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This is the official website of The Oracle of Dating, which hits the shelves May 1, 2010 from Harlequin Teen.
The Oracle’s advice is for entertainment purposes only. Though she usually gives good advice, sometimes even the best-intentioned advice backfires… as you’ll see in the book.
To learn more about the author, visit www.allisonvandiepen.com.
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I am reading TOoD and LOVING it!
I have noticed that some of the boys have names from Degrassi… Could be a total coincidence. But, still, awesome!
Can’t wait to finish and review!
Thanks, Courtney — I’m so glad you’re loving it! I didn’t realize the names were similar to Degrassi — I guess that’s a good thing!
Hey, can you tell me if this guy i like likes me back? Tanks.
I am just about finished with the book. It is my all time favorite book!! I really think that since you wrote the book you should be Kayla and be “The Oracle Of Dating”. I am only twelve but I really would like advice. I think you should at least post blogs like Kayla does in the book. But all different type of relationship blogs. But for now, keep me updated!
i agree with grace u really should
Definitely. Your book is amazing! You should make a dating advice website, exactly like in your story. I love the idea.
omg
i m reading this book and i LOVE it
hey! im vanessa! yeah mee too! i love this book i used to hate reading but once i read this book i started liking it! thanks to allison van Diepen. <3 better be more series of this novel!
I agree with vanessa! There had better be a 2nd. Word on the street is that there’s a new one coming out in November. “The Oracle of Rebounds” I don’t know if this means next November or if it’s already happened!?! I don’t know. I love this book and wait to read the next one! I’m just 3 chapters into this book, but I LOVE IT! I sure do wish there were a real Oracle, I sure could use some!
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Actually there is another book after the oracle of dating called Oracle Rebounds. Haven’t finished it but it is really good! And love your work allison it is really great! Keep up th good work!
I love this book! I bought it today, am im already hooked! I hope theres a series on its way! Thanx alot!(:
That’s great to hear, Maddie — look out for The Oracle Rebounds in November.
Seriously!?! You’re going to make a series of it!?! YES!!! I love this book! I am soooo excited to hear that!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!! I LUV THE BOOK!!! PLEASE REPLY!!!
im so hooked into it! maybe it will help me on dating
[: Hi, this book is really great! I really like it! When my friend saw me reading it she thought it would be lame then I let her read it, and she has it in her locker cuz she likes the book so much, she won't give it back LOL. She will though so I'll have a chance to at least finish. This book is great so far though I'm almost at the end! <3 [:
So I just started reading “The Oracle of Dating” and I can’t set it down! I found it in my local library, just needing something to read, and I never expected a book to be this excellent! I can’t wait for ‘The Oracle Rebounds’ to come out in November! (:
the book is a really good book, i really enjoy reading it
I just finished this book and it was amazing. It really cracked me up because what she does anonymously is what I do for my friends all the time. It was nice to see that I’m not the only matchmaker with a sub-par love life.
I absolutely LOVE the book, it would be super neat to start putting up advice. You rock!
are you there oracle?
yes? haha nope! but best book ever! <3333
I love this book. I read it in two days, i was HOOKED!!! I can’t wait until the sequel comes out. I hope there is a series
Just finished the book. It is my new favorite. I love the writing style and the plot. I definetly can NOT wait till the sequel ” The Oracle Rebounds” come out!!!!
I just bought the book and I already finished it! I think it was my favorite book. The plot gets so interesting and you just cant wait until the NEXT chapter!
I saw this book in the bookstore, I’ll get it because with all theese good reviews, it must be good!
I just finished it too!!! I absolutely loved it… wait is there actually advice on here? Where do you go to ask a question?!
i really like this guy… and my bro is friends w/ him. should i ask my bro to ask him who he likes? i REALLY like him and i want to no if he likes me back. help!
I just lovveee the book! Is the oracle rebounds coming out in november???
Although I’m not much of a reader, I finished TOoD in two days and it was absolutely amazing. I found it easy to relate myself to Kayla and I simply cannot wait for The Oracle Rebounds in November!!! (:
dont laugh at me but i need a lil help with finding the book tood i never heard of it and i thought u would be the nicest person to ask
i lovve this book im still reading it but it is just a good book
This book is seriously something.
