A review by daniellebeverly
The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart

4.0

I just finished WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart, and wanted to give her backlist a try (if you haven't read THAT, get on it--5 stars). I was given THE BOYFRIEND LIST, and was skeptical. But I ended up thoroughly enjoying this book!*1 It's smart, witty, and completely captures real thoughts a teenage girl (and even myself at 24!) would have in social situations of the Tate universe.*2 I laughed and screamed out loud as Roo maneuvers through life as a fifteen year old. The formatting of footnotes quickly grew on me;*3 I thought they were such a unique and ingenious choice. Well done, Lockhart! I will now read everything you've ever written.

*1: Thank goodness they changed the cover back to the frog! It had a girl on it before, which would have completely turned me off.
*2: What's the Tate universe, you ask? Read TBL to find out :)
*3: Clearly