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Alexia, Raven, Kelly, and Sydney have always been there for each other - through breakups and heartaches, good times and bad. But during one summer, their friendship will be tested in ways they never imagined.
Sydney and Drew are back together, but there's some trouble in paradise.
Raven loves Horace - but isn't sure she'll remember that when he's thousands of miles away.
Alexia and Ben are stronger than ever - except for that one decision she can't seem to make.
As Kelly is the only single on in the group, the girls create a list of rules for her, all about how to turn a crush into something more. But soon, all the girls are using the rules, and creating problems in their relationships as they develop crushes on guys who are off-limits.
And Kelly starts crushing on the one guy she can't have...
Praise for The Heartbreakers
"Debut author Wells crafts a lighthearted and humorous tale." - Publishers Weekly
"An enjoyable ride." - Romantic Times
Having mended and formed new relationships with boyfriends according to the rules of their made-up breakup code in The Heartbreakers (Scholastic, 2007/VOYA February 2008), the four friends return in this sequel with new problems. Alexia, Raven, and Sydney are working hard to please their boyfriends while facing the challenges of physical and emotional distance. In addition, Alexia is deciding the right time to have sex. In their midst, Kelly is without a boyfriend, but when an attractive guy catches her attention, the friends consult the crush code of thirty-eight rules designed to help Kelly get her man and assist the others in keeping theirs. When they apply the code, their romantic relationships and their own friendship change dramatically as they make important decisions and move into the future. Teen girls who face their own romantic challenges will find connections here, but beyond that tie this novel has little to recommend it. The characters lack commitment, realism, and emotional depth. Many of the emotional issues they face are not completely resolved so there is no thematic discovery. The contrived, impractical, and childish rules provide no real structure or wisdom to the story. The narrative description constantly emphasizes mundane and unnecessary details that only serve to distract the reader. The plot is clichEd, and constant shifts between character viewpoints makes it confusing. The successful conclusion gives fans of the first something to enjoy, but anyone else looking for a serious read would do well to look elsewhere. Reviewer: Rachel Wadham
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reviewed The Crushes on January 19, 2009 The Crushes
Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com
After cementing their lifelong friendship with The Breakup Code, Alexia, Kelly, Raven, and Sydney are heading into the summer before their senior year.
Between Raven's depression over the four-week loss of her boyfriend, Horace, to the city of Detroit, Sydney fulfilling volunteer obligations at the local hospital and vowing to make the second round of her relationship with Drew work, not to mention Alexia being in love for the first time in her life, the former can't help but worry that she and her friends might be drifting apart.
When Alexia spots Kelly's hot new kick-boxing instructor, she sees the perfect solution to both her concerns and Kelly's state of singlehood: The Crush Code. Thirty-eight rules guaranteed to nab the guy of their dreams.
Pretty soon all four girls are trying out the code - Sydney on fellow volunteer Quinn, Raven on her new neighbor, Blake, and Kelly on her instructor, Adam; but the code can't distract Kelly from the boy she really likes.
The one boy in the world she can never have...
It's been a long time since I read a book that made me cry, but Pamela Wells does such an incredible job portraying the roller-coaster ride of emotions that come with young love. Whether reading about Alexia's uncertainty about losing her virginity to Ben, Raven's desire to remain faithful to the boy she loves while feeling intensely attracted to someone else, the thrill of new flirtations, or the pain of ultimate betrayal, I was transported into the emotions of each characters' journey.
THE CRUSHES is an excellent, heartfelt novel about friendship, first love, and surviving the difficulties life throws your way.
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