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. A movie-obsessed teen moves to her dads beach town and unexpectedly falls for an edgy surfer rather than the film-buff soul mate she was expecting to. While it falls into several cliches, the novel features good writing and a good story. But life is a 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.Īnd 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. Alex, Approximately is a solid young adult contemporary romance. Or that she’s being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth-a.k.a. Or that she’s landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. Bailey, also known as Mink online, never tells Alex about her recent move. He’s smart and sweet and funny, and we’ve both just finished our junior year. I mean, we’ve been talking online for months now, so I know things that matter. After all, I don't know what Alex looks like. Coincidentally, Bailey’s online friend and crush, Alex, lives in the same area. Alex, Approximately Author: Jenn Bennett 1 He could be any one of these people. Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush.įaced with doubts (what if he’s a creep in real life-or worse? ), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Alex, Approximately is a You’ve Got Mail-inspired story that follows movie-obsessed Bailey as she moves across the country to live with her father in California. Classic movie fan Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online as Alex.

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