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Reader reviewed by The Book Girl

Jenn and John have known each other forever. Growing up next door to each other they were best friends, until high school when they slowly starting drifting apart. John is now the most popular boy in school. Everybody wants his attention and he could have any girl he ever wanted. To Jenn, he's the boy she loves to hate as they race up the latter of accomplishments. So when he steps into her territory, that of the stage in the school's play Romeo and Juliet, the battle rages as each tries to best the other. And each fights all the harder as their pride prevents them from realizing their true feelings for each other.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It had some great themes throughout it that were perfect for the story. The continual references to Pride and Prejudice was brought up in dicussions in English, telling Jenn's and John's story through Elizabeth's and Mr Darcy's. Their toughest challenge was letting go of their pride long enough to show thie true feelings. The descriptions of the play were realistic and made you feel like you were in the audience watching along. The last showing of the play was particularly funny, with everybody playing practical jokes on others. The book was written in third person naritive, but the story was done well enough that most of the time you didnt even notice this :-) Overall a highly recomended read. Great job Jennifer!