Love and Other Theories is a fast-paced twist on the coming-of-age novel and the romantic comedy that Kirkus Reviews called "careful, subtle, and aching" in a starred review.
Aubrey and her best friends made a pact to play by the guys' rules when it comes to dating. They're hoping the rules will keep them from experiencing high school heartbreak—they don't realize that these rules could just as easily keep them from opening their hearts and minds.
And when new boy Nathan Diggs moves to town, Aubrey starts to think that some rules are meant to be broken.
With equal parts bite and romance, topped off with an irresistibly engaging voice, Alexis Bass's novel is one you won't want to miss.
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“A system for avoiding heartbreak
falls apart in an unexpectedly insightful tale of friendship and loyalty…What looks poised to be a
romantic comedy (girl meets boy; theories fail; love triumphs) turns into
something far more complex and bittersweet. Each character’s life is carefully
imagined, from Chiffon, the target of the girls’ ridicule, to Shelby herself,
whose carefree armor slowly begins to crack. The bullying is never forgiven.
The lovers, once estranged, are never entirely reunited. The theories are
indeed debunked, but what is left in their place is a kind of vulnerability and
regret that can’t be summed up in a romantic platitude. Careful, subtle, and aching.”
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Kirkus Reviews (starred review)