Experimented in College: Mentioned in yolo since the girls are at college.H, who spends the entire book grooming Zoe with the latter being 15, until it escalates into him convincing Zoe to join him in his hot tub. Barrett certainly qualifies, especially in l8r, g8r, though it's arguable whether she truly thinks Zoe would be better off at Princeton or whether she's just a pretentious snob who doesn't understand that a top-rated Liberal Arts College provides just as good of an education as an Ivy League.

Compliment Backfire: When Angela catches her boyfriend cheating on her, her mother tries to comfort her by saying 'he's probably the sort of boy who only cares about appearances.'.At the end of the book, though, it comes out that Jana wasn't responsible for the bird it just flew in Angela's window and died, and had Angela let the prank war end there like she'd originally intended, it wouldn't have ended as badly as it did.

She thinks Jana put it there as part of their prank war, which causes said prank war to continue to escalate until it ends with Jana stealing Angela's boyfriend.

Chekhov's Gun: The dead bird that Angela finds in her truck in l8r, g8r.

Then, in l8r, g8r, Jana brings the pictures back into the public eye.by way of a Craigslist 'Casual Encounters' ad.

Chekhov's Boomerang: In ttyl, Jana takes of Maddie at a party, and passes them to everyone in the school, thoroughly humiliating her.

She manages to stop them, but the incident ends up souring her on sororities in general.

Attempted Rape: Angela witnesses some guys trying to rape a girl at a sorority party.

Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Maddie on why Angela was better off without Rob: 'He treated you like dirt.

Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder: Doug breaks up with Zoe partly because he falls for a girl in his dorm.

They also reference each other's tweets and watch Netflix shows like Orange Is the New Black. Instead of instant-messenger, the girls communicate by texting. The series also got a 'makeover' to adapt it better to more modern methods of communication, TV shows, fashions, and celebrities. The series has come under fire for some mature content and language, but overall, it's fairly realistic in its portrayal of teens.Ī sequel, yolo, was published in 2014, and deals with the girls' experiences in their first semester of college. The books chronicle the lives of Madigan 'mad maddie' Kinnick, Zoe 'zoegirl' Barrett, and Angela 'SnowAngel' Silver, starting with their sophomore year and ending with graduation. The ttyl Series - ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r - is a trilogy of teen novels written by Lauren Myracle, notable for being written completely in Instant Messages among our three heroines.

Ttfn by lauren myracle