The Trouble with Flirting by Rachel Morgan is book 2 in The Trouble series which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the first book I have read by Rachel Morgan who has written many books but it was this series that caught my eye. 
 Alivia wants things to be different in university, indeed, she thinks can be different, recreate herself, and that is where the trouble starts. Instead of being the high-school nerd, she pictures herself running with the in-crowd and having a hot boyfriend too. As Livi puts her plan into action, she begins to wonder if this new version of herself is really an improvement or if it is keeping her from what she wants. 
 I was given this ebook in exchange for an honest review and here it is: 
 This book was pretty much exactly what I thought it would be and I really enjoyed it. As previously indicated, this is the first time I've read a book by Rachel Morgan and so (obviously) I didn't read the previous book in this series - which wasn't necessary because this book totally stands on its own. Having enjoyed this book so much (and also having read the jacket info on the other books in the series) leaves me in great anticipation to read the rest of this series since I know that some of the people appear in more than one book. I love it when a series does this, bringing you back to a familiar world partially peopled with old acquaintances and so much more to discover about them. 
 Although I really liked this book and truly look forward to the others, there were a couple of turning points that felt a bit staged and that didn't sit well with me, which is why I rated this book a 4 instead of a 5. Explaining these reveals some major spoilers so you will not want to read beyond here if you've yet to read the books. 
 (view spoiler)[ There were some parts that just seemed a bit forced. The scene where Allegra comes to Livi's and explains about her past and how she now suddenly doesn't care to be part of the in-crowd seemed rather abrupt, out-of-character and just awkward - like that movie night was for poor unsuspecting Hugo. 
 While the stage was (over)set for Carl to appear like Prince-Charming-to-the-Rescue, the scene where he arrives still felt contrived given that she hadn't given Carl her physical address, his long-distance arrival from Germany was more than presumptuous given how their relationship ended, but mostly because of Adam's overreaction, a jealous reaction could be expected but his was over-the-top with him saying she'd need to find a new place to live simply because an unwanted ex-boyfriend appeared. (hide spoiler)]