Oh Dear! It seems I have been neglecting my review duties, and I have'nt a good reason for the last month.
Just this morning (about 1 a.m.) I finished a most fabulous book. Now I know I have been hassled to read this for months, but I was just too busy and whenever I was in a bookstore or a library it was never there.
Guyaholic by Carolyn Mackler is a true coming of.. well self story. With V (who you might have seen in her other book Vegan Virgin Valentine) is in her fairy tale romance, although she doesn't know it. When she gets hit by a hocky puck by her then boyfriend Amos she falls into the lap of wonderful and perfect Sam. Knowing it's getting about time when she needs to break up with the boy in her life, when Amos brings her the puck that gave her stitches she ends it. Who ever thinks a girl wants a hockey puck that gave them bodily harm, is beyond helping in that department.
Then Sam comes over to her house and life with each other beings. Now don't get me wrong, it's beyond perfect seeing as her Mom moves constantly and finally had V live with her grandparents in Brockport, after leaving the one boyfriend of her Mom's that she actually liked. After her Mom missed yet another big day in V's life, she gets back to her old ways of pushing everybody away and her favorite past time, drinking. With all of this she gets herself into trouble with Sam and sets off on a cross-country 'vacation'. In her car and with friends around the country she learns more about herself in a few days than she has in her seventeen years.
Mackler did a wonderful job of getting into V's head. You really got to understand why she acts like she does, with her meaningless hooksup and her relationship issues. I would definately recommend this for anyone who can understand the hardships of relationships and who has lost their first love. I got so wrapped up into it I didn't even notice the time until I finished, thinking only a hour had passed when two had. Definately Check It Out Worthy.
Just this morning (about 1 a.m.) I finished a most fabulous book. Now I know I have been hassled to read this for months, but I was just too busy and whenever I was in a bookstore or a library it was never there.
Guyaholic by Carolyn Mackler is a true coming of.. well self story. With V (who you might have seen in her other book Vegan Virgin Valentine) is in her fairy tale romance, although she doesn't know it. When she gets hit by a hocky puck by her then boyfriend Amos she falls into the lap of wonderful and perfect Sam. Knowing it's getting about time when she needs to break up with the boy in her life, when Amos brings her the puck that gave her stitches she ends it. Who ever thinks a girl wants a hockey puck that gave them bodily harm, is beyond helping in that department.
Then Sam comes over to her house and life with each other beings. Now don't get me wrong, it's beyond perfect seeing as her Mom moves constantly and finally had V live with her grandparents in Brockport, after leaving the one boyfriend of her Mom's that she actually liked. After her Mom missed yet another big day in V's life, she gets back to her old ways of pushing everybody away and her favorite past time, drinking. With all of this she gets herself into trouble with Sam and sets off on a cross-country 'vacation'. In her car and with friends around the country she learns more about herself in a few days than she has in her seventeen years.
Mackler did a wonderful job of getting into V's head. You really got to understand why she acts like she does, with her meaningless hooksup and her relationship issues. I would definately recommend this for anyone who can understand the hardships of relationships and who has lost their first love. I got so wrapped up into it I didn't even notice the time until I finished, thinking only a hour had passed when two had. Definately Check It Out Worthy.
-Chrissy
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