I bought it when my friends and I were at the mall and I couldn’t put it down. By the end of the night, I was like half way, we all decided we are all going to read the book because we seriously need the advice, plus the storyline is amazing. You did a really good job with this. It’s one of my favorite books. I can’t wait till the sequel. Keep it up 
-Katherine <3
I just finished reading the book, I started it yesterday and finished it today, it is such a great book! I really really liked it!
I love the book! I’m about done with it, and I can’t put it down! I was on a flight earlier that was about 4 hours and I almost finished it! I love it. Thank you for writing a book that really relates to everyone!
Can te oracle please help me. I can’t figure out if this boy I like likes me back. Should I ask him out or what. I NEED YUR HELP!
Hey, Oracle. It’s me, Sophie. Even though I’m only eleven years old, I got hooked on your book the very second I flipped to the first page! Wow! That’s pretty good because I thought your book was going to be BOOOORING! No offense intended. I’m not all that in to dating books, but yours was the Hope Diamond in the ruff! Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I am a very advanced reader. TOOT! Whoops, sorry! I finished your book in the first twenty-four hours– yeah! It was that good! Weeeelllll, at least on MY opinion. And trust me, I am VERY critical about books and other stuff. Like how you’re supposed to twirl your spaghetti with your fork. Yup, it runs in the family!
My cousin, Elliot, has a strict food diet of carbs. Anything other than macaroni ‘n’ cheese, we get a, and I quote, “‘No, dank you!’” At least he doesn’t throw his macaroni……..and he’s polite….
Hurry up and make the next Oracle book!;-}
I just finished the book! I loved it! Can’t wait until The Oracle Rebounds comes out!!!
I looooooooooooove the book!!! I started it last night at round 9 p.m. and couldnt put it down until 2 a.m. when I finally finished it!! The advice really helps! I cannot wait until The Oracle Rebounds comes out! Your an amazing writer and I hope to read MANY more of your books!!! Thanks for having this website- its like I am still reading!!! Your advice ROCKS!! thanks for all the help!
Wow, the book is amazing! I was walking through the isles at walmart, and right next to the book i wanted was ‘the oracle of dating’. So, being me, and how in my town, im everyones cupid, thought i could learn something from it. No offense intended, i thought it’d be boring. But it was amazing! i loved it. And it really did help, and i do some of the same things, like keep quotes handy from romantic books and such. Its really amazing, and i cant wait for the next book!(:
hello! i’m a big fan of The Oracle of Dating, i read the book. (: and it was amazing! it gives me confidence, to make a move for the crush you liked. takecare, and lots of love.
The Oracle of Dating is an AWESOME book!!!!!!!!!!! I remember seeing this book like a month ago and not getting it cuz i thought it’d b boring. Then one day, I took it with me to this camp I went to at Brown University and I just COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!!!!!!! The storyline is just amazing and I love the irony of it all. Plus, it gave me dating advice for future use Man, I cannot WAIT until the next book, The Oracle Rebounds. Sadly, I have to wait until november. Argh!! Why couldn’t it come out sooner, like TOMORROW? Oh well, patience is always rewarding I guess!!! =)
I LOVE your book!!! I started reading it as soon as I bought it, and was unable to stop reading it. I’m reading it again. And then after two months, I’m going to read it again, and so forth. !
there should be a movie for this book<3 ill be the actress in it and some other girls and some guys<3
I think you should do a movie with that book, it will be really good!!
OMG!!! i read this book like a week ago and i totally fell in LUV with it!!
can you tell me if the guy i like likes me back because i am deeply in love with him…:/
I can’t wait for the 2nd book. I really want know if Tracey and Rodrigo ever meet and/or date! (:
I borrowed the book , ” The Oracle of Dating ” yesterday . I finished it today morning . It was extremely wonderful !
I love it , especially one of these paragraphs on page 170 , ” I can’t believe I’m pining for a guy with a girlfriend . If someone had called the Oracle with this problem , I would’ve told her to move on ” .
I like it , cos it happened to me . Thank you for publishing this book .
