Rowan loves romance novels but no one else in her life thinks they’re worth reading. There are very few, if any, students who fulfill that role in high school, so I think Rowan would be relatable to many readers. Usually in movies or tv shows, high school focuses on the most popular kids who follow that typical idealized version of school. This is such an honest representation of high school. When she opens the list on her final day, she realizes she didn’t do anything that she thought she would. Rowan wrote a list of things she thought she would accomplish in high school when she was a freshman. I wasn’t the top of my class, but I had different expectations on what high school would be like. This is an amazing story! I could relate to Rowan’s experience in high school. This is the first time they’ve spent time together not competing against each other, which makes them acknowledge their feelings for each other. When Rowan learns that another student is planning on sabotaging Neil, she teams up with him to win. The graduating class does a special scavenger hunt every year, with this year’s price being $5,000. After Neil wins the title of valedictorian, Rowan wants to win the final prize of their senior year. They have the same grades and are even co-presidents of school council. On the final day of high school, they are going to learn who is the valedictorian.

Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been high school rivals for the last four years. Tomorrow…maybe she’s already fallen for him. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left-and then they’ll destroy each other.Īs Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she’s sparred with for the past four years. When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels, is anxious about the future, she’d love to beat her infuriating nemesis one last time. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. The Hating Game meets Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours. Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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