How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend

By: Janette Rallison

Narrated by: Eve Bianco

Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Giovanna's boyfriend, Jesse, has perfected the last two. But when her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse doesn't support Dante, choosing to campaign for his opponent instead. Shouldn't the fact that Jesse is Giovanna's boyfriend count for something? So Giovanna dumps Jesse and becomes Dante's campaign manager. But as the political debates heat up, Giovanna begins to regret breaking up with Jesse, and realizes that maybe her decision wasn't the political strategy she should have used.

4.5 stars- an authentic & totally entertaining YA

Rallison writes Giovanna with a YA voice that sounds impressively authentic & is thoroughly amusing.

Even with some of the comedic moments where you can see what's coming, it was still pretty funny.

I would have liked for Bridget & Stacy to have gotten some kind of karma for being so crappy to Giovanna all the time. Jesse threatened Gary for not stopping with the panther nickname but then said nothing when Bridget started doing it. That disappointed me.

However, it wasn't enough to detract from the good mood the story left me in - I very enthusiastically recommend this one!

*Romance level: sweet kisses, nothing graphic

*Mentions of swears & use of substitute swears but no actual language