Cheater. Faker. Troublemaker.

By: Jenny Rosen

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Aaron Landon

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Cheater. Faker. Troublemaker. is a new release from Hachette Audiobooks: Powered by Wattpad - an innovative collaboration between Hachette Book Group, a leading publisher, and Wattpad, a passionate storytelling community of over 45 million people. Your favorite online stories, now available in your headphones!

When it comes to losing her virginity, 17-year-old Alex has every intention of waiting for "the one". Problem is, she's attracted to trouble. After a traumatic breakup leaves her emotionally scarred and therapy pushes her past her breaking point, Alex departs from her New Jersey hometown to stay with her cousin, Caleigh, in LA, hoping to distance herself from boy trouble for the summer.

Enter Elias King, 17-year-old whirlwind with a reputation for tearing through girls and leaving a string of broken hearts behind. Still reeling from a tragic accident that resulted in the death of his girlfriend, Elias relies on drugs, alcohol, and sex to drown his pain.

When Elias' addictions nearly leave him homeless, his brother offers him a place to stay at his girlfriend Caleigh's house, complete with a new roommate tailor-made to clean up his act. Once Alex and Elias find themselves sharing a space in Caleigh's tiny guest room, their night-and-day personality differences set them on the warpath.

Though the two try to deny their intense sexual attraction, a simple bet changes the game. Alex wagers she can keep him sober and one-night-stand free for the rest of the summer while Elias bets he can steal her heart and seduce her in less than 30 days.

But if Elias loses, he has to spill the dark secret surrounding the death of his ex. If Alex fails, she has to reveal her virgin status to Elias. But she can't just tell him - she'll have to show him.

Cheater. Faker. Troublemaker. is a dual POV young adult contemporary novel and is the first book in a series.

©2016 Jenny Rosen (P)2017 Hachette Audio

Absolutely Amazing! Has you hooked from the start!

One if my first stories I read once becoming a Wattpad . I can remember the day vividly, bored out of my mind and needing a fix for a four hour drive to Cincinnati. I saw Cheater.Faker.Troublemaker... and something just sparked one is of me. I said "why not," and as I told myself I was only going to read the first chapter to see what they story was like and about... and then one turned into two, two turned into twn.. and I was glued. This story is far more outstanding than a typical YA romance, this is real. This is raw, and this is not the stereotypical-- happily ever after. The way Jenny perfected each detail, word for word in each sentence, paragraph and chapter, is a unique technique, that any writer would envy. A young author that can work magic like no other when creating stories.. CFTM is a mental movie from the start to the ending. Absolutely Amazing! Thanks Again, Jenny. No doubt, this story will forever be at the top of my all time favorite list. Cannot wait to see more of your work!

This book is amazing!

This book is the best, amazing, most emotional, funny and heartbreaking book I've ever read. Cheater, faker, trouble maker is my favourite book. I love the characters and how much emotion this books gives, the story is original and I can't wait for the second part to come out on audible.

Loved every minute!

5 star AMAZING!

I accidentally stumbled across Jenny Rosen audiobook and god I’m so glad I did! Miss Rosen knows exactly what to write to suck you in and keep you wanting more.

After reading the blurb I knew that I NEEDED to read this BOOK, I noticed that there was no e-book available for any of her books? 🤨 I ended up finding them on Wattpad, which I’ve never used before.
Anyhow, I read the books on Wattpad just so I could follow along with my audiobook and Wow was I blown away with not only the books, but the narrators. Christine Lakin and Aaron Landon did amazing job bring this incredible story to life! I can seriously say that their voices are exactly how I would picture Elias and Alex sounding. The only problem I had tho was that the e-books on Wattpad were some what different from the audiobooks, that at times it was hard to follow along. Other then that I can’t say one bad thing about this story.

So let’s start with the 1st book……Cheater, Faker, Troublemaker. I absolutely fell in love with this book right from the beginning. My God is Jenny Rosen truly an amazing writer!! Elias and Alex story was remarkable and so beautifully written. I fell in love with both characters right away. Jenny certainly makes you feel Elias and Alex connects/chemistry throughout the story.
Elias and Alex aka Jersey story starts with them meeting at the airport and let’s just say it didn’t go so well. They instantly hated each other and that is the beginning of there beautiful story...….

Jenny Rosen takes you on a intense roller coaster journey with two kids experiencing love, heartache, tragedy and having to make life changing decisions. ALL 3 BOOKS HAVE TRIGGER WARNINGS..

2nd book….Love her, Leave her was absolutely wonderful too and I fell even more in love with the characters, if that’s even possible!

