Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble

Mates, Dates #8

by Cathy Hopkins

“I wonder what would have happened if I’d met you before Nesta,” said Luke as he took my hand and looked deeply into my eyes. A bolt of electricity shot through me and I snatched my hand back as if it had been burnt. This can’t be happening, I thought.

When Luke, the boy that Nesta has been dating, declares passionate love for T.J., she doesn’t know what has hit her. She does her best to avoid him, but when the local schools are asked to work together on a project, Luke is chosen as the overall coordinator and T.J. has no choice but to report back to him on a regular basis. Misunderstandings and miscommunications threaten the girls’ friendship and split them into two camps: Lucy and Nesta, Izzie and T.J. Will their friendship survive? And what will T.J.’s steady boyfriend, Steve, make of it all?

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Chick Lit, Fiction, Teen, Contemporary, Childrens

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 27, 2004

Reviews

[Mel Steadman Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 stars*

One of my favourite ones from this series.

[Jennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luke's a dawg! And cheating on Nesta! With TJ! And it's on! Lucy sides with Nesta (especially when TJ dumps Lucy's brother OVER EMAIL) and Izzie's on TJ's side. Friends before boys, girls, friends before boys. Obviously it gets worked out, because there are more books in the series, but OH! THE DRAMA!

[Katlyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

T.J. is awful! I mean, how did she suddenly jump to the conclusion that her best friend's boyfriend was her soulmate after meeting him a few times? And shouldn't she have broken up with Steve before letting him give her hickeys? Also, when she finally did break up with Steve, she used email! What the frick?? Not to mention the book was terribly dull. 2.5/5

[Louise Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

i did enjoy this as so relaxing i especially enjoyed all the interesting facts about hampstead and the amount of interesting people who lived their must admit i get slightly mixed up with all the different girls characters with the age old story dont put yr boyfriends before your girl friends and the usual teen mix ups will prob read the rest of the series years a go was a teenager but still remember the t rials and tribulations

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the mates, dates series and I love the way the books are laid out so you get to now every character individually this time hearing tj's story was really good but I didn't like the fact that tj cheats on Steve and lies to nesta makes me like this book a little less but still fantastic when I read these books I feel like I'm one of the gang LOVE THESE BOOKS!!

[Citra Arum · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished this book in just A DAY! totally addictive, I absolutely ship TJ and Luke but there's no way i'd want TJ to be with Luke after what he had done. What an unfortunate tho. The story is relatable af, probably my fav so far (im on the 10th book now)

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't deal with the drama in this book! And still this is one of my favourites.
I just want to shout that stop, no, why. But as I know what will happen later on The series, well let's say I love to read this and see the character development in certain people later on. :D

[Triana · Rating 4 out of 5]

The four stars are given by my younger self. The lecture was easy and really captivating for a young lector but now it makes me a lil uncomfortable knowing I was reading about the possibilities of cheating when I was 12. Maybe it's just me.

[Lauren Zell-Huxley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed these books when I was younger. I’ve definitely matured, and not sure I’d enjoy them too much now. But great for younger readers, say about 11-14? Silly and fun but you get to love the main characters

[books x me=4eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

such an interesting book , Luke was such a sweet guy but turns out to be a player1!!!I mean if you want to play girls , don't mess with nesta and move on to one of her besties , I mean that's messed up

[Aimee Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

So gripping man, this was such a wild book, I think I hated and loved every character (yes even Luke he charmed me). If you like romantic comedies with drama on every single turn of events then this is definitely for you.

[Antrita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amazing for those readers with an open mind and a liking for youthness.

[midgardelf_ · Rating 2 out of 5]

horrible

[Abril · Rating 2 out of 5]

Es un libro entretenido para pasar el rato los personajes son muy planos pero el desarrollo esta bien
no lo recomendaria pero me entretuvo bastante.

[Amanda Yeargin]

I read Mates Dates, and Tempting Trouble. In this book suprises come up. When all 4 girls sign up to make a book for the city trouble happens. T.J. goes in a group with Luke. She finds out that Luke may be flirting with her and doesntknow what to do. She doesnt tell Nesta. She tries to stay away from him as much as possible but that couldnt happen. Can T.J. stay away from Luke so Nesta wont get hurt and something bad will happen.
I have a text-to-world connection. This connects to the world because sometimes things happen like. I ve also read thingslike this in books when they can fall in love with the wrong person so the other wont get hurt. Things can happen like this in the real world. So i guess it is also a text-to-text connection.
I give this book *****stars. I gave it 5 stars becauseit was soo dramatic. You would never know what would come up next and the next moment was so juicy. When T.J. has one dream she is snogging with Luke things just get better. If you want to know abou the end just read it!!!

