SYNOPSIS - (From B&N)
If Kate were Lady Brett Ashley, the devastating heroine of Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, she’d spend her summers careering around the Riviera in her coupe, breaking hearts by the dozen—because why not? In reality, Kate’s never even had a boyfriend, and she’ll be spending the summer abetting her mom’s lame ploy to make her dad jealous: running off to Cape Cod and crashing at the seaside home of her wealthy friends, the Cooper-Melnicks. To add to the shame, the Cooper-Melnicks’ gorgeous daughter Sarah is a bit like Lady Brett, and she seems less than thrilled to hang out with her new houseguest. Any dreams Kate once had of a perfect summer are ruined.
That is, until Sarah’s cute, witty friend Adam starts drawing Kate into the fold—and seems intrigued. With Adam around, Kate feels like she just might have a bit of heartbreaker potential after all. But when a breezy summer romance quickly grows more complicated can Kate keep pretending her relationship with Adam is just a carefree fling? Or will she take the risk and tell him her real feelings? Suddenly Kate is asking herself a question she never thought she’d stoop to: Is she girlfriend material?
THOUGHTS
Girlfriend Material is so cute! It has everything you would want in a summer novel. It’s now one of my favorite summer reads. If you haven’t read it already, you have to read it as soon as you can! And weho isn’t drawn to the cutest cover ever?
Melissa Kantor writes amazing characters. It’s so easy to like them! (Or maybe in fall in love with them!) Kate is cute, sweet, quirky, and absolutely hilarious. Its not that she’s crazy, but what goes on in her head will have you laughing and thinking, “Why isn’t Kate real?!” The way she looks at things is just so funny. I love how she puts herself into novels, especially in The Sun Also Rises. WWLBAD? (What Would Lady Brett Ashley Do?) Adam is the love interest in this novel. He’s probably everything you would imagine if you were Kate on a summer vacation who just happened to find the most attractive guy ever; perfect. Maybe a little too perfect, but definitely a great character to Girlfriend Material. At first, I was pretty annoyed with Sarah until probably halfway through the book. If you read this amazing novel, you’ll see that she’s not that bad.
Unfortunately, the last few chapters of the book felt rushed. Even though you know how its going to end, it doesn’t end as smoothly as you’d think. And Kate was being very stubborn with Adam, which was something I was not very font about..
But with Kate going through more than she hoped for (mainly because her parents are having issues and Adam isn’t as perfect as she think he is) I think you will like reading Girlfriend Material just as much as I did! It’s a great, quick read to grab before you’re on your way to the beach, or if you’re not doing anything else. Don’t be fooled by my complaints about the ending; that’s just me not getting the exact ending that I wanted.. 
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