The New Guy (And Other Senior Year Distractions)

by Amy Spalding

Neurotic over-achiever Jules McCallister-Morgan has her senior year all planned out: become the editor of her prestigious LA private school's revered and long-standing newspaper, and get into Brown. But on only her second day, a wrench is thrown into her plan for perfection--new guy at school, Alex Powell. Alex is smart and funny... and only two years ago had the number one song in the country with his viral video sensation boy band, Chaos 4 All.

After getting over the initial shock that someone like Alex could possibly like like her, Jules accepts that having a boyfriend could be a nice addition to her senior year. That is until Alex commits the ultimate betrayal by joining Talon, the school's brand-new TV news show that's scooping all of the paper's leads. It's a war between old and new media, and Jules isn't going down without a fight. But what's really more important--college applications, or happiness and love?

Filled with tons of romantic tension, shocking reveals, and a less-than-friendly, but more-than-hilarious prank war, Amy Spalding's sophomore title on the Poppy list will leave you falling for The New Guy.

• ISBN10: 0316382787
• ISBN13: 9780316382786
• Publish Date: 30 June 2016 (first published 5 April 2016)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 6 August 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: Poppy
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 3.5 Stars

I thought this was a fun look at what happens, when a very driven young woman becomes a little sidetracked by. Jules had plans. She was going to be editor of the school paper and earn her way into Brown. She had no time for drama, but it found her, in the form direct competition for the newspaper and a wonderful new student named Alex.

Things I loved:
• Jules' family, her moms were awesome, and it was always nice being at home with them.
• The dog walking
• Alex, he was so sweet and endearing and genuine, and it really annoyed me what Jules KEPT doing to him.
• The romance, when we were in the Jules and Alex bubble
• All the newspaper and broadcast stuff was interesting, and I loved the characters' passion for it.
• The revenge plots were pretty funny, most of the time.

What I wished? I wish Alex and Jules' romance hadn't suffered due to all the drama, because I really adored those two together, but it was still a fun read, and I was happy with where everyone ended up.

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[pagingserenity]

I received an ARC of this book for free from NOVL and Little, Brown and Company in exchange for a review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review in any way.

The New Guy is a cute, and humorous read. With a strong main character, it does a good job of representing life as a high school senior and the struggles it brings. That being said, as well as it tells Jules’ story, it does contain a lot of second-degree embarrassment and boy obsessiveness.

You can find my full review and others like it at Paging Serenity.