[Dany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, ho diciotto anni e questo libro l'ho letto per la prima volta quando ne avevo undici. Ma se ti ritrovi in mano un libro di cui non ricordi nemmeno la trama devi leggerlo, no? soprattutto mentre ti riposi tra una pagina di storia e un esercizio di matematica.
Esattamente.
E' una delle solite storie in cui c'è una ragazza che si innamora del fidanzato della migliore amica e lui è un bugiardo e le amiche si dividono e lui la prende nel culo, facendo finalmente vincere l'amicizia.
Eppure è una storia carina, quella che mi ha proprio insegnato che le amiche vengono prima di un ragazzo qualsiasi che magari conosci pure poco.
Vorrei che tutte le mie amiche avessero imparato questa lezione e non mi avessero accantonata in un angolino per il primo di passaggio. Però sono cose che capitano. l'importante è non dimenticarsi del tutto che questa persona esiste no?
eppure qui TJ capisce che le sue amiche valgono di più di un bugiardo. E, nonostante tutto, lei combatte per riaverle.
Ci vediamo al prossimo libro, Cathy Hopkins.

[Veronica Widya · Rating 3 out of 5]

like i told before, i love how cathy telling the different stories about these besties lifes in each book
and now, its TJ's turn.
the problem that teenager might experienced it.
so, teenager can learn much from this book. how good idea ...morelike i told before, i love how cathy telling the different stories about their lifes in different books.
and now, its TJ's turn.
the problem that teenager might experienced it.
so, teenager can learn much from this book. how good idea it is!
but TJ somehowe is annyed me this time.
luke is obviously a jerk. its sooooo obvious!
theres no a good guy who tell his girlfriend's besty that he love her! lols. no way! maybe he would tell after he broke up. maybe. but tell when he still in a relation ship?
and there re so much evidence, but TJ still cant see it!
i dunno that she's blind or pretending to be blind because of love?

but yeah, after all we can learn much from this story. ;)

[Felicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

Collective Review

I first read a couple of these books in 2006. I had a long bus trip and grabbed a couple of the series from a local bookstore. I had no idea they were part of a huge series. Over the years I had forgotten the names of the books but every now and then would try to find them. I finally found them this year from a Goodreads list. Yay!

I really enjoyed this series. I think the main reason is because the books were released in 2001 and the girls are 14. I was 13 in 2001 so can connect with a lot of the pop culture aspects mentioned throughout the series. Even though the series is based in England I still feel a sense of nostalgia while reading it.

I really love the girls and their friendship. I never had a close knit group of friends like this when I was younger so I liked reading about it. They are a bit too boy crazy for my liking but I really did love this series.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

TJ is the tomboy of her group not one who usually catches a guys attention. She's dating Lucy's brother Steve her first boyfriend. But when her best friend Nesta's boyfriend Luke shows an interest she can't help, but show some back. She gets the feeling that Luke could just be playing with her heart, but she's really blinded by love. When TJ takes the plunge and makes out with Luke and breaks up with Steve it causes trouble not only for her, but her foursome of best friends. Luke lies to Nesta and claims that TJ came on to him and that she only kissed him. Lucy sides with Nesta and Izzy sides with TJ breaking up the foursome. Can TJ convince that Nesta that she's telling the truth and reform the friendship?

[Veronica Widya · Rating 4 out of 5]

like i told before, i love how cathy telling the different stories about their lifes in different books.
and now, its TJ's turn.
the problem that teenager might experienced it.
so, teenager can learn much from this book. how good idea it is!
but TJ somehowe is annyed me this time.
luke is obviously a jerk. its sooooo obvious!
theres no a good guy who tell his girlfriend's besty that he love her! lols. no way! maybe he would tell after he broke up. maybe. but tell when he still in a relation ship?
and there re so much evidence, but TJ still cant see it!
i dunno that she's blind or pretending to be blind because of love?

but yeah, after all we can learn much from this story. ;)

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is easy to understand and I like of Cathy choose her usage of words in the book. It is easier for me to brush up my English. She doesn't use that much of a bombastic words. So, it helps me to read easily and if there are a few words that I don't understand, i will look up in the dictionary and hoping that i will use it in my English essays.

About the story line, it's okay but I read better stories from her. There was not much of a thrill reading this book as I read some of her Mates, Dates series which is much better.

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rigtig god serie for piger i de tidlige teenageår, som tager en masser "hverdags"emner op, og viser situationerne fra flere synsvinkler.
Jeg synes den - udover at være sjov og lidt pinlig - har en rigtig god tilgang til veninder, kærester og familie, i almindelige unges hverdag.

[Sharkie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read this book a few times in the many years I've owned it.... It's such a gushy, comfortable teenage romance, and sometimes it's exactly what I need to read. Sometimes, even I need a book filled with mates, dates, and a little bit of tempting trouble!

[Kiara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! I honestly thought he'd be a great boyfriend and not some snob, but William sounds interesting...

[Nendy]

I use to read these book last year. i really liked these books till I came by the book of my life[Twilight]. This book showed that love can be really sacred to people.

[Lorie · Rating 1 out of 5]

You think I'd learn my lesson after the first one. Not horrible; I would have liked as a teen, but as an adult I was dying for the book to end.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

its was ok book

[Sol]

i dont remember..

[Six · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit boring in the beginning, but it got good.

[Katrina Knittle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great ya series. Told in different pov's. I love that part about this book. This time we follow TJ. So much drama and teen filled adventure. A cute read.