Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker Book Review

Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker
(HarperTeen, Paperback, 2009)

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Summer is here and Quinn is so excited for her internship at indie music label in Austin, TX. Quinn's blue hair and love of indie music make her stand out in North Carolina so she's ready to spend the summer with her cousin and, hopefully, have a summer fling with a cute musician. It all seems to be going perfectly when she meets Sebastian, a dj at a hip club in town. But Quinn can't stop thinking about her cousin's frat boy, country loving neighbor, Russ. Quinn has always hated country music and frat boys and she's determined to ignore him. Nothing is going to ruin her perfect summer.

Melissa Walker won me over with her Violet on the Runway trilogy and I was curious to see how she would handle a novel that wasn't about Violet. I shouldn't have worried. Lovestruck Summer is a wonderful, exciting stand-alone novel and Quinn is just as engaging as Violet, though in a different way. Whereas Violet was shy and unsure of herself, Quinn is all spunk and attitude. She knows what she likes and what she wants and it was fun to see her learn to be flexible and open to new things. This novel breaks down stereotypes as refreshingly as a cool summer breeze. So don't let the bubblegum toned cover fool you—Lovestruck Summer is a top notch novel written by a savvy author who knows her audience.

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6 comments:

  1. I wanted to read this book so much, glad you enjoyed it :)

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  2. Em, I was curious to see how I handled a non-Violet novel too! Glad you think I did okay. Yay!

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  3. Great review, Em :) I haven't read anything by her but I'll have to now!

    You won an award on my blog, BTW. Inspirational Blogger- you probably already have it, but I nominated you coz your blog's so great, and I got a lot of good ideas from you :)

    -Meggin, serendipityreviews.blogspot.com

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  4. Good reveiw! I just got this book from the library, and now I am excited to get started on reading it!
    Also, I'm having a poll on my blog and I'd really appreciate it if you left your opinion.
    No pressure!
    :)

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  5. This book is officially on my TBR list! Sounds great!

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  6. I want to read this! It is set in my town. :) I just bought Tantalize for that reason.

    (Of course, I loved the Violet books, too.)

    Can't wait to read this.

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