Review: Finding Mr. Better-Than-You by Shani Petroff
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Author: Shani Petroff
Published January 14th 2020 by Swoon Reads
Goodreads Synopsis
Camryn has been dating Marc FOREVER—since freshman year! She dropped out of volleyball to go to all his games, switched her schedule around to be in his favorite class, and has been busting her butt to get into Columbia so they can go to the same college. So when Marc suddenly, and very publically, breaks up with her a week into their senior year so that he can date the new transfer student, she’s absolutely devastated.
But why be sad, when you can get even? Inspired by her favorite movies, Camryn decides that the best revenge is a Senior Year well lived, starring a boy who is ever so much better than her ex. With a little help from her friends, Cam is going to have the Best. Senior. Year. Ever.
Or else!
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Review
I've read a few of Petroff's books before, and when I saw this one was on special, I decided to order it as it sounded like my sort of book. Finding Mr. Better-Than-You shares Camryn's story. She has spent the last three years in a relationship with Marc, and is planning on having the best senior year she can, before they head off to Columbia for college. However, the first week back at school, Marc dumps her, publicly, and she is distraught. She now needs to rediscover just who she is, and, inspired by her love of rom-coms, decides the best way to get over Marc, is to find someone who is better than he was. She enlists her friends in her endeavours, and over time, will she work out that friendship is more important, and that this year will be perfect?
This book was okay, but it wasn't much, if I'm honest. I read it in about two hours, and even though I'm writing this review the day after I read it, I'm at a bit of a lost to what actually happened in the plot. Really, there wasn't much there, and what there was, wasn't too memorable. Marc, the ex-boyfriend, was awful - he had cheated on Cam with Lissi, but I felt sorry for Lissi. She was new to the town, and didn't know about Cam at first, and when she did, she refused to see Marc until he had spoken to Cam. Cam, as a character, wasn't the best either. She was flaky at times, though she did care about her friends - the party for Terri being evidence for this - but just not a character I would like, or want as one of my friends. By the end of the book, she had improved, but still not enough for the book to be more than 3 stars.
Dates Read:
April 18, 2020Rating
3 Stars
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