Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
At this point it should be obvious that I am a fan of the books these two write. While my favorite couple is still Dash and Lily, Naomi and Ely were ok.
Naomi and Ely live in Manhattan, on the same floor of a co-op. They have pretty much been raised together, like siblings who live across the hall from one another. Naomi is in love with Ely, which wouldn't be so bad except that he's gay. Regardless, she still thinks they are going to end up together. Because of a situation with their parents (Naomi's dad had an affair with one of Ely's moms), Naomi and Ely have created a No Kiss List to keep from hurting one another. Some people, like Naomi's boyfriend, Bruce the Second, are left off the list because it should be obvious that you wouldn't kiss your best friend's boyfriend. Obvious or not, Ely did just that, and it wrecked everything.
Naomi is destroyed. Not so much by the boyfriend, as she only seemed to have lukewarm feelings for him. No, what she gained from this is that Ely was never going to love her the way she loved him, and this is a bitter pill to swallow.
This book is told from multiple perspectives so that all facets of this relationship and its demise are covered. Like I said, not as cute as Dash and Lily, but not too bad.
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