In this charmingly bookish debut, The Make-Up Test embraces the truth that people can sometimes change and grow, even when you least expect it.Īllison has wanted to be a medieval lit professor pretty much her whole life, and is starting grad school to fulfill those dreams. And if they fall for each other all over again, Allison will have to choose between a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and what could be a twice-in-a-lifetime love. But when a family emergency and a late-night road trip-plus a very sexy game of Scrabble-throw them together for a weekend, she starts to wonder if they could be stronger on the same team. Competing with Colin is as natural as breathing, and after he shattered her heart two years ago, Allison refuses to let him come out on top. What starts as a personal battle of wits (and lit) turns into all-out war when their professor announces a career-changing research trip opportunity-with one spot to fill. Colin Benjamin might be the only person who loves winning more than Allison does, and when they're both assigned to TA for the same professor, the game is on. Until she discovers her ex-boyfriend has also been accepted.

Sure, grad school isn’t easy-the classes are intense, her best friend is drifting away, and her students would rather pull all-nighters than discuss The Knight's Tale-but she’s got this.

program at Claymore University, studying medieval literature under a professor she’s admired for years. After acing every academic challenge she’s come up against, she’s finally been accepted into her dream Ph.D. Howe The Make-Up Test, two college exes find themselves battling against each other-and their unresolved feelings-for a spot in a prestigious literature Ph.D. In this smart, swoony, rom-com debut from Jenny L.

On the Plus Side by Jenny L. Howe