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sandra_sson's review against another edition
2.0
I don`t know about this one. I kinda liked the characters, not from beginning to end but in parts.
I was a little disappointed one might say. I liked the last two, three chapters more than the rest of the book, as some character development happened but not quite enough to make it feel convincing. I hated how the main character acted. Although she got things thrown in and was called horrible words by both her hero and best friend, she just continued as nothing happened right up to the last chapter.
According to me, the book wasn't really about anything. Besides a teenager's attempt to hide and take care of a super star as if he were a lost dog.
I was a little disappointed one might say. I liked the last two, three chapters more than the rest of the book, as some character development happened but not quite enough to make it feel convincing. I hated how the main character acted. Although she got things thrown in and was called horrible words by both her hero and best friend, she just continued as nothing happened right up to the last chapter.
According to me, the book wasn't really about anything. Besides a teenager's attempt to hide and take care of a super star as if he were a lost dog.
joyousreads132's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those books that would require the reader's patience to fully appreciate all its quirky nuisances. It was touch and go there for a while. You need to practice self-control and curb your judgments until you've read the entire book. Needless to say, I made a fool of myself on Goodreads again.
Here's the Story, Morning Glory:
Jody's obsession with Jackson Gatlin, frontman of The Regulators reached new heights as she found herself inadvertently kidnapping her dream man, the love of her life, her hero. What would've been a simple error easily corrected by handing over the rock god back to his manager turned into an epic game of hide-a-rock-star-from-the-world. This is just what she's been praying for, right? To spend all her precious time with her idol and serve him hand and foot. But it doesn't take long until Jackson shows his true colors: diva extraordinaire, abusive and a celebrity on the brink of a drug withdrawal. Jody gets the butt of his temper tantrums. She gets puked on, gets food thrown at her face, and worse, peed on. When she had had enough, Jody threw him out but to her chagrin, Jackson refused to leave the sanctuary of her garage. She soon realized that the Jackson she's known all her life doesn't come close to the real Jackson in her garage. Stuck with a temperamental jerk whose personal vocabulary did not include the words, thank you and sorry, Jody will learn a few home truths about herself, about Mac and which Jackson was worthy of her devotion.
Like I said, you need to be patient with this book. Jody was a hard person to like in the beginning. She was an insipid, sniveling girl who took all of Jackson's abuse. She was blinded to everything about Jackson that she didn't appreciate the extent of her best friend's devotion to make her happy until it was almost too late. Truthfully, I would've given up by say, third chapter. But I didn't. I don't know. I think it's the Pearl Jam's Black quote at the beginning of the book that held me back. That alone gave the book so much promise and it's what saw me through.
If you persevere to read this book until the end, you will appreciate the growth Jody went through. You will see that moment when she realized that Jackson is just a man, not a god, not an idol. He's a scared boy - a terrified, tired, burnt-out rock star who wanted none of the life his celeb status afforded him. He wanted to get clean - free of an addiction that his manager got him hooked on. When at first you will be annoyed with him, you will find yourself sympathizing for the mess of a man he turned out to be and rooting for the person he wanted to be.
This book boasts some pretty lovable secondary characters: there's grandpa, whose own funeral involved a rock anthem and a food fight of epic proportion. He's been Jody's rock god even before Jackson came into the picture. His death tore her apart but his life lessons are the edict that Jody follows like the law. There's Cree - adorable, lovable, sweet Cree. She's a two point five year-old girl toddler who provides all the honey with her innocence and unconditional love - for her brother, for Jody and for Jackson. Jackson found a certain closeness to this little girl because according to him, Cree didn't know any better. And then there's Mac - black nail polish, skinny jeans, guy-liner. Jody has always perceived her best friend gay but Jackson opened her eyes and showed her a Mackenzie she was all too blind to see. All of a sudden, she realized that if all else fails in her life, Mac will be the one constant she can't live without. Le sigh.
The author used humor and sweetness to tell a story that's otherwise deceptively heavy. It dealt with grief, a teen's feeling of alienation, drug abuse, love, family and friendships where you least expect it.
