YA and Beyond discussion

Place to discuss my monthly hidden gem *squee* Sorta Like a Rock Star

Like I said previously, Heidi, you are definitely a Rock star! I was bored out of my skull on the first few chapters, but then THAT turning point! It was worth the mind-numbing snoozefest!

I enjoyed the last part so much that my rating went from 1 star to 5 stars and finished listening to the audio into the wee hours of the night(or morning if we are being technical). Any book that can make me cry is totally worth the read. True? true!

I'm glad you picked this as a hidden gem and i will definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a good read. Word!

(view spoiler)[My favorite part was the variety show. It was so heart warming and so beautiful to see all those people just lift her up when she started to doubt her life.

B Thrice totally stole my heart. All I was thinking about was "OMG if Heidi recommended a book where someone dies I will so totally freak!" I'm glad I was wrong.

I have to admit tho, Amber totally annoyed me in the beginning. All I kept thinking about is, nobody can be THAT optimistic, but now that I think about it. It's nice to think that someone can really be that optimistic.

When she was being a "cat" that aggravated me too. I mean seriously, the poor old man walk the flights of stairs (that could have literally killed him) and she was so mean! I get the reason why the author added that tidbit, but that was so out of character. I have never personally experienced a tragedy that Amber faced, but I don't think that an overly optimistic person, a genuinely nice person, like Amber, would ever do that, grief or no grief. So that part of the story kinda threw me off.

The whole scenario with Frank still kinda grated me. I think if I was in Amber's position, I would have totally blown up on him and never speak to him again. But then again I'm not as nice as Amber.

The ending was, like I said, beautiful! I love how everything in her life, that she showed kindness to, all came together and how they became intertwined because of Amber. (hide spoiler)]

Yay! As I said Bluemoon, I too felt like quitting this book in the beginning. I was like what is with all this slang and this super annoying chick?? As soon as I hit the (view spoiler)[ tragedy with her mother (hide spoiler)] everything changed and I was hooked! I loved the ending too.

Yup, that was the turning point for me too!

Yay! Phew. I feel better now that I know a few of you liked it.

I read this quite a while ago and I honestly don't remember what it is about. I gave it 4 stars so I liked it somewhat. I remember I had problems with the book, but I can't remember what. Do you think I should reread it?

Gabrielle I am guessing you had issues with the protagonist in the beginning as she was quite annoying. Up to you if you want to re-read it :) If you want some spoilers about the book I would be happy to give them to you!

GABRIELLE: I had issues with it too and it was the beginning, like Heidi said, but it got better after half way into the book. You might want to try the audio version, if you are planning on re-reading it.

Hey guys I know it's already May, but I didn't end up rereading it and I ended up loving it. I think I did have the same issues, they are not that big of a deal as I thought before.

Great to hear Gabrielle!! So glad you liked it more the second time. I really think this book is a hidden gem :)

I'm working my way through this right now. Stil lpretty begining-ish. Its going slow but looks like it will have potential.

stick with it!!

I will. :)

I agree with Heidi, Kaylani! It gets better in the end.

I stopped right before part 2 last time I read it. I will probably start part 2 tonight.

I really hated Amber Appleton at the beginning of the book. But the more the book goes on the more I like her and her character progression. I LOVE Ricky.

Yay! I didn't like her at the beginning either!