Title: The Boy RecessionAuthor: Flynn MeaneyEdition: ARC paperback Series: noneReleased Date: August 7th, 2012Publisher: Poppy
Goodreads / Amazon Where have all the boys gone?
Down-to-earth Kelly is always the friend and never the girlfriend. But as her junior year of high school starts, Kelly is determined to finally reveal her true feelings for her long-time crush and good friend Hunter - that is, until the Boy Recession hits.
Over the past summer, an overwhelming number of male students have left Kelly and Hunter's small high school class. Some were sent to private school and others moved away. Whatever the case, the sudden population shift has left the already small Julius P. Heil High in desperate shape. The football coach is recruiting chess champs for his team, the principal's importing male exchange students to balance out school dances,and Hunter is about to become an unexpected heartthrob.
Content with his role as the guitar-strumming, class-skipping slacker, Hunter is unprepared to be the center of attention. Desperate coaches are recruiting him for sports teams, and the drama teacher casts him in the lead role of the school musical. Even the Spandexers, powerful popular girls in tight pants, are noticing Hunter in a new light - with a little work, he could have potential. He might even be boyfriend material...
In order to stand out from the crowd and win Hunter's heart, Kelly needs a "stimulus package" in the form of cougar lessons from a senior girl who dates hot freshman boys and advice on the male mind from her Cosmo-addicted best friend, Aviva. As if dating wasn't hard enough without a four-to-one ratio!
With a recent cutback on all the boys at Julius P. Heil High School, Kelly and all the rest of the girls at her school are scavenging for all the boys they can get. Girls are turning to the losers for dates, and discovering random college boys for prom dates. Kelly has always had her eyes set on Hunter, but lately all the girls are starting to notice him.
The boy switches between two students at Julius P. Heil, who both happen to be musically gifted: Kelly and Hunter. Kelly and her best friend Aviva were a fun combination, along with Hunter and his best friend Eugene. Both of the friendships model each other, as Kelly and Hunter are both the shyer, quiet ones compared to their counter part. Aviva and Eugene are both scheming, as Aviva is trying to find someone hot to date, and Eugene creates a 'boy binder' to help other girls find dates for prom for a small price.
Honestly, the one thing I liked the most about this novel was the setting, because it took place in Wisconsin - where I live! Otherwise, the characters were just okay, but I really enjoyed the whole idea as it was very original!
The Boy Recession was a light fun read, that's ideal for laying out in the sun for a couple hours! This is a typical publication by Poppy publishers!
