this, some have become ice queens and closed off of humanity, for some there isn't much of a visible difference. Yet here you can see it has effected her in some ways. BUT she doesn't take it out on the rest of the human population. She is funny and she is also dedicated to her work.
Oh and one of the other things that make her different, most of the girls that I've read in YA that have been raped tend to forget about their issues as soon as the guy steps in. I mean they have them but it seems like the author is trying to shove it up our faces and not actually make it a part of the girl's character.
Here the guy happens to be her ex. She doesn't get swoony as soon as he comes. In fact she is annoyed with him most of the time. Although I think it is quite obvious in which direction this is headed.
Although this book isn't about how someone deals with rape I love how the author weaves it in. The reaction seems so much more realistic. She even shows a bit of the psychological side of it.
“When something bad happens to us, especially when we are young, our brains will sometimes protect us from it until we are strong enough to deal with the issue. It's not uncommon for people to completely black out an experience for years and revisit it only when they feel safe enough to face it.”
Okay I should probably not talk about how this book has one of the best portrayals of how a victim may change after being raped.
Ummm Jimmy. OMG THIS GUY IS SO AWESOME! I mean everything he does, Layne thinks that he is trying to make her life hell but we as the readers can clearly see this is not the case and we can see he still hurts from what she did to him 4 years ago. So he may be a bit of a jerk but can you blame him? She used to most pathetic excuse to break up with him.
But Jimmy, I really do love the person he is at the end of the book and what he does. I cannot say anything about him. I forgot everything that makes him awesome because there is too much awesome in him to remember it all.
I think the romance in the book is also great, there isn't much of it but it's SO GOOD! It's between two ex's yet you can see the development, they don't start jumping each other as soon as they realize the mistakes they made. THANK GOD FOR THAT! Something different about this book ONCE AGAIN.
Some random quotes because I am cool:
“I’m good at bending rules. Here’s the thing—I’ve decided that you are going to be the closest thing to a BFF I’ll allow myself to have. Whether you like it or not, we’re buddies now.”
“Okay, psycho girl. But if you start wearing your hair like mine and pilfering my clothes like that Single White Female movie, we’re breaking up.”

“I’d like to make it clear from the start that I am gay, gay, gay. Like, when I come out of the closet, I’m usually wearing my sister’s prom dress kind of gay.”
I looked at Mr. September across the bench and said the first thing that came to mind. “God, you’re so lucky.”

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Feb 27, 2012 Kandice Dover rated it really liked it

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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May 29, 2011 Heather rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

So Over You is the story of Layney Logan and her archnemesis Jimmy Foster. Set with the backdrop of the struggling high school newspaper, Logan and Foster battle out their mutual hatred of each other. Layney is about as closed off to people as a person can get and while she pretends that her non-life is exactly the life she wants, she has to admit it doesn't feel much like living lately. It's been 4 years since the Logan and Foster ended their "first love" relationship and they are still at each ...more

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Nov 24, 2013 Jo ★The Book Sloth★ rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary, time-waste, ya

So...Turns out I'd already read this book at some point and then totaly forgot about it. That really goes to show how unremarkable I actually found it. It wasn't bad, it wasn't good, it was plain old average.

We have the usual "too mature, control freak" heroine. Layney wasn't an awful heroine, I think that mostly my problem was that she was the usual neurotic teenager with a traumatic event in her past. About 30% in the book it was really obvious that sth of that nature had happened to her so I ...more

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May 29, 2012 Silver rated it it was amazing

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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Jul 09, 2013 Lost_withinbooks (Amy) rated it really liked it

A girl with a dark secret who doesn't date is sent on twelve dates for her journalism group to help them make money..the person who set it up Jimmy Foster her ex boyfriend from eight grade whom she still in a very secluded way still loves..

From the start of reading this book I was alittle unsure if I wanted to read it..but as the story developed I grew to fall in love with Layney and Jimmy....but most of all Mr. February was THEE best ever......I love love love Micah and that tongue pricing and ...more

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May 20, 2011 Erica Leigh rated it really liked it

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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Oct 19, 2010 Kerri rated it really liked it

I loved this book. What girl wouldn't love to go on 12 blind dates with no risk because your hot ex-boyfriend will be watching your back to make sure that none of the guys you've been set up with harm you in anyway. I was surprised that this book wasn't just a light quick read but rather it delved into some pretty hard hitting subjects and handled them well. I read this book in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed it from the first page to the last.

