Review: DedicationEditorial Review - Kirkus ReviewsA young woman gets the chance to confront the now world-famous rock star who broke her heart 13 years ago, and who went on to write a series of deeply personal songs about her. Back in Croton Falls, Vt., Jake Sharpe was a teen dream: beautiful, talented, with an aching vulnerability and an unhappy home life. After adoring him for much of high school, Kate Hollis finally gets her man, and the two are inseparable until Jake takes off for L.A. shortly before graduation—without saying goodbye. A devastated Kate tries to get over her loss, but finds it exceedingly difficult as Jake's music career takes off, with his songs about their young love becoming modern classics. So when her childhood best friend Laura calls to alert her that Jake has come home to do a TV special, Kate puts her grown-up life in Charleston on hold and heads to Croton Falls, in an effort to make Jake "regret his entire existence." At her parent's house, Kate revisits all the memories, good and bad, that led her to this moment, including her dad's mental breakdown and her mom's subsequent affair, which brought Kate and Jake even closer. And, yep, he wrote about that, too. She then schemes her way onto Jake's shoot, and catches his eye, setting the stage for the apology—and sexy reunion—that Kate has long been waiting for. Turns out that Jake has never gotten over her either, and the rekindling of their romance feels like fate, with Jake trying to make up for lost time. He whisks his muse to his New York penthouse, and the two share some blissful moments until the mayhem of his celebrity existence intrudes, causing Kate to question whether Jake has changed too much—or too little. This third effort from McLaughlin and Kraus (Citizen Girl, 2004, etc.) is spot-on in its depiction of Kate and Laura's early girlish hysteria, and quickly overcomes a certain cleverness for its own sake to tell a moving story of teenage passion. Bittersweet coming-of-age tale with flashes of wit and an especially sympathetic heroine. Review: DedicationEditorial Review - Bookreporter.com - Bethanne Kelly PatrickIt's hard to know what to say about this new novel from the duo that brought us THE NANNY DIARIES and CITIZEN GIRL. There are three things that compete for my attention: first, a clichéd plot with several smaller clichéd subplots therein; second, an incredible eye for detail and ear for dialogue that make scenes sing; and third, a wholly unexpected ending that made me reconsider the rest of the ... Read full review User reviewsReview: DedicationUser Review - Ashley - GoodreadsThis was a random pickup from the library staff recommendations shelf, so I didn't know what to expect. It turned out to be a well-developed, changing, growing novel with a back-and-forth flashback ... Read full review Review: DedicationUser Review - GoodreadsAlthough I enjoyed the various music references littered throughout Dedication, and tried to find merit in the rest of it-I just couldn't. I just did not like this book. I really didn't care for the ... Review: DedicationUser Review - Claire - GoodreadsI got this as a clearance book at Books a Million. I'd had it sitting on the shelf for over a year, and almost got rid of it without reading it, but then I noticed it was written by the same authors ... Read full review Review: DedicationUser Review - Katelyn Amos - GoodreadsIt isn't unheard of to be hung up on your first love, nor to want revenge on somebody who wronged you. But come on. This book is about Kate Hollis dropping everything in her life, a decade after her ... Read full review Review: DedicationUser Review - Rachel Swords - GoodreadsIf you're expecting a typical romantic comedy with this book, look elsewhere. I have to say I was a bit disappointed with the ending, mainly due to the fact that we the readers never really get to ... Read full review Review: DedicationUser Review - Rebecca - GoodreadsAnother author (or in this case authors) that even though their books suck, I always pick up whatever they write. But always at the library, so it's not like I am giving them any money. Same authors ... Read full review Review: DedicationUser Review - GoodreadsThis book is decidedly bipolar. And by that I mean it can't make up its mind whether it's a bittersweet tale about growing up or a less cerebral, jilted-woman-pwns-asshole-ex story. Love the narrator ... Review: DedicationUser Review - GoodreadsThis is just one of those books that's a quick read. The F bomb is dropped more than several times, there are quite a few crude moments, and to be honest when I was finishing up the last hundred pages ... | User ratings| 5 stars | | | 4 stars | | | 3 stars | | | 2 stars | | | 1 star | |
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