The Make-Up Test
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The Make-Up Test
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See moreOne To Watch meets Beach Read in this smart, swoony debut in which two exes find themselves battling against each other — and their unresolved feelings — for a spot in a prestigious Ph.D. program.
One To Watch meets Beach Read in this smart, swoony debut in which two exes find themselves battling against each other-and their unresolved feelings-for a spot in a prestigious Ph.D. program.
Allison Avery loves to win. After acing every academic challenge she's come up against, she's finally been accepted into her dream Ph.D. programme at Claymore University, studying medieval literature under a professor she's admired for years. Sure, grad school isn't easy—the classes are intense, her best friend is drifting away, and her students would rather pull all-nighters than discuss The Knight's Tale—but she's got this. Until she discovers her ex-boyfriend has also been accepted. Colin Benjamin might be the only person who loves winning more than Allison does, and when they're both assigned to TA for the same professor, the game is on.
What starts as a personal battle of wits (and lit) turns into all-out war when their professor announces a career-changing research trip opportunity—with one spot to fill. Competing with Colin is as natural as breathing, and after he shattered her heart two years ago, Allison refuses to let him come out on top. But when a family emergency and a late night road trip—plus a very sexy game of Scrabble—throw them together for a weekend, she starts to wonder if they could be stronger on the same team. And if they fall for each other all over again, Allison will have to choose between a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and what could be a twice-in-a-lifetime love.
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Praised by USA Today as featuring a plus-size heroine, The Make-Up Test shines with sweetness and wit. It has also been listed among USA Today's "September's Top New Rom-Coms," Cosmopolitan's "17 Best Fall 2022 Books That You Won't Be Able to Put Down," and Buzzfeed's "24 New Books You'll Want to Read This Fall." Acclaimed author Ali Hazelwood calls it a "perfect mix of unique settings, lovable characters, and the exquisite agony of second chance romances."
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781250837868
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 September 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 213.0mm
Weight: 297g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Jenny L. Howe first started scribbling stories into black-and-white composition notebooks with neon pink pens when she was in junior high and never really stopped. In college, she decided to turn her love of books into a career by pursuing a Ph.D. in literature, where she spent the next few years studying bizarre and entertaining medieval romances. Now, as a professor, she teaches courses in college writing, literature, and children's media. The Make-Up Test is her debut novel.
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