Review: Gritty, dirty, reality.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2013
I read romance/chick lit from time to time as pure escapism.  One of the reasons is because they are so light (and alike) that when the book is over, I don't feel bad because I was never engaged in the characters or story, and remembering their names isn't important - change them and a few minor details and it's the last book, or the next one.  I thought I was getting that when I bought this book.Crazy for you was NOT like that at all.  I admit, it took me a long time to get into the book because unlike the `others', there is not much conversation, but rather, in depth, involved passages of feelings and mood setting.  This is a heavy book of the 80's, rock and roll, the drug culture, amnesia, emotional abuse, and deeply flawed human beings.  Although I can't say I liked any of the characters, or rooted for their relationships, it was like watching a train wreck in super slow motion, pulling me in with every page.  After a certain point, I had to find out what was going to happen.  (Like other readers, I found the timeline of five years for all that a little unrealistic, but for me, it didn't detract from the story.)  Many kudos to Ms Edwards for a frank look at reality that is less than pretty.  It was a gritty and dirty novel, and well worth the read.