3.5 

Crazy for You

By Jennifer Crusie
Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie digital book - Fable

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On Wednesday, Quinn McKenzie changes her life. On Thursday, she tries to get somebody to notice. On Thursday night, somebody does.
Quinn McKenzie is dating the world's nicest guy, she has a good job as a high school art teacher, she's surrounded by family and friends who rely on her, and she's bored to the point of insanity. But when Quinn decides to change her life by adopting a stray dog over everyone's objections, everything begins to spiral out of control. Now she's coping with dognapping, breaking and entering, seduction, sabotage, stalking, more secrets than she really wants to know, and two men who are suddenly crazy . . . for her.

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Rolling on the Floor Laughing Face“Witty and fun, Crazy For You really is one of my favorites by this author. Full disclosure though, it was first published in 1999 and some of the language certainly reflects that, so reading it in 2026 is a bit jarring. That being said, this was such a fun re-read! It’s been about thirteen years since I last visited this novel and it didn’t disappoint. Still proud to say I have a crush on Nick Ziegler and will till the day I die. I love Quinn and her desire to shake things up, her hatred of anything stagnant. This really felt like a love letter to all the girls who stayed in their hometown. Like all of Crusie’s books, this has a large cast of characters and is told through multiple POV’s throughout, but it makes for an immersive reading experience.”
Surprised Face with Open Mouth“bill is a psycho!!!! but overall good easy read and nick and quinn are a cute duo!”
“Crazy for You — Jennifer Crusie (1999) Jennifer Crusie was the Emily Henry or Ali Hazelwood of my time—at least for me. Crazy for You is classic late-’90s rom-com mayhem: small-town gossip, women on the brink, and men blissfully unaware there’s even a problem. It’s quick, chaotic, and so easy to inhale you’ll look up wondering where your afternoon went. But if you scratch the glossy surface, the “empowerment” message starts squeaking like cheap shoes on a gym floor. Every woman here quietly signs up for a relationship she doesn’t want, refuses to say a word about it, and then—surprise—erupts like a firework factory when she’s finally had enough. One guy in particular does not handle his reality check well, and suddenly this cute small-town story has you clutching your metaphorical pearls. Meanwhile, the rest of the men wander around smiling, utterly shocked that silence wasn’t actually agreement. It’s bingeable, sure—pure kettle-corn reading—but when the dust settles, you’re left picking out the unpopped kernels of outdated “feminism” and wondering why your teeth hurt.”

About Jennifer Crusie

Jennifer Crusie is the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author of Maybe This Time, Welcome to Temptation, Tell Me Lies, Faking It, Fast Women and Bet Me. She has also collaborated with Bob Mayer to write Wild Ride, Agnes and the Hitman and Don't Look Down. Crusie earned her bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University, a master's from Wright State University, and a master of fine arts from Ohio State University. Before devoting herself to writing full-time, Crusie worked as a preschool teacher, an elementary and junior high art teacher, and a high school English teacher. She lives on the banks of the Ohio River.

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