He has all the girls fighting for his attention, but he can’t take his eyes off me. EvangelineI may be good at art, but I fail big time when it comes to driving or dating. I’ve avoided both ever since my ex dumped me while I was recovering from a car accident. My ego and heart can only take so much bruising. But when my cousin dares me to face my fears, I decide to take on the challenge. Trading … fears, I decide to take on the challenge. Trading driving lessons in exchange for tutoring sessions sounds like the perfect plan.
Except now I have to spend all my free time with the one guy I try to avoid—the school flirt.
Max
After my parents’ sudden divorce, playing the field seems like a safer bet than commitment. The idea of spending time with one girl never crosses my mind … until I meet Evangeline Evans. Not only because I need her help to pass precal, but also because I like who I am around her. She’s way smarter than me and more interesting than she gives herself credit for.
It’s my job to help her feel comfortable behind the wheel, but I really want her to feel safe in my arms.
Two dares. One bad reputation. And the perfect opportunity to fall in love.
Welcome to Edenvale Arts Academy, where the performing arts are celebrated, friendships last forever, and romance takes center stage.
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Oh, such sweetness! These Edenvale Arts Academy young adult books keep getting better and better! This is book 3 in the series but can be read as a stand-alone. It was really nice to catch up with Liam and Ava from the second book and to get to know Max, Liam’s buddy, better in this story. The characters are so lovable, the plot is cute and engaging, and the dialogue is fun and trendy. I wish there was an Edenvale Arts Academy for me to attend!
Max is a drama major who is the extroverted school heartthrob, always flirting with all the girls without settling for a relationship. He, of course, has a deep fear that makes him relationship-phobic but has a bigger problem with needing to pass precalculus to stay on track at school. Angel is a visual arts major, shy and introverted, who is also relationship-phobic for completely different reasons. I loved how these two polar opposites got intertwined in each other’s spheres and how great they were together even though they resisted for a good while. Another fun, heart-warming happily-ever-after story that is great for young adults.. I can’t wait for Angel’s cousin Juliet’s story that should be releasing next!
I received a copy of the book from the author and was under no obligation to post a positive review. All comments and opinions are solely my own.
A good clean YA romance, I really enjoyed reading this nicely written story about two secretly insecure teens, one the popular flirt and the another the quiet art student, don’t they say opposites attract? The characters are well developed and the continuity throughout the series is great. I highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed reading this book! I don’t normally read Ya books but this one really kept my interest! Both the young man and young woman have things that have happened in their life that cause them to be unsure of themselves. Because of this, they both are very careful how they respond to each other. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romance books!
Wonderful and Clean Young Adult Romance
In this episode of the series, two of the teenagers overcome serious fears to open themselves to romance. This book stands alone well, but you will want to go back and read the other episodes. The book is very realistic and is well written. It will hold the interest of any age of reader. I have read other books by this author and have enjoyed them all. This book exhibits the fine quality I have come to expect. I received this ARC book for free from the author and this is my honest opinion.
This book captures all the angst common in young love. The will he, won’t he kiss her and the can l really believe his pretty words. This sums up Max the school flirt and Evangeline (aka Angel) in a nutshell. Trouble is they are very hard to get to know underneath the shell they have both placed around their hearts. It take a teacher asking her to help tutor him for the first inkling to emerge of the person he really is deep down. She still doesn’t trust him, because they run in different social circles, but she bargains with him to teach her to drive in one week!! The more time they spend together, the more they notice changes in each other. True love doesn’t always run smoothly, but it is sometimes worth the trouble.
I think many readers can identify with falling for the Blush-inducing smile of that one guy in high school, the guy who smiled that way at everyone.
The moments captured in these books bring back the sweet butterflies of young crushes and the real world hardships that even teenagers have to face.
Max and Angel are so sweet and swoony. Two thumbs up!
I received an ARC of this book, and I am leaving a voluntary review.
This is my favorite book in the series. I liked how the characters had to face their fears and overcome them in order to move on and become a couple. I liked how Max was finally able with Angel’s help to make peace with his past. I thought the scene with his father was so poignant to the story. I also enjoyed that Angel was able to see Max’s beauty on the inside and learned to trust him. They both learned that with each other’s support they could face and do hard things. I cannot wait to read the next book about Angel’s cousin, Juliet and Jaxson. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
Oh how I loved this! Popular flirtatious guy falls for shy girl, a teen thing!! It’s so full of emotion, hope, it’s fun & heartwarming & so so sweet. Well written there are lessons to be learned by both teens and adults and once started you will not be able to put this down!
his series continues to be perfect!
While We Were Flirting is a wonderful read. I’m 30 years removed from high school but I still remember the experience. Liwen captures the world of high school so well. Max is a incurable flirt. He makes every girl feel good and hopeful but he never starts a relationship. Evangeline aka Angel, is shy, introspective and grade A, high achiever. She’d rather veg out on Netflix and popcorn than put herself out there with others. Sound familiar, alumni?
Both of them have a reason for the way they are. Good reasons. Max, for all his bluster, is alarmed to feel a spark of attraction to Angel. Angel feels the same but doesn’t think it’s possible Max would be attracted to her. So they both act accordingly towards one another. Until they needed each other.
I just loved this story. Liwen takes a typical trope (the popular boy falls in love with the shy girl) and makes it special with great character depth and details. One detail that charmed me is when Angel’s dad finds his daughter crying after a devastating confrontation with Max. He hands her a tissue from his pocket and carefully rolls the other tissues back up to return to his pocket. You find out that Angel’s dad had picked up the habit of keeping tissues in his pocket four years before when his daughter was going through physical therapy after a devastating car accident. He always had a tissue for her to wipe her sweat and her tears. He kept up the habit. That little tidbit didn’t need to be in the book. Liwen could have explained the severity of Angel’s injuries in a more perfunctory manner. But this detail shows such emotion and texture that’s present throughout the story.
