One of "September''s Top New Rom-Coms"--USA Today One of the "17 Best Fall 2022 Books That You Won''t Be Able to Put Down"-- Cosmopolitan One of the "Most Anticipated September Romances"-- Goodreads One of the "24 New Books You''ll Want to Read This Fall" -- Buzzfeed One of the "30 Most-Anticipated Books of 2022"-- Reader''s Digest One of the "Best New Romance Novels to Spice Up Your Fall" -- PopSugar One of the "17 New Romance Books You Need to Read This September"-- BookRiot "Featuring a plus-size heroine, The Make-Up Test provides some much-needed representation in the rom-com genre.sweet and funny." -USA Today "Original, clever, sizzling, The Make-Up Test is the perfect mix of unique settings, lovable characters, and the exquisite agony of second chance romances. It''s the grad school, rivals-to-lover book of my wildest, sexiest dreams! I''ll read anything Jenny Howe writes!" - Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis "Enemies-to-lovers, set in academia, with the pitfalls of imposter syndrome to navigate? Yes, please! A sweet, fresh spin on how the third time''s the charm." -- Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here "What happens when you have to go against your ex for the chance of a lifetime while studying in the same Ph.D program? Tension and sparks, that''s what!" - Cosmopolitan "Jenny L. Howe''s comedic timing shines in this debut." - Reader''s Digest , Editor''s Pick "Romance readers are sure to enjoy this highly recommended debut''s fat-positive, rivals-to-lovers romp through academia.
Perfect for fans of Kate Stayman-London''s One to Watch and Jen DeLuca''s Well Met ." - Library Journal (starred) "Howe''s sparkling debut takes contemporary romance to medieval times.Romance readers yearning for brilliant plus-sized heroines will cheer for Allison''s deft handling of fatphobic insults from haters trying to steal her shine." -- Booklist "This academia-themed love story from debut author Jenny L. Howe is recommended for fans of Beach Read and One to Watch . Bonus trivia: The book features at least one ''sexy game of Scrabble.'' English majors are so weird." - Goodreads, "Readers'' Most Anticipated September Romances" "Jenny L.
Howe''s The Make-Up Test delivers an irresistible rom-com with a side serving of academic rivalry." - PopSugar "Charmingly nerdtastic.a delightfully sweet second chance, rivals-to-lovers story wrapped up in a cardigan, sprinkled liberally with Beowulf and Chaucer references, and garnished with cat socks." - Jen DeLuca, author of Well-Met , Well-Played , and Well-Matched "Heartfelt vulnerability wrapped in a sexy cardigan. The Make-Up Test is an A+." -- Denise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting and The Fastest Way to Fall "This second-chance romance is cozier than one of Colin''s cardigans and lovelier than a crisp autumn day. I didn''t know how badly I needed a sexy Scrabble scene in my life, and now I know I''d have been incomplete without one! With clever writing that makes her grad school rivals simmer and spark on the page, Jenny Howe has crafted a love story that feels not just swoony and heart-stirring, but achingly, breathtakingly real ." - Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex-Talk and Weather Girl " The Make-Up Test has all of the emotions of the roller coaster that''s university life woven into its pages.
The second-chance romance is a soothing balm to my heart, and the fat representation is exactly what I have longed to see in books. We need more stories like The Make-Up Test !" - Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aus!" - Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis "Enemies-to-lovers, set in academia, with the pitfalls of imposter syndrome to navigate? Yes, please! A sweet, fresh spin on how the third time''s the charm." -- Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here "What happens when you have to go against your ex for the chance of a lifetime while studying in the same Ph.D program? Tension and sparks, that''s what!" - Cosmopolitan "Jenny L. Howe''s comedic timing shines in this debut." - Reader''s Digest , Editor''s Pick "Romance readers are sure to enjoy this highly recommended debut''s fat-positive, rivals-to-lovers romp through academia. Perfect for fans of Kate Stayman-London''s One to Watch and Jen DeLuca''s Well Met.
