Adorkable by Cookie O'Gorman

Adorkable

by Cookie O'Gorman

Adorkable (ah-dor-kuh-bul): Descriptive term meaning to be equal parts dorky and adorable. For reference, see Sally Spitz.

Seventeen-year-old Sally Spitz is done with dating. Or at least, she's done with the horrible blind dates/hookups/sneak attacks her matchmaking bestie, Hooker, sets her up on. There's only so much one geek girl and Gryffindor supporter can take.

Her solution: she needs a fake boyfriend. And fast.

Enter Becks, soccer phenom, all-around hottie, and Sally's best friend practically since birth. When Sally asks Becks to be her F.B.F. (fake boyfriend), Becks is only too happy to be used. He'd do anything for Sal - even if that means giving her PDA lessons in his bedroom, saying she's 'more than pretty,' and expertly kissing her at parties.

The problem: Sally's been in love with Becks all her life - and he's completely clueless.

This book features two best friends, one special edition Yoda snuggie, countless beneath-the-ear kisses, and begs the question:

Who wants a real boyfriend when faking it is so much more fun?

Reviewed by Ashley on

2 of 5 stars

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Adorkable had a lot of potential.

Nerdiness
Cute idea
Cute romance

But there were a few big problems I couldn't get over.

Sally could be annoyingly self deprecating. Like, "Oh he'd never love me." Well why the hell not?

Hooker and Sally's mom were INFURIATING. Even with the explanations provided, I still couldn't understand why they were CONSTANTLY setting Sally up on dates. It was just blatantly rude. Examples (paraphrased):

Hooker: "Sally, want to go to the movies?"
Sally: "Yeah! Just us, right? I really don't want you to try to set me up again."
Hooker: "Of course. Just us. Girl's night."
...and then Hooker surprises her with a date anyway...

Or

Hooker: "I know you just broke up with someone, which is why I've invited this guy over to be your date. Time to get back on that horse!"

OMG.

I would literally stop being friends with Hooker. Blatantly lying, endless pestering even when I tell her to cut it out.. Hell. No.

And finally, I couldn't stand how the entire book was so solidly built on a failure to communicate... on BOTH sides.

Yes, I expected a certain amount of that going in, but there were so many details that made this book 100x worse than it needed to be. There were so many moments when Becks would say something nice/flirty to Sally totally genuinely, and Sally would LOOK for reasons to discount them and assume they're part of the fake boyfriend thing.

I guess this just ended up feeling too childish for me. Lack of communication plus playing mind games instead of just telling people like it is. I get that it can be scary to be so honest and put yourself out there, but oh my god... I just couldn't stand this after a while.

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  • 9 April, 2016: Started reading
  • 10 April, 2016: Finished reading
  • 10 April, 2016: Reviewed