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If I'm Being Honest Paperback – February 4, 2020

by Emily Wibberley (Author), Austin Siegemund-Broka (Author)
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"This delightfully feminist rom-com has characters that feel like friends and will surely appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen."--Buzzfeed

Cameron Bright is gorgeous, popular, and--according to her classmates--a total b*tch. But when her crush, Andrew, catches a glimpse of her cruelty up close, it's enough to drive him away for good. To win him over, Cameron resolves to "tame" herself, like Shakespeare's shrew, Katherine. If she can make amends to those she's wronged, Andrew will have to take notice. Cameron's apology tour begins with Brendan, the guy whose social life she single-handedly destroyed. At first, Brendan isn't so quick to forgive, but slowly he warms to her when they connect over a computer game he's developing. To Cameron's amazement, she enjoys hanging out with Brendan, who views her honesty as an asset, and she wonders: maybe you don't have to compromise who you are for the kind of love you deserve.
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    12 - 17 years
  2. Print length
    400 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    7 - 9
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    HL740L
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 5.43 x 0.94 inches
  7. Publisher
    Viking Books for Young Readers
  8. Publication date
    February 4, 2020
  9. ISBN-10
    0451478665
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0451478665
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"This delightfully feminist rom-com has characters that feel like friends and will surely appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen."--Buzzfeed

"Cameron may be a mean girl, but she's also smart, self-aware and willing to do the hard work necessary to earn her happy ever after -- and that makes her heroine material in my book."--NPR.com

"The authors use 'The Taming of the Shrew' as an effective framing device to examine modern ideas of feminism, which leads to a profound character arc and the essential message of how to claim your mistakes and do better."--The Washington Post

“This modern teen rom-com is everything I wanted and more—smart, witty, charming, and totally irresistible. A delight from beginning to end!”—Robyn Schneider, bestselling author of The Beginning of Everything
 
“‘Sweet and sharp’ doesn’t just describe geeky Brendan and feisty Cameron, but also this utter delight of a book. It’s the fresh take on the Bard (and rom-coms!) I was waiting for.”—Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author

"If I'm Being Honest puts a frehs, feminist spin on The Taming of the Shrew, with a main character who won't be tamed as she navigates shifting friendships, challenging family dynamics, and unexpected love."--Joy McCullough, author of the National Book Award nominee Blood Water Paint

"A valuable addition to the contemporary realistic fiction genre. The message that being kinder does not mean compromising who you are, but rather unveiling the better and more authentic version of one's self, is admirable. A refreshing mean-girl transformation story akin to 10 Things I Hate About You."--Kirkus Reviews

"The Shakespeare-in-high-school story line is always popular, and Cameron's quest for redemption is given depth by her complicated family. A frothy drama with plenty of layers."--Booklist

"Wibberley and Siegemund-Broka’s punchy prose and deft (mis)handling of Shakespeare make for an entertaining read on their own, but the authors’ real strength lies in their treatment of Cameron and her friends, both new and old. While most of these characters aren’t exactly likable, they are all so complex and thoroughly developed that we can’t help but root for them—and see ourselves in them—as they work through the drama and the expectations that come with senior year."--BookPage

"Loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, this is a delightfully sweet and positive tale of redemption, self-discovery, and true love."--Brightly

About the Author

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka met in high school and fell in love over a shared passion for Shakespeare. Austin went on to study English at Harvard so he could continue to impress Emily with his literary analysis, while Emily studied adolescent psychology at Princeton. They live in Los Angeles, where they've combined their interests and decided to write stories of high school, literature, and first love.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (February 4, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451478665
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451478665
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL740L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 5.43 x 0.94 inches
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    Austin Siegemund-Broka graduated from Harvard University and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife Emily Wibberley, with whom he is the author of The Roughest Draft, The Breakup Tour and numerous novels for young adults.

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    Emily Wibberley attended Princeton University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Austin Siegemund-Broka, with whom she is author of The Roughest Draft, as well as several love stories for teens.

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Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic YA novel from a great writing duo!
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019
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If you’re lucky, sometimes you stumble onto a good book at exactly the right time; even if its not perfect, it’s perfect for you, and you’ll fight anyone who says otherwise. If I’m Being Honest was that book for me.

Taking cues from Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, If I’m Being Honest follows Cameron through the first few months of her senior year at an uber posh Los Angeles prep school. With no patience for anything less than transparent honesty, authors Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka write Cameron as an over-achieving, selfish, and self-absorbed mean girl. Even though we understand that she doesn’t have the best relationship with either one of her parents, we don’t feel bad for her, either. Cameron is completely oblivious to how her words hurt, and the first few chapters set up a very compelling story arc for redemption.

I stayed up until 12:30am on a work night to finish the second half of this book because I couldn’t put it down. Wibberley and Siegemund-Broka made me need to know what happened to Cameron. Would her (delicious) slow-burn romance with Brendan go anywhere? What would happen to her new friendship with Brendan’s sister, Paige? Parts of the book made me literally curl my toes and squee they were so freaking cute while others made my heart sigh happily. Having an accurate portrayal of anxiety? Validating. Seeing an authentic portrayal of female friendship? Down-right refreshing.

The summary makes If I’m Being Honest seem like your run-of-the-mill young adult novel, but it’s so much more than that. Wibberley and Siegemund-Broka imbued all of their characters with messy personalities and true-to-life emotions so that nothing feels cheap or out-of-place. You knew that you could be happy when something good happened to a character because you’d already spent the last few chapters being angry with them for doing something stupid. There was fandom and creative passion projects and mental health rep and I may have cried just a bit toward the end.

