January 10th, 2012 ∙ Disney-Hyperion
Source: Purchased
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 288
High school senior Justina Griffith was never
the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Designer dresses and strappy heels? Not
her thing. So she never expected her best friend, Ian Clark, to ask her.
Ian, who always passed her the baseball bat,
handle first.
Ian, who knew exactly when she needed red
licorice.
Ian, who promised her the most amazing night at
prom.
And then ditched her.
Now, as the sun rises over her small town, and
with only the help of some opinionated ladies at the 7-Eleven, Justina must
piece together -- stain by stain on her thrift-store dress -- exactly how she
ended up dateless. A three-legged Chihuahua was involved. Along with a
demolition derby-ready Cadillac. And there was that incident at the tattoo
parlor. Plus the flying leap from Brian Sontag's moving car...
But to get the whole story, Justina will have to
face the boy who ditched her. And discover if losing out at prom can ultimately
lead to true love.
Review:
I was excited for, Ditched, because it sounded
like a fun contemporary and a prom story gone terribly wrong. And it was
definitely both those things!
A great bunch of unique characters, I especially
loved Gilda and Donna – the 7-eleven ladies! Justina - the queen of jumping to
conclusions, was an okay character, I just wish she had of slowed down and considered
things for a minute. But then I guess if she had of done that, the story wouldn’t
of been what it was.
There was never a dull moment in this book, making
for a quick read. So if your looking for a story that’s fun and light hearted,
pick this up!
3/5
Great review! I've been wanting to read this book a while and I've heard nothing but good things about it. It's good to know that there's never a dull moment in the story--I love books like that! =)
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I wouldn't have picked up this book from looking at it's cover but I do enjoy books that are easy and quick to read so I'll give this a try!
ReplyDeleteGreat review! I've been wanting to read those for a while now; it's always seemed fun. For some reason, I'm a sucker for prom stories...
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Great review. It's a shame it wasn't a little better, but it still sounds great. I'll try and pick this one up when I can. Thanks for the thoughtful review!
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