I cant wait til’ The Oracle Rebounds to come out in November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey! I need love advice about this one guy!! What do guys do when they like you???
I read the Oracle of Dating in 18 hours. ^__^ I couldn’t stop reading! I’m psyched that there is a second book!!!! Can’t wait for it!
OMG!cant get ovr the fact tht this book is so good and now i know how to handle dating cant wait till next book comes out! cuz in my school everyone has a boyfriend or a girlfriend (almost every1)<3
hey i love this 1 guy but im crazy about him and he said he wont go out wit me cuz it makes him feel wierd around me
I love this book, I just got it from the library yesterday and I’m already halfway done the book! It’s really good and very helpful!
I’m having trouble getting guys to notice me, can you help?
Omigosh, I read the Oracle of Dating in less than two hours(fast reader and proud of it!) It was so good, my mom had to yank it out of my hands so we could eat dinner. Loved reading every word of it! At first, when i saw it, I thought, Oracle of dating? Sounds lame, I mean, seriously. But then I read the blurb (back of book) and fell in love with it! Thank-you for bringing this story to life, and please keep writting, no matter what!
~ Rachel Noelle~
i really like this guy but i don’t know if he likes me back. i need some advise can u give me some?!
i like his 1 guy and i don’t know if he likes me back. can u give me some advise on this. thanx!!!!!
my friend staredto read the book she lovd i and now i love. i qam half way thew and she gave it to me yesterday.
This was one of the best books I have read in a long time. I read it in like a day. It a cute book and the advice is helpful. I can’t wait for the second one! Woop woop! lol
i just finish reading the book..
hope to find what happens next
Finished it in a day and a half…
Can’t wait for the next one!
i like this guy don”t know what to do can somebody help me?
First are you guys are friends? If you are then ask him if he like anyone and if he does then ask who and keep askinf qustions but sound like you like him or whatever you need to try and If he say i like someone else and he does not tell you then there is 50% that he likes you
GOOD LUCK iluvcandy
I love this book!!
How can you tell when a boy likes you because i really like this guy but i’m not sure if he likes me. Please help!
I love this book!!!!!!! I hate to read to and this is on dating and guys and all the stuff i love it i hope allison is make more books like is and i will read them! She is my frovite author!!!!
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! LOL
This book has as help me to do this and what not to do!!
I Love This book it is so good lol i cant wait to read more!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol!
How do you know if a guy likes you back???????
the second one isnt at my library and i really want to read it i never read and i read the oracle of dating ur a genious and u should start giving dating advice
i love yor books i have only read snitch and the pracle of dating i want to read the oracle rebounds your books are so good that they only take me 1-2 days to finish them
oracle,
my ex-boy friend and i have been apart for 5 months we r still really good friends but i love him and he has a girl friend all our friends say they think we will be back together..how do i get back with him?the book is so great!
i LOVED the oracle of dating!! it is definitly one of my favorite books, kayla and i think the same way and i just loved everything about it. i hope i find my jared soon
Loved both books!!! You should right a third one about her life with her secret out. Maybe you could call it “The Oracle Revealed”.
when does a relashonship get serious?
love this book!!!! going to read next one too.(that is if i find it)But i have saw this suggestion from someone else and i agree. you should put blogs on the site like Kayla. it would be one more thing i could waste my life on. (don’t make the mistake off thinking that’s a bad thing. that’s a good thing btw) hope you poeples out there agree. if you read this and have time replay and say agree or dis-agree.
aelx
I LOVE both of the books! Im hoping that there will be a third!!
i just read the book and it was awesome. really great advice.
I love this book to bits! <3 One of the best books I have ever read (; Good writing style! Looking forward to another book!
i love this book and yes indeed you have great advice
I LOVE the books. Do you actually answer REAL advice; form ppl like me?
OMG Absolutely loved the books are there gonna be more?You helped me so much with my relationship problems! P.s Plz reply soon Bye!
I love the books u helped me so much with my relationship so much Are there anymore books coming out? Ps Plz answer soon.
oracle i’ve reading your book and it’s totally awesome so far! i might even read the 2nd one!
