Alex, Approximately
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- Author：Jenn Bennett
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Summary
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。
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。
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。
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。
Reviews
Emily
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major "you've got mail" vibes major "you've got mail" vibes 。。。more
Kendall Elise
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AWWW this book was SO fun to read！ again， one of those great summery reads 🤩 I tried to read this book a while ago and didn’t enjoy it much but lately I’ve been revisiting books I never gave a fair chance （I’m looking at you Lukov with Love） & surprise surprise I loved it！ this book felt a tiny bit outdated but porter and bailey are BEYOND cute so idc！ this book contains:-surfing-past traumas-AMAZING SIDE CHARACTERS-a beautiful romance-loads of drama -complex characters-LOADS OF SUMMERY FUNgo re AWWW this book was SO fun to read！ again， one of those great summery reads 🤩 I tried to read this book a while ago and didn’t enjoy it much but lately I’ve been revisiting books I never gave a fair chance （I’m looking at you Lukov with Love） & surprise surprise I loved it！ this book felt a tiny bit outdated but porter and bailey are BEYOND cute so idc！ this book contains:-surfing-past traumas-AMAZING SIDE CHARACTERS-a beautiful romance-loads of drama -complex characters-LOADS OF SUMMERY FUNgo read！！ 。。。more
Hari Ganapathy
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4。5
Grace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Words cannot convey my disappointment with this book。 I expected much much more than what I got。 It was boring at times， and I couldn’t tell you the exact plot to save my life。 It was all so messy。 I wanted a cute summer romance story to kickstart my own summer， and in a sense I got that， hence the 2 stars， but it could have been waaayyy better。For a story based around online friends and hidden identities， there sure weren’t a lot of online conversations。 In a sense it sort of fits with all the Words cannot convey my disappointment with this book。 I expected much much more than what I got。 It was boring at times， and I couldn’t tell you the exact plot to save my life。 It was all so messy。 I wanted a cute summer romance story to kickstart my own summer， and in a sense I got that， hence the 2 stars， but it could have been waaayyy better。For a story based around online friends and hidden identities， there sure weren’t a lot of online conversations。 In a sense it sort of fits with all the lack of communication in the story， but still。 There were so many plot areas that I felt could’ve been handled better or fleshed out more， especially some of the characters。 Like come on， a 17 year old has a drug addiction that all the adults know about， and obviously because of that he’s making some bad decisions， but instead of helping him sort himself out， the best place to put him is in a jail cell？？ Like I know he did things that put him in that position， what with the whole attempted armed robbery and high jacking her scooter， but the adults in his life all know that he has drug issues after busting his knees。 So why not get him some actual help。 What is jail gonna do for him？？ I wholeheartedly believe that Davy deserves better and did not need to be villainzed because he was a victim。 He needed guidance， and instead of truly helping him， they all， adults included （which makes it all the more aggravating）， made him out to be the bad guy， as if he could’ve just stopped whenever， and that he was choosing his lifestyle。 It’s all so stupid。Also the thing between Bailey and Porter happened so quickly that I wouldn’t even consider it an enemies to lovers situation。 Like he teased her for like a little bit and she decided she hated him， but then like 30 pages after that they were making out after their date？？？ 😐😐 Yeah no thanks。 And don’t get me started on their “hidden identities “。 It was so aggravating to have to read the book as Bailey tried to figure out who Alex was， even when major hints were dropped right in front of her face。 Like she wasn’t even the one that figured it out。 She met him and that’s when all the signs clicked in her head， like wtf？！！ I know you’re not that dense。 Not to mention， HER DAD FIGURED IT OUT BEFORE HER。 That’s so embarrassing， especially because she hangs out with Porter more than her dad， so it really goes to show just how aggravating it was to read。 。。。more
Ahnon
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I enjoyed that book so much！ I’ve never read anything from Jenn Bennett before， and must have stumbled on Alex， approximately looking for books featuring epistolary relationships。 Started reading with no expectations， and was served a hell of a cute love story。 Damn I’m happy I read that book。 I can already picture myself re-reading it。
