Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

“Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online by “Alex.” Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush.

Faced with doubts (what if he’s a creep in real life—or worse?), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Or that she’s landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. Or that she’s being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth—a.k.a. her new arch-nemesis. But life is whole lot messier than the movies, especially when Bailey discovers that tricky fine line between hate, love, and whatever-it-is she’s starting to feel for Porter.

And as the summer months go by, Bailey must choose whether to cling to a dreamy online fantasy in Alex or take a risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. The choice is both simpler and more complicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own: Porter is Alex…Approximately.” - taken from Goodreads.

Why did I wait so long to read this book! Mink and Alex are online acquaintances who share a love of movies. Bailey, AKA Mink, moves across the country to live with her father who has to live in the same town as Alex. She doesn't tell Alex that she has moved because she wants to work out a plan to try and find him first. Bailey gets a job at a local museum where she meets Porter Roth, a boy who immediately infuriates. Soon. Bailey/Mink finds herself drawn to Porter while pulling away from Alex. But what happens when her real life and on life persona collide? A cute romance story. 

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