I cannot even tell you how excited I am that this book is going to be a series. I had no idea going in just how much I would absolutely love this book! Barbie Girl is going to me on my top books of 2013 list. I can already tell. This book evoked strong emotions in me, made me completely fall in love with the characters and had me wanting to clear my whole schedule just so I could drop everything and keep reading.

Barbie is one of those rare characters that you don't just connect with, you don't just like- you LOVE her! I thought barbie was spunky, and sassy and just an all around great person. I adored watching her with her little brother Everett. And I thought it was adorable when she started to get a crush on Dylan. I really liked that she was the first one to develop feelings for him. I thought it would have been the other way around because Barbie is so pretty and awesome.

Barbie isn't the only great character in Barbie Girl. Third is great, Dylan is swoon worthy (most of the time), and I thought each character was well thought out.

I could go on for a while about all the things I loved- the writing was incredible, the story telling was perfect, the romance was adorable and sexy, and I am so happy that this is a series! I even teared up multiple times because of the connection I had made with Barbie. It was impossible not to love her. Fans of contemporary/realistic fiction should read Barbie Girl. If you are passing this book up because you think it is a cliched smart guy tutors girl from the wrong side of the tracks, you are really missing out. This is a gem of a book. It makes me want to go back and reevaluate some of the other books I gave five stars too. That was how much I enjoyed it.