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Dec 22, 2011 Stephenie rated it really liked it

I had a friend here on Goodreads lend this one to me. I am so grateful that she did because this book was so good! I quickly read the book with a few cups of coffee. I found myself really enjoying it. It's just one of those books that you don't really have to think about and it's a lot of fun.

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Feb 27, 2012 diana rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-favorite

Edit: September 10, 2018

Read this book twice now and... OH MY GOSH CAN WE GET A SEQUEL?! That ending was PERFECT but I NEED MORE.

Original review:

So Over You is a short, typical young adult novel. It has no unique plot and for the most part, it’s pretty much predictable. But tell you what, even with all those things in mind, this book totally rocks!

So Over You features our seventeen year old heroine, Layney Logan. She’s definitely an interesting character. She has a fiery personality and she’s n ...more

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Nov 07, 2011 Renee rated it really liked it

Shelves: favourite-chick-lit-books

He flashed me the universal don't-say-it hand sign "Not a word."
"I can't believe you had a...a...a stiffy!"
He blushed furiously, reminding me he was really a red head. "Look I'm a guy. Your ass was touching my groin. of course I'm going to pop a boner. It's a natural reaction."

This cracked me up so much! In case your wondering they were stuck in a closet hiding from something... :)
Anyway I want to give a round of applause for this author, her writing is so funny and somehow very deep. You He flashed me the universal don't-say-it hand sign "Not a word."
"I can't believe you had a...a...a stiffy!"
He blushed furiously, reminding me he was really a red head. "Look I'm a guy. Your ass was touching my groin. of course I'm going to pop a boner. It's a natural reaction."

This cracked me up so much! In case your wondering they were stuck in a closet hiding from something... :)
Anyway I want to give a round of applause for this author, her writing is so funny and somehow very deep. You see this book is hard to review because there's a lot of humorous moments than cracked me up but with that there was also some secrets and drama when you didn't expect it, the author was really good at unravelling these secrets but when she finally let it out I was like "OHHHHHHHHH!" Honestly this book as everything I was looking for.

Hmmmm now characters in which I LOVE:

Layney Logan is the main girl in this book. She's uptight, stubborn, prideful and very opinionated in EVERYTHING. But once again the author has written her character well enough that she almost... lovable.

Jimmy Froster is the main guy and is very dreamy! Some of the same things that Froster and Layney have in common is that they are both stubborn, prideful and understand each others humour (which is very mean but hilarious) also that he's so cute when he's jealous or protective! It's adorable!

Tyler is Layney's new best friend in the book and was actually one of the dates but they decided to be BFF as Layney like to say. I loved his humour because Layney would make him do all this girl stuff like making him go shopping and putting makeup on her (when he only suggested it).
This is one of my favourite lines in this book between Layney and Tyler.

"Ha-Ha. Can I borrow some lip gloss?"
"That's it. I am never helping you with anything girly again."
He would. We both knew it.

If your looking for something light and funny but somehow deep and secretive I recommend this book to you.
I have completely fallen in love with this book it's awesome!

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Nov 04, 2011 Jeds rated it it was amazing

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

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Oct 10, 2012 Yue rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1st-person-narrative, 2016, author-female, contemporary, i-love-you-i-hate-you, school-college, young-adults

The end decided my rating. It was a good book, although much darker than I was expecting. I thought it would be a nice school-chick-lit YA, and in some way it is. Laney runs a newspaper in school, along with her archi-nemesis, Jimmy Foster, who she calls Satan, Lucifer, etc. They argue, they call each other names, and she "hates" him. It was a good "I-love-you/I-hate-you" relationship. They used to date when they were younger (4/5 years ago) and they split due a silly thing. Or Foster thinks so. ...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Kala rated it really liked it

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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Jan 16, 2015 J rated it really liked it

3.5 stars rounded up to 4. A definite YA book involving high school students trying to keep the school newspaper alive. The main characters were boyfriend and girlfriend through the 8th grade but split up for reasons the now senior boyfriend really never understood. Both of them are now working to save the newspaper and they are friendly but easily antagonize each other with digs and barbs harking back to their former relationship.

The boy is still very protective of the girl, and she has these f ...more

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About Gwen Hayes

Gwen Hayes

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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 also edits kissing books.