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Cassie falls head over heels for the new boy at school from the first moment she sets eyes on him. The only problem is, her crush makes her so nervous she can barely even pluck up the courage to say hello, let alone ask him out. With a bit of help from her friends, can she convince Ollie she’s she's the girl for him?

I read, and absolutely loved, Fiona Foden’s Foden's debut novel for teens [[Life, Death and Gold Leather Trousers by Fiona Foden|Life, Death and Gold Leather Trousers]]. It’s It's possible that the excellence of that book had me expecting a bit too much from this one, because I wasn’t wasn't as impressed by ‘’Cassie’s Crush’’''Cassie's Crush''. Cassie’s Cassie's not a particularly interesting or sympathetic heroine and the supporting cast struggle to make much of an impression. It’s It's also got a fairly predictable plot with too many clichéd situations, right from the start in which Cassie is mortified because she thinks one of her boobs is bigger than the other.

It also suffers a bit from the lack of anything much going on outside the romance and Cassie’s Cassie's rivalry with Amber Leech, who’s who's also interested in Ollie and is rather more experienced when it comes to boys. (Again, I was comparing Amber rather unfavourably to Sophie Skelling of ‘’Life''Life, Death and Gold Leather Trousers’’Trousers'', who seemed to be a much more interesting love rival.) The other main subplot features an 18-year-old girl, Ray, who’s who's started hanging around with Cassie’s Cassie's 16-year-old brother Ned – could she really be interested in a younger boy who’s who's never been much of a hit with the ladies. I actually liked Ray, who’s who's probably the most interesting character in the book, but she doesn’t doesn't appear enough to make that much of an impression.

It’s It's a pleasant enough read if you’re you're looking for a light contemporary teen book but there’s there's so many wonderful ones out there that it’s it's really hard to particularly recommend this one.