Max and Angel are absolutely darling together. Their path to an HEA is realistic with some cute embellishments along the way. If you’ve read the first two books in the series, keep reading. If you haven’t, I recommend starting at the beginning but you certainly don’t need to, to enjoy the story (but you should :-).
Highly recommend!
Such a fun read!
To be honest, ya romance novels are not my go to choice of reading material. I’m not sure why since I’ve been married to my hs sweetheart for 33 years.
But this book was good. So much so that I want to read the next one in the series AND the previous books. I also like how the author pulled in characters from another series. It was sweet and clean and believable and I’m finding this author keeps getting better and better.
Wow, While You Were Flirting was so cute! I loved getting to know both Max and Angel (love her nickname! And the name Evangeline totally made me think of The Princess and The Frog, lol). They were such fun characters, and I absolutely love the “only girl that’s immune to the popular guy’s charm” kind of trope. I really enjoyed their interactions, as well as each of their more vulnerable moments with each other. It was also nice to see how they had deep issues/ insecurities to work on, and how they managed to help each other. But what I really liked was the community, or rather, family, they had, and in whom they could rely on for advice on some deeper issues, such as matters of the heart.
Now, while I really enjoyed the story within this book, I honestly thought, based on its title, that it would be somewhat more similar to the story told in the movie the title’s based on (While You Were Sleeping). Still, I liked reading how Max and Angel came to agree on the explanation of this book’s title, lol 😉
As always, the cameos were just the cherry on top for this story: both having Liam and Ava, as well as another of the Spark couples 🙂 oh, and Mr. C! It was so fun to have him have a cameo in this book (and nice to know his family is doing great!).
Overall, this is a great continuation to the Edenvale Arts Academy series, where the “shy girl” (who is much more sure of herself than she lets on) manages to catch the “school flirt” 😉 can’t wait for Juliet’s story! ~ 4.5 stars
When I first started this story I was not too crazy about Max and felt bad for Evangeline. But in order for the story to come together we have to see Max at his worst, an insufferable flirt and the sensitive Evangeline. When they share things with each that they typically don’t share with others things seem to be great. But silly Max just can’t seem to commit and now he may lose the only girl who truly understands him. A grand gesture is what it will take to get Evangeline back. I received a complimentary copy and I am voluntarily reviewing.
While You Were Flirting is just a fun book to read. Angel and Max seem like an odd couple, but actually are just perfect for each other in more than the practical math tutoring for driving training exchange. They are able to help each other in deeper ways too. The over-the-top reactions of the other girls to Max adds a lot of humor to the book. There’s a sweet ending for Max and Angel with just a tiny teaser for what I hope are the couple for the next book in the series. I enjoy Liwen Ho’s writing style and look forward to reading more of her work. I received a complimentary copy. I chose to write a review and share my opinion of this entertaining romance.
I received an ARC of While You Were Flirting from the author and I’m voluntary leaving my honest review
I didn’t know if i was gonna like Max’s story because i didn’t care for him much in book 1 and 2 of this series but Ms.Liwen Y. Ho gave Max his redemption story because I fell for him just like Angel did.
This story is fun to read and will give give you all the feels of young love. I couldn’t stop reading it.
I cant wait to read juliet and Jaxson’s story
This third book in the series was again a really great story. Only one downside for me…The other two books had a lot more interactions between friends. Even though Max and Liam were friends and Angel & Juliet were friends, eating lunch together at school was missing. Even if they weren’t eating together, there should have been more interaction with others during the study/driving timeframe. Those interactions in the previous books were what made the book so fun to read. Angel & Max both seem like loners. I’m not sure they were…
This clean high school romance was absolutely delightful! The main characters were extremely likable, and it was fun reading from dual points of view as their relationship progressed, and being inside their heads as they faced and overcame their insecurities. The author is very talented at storytelling, and I will look forward to reading about more colorful characters at Edenvale in future episodes. I received an advanced copy of this book from the author, and am voluntarily giving my honest review.
This is the first book in this series I’ve read. It certainly is typical of teenage love with Evangeline & Max not understanding each other & not believing they like each other. It is good in that when they need something the other can help with, they help each other. I received an ARC. This is my voluntary opinion.
This is a sweet clean story. It is well written and holds your attention. It is full of drama and emotions. I think this is my favorite book in the series. It can be read as a stand alone but I recommend you start with book one. I received an ARC copy of this book and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.
This is an enjoyable YA story with strong characters in Max,high school romeo and Evangeline the shy artist. The author does a great job developing their relationship , bringing them closer as they overcome their issues. It’s well written,moves fluidly and is a sweet romance.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
This is the story of Max, the ultra handsome, super charming, popular with the ladies, always flirting high school senior and Evangeline (Angel to her friends), a shy gifted artist who has no interest in being Max’ latest conquest. When Max is the model for Angel’s portrait class she is forced to look at him—really look at him—and she likes what she sees but there is something there in the expression in his eyes that makes her wonder if there is more to Max than he appears to be. Meanwhile Max, who is majoring in acting at their performing arts academy, has been playing a part in his real life for so long that he hardly knows how to be genuine anymore; Evangeline sees right through him and won’t settle for less than the real Max. I really loved this story and the characters in it and I wish we could have been given a “ten years later” view of Max and Angel. Highly recommend! I was entrusted a copy of this book by the author and this is my voluntary and honest review.