real live boyfriends* / E. Lockhart / 224p.

*yes, boyfriends, plural.  if my life weren't complicated - I wouldn't be Ruby Oliver.

    Real Live Boyfriends!
    Definition:
    A real live boyfriend does not contribute to your angst.     
    You do not wonder if he will call.
    You do not wonder whether he will kiss you.
    And he does not look at his phone while you are talking, to see if anyone has texted him.
                              Of course calls.  He's your boyfriend!
                              And of course he listens.  He's your real live boyfriend!

The opening, quoted above, starts with Ruby's standard list making.  Ruby is finally in love and excited to have a Real Live Boyfriend!  But, of course, the happy does not last and Ruby's other standard, self-questioning neurotic behavior, comes out when her boyfriend, Noel, visits New York to stay with his brother and stops acting like a real live boyfriend.
Just like the first three in this series, Ruby is self-involved and self-loathing all at the same time but continues to be amazingly witty and likeable throughout.  I love this character.  I love this book series.  And I, especially, love this author.  Give to those who want a lighter version of a Sarah Dessen book. Or to fans of Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle, and John Green.