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This Time It's Real

by Ann Liang
Mimi Chang
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Get ready to fall in love in this hilarious romcom about a girl who begins a fake relationship with the famous actor in her class, perfect for fans of Meg Cabot and Jenny Han.

When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin's essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. Now she has the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, a career-launching internship opportunity at her favorite magazine...and a massive secret to keep.

Eliza made her essay up. She's never been in a relationship before, let alone in love. All good writing is lying, right?

Desperate to hide the truth, Eliza strikes a deal with the famous actor in her class, the charming but aloof Caz Song. She'll help him write his college applications if he poses as her boyfriend. Caz is a dream boyfriend — he passes handwritten notes to her in class, makes her little sister laugh, and takes her out on motorcycle rides to the best snack stalls around the city.

But when her relationship with Caz starts feeling a little too convincing, all of Eliza's carefully laid plans are threatened. Can she still follow her dreams if it means breaking her own heart?

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  • Release date

    February 7, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781338889512
      • File size: 277040 KB
      • Duration: 09:37:09

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 2, 2023
      Constantly uprooted by her mother’s consulting career, 17-year-old Eliza Lin has lived in six countries and attended 12 elite schools. After years of impermanence, Eliza struggles to fit in anywhere, and feels that her senior year at Westbridge International School in Beijing is going to be her worst one yet. She speaks “mediocre” Chinese and has no friends, prompting her to bury herself in writing. Though she’s initially stumped by a homework assignment to detail a close relationship, she invents an imaginary boyfriend, and the resultant essay, posted online, goes viral. When a popular literary website reaches out to Eliza with an internship opportunity for which she’s expected to offer romantic advice based on her purported relationship, she approaches classmate and wildly popular actor Caz Song with “A Strategic, Mutually Beneficial and Romantically Oriented Alliance to Help Further Our Respective Careers.” Eliza is an enchanting, hilarious, and vulnerable heroine, while Caz proves the quintessential teasing, noble love interest; their cotton candy–sweet budding relationship and ensuing romance make for an irresistible tale by Liang (If You Could See the Sun). Main characters cue as Chinese. Ages 12–up. Agent: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Mimi Chang's youthful voice gives her performance a boost of authenticity as she portrays Eliza, a teenager who is struggling to fit in at her new school. Eliza's life changes overnight when an essay about her made-up boyfriend goes viral. She persuades her classmate Caz--a charming Chinese actor in need of some good PR--to play the part of her boyfriend. Chang keeps her tone decisively calm for Caz, who is used to fame and only pretending to fall in love. Chang's performance is full of mirth and ease as Eliza and Caz explore the city of Beijing and develop real feelings for each other. Chang's exuberant narration will have listeners eager to hear if these two can pull off the greatest fake relationship the Internet has ever seen. J.E.C. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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