Ry
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This wasn’t revolutionary but it sure was super cute！ This book had the recipe for a sweet， summer-y YA romance down pack complete with game nights， and surfing。 I now definitely love Jenn Bennett as an author and will probably read Starry Eyes now。 Be aware of some trigger and enjoy 300 pages of utter YA cuteness with a pinch of summer。
Luana
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La verdad amo este libro， una lectura rápida y llevadera， dependiendo si este tipo de libro te gustan， obvio。 Una comedia romántica que probablemente vuelva a leer， surf， el misterio por saber quién es ese Alex y las escenas entre Porter y la protagonista las marqué como favoritas。 Lo recomiendo mucho。
Kelly
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I AM IN LOVE 😭😭 this book is so cute and it’s just everything！！！！ It would be a 5 star but i’m quite picky， however it’s still amazing。I read this book in one sitting！！！ it’s too good！ I love bailey and porter 🥰
Pamela
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2/5Ok this was cute but the main character really annoyed me 😭 like how did she not figure stuff out，，， everyone else figured out the "plot twist" before she did。 Not that it's really a plot twist bc it's literally in the blurb but whatevs。 Bailey didn't figure it out until literally everyone else did。 It was so frustrating 😭I did still like this book， though。 This is bare minimum stuff， but i was fully expecting this to be a very white book。 i was pleasantly surprised when several of the charac 2/5Ok this was cute but the main character really annoyed me 😭 like how did she not figure stuff out，，， everyone else figured out the "plot twist" before she did。 Not that it's really a plot twist bc it's literally in the blurb but whatevs。 Bailey didn't figure it out until literally everyone else did。 It was so frustrating 😭I did still like this book， though。 This is bare minimum stuff， but i was fully expecting this to be a very white book。 i was pleasantly surprised when several of the characters were people of color and there was some diversity， specifically within the two main characters' family members and close friends。 Again， bare minimum behavior， but refreshing nonetheless。 Goes to show how starved i am for more diversity in popular books，，， ANYWAYSome issues;This book did not handle addiction very well。 It's definitely part of the story but i don't think it was approached properly。There were some loose ends， like what about Bailey's mom？？？ Also， Porter laughing at some sexist joke someone made about Bailey 🧍🏽♀️ uncalled for。ALSO can we discuss that Bailey is 17 （a minor） and Porter is 18 （not a minor）🧍🏽♀️🧍🏽♀️🧍🏽♀️All in all， if i did not Think Critically™ about this book at all， this might have been a 4 star read， but I can't help it。 I simply cannot overlook the issues i had with it。 But i might give this author another try sometime！ 。。。more
Myla
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Welp， this book definitely got me out of my reading slump。 I think the book was a great witty romance and a easy read， everything was predictable and you knew everything that was gonna happen already from reading the blurb。 Some don’t like that but I didn’t mind it at all。 The writing was fine， I had a hard time connecting with the characters and really feeling for them。 This book have me wattpad vibes， I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a wattpad book honestly。 This was “enemies to lovers” but i Welp， this book definitely got me out of my reading slump。 I think the book was a great witty romance and a easy read， everything was predictable and you knew everything that was gonna happen already from reading the blurb。 Some don’t like that but I didn’t mind it at all。 The writing was fine， I had a hard time connecting with the characters and really feeling for them。 This book have me wattpad vibes， I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a wattpad book honestly。 This was “enemies to lovers” but in my opinion they weren’t really enemies and if they were it was or a quick second。 I feel like this was just some teenage rom com movie put into a good that was made in the early 2000s which I love。 I didn’t have a problem with the plot or the writing style at all。 I feel like though the fact that they made this into like a “love tringle” thing was really weird and them “cheating” on each other。 Although it was made up and in their own head I didn’t really like the idea of it。 But over all it was a easy 4 stars and a quick read。 。。。more
Jessica
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this was so sweet！！ cute， fun， and a great book to settle in when you’re just looking for a cheesy and fun ride。
Fati Arsh
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Un livre à lire au bord de la plage sans prise de tête ！ Il nous met dans une bonne ambiance， avec une histoire bien construite des personnages attachants malgré le manque d’action。