Here's the Story, Morning Glory:
Jody's obsession with Jackson Gatlin, frontman of The Regulators reached new heights as she found herself inadvertently kidnapping her dream man, the love of her life, her hero. What would've been a simple error easily corrected by handing over the rock god back to his manager turned into an epic game of hide-a-rock-star-from-the-world. This is just what she's been praying for, right? To spend all her precious time with her idol and serve him hand and foot. But it doesn't take long until Jackson shows his true colors: diva extraordinaire, abusive and a celebrity on the brink of a drug withdrawal. Jody gets the butt of his temper tantrums. She gets puked on, gets food thrown at her face, and worse, peed on. When she had had enough, Jody threw him out but to her chagrin, Jackson refused to leave the sanctuary of her garage. She soon realized that the Jackson she's known all her life doesn't come close to the real Jackson in her garage. Stuck with a temperamental jerk whose personal vocabulary did not include the words, thank you and sorry, Jody will learn a few home truths about herself, about Mac and which Jackson was worthy of her devotion.
Like I said, you need to be patient with this book. Jody was a hard person to like in the beginning. She was an insipid, sniveling girl who took all of Jackson's abuse. She was blinded to everything about Jackson that she didn't appreciate the extent of her best friend's devotion to make her happy until it was almost too late. Truthfully, I would've given up by say, third chapter. But I didn't. I don't know. I think it's the Pearl Jam's Black quote at the beginning of the book that held me back. That alone gave the book so much promise and it's what saw me through.
If you persevere to read this book until the end, you will appreciate the growth Jody went through. You will see that moment when she realized that Jackson is just a man, not a god, not an idol. He's a scared boy - a terrified, tired, burnt-out rock star who wanted none of the life his celeb status afforded him. He wanted to get clean - free of an addiction that his manager got him hooked on. When at first you will be annoyed with him, you will find yourself sympathizing for the mess of a man he turned out to be and rooting for the person he wanted to be.
This book boasts some pretty lovable secondary characters: there's grandpa, whose own funeral involved a rock anthem and a food fight of epic proportion. He's been Jody's rock god even before Jackson came into the picture. His death tore her apart but his life lessons are the edict that Jody follows like the law. There's Cree - adorable, lovable, sweet Cree. She's a two point five year-old girl toddler who provides all the honey with her innocence and unconditional love - for her brother, for Jody and for Jackson. Jackson found a certain closeness to this little girl because according to him, Cree didn't know any better. And then there's Mac - black nail polish, skinny jeans, guy-liner. Jody has always perceived her best friend gay but Jackson opened her eyes and showed her a Mackenzie she was all too blind to see. All of a sudden, she realized that if all else fails in her life, Mac will be the one constant she can't live without. Le sigh.
The author used humor and sweetness to tell a story that's otherwise deceptively heavy. It dealt with grief, a teen's feeling of alienation, drug abuse, love, family and friendships where you least expect it.
kaitrosereads's review
4.0
Rockoholic has been on my wishlist for quite some time. C.J. Skuse is a British author who received high praise for both this book and her previous book, Pretty Bad Things. After reading this one, I will definitely be checking out her previous and future books.
Jody is a confused teenage girl who is obsessed with rock idol, Jackson Gatlin. And I mean like stalkerish obsessed. When chances places them together she decides it would be a good idea to kidnap the star. Needless to say, shenanigans ensue and things get very crazy, very quickly. Jody is hilarious but most of the time she doesn’t mean to be. She’s angry at the world (and her mother), she doesn’t think anyone understands her, and she just wants to be loved (preferrably by Jackson Gatlin.) She doesn’t think things through, that’s for sure, but her impulsive nature was one of the things I loved best about her. I think every girl has a bit of Jody in her which makes her very easy to relate to. As for Jackson, well let’s just say that he wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. He was a very confused guy who needed help and in a way, Jody definitely helped him. Jody’s best friend, Mac, was probably the best character in the book (along with his little sister.) He was sweet, funny, smart, and very level-headed. He balanced out Jody’s craziness. There was just a really good cast of characters.
