abby's Reviews > The Replacement Crush

Vivian is a book blogger.



She's obsessed with romance novels and spends her free time surrounded by them, from running a lonely hearts book club to working part-time at her mom's bookshop to raving about hunky heroes anonymously on the internet. Up until now, seventeen-year-old Viv's knowledge of love has come entirely from in between the covers... book covers, that is. But that changes when her long time crush, Jake, takes notice of her over the summer. They start sneaking off for clandestine make out sessions on the beach at night.

So it's all coming up roses for our fair heroine Vivian. Until the first day of school comes and Jake makes it clear he and she are not a thing. Were never a thing. He was just bored. Yep, he's that guy.

Heartbroken, Vivian decides to make a list of guys who are safe to crush on. It becomes an all-consuming mission (helped by a healthy dose of channeling Spock), and her number one requirement is lack of chemistry. Too bad she meets Dallas, the new guy. He's nerd-hot and a perfect match for her, but she won't let herself get close, worried about getting hurt again. Still, it's hard to deny the attraction between them, and Dallas isn't giving up on becoming her replacement crush. But Viv is playing a dangerous game and just might push him so far away that he's gone for good.

This is a cute, sweet book that's easy enough to devour in a single sitting. Dallas is the perfect book boyfriend. Not the least bit realistic, but he's fun to read about and has great chemistry with Viv. Vivian's friends were fun, and it was nice to read a book with drama-free, supportive girl friendships. Viv herself came across as younger than seventeen, and her mission became a bit tiresome and the concept a bit convoluted, which are my only real criticisms of this book. If you want to get lost in a fun, innocent romance with plenty of book nerd and straight-up-nerd references, consider this one.

Thank you to both the publisher and netgalley for granting me access to this title