Chloee
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quite predictable。 I am not sure if it just means I am a older， wiser person， or if it is just obviously written。 It was a young adult book about teen romance with events I saw coming。 It was cute and I see I could seen a teen loving the story。 I must be too old for this kind of stuff now。Also， I have also noticed a trend with a lot of young adult novels。 The main character has something that makes them different。 In this one， Bailey is a film buff。 The impression I get is it's goal is to round quite predictable。 I am not sure if it just means I am a older， wiser person， or if it is just obviously written。 It was a young adult book about teen romance with events I saw coming。 It was cute and I see I could seen a teen loving the story。 I must be too old for this kind of stuff now。Also， I have also noticed a trend with a lot of young adult novels。 The main character has something that makes them different。 In this one， Bailey is a film buff。 The impression I get is it's goal is to round out the character。 I feel like it's a bit lack luster or that we are being told "see they are 'quirky' and not like other's their age。"Due to the predictive nature。。。。 2 stars 。。。more
Dionne Steenbeek
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3。5 stars。 A cute YA book that’s perfect for getting out of a reading slump！ Kind of predictable， but loved the main characters。 If i read this book when I was 16， I think it would have been one of my favourite books back then！
Rach B
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4。5⭐️
Cameron
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This didn't strike me enough to keep listening after about 30 minutes or so。 I may go back to it。 This didn't strike me enough to keep listening after about 30 minutes or so。 I may go back to it。 。。。more
abbie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i genuinely loved most of it but the last chapter didn’t hit the spot （and neither did the Big Realization）。things I wish:• I wish more movie stuff had been thrown in there？ I wish they had talked about movies before the realization！！ and little clues had been thrown in for each of them• I wish the Alex message chapters had been more interesting！！ their conversations weren’t suuuuuper interesting• I wish the Big Realization simply hadn’t happened like that！！！！ Imagine if she had been solving it i genuinely loved most of it but the last chapter didn’t hit the spot （and neither did the Big Realization）。things I wish:• I wish more movie stuff had been thrown in there？ I wish they had talked about movies before the realization！！ and little clues had been thrown in for each of them• I wish the Alex message chapters had been more interesting！！ their conversations weren’t suuuuuper interesting• I wish the Big Realization simply hadn’t happened like that！！！！ Imagine if she had been solving it herself and then showed up with the knowledge of it， or if they had the realization together when talking about movies， OR idk just feel like it could have been better than it was• I wish Porter a） wasn’t named Porter and b） hadn’t been such a dick at the beginning of the book oooooo my god he was such a dick and it really made it hard for him to grow on me• I wish maybe so much wasn’t going on？？？ we had the hotel job， we had the held at gunpoint/getting shot trauma， we had Davy throughout the whole thing causing trouble， we had the shark bite trauma， we had mom not reaching out from across the country， I just felt like there was a lot of Things going on that I didn’t get enough time to care about！！• I wish all the Davy stuff hadn’t been treated like it was！！ He was the antagonist basically but I didn’t like the way it was done AT ALLLLLLokay so why 4 stars if you have so many “I wish”‘s， abbie？？？ I still really loved the romance 🥺🥺🥺 and their interactions were truly so good 🥺🥺🥺 I’m a simple gal ok 。。。more
Sumayo
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I’m working my way through Bennet’s novels （in no particular order） because they just make me so happy。 ON TO THE NEXT BOOK I GO！ 😌
Tia
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SO SO SO GOOD！！I’ve been feeling a bit burnt out bookwise because I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy so I found myself craving the romantic fluff that is Jen Bennett’s writing。 I’ve read Serious Moonlight a couple of times and love it so I was keen to read Alex， Approximately， especially after reading the plot summary。 It was everything I could’ve wanted and more。 Sure it’s not some super insightful criticism of society but it doesn’t need to be。 Books can be read just for pleasure。 My initial p SO SO SO GOOD！！I’ve been feeling a bit burnt out bookwise because I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy so I found myself craving the romantic fluff that is Jen Bennett’s writing。 I’ve read Serious Moonlight a couple of times and love it so I was keen to read Alex， Approximately， especially after reading the plot summary。 It was everything I could’ve wanted and more。 Sure it’s not some super insightful criticism of society but it doesn’t need to be。 Books can be read just for pleasure。 My initial plan with this book was to read a couple of chapters each night but I couldn’t pace myself and read the whole thing in two days。 Oh well， it was worth it， 5/5 stars！！ 。。。more
