The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes

Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date:  May 20th 2014
Pages: 384
Source: Publisher for review-Edelweiss
Age Range: Young Adult

Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her—no reasons, no warning, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed, but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it takes to get Jason back.

And that’s when the girls stumble across a copy of The Art of War. With just one glance, they're sure they can use the book to lure Jason back into Lainey’s arms. So Lainey channels her inner warlord, recruiting spies to gather intel and persuading her coworker Micah to pose as her new boyfriend to make Jason jealous. After a few "dates", it looks like her plan is going to work! But now her relationship with Micah is starting to feel like more than just a game.
What's a girl to do when what she wants is totally different from what she needs? How do you figure out the person you're meant to be with if you're still figuring out the person you're meant to be?

I found the Art of Lainey an okay read, I was not blown away by it.The romance part was nice, but it took quite long(which took away the good pace in this story) for Lainey to realize that not Jason, but Micah was the perfect guy for her. I didn't dislike Lainey, but her character wasn't that developed well by the author. There just wasn't anything interesting or funny about her. The story itself was just too predictable and quite thin, and not everybody knows the book The Art Of War so I was sometimes lost in that part too. Will I recommend to you to get a copy of The Art of Lainey? No, I think you can pass this one and look for something less predictable and more well written.