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If I'm Being Honest
  • Published: 23 April 2019
  • ISBN: 9780451481092
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $40.00

If I'm Being Honest

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23 Apr 2019
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23 Apr 2019
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Mean Girls meets The Taming of the Shrew in this romantic follow-up to Always Never Yours

In this Mean Girls meets The Taming of the Shrew young adult romance, a queen bee learns that her tirade of being brutally honest is going to cost her if she doesn't start apologizing.

“This delightfully feminist rom-com has characters that feel like friends and will surely appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen.”—BuzzFeed

“Cameron may be a mean girl, but she’s also smart, self-aware and willing to do the hard work necessary to earn her happy ever after.”—NPR

Cameron Bright is gorgeous, popular, and—according to 99% of Beaumont Prep’s student body—a b*tch. That doesn’t bother Cameron, who knows how important it is to be honest. But when her crush, Andrew, sees Cameron’s cruelty up close, it’s a major turnoff, and suddenly Cameron’s consumed with winning him back. So she devises a plan: she’ll “tame” herself like Shakespeare’s illustrious shrew, Katherine, and make amends with everyone she’s wronged. If she can reverse her reputation as a mean girl, Andrew will have to take notice.

Cameron’s apology tour begins with Brendan Rosenfeld, the guy whose social life she singlehandedly destroyed in the sixth grade. But earning his forgiveness requires befriending the school’s geeky crowd—which isn’t as easy as it looks. Soon, though, Cameron begins to see that her new friends bring out the best in her, especially Brendan, who views her honesty as an asset. Now Cameron’s left wondering if maybe she doesn’t have to compromise who she is for the kind of love she deserves.
  • Published: 23 April 2019
  • ISBN: 9780451481092
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $40.00
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About the authors

Emily Wibberley

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka met and fell in love in high school. Austin went on to graduate from Harvard, while Emily graduated from Princeton. Together, they are the authors of several novels about romance for teens and adults. Now married, they live in Los Angeles, where they continue to take daily inspiration from their own love story.
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Austin Siegemund-Broka

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka met and fell in love in high school. Austin went on to graduate from Harvard, while Emily graduated from Princeton. Together, they are the authors of several novels about romance for teens and adults. Now married, they live in Los Angeles, where they continue to take daily inspiration from their own love story.
portrait photo of Austin Siegemund-Broka

Praise for If I'm Being Honest

Praise for If I'm Being Honest:

"This delightfully feminist rom-com has characters that feel like friends and will surely appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen."--Buzzfeed

"Cameron may be a mean girl, but she's also smart, self-aware and willing to do the hard work necessary to earn her happy ever after -- and that makes her heroine material in my book."--NPR.com

"A valuable addition to the contemporary realistic fiction genre. The message that being kinder does not mean compromising who you are, but rather unveiling the better and more authentic version of one's self, is admirable. A refreshing mean-girl transformation story akin to 10 Things I Hate About You."--Kirkus Reviews

"The Shakespeare-in-high-school story line is always popular, and Cameron's quest for redemption is given depth by her complicated family. A frothy drama with plenty of layers."--Booklist

Praise for Always Never Yours

"Every page bursts with humor, squee-inducing romance, and an abiding sense of the deep love and joy of its two writers . . . Always Never Yours is a necessary, feel-good addition to the YA canon."--Entertainment Weekly

"An utterly charming story of love, family, heartbreak, and drama. I absolutely loved it!"--Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of Save the Date

"This contemporary romance is equal parts swoony, delightful, and heartfelt with a refreshingly empowered main character that's sure to charm you all the way to the end."--Buzzfeed

"Shakespeare fans, this book was written for you! The witty, seductive characters, the incredible plot -- there is no doubt that all types of YA readers will find something to swoon over in this high school love story."--RT Reviews