She spent her life reading romance classic novels but she’s just not the best at socializing with other people. This book follows Mary, a very young girl, she’s just fifteen years old (I honestly don’t know why I thought she was older before reading the book) and she’s just the most relatable character ever for me. I was drawn by this synopsis and this cover since I first heard of it, and I was not disappointed.
It just melted my heart, so fair warning to that. I would like to start this review by saying that this book is actually the cutest I’ve read this year. This review will be completely spoiler free. All opinions, however, are completely my own. If she wants a happy ending IRL, she’ll have to write it herself.Ī huge thank you to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Hourcourt Children’s Book Group for giving me the chance to read this book as an E-Arc before the release date. As her best intentions go up in flames, Mary discovers life doesn’t follow the same rules as fiction. Unfortunately, Mary is better at dishing out advice than taking it-and the number one bad boy on her list is terribly debonair. So when a girl at her new high school nearly succumbs to the wiles of a notorious cad, Mary starts compiling the Scoundrel Survival Guide, a rundown of literary types to be avoided at all costs. Synopsis (from Goodreads): As a devotee of classic novels, Mary Porter-Malcolm knows all about Mistakes That Have Been Made, especially by impressionable young women. In the immortal words of my librarian mother, I spend way too much time thinking about my next meal.Publishing House: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Book Group I have a daughter, a stepdaughter, and two goddaughters, each of whom is brilliant and amazing. He is also French, which means no one ever asks what I think about the wine, and my last name is pronounced with a silent "t." My husband is an archaeologist, which means everyone always thinks his job is cooler than mine. After a series of odd jobs (au pair, horse-sitter, barista), I worked as a reporter for 10 years, writing about theater, music, and movies. in Literature from New College of Florida and an M.A. Kansas (pictured no wind machine required). Places I have lived, sometimes more than once: Virginia.
When not reading or pretending to be Princess Leia, young me watched a lot of old movies, Perry Mason, and Masterpiece Theatre. Tragically, at 5'9" I am also the least tall.
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