Since SMART GIRLS GET WHAT THEY WANT is basically about a group of three best friends who proudly shun the teenage world of high school parties, popularity, and social madness for unending hours of discipline, studying, and preparation for their shining futures on full scholarships to Ivy League universities, I figured I'd find something quirky and relatable that I could enjoy. I definitely identified most with the studious, bookish crowds in high school, so I was excited to read about level-headed young women who balance straight A's and extra-cirriculars with cute boys and best friends without being overly superficial and silly. 
 For the most part, I was satisfied, although the book definitely felt a bit young and predictable at points. Realistically, though, the target audience is probably more along the lines of the late middle school or early high school crowed, though, and I'm sure this group would readily identify with the characters more to the level that I had originally expected. 
 But backing up a bit to the plot .... Gia, Bea, and Neerja make no secret of the fact that they prioritize books over boys, making sure to follow all the rules and carefully prepare the all perfect line items for their future college applications, which of course will only be to the best Ivy League universities where they will finally meet their kindred souls and escape the superficial world of high school drama. But after realizing that they are virtually invisible amongst their peers at school, the three girls vow to break out of their honor- student stereotypes and learn to relate more to the typical teenage crowd. After all, is there any reason why the smart girls shouldn't be well-rounded outside the classroom as well? 
 Soon their new, bolder outlooks on lives get them caught up in ski lessons, drama club rehearsals, awkward dating experiences, and confusing encounters with the opposite sex. Gia falls hard for the popular, gorgeous new guy in class, but he seems to be sending mixed signals.. and didn't he say he had a sassy, modelesque girlfriend back at home? Meanwhile, Gia is accused of allowing the school jock to cheat from her exams, landing her in academic chaos with a football player who won't back down. Neerja is desperate to wow the crowd as the next Juliet in the school play, but she's terrified at the prospect of performing opposite her teenage heartthrob crush, who barely knows she exists. And Brea has a few secrets of her own, as she feels forced to sneak around behind her parents' backs in order to spread her wings and really enjoy her newfound high school perspective. 
 Gia, Neerja, and Brea are determined to make sure they are remembered as more than the invisible girls in the smart classes, but are they really ready for the consequences of their new decisions? 
 I don't want to give the impression that SMART GIRLS GET WHAT THEY WANT wasn't an enjoyable book -- I definitely don't regret giving it a shot and I think it's a worthwhile story, especially for the younger crowd. It was cute, for the most part, but I just felt like I'd really read this before.. like it blended into the background of a million other young adult contemporaries I've enjoyed in the past. 
 I do love the cover, though, and I'd still check out other works by this author in the future. I think that younger high school girls could easily find both the story and the characters relatable enough that SMART GIRLS GET WHAT THEY WANT is worth a chance.