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4.0 out of 5 stars ........Wait........THAT WAS THE ENDING?!?!?!?!?!, February 22, 2006

By	CHîM€�_�� "SCritchley" (England, Wigan) - See all my reviews

I was recently in a bookshop when I spotted this book on the shelf. The cover looked interesting so I bought it and began to read it. At first it was fabulous. The beginning got you interested from the first sentence. The story was about a 17 year old girl with medium length natural brown hair {she later dyes it red `Very Cherry`} called Molly Montgomery [guitar and vocals] who along with her friends Jane Fabian { long hair dyed platinum blonde} [bass] and Tara Jenkin {short black hair} [keyboard] decided to start a band. It was only ever meant to be about messing around writing songs about Hello Kitty and being part of a girl revolution (an idea she got from reading an interveiw by her favourite singer Ruby X). However at one of their gigs the sarcastic but cute Dean Speed {curly brown hair} [guitar] comes into the picture and brings his friend T (no official last name given in the book) {dreadlocks} [drums] along. Thus The Hormones were born. Soon Molly finds herself on a roller coaster ride to the top of the charts. Somewhere along the line though Molly finds herself having feelings for Dean and it's mutual between them. After several kisses and one drunken night of sex and they find themselves at the beginning of a relationship. A great middle to the book. Unfortunately there is one problem in Molly's fairytale. Her manager Paul {natural blonde spiky hair}. He sets out to drive wedges between everyone in the band by causing arguments over who the real star is. Shortly after Jane who has been getting drunk and sleeping with strangers on regular intervals is admitted to hospital for doing a drug overdose and Tara tries to kiss Molly. Paul also threatens Molly with lawsuits and death. Everything goes downhill from that point until Molly breaks up with Dean (she gets the wrong idea and thinks that Paul has told him to pretend to be in love with her when actually Dean really does love her) and quits the band resulting in her being sued for 5 million pounds because she signed a contract after being plyed with copious amounts of alcohol by Paul on her 18th birthday. She also dyes her hair blonde. The ending was depressing and personally I think that the writer made a mistake in the way she finished her book although she was undoubtedly trying to be original. I also think that despite people did like the book (including me) quite a few more would have enjoyed it if she had hurt Paul. Hurt him bad. Possibly kicking him in the crown jewels. Now THAT would have been entertaining. I also think Molly and Dean shouldnt have split up because they were perfect for eachother; so much so that I found myself flicking through the book to the parts where they were interacting.

P.S There were also quite a few minor spelling errors such as `face` instead of `fact` ect.

P.P.S Although the book was supposed to be about a girl who lived in Southport (england) there were frequent american-isms.

P.P.P.S Molly's charecter could also get on your nerves when she threw hissy fits and acted childish.

P.P.P.P.S The end of the book was told to you on the first page which gives away the plot.

Overall though it was quite good. I think that a sequel should be written to right what in my opinion was a wrong and get Dean and Molly back together because everybody loves to read about love. It makes you feel good. I do think it would make a good film though (preferably not showing the parts where they have sex because that would be a bit disgusting. LOL!) *(^_^)*

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, June 8, 2006

By	Earthling (Cool Catsville, Antarctica) - See all my reviews

This novel does what it says it will: it gives you a not-so-glamorous look into the rough world of rock and roll and fame at a young age.

The reason this book works is that it is completely honest. The characters are utterly flawed at times but still manage to have their moments. Take Molly for example. She talks tough until she is confronted with a situation that upsets her. then she pouts and complains and does things she instantly regrets. Her struggle with her parents about what career is right for her is spot on and her love/hate relationship with Dean rings truer than many relationships I've read in books before: sometimes the people you love the most cause you the most pain. And the situation with Ruby X was bittersweet in a heartwarming way, if that makes any sense.

One problem that the book is that Molly has very little closure with people. Like with Tara, she just lets her problem drag on until she makes a huge decision that destroys their friendship but they never really talk about it. Also, Dean is one of those characters who isn't horrible but you don't want to like either. So, readers are left conflicted about how they feel about him.

Otherwise, the book was very good. Molly's songs appeal to the audience (or at least to me) because they're the kind of songs we would write insted of goopy love songs that have no revelance to our lives. It is hard to describe why this book is good but be content with the fact that is good and definitely worth the read. I only hope that my review helped and didn't give too much away.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ok this is how I see it....., July 13, 2005

By	Melinda Howard (Lennon, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really did get into this book and it was a good summer read but I absoultly HATED the way it ended!!!! It's almost like you want to wait for the sequeal to come out because it ended so badly!!! I mean how can Sarra Manning just leave it like that?? I would not recomend this book if you are looking for a happy-go-lucky read but if you are ready to be totally surprised then read this. It will surprise you with all its twists and turns. Overall, I believe that only teenagers should read this book. I believe that teens are the only ones who would really understand it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars it was good but not great
When molly starts the whole band her intentions were good I guess a bit childish. Molly is only 17 and yet she acts younger then I do, well that's my opinion. Read more

Published on June 4, 2006 by falarame

5.0 out of 5 stars Over Night Rock Star
Guitar Girl is very interesting. It is about a young seventeen year old girl, who wants to be part of the girl revolution. Read more

Published on May 9, 2006

3.0 out of 5 stars Starts with a bright beat, but some minor notes are out of tune
"Guitar Girl" is an entertaining read. The voice of Molly Montgomery is well developed. I felt as if I was right inside the thick of things the first time around. Read more

Published on March 2, 2006 by yasminkhan1959

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book
It is nice to read a book geared for teens that doesn't wallow in it's prudishness. This was a realistic story about a 17 year old girl who get in way over her head in the world... Read more

Published on August 29, 2005 by Kim

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