Franny's supposed to be
working this summer, not flirting. But you can't blame her when guys
like Alex and Harry are around. . . .
Franny Pearson never dreamed she'd be attending the prestigious Mansfield Summer Theater Program. And she's not, exactly. She's working for her aunt, the resident costume designer. But sewing her fingers to the bone does give her an opportunity to spend time with her crush, Alex Braverman. If only he were as taken with the girl hemming his trousers as he is with his new leading lady.
When Harry Cartwright, a notorious flirt, shows more than a friendly interest in Franny, she figures it can't hurt to have a little fun. But as their breezy romance grows more complicated, can Franny keep pretending that Harry is just a carefree fling? And why is Alex suddenly giving her those deep, meaningful looks? In this charming tale of mixed messages and romantic near-misses, one thing is clear: Flirting might be more trouble than Franny ever expected.
Franny Pearson never dreamed she'd be attending the prestigious Mansfield Summer Theater Program. And she's not, exactly. She's working for her aunt, the resident costume designer. But sewing her fingers to the bone does give her an opportunity to spend time with her crush, Alex Braverman. If only he were as taken with the girl hemming his trousers as he is with his new leading lady.
When Harry Cartwright, a notorious flirt, shows more than a friendly interest in Franny, she figures it can't hurt to have a little fun. But as their breezy romance grows more complicated, can Franny keep pretending that Harry is just a carefree fling? And why is Alex suddenly giving her those deep, meaningful looks? In this charming tale of mixed messages and romantic near-misses, one thing is clear: Flirting might be more trouble than Franny ever expected.
Le'BookSquirrel's REVIEW
5 STARS
The Trouble With Flirting Was sent to me as an ARC for an honest review.
The Trouble with Flirting takes place during summer when Franny who goes to a school where most of the
First off, please let say how much I loved this story.I was literally glued to the book from start to finish. The conversations between Harry and Franny were hilarious.I'm not sure if its because of my sense of humor but they were just spot on.Each character was so well thought out and developed that the writing flowed so very smoothly.My heard did break for Franny for a small bit(I will refrain from saying why as not to spoil it..as I dislike spoilers).The ending was Super Sweet..Im one of those people that love to
If you are looking for an "I cant put this book down type" of read then give The Trouble with Flirting a chance.Its an amazing read and the dialogue is outstanding.Claire LeZebnik has without a doubt written another winner.
One of My Favorite quote from the book due to the scene was "Come as soon as you can,"I whisper in his ear."As soon as I can,"He promises.
INTERVIEW With Claire LeZebnik
1.Where did the idea for The Trouble With
Flirting Come from?
From Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, actually. My previous novel, Epic Fail, was based on Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and this time around I wanted to tackle a
lesser-known Austen. I combined her story line (or, rather, a very loose
adaptation of her story line) with a settling gleaned from real life: my son
had spent the previous summer doing two intense acting programs and I thought
it would be fun to set a YA novel at one. The two separate inspirations came
together nicely. I love when that happens.
2.How emotionally attached to the
characters are you?
I really identify with my protagonists, even
when they’re significantly different from me (younger, prettier, saner, etc.).
I feel like I’m thinking their thoughts along with them, and I suspect that if
you filmed me writing, I would look wildly emotional: I smile when my
characters are happy and frown when something’s wrong and I tear up when I’m
writing a sad scene. But I don’t feel like they’re real people or anything—I
mean, I’ve “killed off” characters when I’ve had to. For example, there was
originally a fifth sister in Epic Fail
but my editor felt that was too many sisters to keep track of . . . and boom,
she was gone. So there's a limit to how much I identify with them!
3.Any new Work in Progress that we can
look forward too?
Absolutely! I’m finishing up the
manuscript for another HarperTeen novel, due out in the summer of 2014. Once
again it’s loosely based on a Jane Austen book (Persuasion this time) and
set
in modern-day Los Angeles. I’m really happy with this one: the
character
makes a big mistake and has to redeem herself over the course of the
novel. I think we've all had those big moments we wish we could take
back or do over--but all we can do is learn and move forward.
4.Have you read anything great lately?
Yes, Cloud
Atlas by David Mitchell. It was a challenging book and I wasn’t sure I’d
make it through the first fifty or so pages, but the more I read, the more
drawn in I got, and by the time I had reached the halfway point, all I wanted
to do was sit and read that book. It’s brilliant and fascinating and just
stunning.
5.If there was one thing you could tell
readers..what would that be?
Don’t ever stop reading books! It’s so
easy to get sucked into the kind of short form reading we do on the computer
and on our phones, but there’s nothing so wonderful as losing yourself
completely in a long, densely packed, wonderfully entertaining book. It’s like
living in a different world for a while. Where else can you get that kind of
intense vacation from real life for just a few dollars?
