Their long and difficult summer is behind them, and Jake and Ally are looking forward to a great senior year together. But wait. Chloe turns up pregnant and says the baby is Jake's. Ally is determined to make it work anyway, and vows to stick by him. Her faith in him is put to the test however when he starts missing dates with Ally to go to doctor's appointments with Chloe. Ally's attempts to have something more in her life than Jake lead her to a big part in the school play--one that requires kissing her handsome co-star, who may just want to be more than Ally's co-star. Jake and Ally's relationship has been anything but easy--should they be listening to the universe trying to tell them something? With the end of high school on the horizon, are they looking at a future together, or are they best going their separate ways?

This Is So Not Happening is the satisfying final installment of the immensely readable He's So/She's So trilogy. It is important to have read both of the previous books to be up to date with the characters' paths up to this point. Just as Jake and Ally's relationship is poised to move forward positively, friend Chloe turns up pregnant, pointing to Jake as the father. With great strength of character, Ally values her relationship with Jake enough to do everything she can to be supportive. Jake is attentive to Chloe (attending prenatal/sonogram appointments with her), but in the process loses sight of Ally. Attention is paid to the discussion of how to proceed (or not) with the pregnancy. Ultimately, adoption is decided upon, and it is with great dignity that Chloe remains in school, openly pregnant, in spite of the hurtful gossip directed at her by classmates. Jake seriously ponders the concepts of fatherhood and adoption. Ethical questions and vitriol come in to play however as suspicion about the baby's paternity begin to pop up. Ally is distressed by her mother's impending marriage, but her fractured family situation returns to a comfortable place for her in the end. As in previous books, classism is a major theme. Teen sex is referred to, but not described. Jake and Ally's interaction is limited to passionate making out. Parents sponsor a beer birthday party at one character's home. Language is graphic, but not overly frequent (f--k, sh-t, cr-p, a-s, sl-t). Fans of the trilogy will be pleased with the ending.

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