Jessica
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A teen twist on you’ve got mail。
Mesrak
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Overall， I'd say not bad。 The MC is "not like other girls"， and quite frankly has no critical thinking skills whatsoever。 It made me sad how they villanized the ex-best friend because he was an addict。 Like， that was messed up。 There are a lot of loose threads left by the end of the story。 Overall， I'd say not bad。 The MC is "not like other girls"， and quite frankly has no critical thinking skills whatsoever。 It made me sad how they villanized the ex-best friend because he was an addict。 Like， that was messed up。 There are a lot of loose threads left by the end of the story。 。。。more
Senise
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This book actually surprised me， I wasn’t expecting it to be funny and I really liked the main characters。 It wasn’t a spicy book but the intimate scenes came out of nowhere。 A very cute read， I highly recommend！
Nolan Christia
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Semua hal terhubung。
Morgan
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When I first read the synopsis on the back of this book， I thought that it would be a cute and quick read to push me out of a weeklong reading slump。 I never thought that I would get so caught up in the plot and the characters that I was trying to avoid reading quickly and getting to the ending！ This book was very enjoyable and I really liked the main character， Bailey。 I will definitely be reading more from this author because this book was great！
natlovesnovels
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Awh， stop。 This isn’t the type of romance I typically read since I always read new adult romances， but I loved this。 The only thing that kinda bothered me was the whole miscommunication thing。。。。 idk， i’m contemplating giving this 4 stars or 5 stars。 For now， it can stay at 5 but we’ll see。 I really liked this little enemies to lovers story and honestly I think I would check out more Jenn Bennett books in the future。 Also， this pulled me out of a reading slump！！！ P。S。 I decided on 4。5 ⭐️
Laurianne
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meh。
Rachel （talkdarcytome）
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I think Jenn Bennett is one of my new favorite YA contemporary authors？？？ I adored Starry Eyes a few years ago but waited to pick this one up for some reason。 I really liked this it， not as much as Starry Eyes （the next level drama was a little much） but I can’t wait to dive into like very other Jenn Bennet book on my tbr ASAP。
Car
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me senti muy identificada con bailey lloro
Rihdwan Oyeyemi Oyebanji
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Alex， Approximately is a stupid but very good book。 It’s perhaps the most stupid book that I’ve read and didn’t DNF。 But you cannot understand unless you read it。 If you can read it。
Samantha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A review of sorts but more about how it made me feel。This is a perfectly good YA romance。 I’ve had an online friendship before where we hadn’t met yet and you felt like you could just say anything。 They’re special。 （Only if you know they are real and not creeps） I think Bailey’s growth in this book was amazing。 She was a lot more complex than I originally had her pegged。 I loved Porter because he seems like someone I would have been attracted to at that age。 I like someone that can keep me on my A review of sorts but more about how it made me feel。This is a perfectly good YA romance。 I’ve had an online friendship before where we hadn’t met yet and you felt like you could just say anything。 They’re special。 （Only if you know they are real and not creeps） I think Bailey’s growth in this book was amazing。 She was a lot more complex than I originally had her pegged。 I loved Porter because he seems like someone I would have been attracted to at that age。 I like someone that can keep me on my toes but is also extremely sweet and romantic。 Some things in this book didn’t add up like how she was shot but the Davy seen at the end didn’t freak her out more？ Like what？ That should have been a bigger deal in my opinion。 I also was getting so mad at Porter for putting her through the ringer at the end but I have to say all is forgiven。 They’re so damn cute。 。。。more
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