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When Sophie learns that gorgeous Luke fancies her, she forgets her carefully designed 'How To Be A Better Person' rules and almost loses her best friend. Book #2
Quick Summary
If you're into YA stories about friendship getting messy when romance enters the picture, this one's for you. Sophie has this whole notebook of self-improvement rules she lives by, but once the impossibly cute Luke starts showing interest in her, she completely abandons them to impress him and nearly tanks her closest friendship in the process. The humor lands really well, especially when Sophie has to face the consequences of ditching her principles for shallow popularity points. What makes this memorable is how real the friendship stakes feel; the story doesn't make you choose between rooting for the romance and rooting for Sophie to fix things with her best friend. Kids who liked books like *The Princess Diaries* or enjoy stories where the main character has to learn that being yourself matters more than being liked will probably fly through this. There's nothing too heavy or concerning here just good, clean fun about the awkward reality of liking someone so much you'll make stupid mistakes for them. It's a quick read at around 30,000 words, which makes it perfect for readers who want something substantial enough to get lost in but won't take forever to finish.