" - Library Journal (starred) "Howe''s sparkling debut takes contemporary romance to medieval times.Romance readers yearning for brilliant plus-sized heroines will cheer for Allison''s deft handling of fatphobic insults from haters trying to steal her shine." -- Booklist "This academia-themed love story from debut author Jenny L. Howe is recommended for fans of Beach Read and One to Watch. Bonus trivia: The book features at least one ''sexy game of Scrabble.'' English majors are so weird." - Goodreads, "Readers'' Most Anticipated September Romances" "Jenny L. Howe''s The Make-Up Test delivers an irresistible rom-com with a side serving of academic rivalry.
" - PopSugar "Charmingly nerdtastic.a delightfully sweet second chance, rivals-to-lovers story wrapped up in a cardigan, sprinkled liberally with Beowulf and Chaucer references, and garnished with cat socks." - Jen DeLuca, author of Well-Met , Well-Played , and Well-Matched "Heartfelt vulnerability wrapped in a sexy cardigan.The Make-Up Test is an A+." -- Denise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting and The Fastest Way to Fall "This second-chance romance is cozier than one of Colin''s cardigans and lovelier than a crisp autumn day. I didn''t know how badly I needed a sexy Scrabble scene in my life, and now I know I''d have been incomplete without one! With clever writing that makes her grad school rivals simmer and spark on the page, Jenny Howe has crafted a love story that feels not just swoony and heart-stirring, but achingly, breathtakingly real." - Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex-Talk and Weather Girl "The Make-Up Test has all of the emotions of the roller coaster that''s university life woven into its pages. The second-chance romance is a soothing balm to my heart, and the fat representation is exactly what I have longed to see in books.
We need more stories like The Make-Up Test!" - Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aung for brilliant plus-sized heroines will cheer for Allison''s deft handling of fatphobic insults from haters trying to steal her shine." -- Booklist "This academia-themed love story from debut author Jenny L. Howe is recommended for fans of Beach Read and One to Watch. Bonus trivia: The book features at least one ''sexy game of Scrabble.'' English majors are so weird." - Goodreads, "Readers'' Most Anticipated September Romances" "Jenny L. Howe''s The Make-Up Test delivers an irresistible rom-com with a side serving of academic rivalry.
" - PopSugar "Charmingly nerdtastic.a delightfully sweet second chance, rivals-to-lovers story wrapped up in a cardigan, sprinkled liberally with Beowulf and Chaucer references, and garnished with cat socks." - Jen DeLuca, author of Well-Met , Well-Played , and Well-Matched "Heartfelt vulnerability wrapped in a sexy cardigan.The Make-Up Test is an A+." -- Denise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting and The Fastest Way to Fall "This second-chance romance is cozier than one of Colin''s cardigans and lovelier than a crisp autumn day. I didn''t know how badly I needed a sexy Scrabble scene in my life, and now I know I''d have been incomplete without one! With clever writing that makes her grad school rivals simmer and spark on the page, Jenny Howe has crafted a love story that feels not just swoony and heart-stirring, but achingly, breathtakingly real." - Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex-Talk and Weather Girl "The Make-Up Test has all of the emotions of the roller coaster that''s university life woven into its pages. The second-chance romance is a soothing balm to my heart, and the fat representation is exactly what I have longed to see in books.
We need more stories like The Make-Up Test!" - Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Auise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting and The Fastest Way to Fall "This second-chance romance is cozier than one of Colin''s cardigans and lovelier than a crisp autumn day. I didn''t know how badly I needed a sexy Scrabble scene in my life, and now I know I''d have been incomplete without one! With clever writing that makes her grad school rivals simmer and spark on the page, Jenny Howe has crafted a love story that feels not just swoony and heart-stirring, but achingly, breathtakingly real ." -Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex-Talk and Weather Girl " The Make-Up Test has all of the emotions of the roller coaster that''s university life woven into its pages.