I read the Oracle of rebounds it is probably the best book I have ever read!! Although I haven’t read the Oracle of Dating I found that by the end of the first chapter I couldn’t stop reading it. I love the book and I got my friend to read it and it helped her with making smart decisions in her relationship! I hope that there will be more books coming out soon. Let us know! THX
hey i just finished reading the book and it awesome i have to get the second one and find out what happens next
but i was wondering if you could give advice like Kayla did but not just her advice i want yours too because im going through a tough time with this ive had a crush on for a year and 7 months :$ hope you reply thanks
sincerely Veronica
Hii i’ve read both books will there be a third?
I’ve read “The Oracle of Dating,” which I found to be quite original and entertaining… got me thinking of my own relationship. Loved the book, though I found the cover did not to the story justice, but that’s just me.
i finishd the 1st book n im readin the 2nd 1 rite now n im almost finishd with it
i ♥
the books n i was wonderin if there is another book after this 1 can u plz reply back thx ! ♥
I completely loved the first book. I haven’t got a chance to read the second one but I am surely going to. I think the first book had same magnificent relationship advice. You should write something in your book about dances and dates and other teendage related subjects. Anyways loved the story.
Hi,Oracle!
I red your two books and its AMAZING! I wonder if there’s any chances that there will be a third book? or fourth book? Im so happy when I red your books!! I just wanted to ask you that how many books you will have in this series? Because I don’t want it to end <3 more power and hope you reply! Thank you
Truly yours,
Lhaine
i absolutely love the oracle of dating books and i totally think that there should be another one. i think Allison Van Diepen left us with too much suspense. hopefully she does write another one because i would be so happy then
hey
finished your book. I was hoping that you could give me some advice about this guy…hope you can reply
i really need some help
sincerely Sienna
I really love this book! i just finished reading the oracle rebounds and its great! i wish there was another book talking about senior year though!
hey! i love this book soo much!!! i was wondering if u could tell me wether or not this boy likes me. i have a HUGE crush on him an he seems to flirt back when ever i hint about taking another step in our relationship. (he is my best guy friend.)
i hope that u will respond,
Lauren <3
I love this book!!! Can’t wait to read the second one!
I read The Oracle of Dating and The Oracle Rebounds. They were amazing books! Are there more? I can’t wait to read the Vampire Stalker. Thanks so much for the Oracle books, they were really good and there was some useful info in it !
I love this book!!! I’m reading “The Oracle Rebounds” right now, I’m hooked!!
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the oracle of dating! I cant wait until we go to the bookstore to buy the Oracle Rebounds
I read the first few pages of The Oracle Rebounds online, and now I’m just DYING to buy it! <3
BTW, is there a third book?
What was the rebound equation before entering another relationship after a break up??
The Oracle of Dating was so awesome hat the second i finished i made my mom go out and get me the sequel! So happy there’s a web-site gotta vent some way!!!!
I think that you should seriously be Kayla and give dating advice, because i used the advice in the book and it worked! so you should put advice on here(:
Hiiii ! I’m belgian
So my english isn’t very perfect héhé sorry, but I wanted to tell you that your book is aamaaaazinnng ! I love your writing, I read the book in french but I even like it ! (I laughed a lot when she/you? describes the Tracey’s dates, with the dog haha) and after read it, I surprised myself when I was looking after other love stories book in the library because normally, I thought I did not like this kind of book, but now, I’m totally addict !
Good luck for the future, your books are awesome.
I so LOVE the books! Oracle, do you give dating advise? cause seriously i am completely LOST!
I love this book:D A rare find on the library shelf!!! So glad I checked this out!!!!!!!
reading the oracle of dating OMG BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
omg love this book like i get it and it gets me
i love t his book..i got this book from my library but my library doesn’t have “the oracle rebounds”
Ok so there is this guy i like and it really seemed like he liked me and people even asked if we were dating but then he stopped talking to me for a while and he got a girlfriend. So he started talking to me a little but he showed up a lot with his girlfriend and he hugged her in front of me and stuff and then he will act all normal like nothing happened and he hardly ever talks to me any more. I he trying to make me jealous????
