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Reader reviewed by The Bookshelf Sophisticate

I first need to give it up to the marketing genius' behind this book. The cover was engaging and drew me in right away and when I read the summary write up on the back of the book I was hooked; I just had to read it so I begged to be on this tour. With the actual book itself, I admit that I was just a little disappointed. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting or hoping that it would be. While I still think the premise and overall idea seem quirky and fun, I don't really think the book lived up to all the hype for me.

There were some traditional characters in this book that all readers will recognize right off the bat. We've got the popular girls who are catty and mean (yet everyone wants to be them), the super cute high school boy all the girls drool over, gossip about and pine for, the straight A student who wants more of a social life, and we can't forget her one true and loyal friend who is happy with who she is and where she ranks on the social hierarchy.

Rae makes the mistake of telling uber-popular Ella about her little scheme on facebook and from there the drama takes off and turns into a wicked tail spin of events. I felt kind of bad for Julian (the object of said scheme) at times and sometimes I thought he was a jerk who deserved what he was getting. But overall I thought the scheme would have been bigger, a little juicier, but it just wasn't in my opinion.

I didn't find myself relating to these characters and for that reason maybe I just didn't give the book enough of a chance? I'm unsure why, but this one just wasn't for me.