Crush: A Girl's Guide to Being Crazy in Love

by Erin Elisabeth Conley

Face it: Falling for your flame is exhilarating, but it can also be downright complicated. Packed with everything from the 10 reasons why love rocks to advice on the perils of fatal attraction and how to deal with unrequited love, Crush reveals the ups and downs of falling--and failing--in love. Complete with real stories and quotes from teens who have been there, Crush is a hilarious, yet practical read for any girl who's gone ga-ga over a new guy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977266001
• ISBN13: 9780977266005
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Zest Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

From a 13 Year Old Girl

I liked this book because it had some very good tips for girls, and it was very well written. The only thing I didn't like about this book was that there were pages where you were supposed to write in answers to questions. I would not have included those pages, but there were only a couple of them, so it didn't make that much of a difference. Throughout the books, there are quotes from teens on their experiences. I really liked that those were there because it was very interesting to read real-life experiences from people just like me. Overall, I really enjoyed these books.

Smart and Funny, Like A Good Crush Should Be

This straight-shooting guide to how to handle those uncontrollable crushes skips the puff stuff for advice that resonates with the strong, smart girl. With "Crush", there's no excuse for stealing your BFF's boyfriend or waiting by the phone. Instead, Conley reminds her readers to "Want a lot out of life, and expect that you will get it." It's not that she leaves out the girly fun, ("Carry lip gloss. Never leave home without it," she writes) but Conley supports such bits with sound advice ("Have confidence. It's even better than lip gloss") to provide readers with a refreshingly healthy--never desperate--point of view.

Are your skills crush-worthy?

The thing I can't stand most about dating books is when they take themselves way too seriously. Luckily these this book doesn't, and it's an entertaining read! Crush reminds you what it's like to flirt or how to pick up on body language cues. I caught myself giggling on the how to stalk without stalking your crush. Trust me, getting the lowdown on a crush without seeming like a creepy groupie is hard. There's also quite a few cool tips for first date locations and activities, crafty gift ideas, and so on. Honestly, the best section is "Warning Signs: 10 Ways to Tell He's Not Really Into You." Why? Because I think at some point in time we've all emailed or texted someone a little too much. So whether you're a tween or teen headed for the dating scene for the first time, or you're much older but ready for Cupid to smack you upside the head with a love arrow, this book is chock full of great ideas and surprises for your next big swoonfest.

A Great Gift Book

A defining feature of a crush is the almost unbearable need to talk about it -- The Boy Himself, or the feelings about him that are just as new and exciting to a young girl. Whether she curbs the desire to spill the secret or not, this book acts like the perfect friend: it dishes, it enthuses, it indulges, it understands. It's fun and helpful. Good visual presentation as well. I would have liked this book as a girl, since I certainly wouldn't have admitted to any feelings of vulnerability at that age. But I crushed with the best of them. But I will buy this book when my friends' daughters hit that firestorm age.

Read This Book!!

Crush is a really great book for any girl who has her eye on that special someone and doesn't really know how to act. It's filled with quotes and helpful tips. It even has a section on how Feng Shui affects your love life and has several charts to help you scale/narrow down the choices of what you look for in the opposite sex. It also has funny little things like a loser letter for people who just can't take no for an answer and good comebacks to cheesy pick-up lines. Any teen stuck on "love" should definitely pick this book up and read it! It's super helpful and I really enjoyed it.