Hey-hey Amy, I do not want to mislead you but last time, me and a boy we were friend and I really like him but just like a friend, and I felt that when he was speaking to me, he was spirited to fall in love with me, he always wanted to be with me and always giving me cute surname but I didn’t want to hurt him by saying that I was already in love with someone else, so I started to take some distance, to speak to him less and less, then I was doing stuffs with the guy I loved in front of him and then I started to speak with him normally, hoping that he understood that I wasn’t in love with. But today, I realise that it was a stupid and coward method and it’s better to say directly…
But I really hope that it isn’t your case, I think the best way to know is to ask him…
Hoping I’ve helped you. In any case, be strong on whatever happens. Good luck
Thanks soooooo much!
I really like this guy, I have only told two of my freinds and both of them made disgusted faces. I think he’s really nice and super cute, but i don’t know what to do. I can’t tell if he likes me because he gives really mixed signals. I flirt really naturally (i didn’t notie until someone told me) but I can’t tell if I’m flirting with him or not! PLease help me.
Im so close to finishing the orcale of dating book. I find it really good, and I started to come to website because ive been having boy trouble. I really like this guy, hes cute and funny, I just want him to like me. So I picked up this book, and Ive found some tips that may help, even page 8 helped, If you dont really like him, dont date him. Thanks for making these books.
Hey im chelsea, and I really like it. I think its a good tip manual, I was having boy trouble, so I grabe this book, and I really liked it. In my thoughts, all girls that are having boy trouble so come to this web site. I also myself are coming out with a dating advice line. I now know that If I dont really like the guy, dont him, dont date him if all it want is a boyfriend. Hopefuly people will get the same great advice from me, as they do to you|!!!!!!:D
I loved your book the oracle of dating and u can’t wait until I read your next one!! I was hooked!!
I love this book! I borrowed it from the library and I finished reading it in one day! Can’t wait to borrow The Oracle Rebounds!
I can’t wait 2 buy it!
I love the books!
Hey oracle,
i really loved your series and i really have some questions about guys (lol!) and dating(lol!)can you start blogging and awnsering question? please?
here is my queston: i am tottaly hooked on this guy but some of the other girls say hes already dating someone?im not sure what i should do? i find myself staring at him and im very miserable st school, i cant concentrate or focuse? what should i do?
Just got it from the library and sounds interesting. Can’t wait to read it!
im reading the oracle of dating and i love it iv been advertising it to my friends the book actually is actually helping me and my friends in life and it gave my friend an idea and one of my friends acually wants to barrow it from me best book ever
Reading it right now, it rocks
I really loved your first book ” m-a-g-n-f-i-q-u-e ” and soon I will buy the second one, nice job <3
Luv your books. even if i never had a boyfriend before, i thought your books gives a lot of helpful tips and advice.
i like this boy . what do i do??????????????????
I AM READING THE BOOK RIGHT NOW AND LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG IT my sister and i are reading it together its a GR8(GREAT) BOOK AND I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD SAY THAT A BOUT A BOOK
Hi Oracle,
I have some questions like Carissa. I have this crush on a guy, we make eye contact (a lot). But my friend has a crush on him too (she doesn’t know that I like him). He talks to all the girls in our grade, but me. So, what I really want to know is if he likes me too. Are there any tests or something that I could try on him. (BTW, I’m 11 and I don’t think I’m ready to date yet),
Hey Oracle,
well there is a guy i like and he likes me..but i get so shy around him sometimes. and there is another girl that likes him but he doesn’t like her. And now shes tying even harder to get him away from me. He wants to ask me out but is too scared, and i dont want to ask him out…(im scared too) Please help!!!
I read both books form the series. They were a page turner! I’m just upset there isn’t a 3rd book
I’m hoping you could write a 3rd book for the series ^^ It would be wonderful.
How do I break the ice with my crush?!?! Help me!!!!
I Finished The Oracle Rebounds In Like One Hour. It Makes You Think About What Love Life You Could Have, Also An Inspiring Book.
i love the book!!! it’s so umm… nice… i can’t think of a word…
OMG I picked up the book yesterday and let me tell you,I could not put it down! I am loving it so much right now!
i’m starting the first book…….NOW!
Heyy peoples!