Elias has a lot of demons he’s dealing with, that he can no longer ignore and needs medical help and Alex fines herself lost and heartbroken and feels abandoned. I will say this much this book was more emotional so have your tissue box handy.

That being said, book 3….Find her, Keep her, was by far the most emotional book I EVER read…I didn’t think I could cry that hard…Angst to the fullest!

I can’t say this enough......These books are beyond beautiful and they really hit real life situations. 💞💞💞

Audiobook listeners….The 3rd book Jenny Rosen did not have Hachette make a audiobook, but instead Jenny and her cowriter Kristen made YouTube videos to listen to. They sound like they enjoyed making these videos, but I have to say I was a little bit disappointed not because they were horrible, but for a couple reasons, one the music in the background was very distracting while I read the book, but mostly because I really got attached to Christine and Aaron’s voices in books 1-2 that I would have loved to continue the third book with the same narrators. Hopefully and fingers crossed that one day Hachette will decided to make the 3rd audiobook for this beautiful story.

Amazing!

As an avid listener of audiobooks, I love coming across new authors. This was fantastically done. The characters felt realistic while they went through the ups and downs of navigating through a relationship while dealing with your own issues was very well done. This book made me giggle and smile. At times it made me angry. And yes I will admit, it even made me cry. Isn't that what a good book should do?

Not at all what I expected and it's FANTASTIC!

Any additional comments?

Okay, I'll be honest. At first, I did judge this book by its cover (and its title) and thought I knew exactly what I was getting. Not that either the title nor the cover are bad, quite the contrary, in fact. They're both very appealing. But I did assume that Cheater, Faker, Troublemaker was yet another typical Bad Boy, YA story, the same sort we've all read at least 1000 times before. WELL, BOY WAS I WRONG!

At its heart, CFTM is the story of two very broken people, grappling with how to help each other put the pieces back together again. These characters are dancing around ghosts, running recklessly across a minefield, and it's so fascinating to witness them maneuver, or fail to maneuver, around the many obstacles in their path. I think what struck me the most about CFTM was that it sits very comfortably in the space between Literary Fiction and YA Lit, bringing together the best of both worlds. While the story is relatable and accessible as YA fiction, I was absolutely blown away by the lyrical, almost poetic writing the author often used, even to describe the tiniest of things, like: "She was his bubblegum girl, only fun until she lost her flavor." or "Straight vodka tasted like salvation. Like a liquid pill for the kind of pain I didn't know how to fix." There were also times when I literally laughed out loud and I'm a super-cynical reader so that's a really hard thing to get me to do. I'm so impressed with Ms. Rosen because what she's doing here is not just conveying a simple story, but taking you on a journey, and with two characters you actually care about. And boy, what a journey it is!

The actors also take this story to a whole new level, each bringing a certain amount of depth and pathos to their roles, especially Christine Lakin, who sounds so much like a teenage girl in her intonation, it's eerie. Aaron Landon is excellent as well.

Cheater, Faker, Troublemaker is well worth the time invested. It's such a breath of fresh air and definitely a must-listen, IMHO. I can't recommend it highly enough, especially to those who are tired of the same-old, same-old when it comes to Romance or YA Lit.

Great characters

Where does Cheater. Faker. Troublemaker. rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

great

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cheater. Faker. Troublemaker.?

When Elias realizes his problems

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

great character development, tense plot, good understanding of people's regrets and dealing with anxiety and addictive behaviors.
Can't wait for the next one.

Amazing

This book was simply amazing. That’s the best way I can put it. From the voice actors amazing portrayal of expression and extortion to the amazing writing. Jenny is simply a wonderfully talented author and I’d recommend this, and any of her book to all my friends.

It is touching, funny, heartfelt, heart breaking, and so much more that I can’t even put it into words. Main characters Alex (Jersey) Summers and Elias King find love, trust and hate in each other as they try to navigate their feelings while trying to escape their haunting pasts.

It definitely deserves a 5 star rating as it is definitely one of my favourite books (you can’t really ask a girl to choose her FAVOURITE book). Now I’m not very good with words but trust me, this book is definitely worth your time.

Hilarious, lovable, wonderfully written

💜 A hot, 'dangerous' badboy, a sassy girl and a plot that'll take your heart on one hell of a ride, this book written by the wonderful Jenny Rosen was everything my reader's heart could ask for. Hilarious dialogue and clever quirks left me hanging onto every word spoken by the talented narrators.
The back stories are perfect, and their reveals are even better. My emotions took turn after turn following Alex and Elias through their crazy roller coaster ride of flirting and tip-toeing around the feelings they both don't want to admit to...
Basically, feels to the power infinity that'll leave you fangirling so hard.
A wonderful story that everyone should definitely read 💜