Review: Made the Grade: The Mean Girl Apologies by Stephanie Monahan
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
3.5 out of 5 stars! When you read this title, "The Mean Girl Apologies," believe it as it's written since the novel is all about Natalie apologizing to friends, her ex Jack, and to some girls in high school who she mean too. In truth, I didn't like the beginning of this novel, mostly because at that time she was still acting like a pushover to her "friend" Amber, which really pissed me off. Yet if this happens to you too I recommend you still read this novel through and stick to it, since once Natalie hears Jack's full album that was just released she finally admits that she needs to make changes in her life for good. From that point on this novel gets a whole lot better as you read about Jack and Natalie's high school "romance" interweaving with what is going on in her life currently and how she tries to make amends.There isn't much romance in this novel. Yet, it was hard for me not to root for Natalie to create a new life for herself and have her win Jack back.My favorite character was Natalie's new friend, Gillian. She's quirky and cute, while being a true friend and example for Natalie.Then there's the ending, even though I liked how it wraps up it still leaves the question as to where Jack and Natalie will go from here. With that being said I hope there will be a sequel somehow, whether one of Jack or Natalie friends would be the next leads or something, so we can find out the answer to the elusive question of "where are they now?"Overall, though, I do recommend this novel to anyone who likes contemporary NA and/or women's fiction.Review By: From Me to You ... Book Reviews-- read more of this review, an interview, and TWO teasers on my blog (to be posted on June 3, 2014): frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com --