Please read this book, y’all. It is so, so good.
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Colleen
4.0 out of 5 stars 4 Stars but can't wait to reread
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2021
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I was not expecting to love this book. In fact, if I'm being honest... I expected to be irritated by this book and end up returning it. I was very pleasantly surprised that wasn't even close to the case.

Cameron is...a very annoying, unlikeable character if you're not a strong, secure female. I said it. I stand by it. She is honest to a fault, blunt in a bitchy way, and far too sassy for her own good. She is the toddler who gets labeled "bossy" simply because she's a girl. In reality, Cameron is overcompensating for having mega daddy-issues, being the poor girl at a rich school, feeling like she doesn't have a good parental figure...the list goes on. She is wildly insecure masking it with bravado that once you've faked a certain number of times, comes much more naturally and choosing to simply push down her problems rather than deal with them in a more healthy manner. And she is oh-so relatable.

Cameron also knows a lot of these things about her personality--or she discovers them over the course of the novel. The character development in Cameron is not only quite possibly my favorite I have ever, ever read, but it is done so subtly, so perfectly well that if you're not looking closely enough, you'll miss until it's changed. This is a book about discovering who Cameron Bright is, and she does. She goes on a long roller coaster of a ride to try and change herself so that she can get the boy she's had her eyes on. She wants to be softer, better, more demure. She doesn't want people to look at her and think she's a bitch anymore. If you read this book too quickly, you might feel like you get whiplash from Cameron's personal journey, but what really is on the pages is a young woman who is wise, mature, and attempting to do what she thinks is best. Is she still 17 years old? Yes. Does she still make stupid, immature, teenage mistakes? Yes. But don't we do that at 30+ too? Look at her mom. And, not to make excuses, but Cameron did have a LOT going on in her life...Her back story was...endearing. It added to her complexity and her story and it just worked. It was done so well. I loved that Mom got a redemption. I loved that Dad didn't--not just because he's "the bad guy". I loved that the authors didn't try to wrap everything up perfectly.

The supporting characters were great. From Cameron's original besties Elle and Madison to her new friends in Paige and Brendan, the characters are all distinct, unique, and real. The dialogue and the description were all done perfectly, balanced and important without bogging down. This is a single, first person POV that is clean (save a couple of jokes and a couple of cuss words), enthralling, and just so. well. done. I loved the slow nature of Cameron's relationship with Brendan. I loved Brendan. I loved their flirting, his obvious but subtle interest in her, I love, love, loved how he liked her how she was: opinionated and all. I loved how even though he didn't have any friends and had no experience with girls, he wasn't awkward and shy. He flirted, he checked her out, he never once acted like "why would popular, pretty Cameron Bright ever look my way?" ho-hum, and I really, really appreciated that from the authors. I loved how he didn't just cowtow to her apologies, ever. He stood his ground, made her grovel and prove herself, and tried to keep his confidence and security up even when she was trying to win him back. He was hurt, and he let her know that. I loved the realistic nature of Paige being guarded around her and then slowly forgiving Cameron and befriending her.

This book was a solid 5+ stars for me until the end. I had a few issues there, and it really killed the book for me because not only was it the end, but it was obviously the last thing I was left with. (view spoiler) (view spoiler) (view spoiler) I did love the very, very end--the last two chapters. They were done really well in that, you know the couple still has things to talk about and work through but you're happy the hurt party gave them another chance.

The book works as a allegory to Taming of the Shrew, and I about rolled my eyes when they were reading it in English class, but the authors worked that in well. Something had to inspire Cameron to change, and the way they used the play was great for that. How Cameron kept seeing herself in Katherine and other people kept adding their two cents in about the comparisons, it was great.

Despite my wishes for a different (better) ending, I loved this book. I couldn't read it fast enough, but at the same time read it too fast. I connected with the characters. I was rooting for Cameron, I was along for her ride to discover who she was and what she wanted. Buy this one. Pick it up. Read it. Pass it along to your teen. It was a wonderful way to spend an evening, and I can't wait to reread it.
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PageCandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Smart, Sassy, Romantic, and Enchanting!
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019
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I love EVERYTHING about this book! Cameron is such a dynamic, original, yet relateable character. Her voice is wonderful and her character arc expertly crafted. The parallel of her story to The Taming of the Shrew was brilliant yet done in way that pointed out the flaws in the original play. Just wonderful!

This book is absolutely fun and romantic, but what struck me most was its emotional depth. These authors put so much of Cameron onto the page, and I felt every part of this story with her.

This is easily my favorite book I've read this year so far! Read. This. One.
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Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightfully real heroine and romance
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
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I loved ALWAYS, NEVER, YOURS and had high hopes for IF I'M BEING HONEST. I was not disappointed. Cameron Bright is just the sort of compellingly flawed heroine that I enjoy reading about. Watching her relationships develop--including but not limited to romance--was absolutely delightful. Cameron's friends were wonderfully characterized, and the book really gave a sense of her entire life.

The authors handled the whole "Taming of the Shrew" issue deftly. Oftentimes YA books feel forced when they engage with classic literature, but this never did. The book felt like an honest (and feminist!) take on what is perhaps Shakespeare's most sexist play. At the same time, the engagement with the play never felt reductive.

I very much look forward to seeing what the authors do next!
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Sarika
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I've rarely felt this captivated by a story. Its extremly well written.U can really sympathize with all of the characters a ton and the chemistry between the two main characters is so strong u can litterally feel sparks in the air.i wanted to go to bed early but this book captivated me so much i had to just finish it so here I am at 3:17 am writing this review
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LJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read - couldn't put it down!
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2020
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I loved this book. Sure, some things are predictable. But other things are pretty unique. Cameron's relationship with her parents. Her personality. Great characters. I highly recommend it.
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