Rockoholic is probably one of the most awkwardly funny books I’ve read. Jody’s stalkerish tendencies make for some very funny scenarios. Almost every situation seems impossible to get out of but she and Mac always find some hilarious way out. There is a lot of humor in this book and readers will definitely laugh out loud quite a few times. However, what surprised me about Rockoholic were the more serious undertones having to do with drugs and alcohol. There is certainly quite a bit of lightheartedness to this book but that’s not all it is.
Overall, Rockoholic is a very fresh contemporary young adult book. There are some heavier topics touched upon and I would have to put a warning as far as younger readers giving this one a shot but other than that, I highly recommend it.
Jody is a confused teenage girl who is obsessed with rock idol, Jackson Gatlin. And I mean like stalkerish obsessed. When chances places them together she decides it would be a good idea to kidnap the star. Needless to say, shenanigans ensue and things get very crazy, very quickly. Jody is hilarious but most of the time she doesn’t mean to be. She’s angry at the world (and her mother), she doesn’t think anyone understands her, and she just wants to be loved (preferrably by Jackson Gatlin.) She doesn’t think things through, that’s for sure, but her impulsive nature was one of the things I loved best about her. I think every girl has a bit of Jody in her which makes her very easy to relate to. As for Jackson, well let’s just say that he wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. He was a very confused guy who needed help and in a way, Jody definitely helped him. Jody’s best friend, Mac, was probably the best character in the book (along with his little sister.) He was sweet, funny, smart, and very level-headed. He balanced out Jody’s craziness. There was just a really good cast of characters.
Rockoholic is probably one of the most awkwardly funny books I’ve read. Jody’s stalkerish tendencies make for some very funny scenarios. Almost every situation seems impossible to get out of but she and Mac always find some hilarious way out. There is a lot of humor in this book and readers will definitely laugh out loud quite a few times. However, what surprised me about Rockoholic were the more serious undertones having to do with drugs and alcohol. There is certainly quite a bit of lightheartedness to this book but that’s not all it is.
Overall, Rockoholic is a very fresh contemporary young adult book. There are some heavier topics touched upon and I would have to put a warning as far as younger readers giving this one a shot but other than that, I highly recommend it.
rads_reads's review
2.0
Didn't much enjoy it, very odd. My initial expectations on where this book should have gone were way I mean waaaaay off. So I was surprised at least but still this wasn't a great book.
yvesreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was so annoyed with the protagonist since page 1. My friend who loves this book during her youth recommended it to me a few years back but I just never read it until now. Then we discussed it recently and she realized that this book was not even meant for her age that time. There were a lot of mentions about dr**s and s**ualization and even su**ide. So if youre triggered by those then this is definitely not the book for you. I am not sure of the lead's character development since she was annoying till the last bit of it. But I cant deny the small snips of 'morals' you may get from this. But not really worth reading. Even my friend changed her opinion about the book and somehow disliked it now.
samthebookdevotee's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so different from what I expected... and I LOVED it! This book was so hilarious and cute. I couldn't get enough of it. The cover looks amazing too. This book was so exciting and realistic. It felt so real. I loved all the characters and their different personalities. I loved Jody. SHe is a riot. I love how she comes up with crazy ideas. Also how she does stupid things like I don't know kidnap a rock star :). Mac was pretty funny too. He was my favorite character. He would do anything for Jody and and help her out with fixing her mistakes. Jackson was such a jerk at first. I couldn't believe him. I did like seeing him change little by little though. It was nice. I would have loved to have seen his and Mac's point of views. It would have been very interesting. I really think Jody should think things through in the near future. The ending was really good. It was perfect. I wouldn't change a thing about it. Overall, this book was funny and made me laugh so hard my friends thought I was insane. I reccomend this to both guys and girls. I hope to read more books by this author in the future.