The Make-Up Test
Books | Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
3.1
Jenny L. Howe
In this smart, swoony, rom-com debut from Jenny L. Howe The Make-Up Test, two college exes find themselves battling against each other—and their unresolved feelings—for a spot in a prestigious literature Ph.D. program.Allison Avery loves to win. After acing every academic challenge she’s come up against, she’s finally been accepted into her dream Ph.D. program at Claymore University, studying medieval literature under a professor she’s admired for years. Sure, grad school isn’t easy—the classes are intense, her best friend is drifting away, and her students would rather pull all-nighters than discuss The Knight's Tale—but she’s got this. Until she discovers her ex-boyfriend has also been accepted. Colin Benjamin might be the only person who loves winning more than Allison does, and when they're both assigned to TA for the same professor, the game is on.What starts as a personal battle of wits (and lit) turns into all-out war when their professor announces a career-changing research trip opportunity—with one spot to fill. Competing with Colin is as natural as breathing, and after he shattered her heart two years ago, Allison refuses to let him come out on top. But when a family emergency and a late-night road trip—plus a very sexy game of Scrabble—throw them together for a weekend, she starts to wonder if they could be stronger on the same team. And if they fall for each other all over again, Allison will have to choose between a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and what could be a twice-in-a-lifetime love.In this charmingly bookish debut, The Make-Up Test embraces the truth that people can sometimes change and grow, even when you least expect it.
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Author
Jenny L. Howe
Pages
336
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-09-13
ISBN
1250837863 9781250837868
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"There is a fair amount of this book that is a love letter to Literature and lit theory, which 100% is not for everyone. I did enjoy the familial dynamics. Family is complicated and feelings about families can be messy and complicated. Relationships can let you down and be ******, sometimes they get better and sometimes they don't. There is a bit of all of this here. "
"I was able to read this for free thanks to Net Galley, although that does not affect my opinion of the actual book. First and foremost, I loved the body positivity message that the author shared before the first chapter even began. This book definitely confused me a bit, with some of the words chosen, but that may just be a ‘me not being smart enough’ thing. I’m sad to say that this ended up being a dnf for me. I kept trying to get into it, but I just couldn’t connect to it as I had hoped I would. I was able to get through about 15% of it before I finally gave up. Maybe I’ll try to read it again another time."