[2022 Wattys Winner] When love cynic Madison Watson starts university, she vows to follow three simple rules.
One: Work out at least twice a week.
Two: Get an internship.
Three: Stay away from men.
But after a chance encounter with three guys in the dorm halls, Madi's enlisted to transform a shy and love-sick hopeless case into the perfect boyfriend. Unbeknownst to her optimistic accomplices, she's out to prove a hypothesis of her own - love is a construct, and heartbreak is inevitable.
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A college story about first love and first heartbreak, reflecting on the ins and outs of dating in the age of technology.
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2022 WATTY WINNER (New Adult and W by Wattpad Books Award)
Featured on Editors' Picks by @wattpadexplorer (Apr 21)
#1 in The Siren Awards 2020 (user run)
#1 in The Creator's Choice Awards 2020 (user run)
Best Protagonist in The Creator's Choice Awards 2020 (user run)
Ranks:
#2 collegestudent (Sep 20)
#1 contemporary romance (Feb 21)
#3 newadult (Feb 21)
#1 collegestories (Feb 21)
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