Empress of the World, Sara Ryan

BOOK

Why I Read It: Diana told me to a long time ago, and I just remembered about it last week while I was shelving. Or shelfreading. One of the two, and I thought 'this book looks familiar', and then I remembered.
Rating: 3.5/5

Nicola is an above-average student who is spending the summer at a program that is designed to challenge other teenagers like her by giving a program that imitates college life. They each choose a field of study(she chooses archaelogy, but some the other students that she meets study things like computer science and music theory) and attend classes. It's like classic dorm life, and all the drama comes along with it.
Nicola has had boyfriends before, and she never doubted that she was straight as a board. Unfortunately, it turns out that she was as straight as those warped boards that hardware stores always try to sell you anyway. So, she figures out she's in love with a girl. Now what?
Well, for starters, how exactly do you go about telling someone about that? It's not like it's a guy, where it's expected. And Nicola can't even ask friends for opinions on the situation, especially since she's only known them for all of a week or two.
Cue soap opera sequence.
I won't give away the ending, or any more of the bizarre twists. Suffice to say that this was an entertaining read, and it's only fault was being entirely predictable. I'd reccomend taking this out of the library or a deep discount bin, rather than actually spending $10 on it. Books are expensive. Were they always this expensive, and I'm just noticing it now because I'm buying them with my own cash?
Oh, and just for the entertainment of some people I know, according to the lack of clarification on the front cover, this book is not a novel. Toast for all! :D