Speeding [Paperback]

Kate Cann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 19, 2002

When Bonnie discovers that her best friend's somehow got involved with a weird cult somewhere in the Wilds of Scotland, she knows she's got to try to talk her out of it, even if that means an epic road trip up the M1, Rich in tow. Rich doesn't think the idea's too fantastic, especially when he discovers that Bonnie's high-maintenance weirdo mum, Tigger, is close behind, together with the best friend's mum, and he has to put up with Bonnie's driving. What is it about having a girlfriend? Why do they come with so much baggage? Rich is beginning to mourn for his days of tortured lust from a distance...

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up–Featuring college-aged characters, this third in a trilogy that includes Hard Cash (2003) and Shacked Up (2004, both Pulse) is catchy enough to stand alone. Rich is having new feelings for his old flatmate, Bonny, but isn't sure how to tell her. She had moved out after she revealed her true feelings for him when he was dating someone else. They spend some time together in his London flat, but always seem to be interrupted by life's emergencies. Bonny has trouble dealing with her rich father and her insecurities. Also, she worries about her friend Liz, who has been taken against her will to a commune in Scotland. When Rich vows to help rescue her, the focus turns to the road trip and the mood lightens. Rich's inner feelings about love, sex, and money are spot-onand entertaining. Written in the same vein as other modern Brit hits like Carolyn Mackler's The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (Candlewick, 2003) and Louise Rennison's Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (HarperCollins, 2000), this offering has plenty of wit and sarcasm.–Karen Hoth, Marathon Middle/High School, FL
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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Hippo/Scholastic (July 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439999189
• ISBN-13: 978-0439999182
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,636,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kate Cann Does it Again, December 26, 2004

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A. Dennis "A Law Student" (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Speeding (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel is the third and final novel of the Hard Cash Trilogy. Case in point- you should read the other two novels in order before reading this one for it to make sense. Hard Cash, Shacked Up, and then Speeding. In this novel Bonny and Rich finally settle down together in a relationship. Before they can even enjoy each other, everyone is in their buisness from Tigger, Nick and Barb, etc... Adding depth to the novel is Bonny's secret problem with sex and Rich's ex Portia. Bonny's friend gets lured away by her possessive bf to a cult and Rich and Bonny hit the road to save her. Don't think this is really a road trip b/c it really isn't. The novel is fresh with only a few dull moments. The ending is good as well.