Alex, Approximately

By Jenn Bennett

Book Overview

In this delightfully charming teen spin on You've Got Mail, the one guy Bailey Rydell can't stand is actually the boy of her dreams--she just doesn't know it yet.Classic movie buff Bailey "Mink" Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online by "Alex." Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush. Faced with doubts (what if he's a creep in real life--or worse?), Bailey doesn't tell Alex she's moved to his hometown. Or that she's landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. Or that she's being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth--a.k.a. her new arch-nemesis. But life is whole lot messier than the movies, especially when Bailey discovers that tricky fine line between hate, love, and whatever-it-is she's starting to feel for Porter. And as the summer months go by, Bailey must choose whether to cling to a dreamy online fantasy in Alex or take a risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. The choice is both simpler and more complicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own: Porter is Alex...Approximately.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481478788
• ISBN13: 9781481478786
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Such a good story

The ups and downs in this book were an emotional rollercoaster. Beautiful story.

for sure my favorite book rn!!!

I bought this book because of a TikTok and was honestly nervous. Let me tell y’all this was NOTTTT a disappointment what do ever. I 100% recommend this book for anyone who loves summer love stories!!!

The best YA novel I have read in a long time!!!

I waited months and months for the price of this novel to go down a little to purchase it and I am so so glad that I did! The storyline immediately had me hooked. Bailey's character hates confrontation and likes to take the easy way out of pretty much everything, until she moves to another state to live with her dad. She meets this guy, porter, who turns out to be a huge surprise! This was such an amazingly good book that I want a sequel lol ! This novel is filled with plenty of drama to keep you on your toes and steadily flipping to the next page!