Review: I loved the book and the cause she's raising money for.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2013
Written by Tash MOriginally posted on confessionsfromromaholics dot comARC provided kindly by publicist for reviewing purposesSkid Out is the novella prequel to the heavy influence trilogy and introduces us to all the characters in the trilogy. It follows Jake and his band and the girl next door Alyssa `Aly' who finally gets noticed by the guy next door. Only problem is that she 14 and not allowed to date until she is 16 and he's 18 and about to hit the big time. His band is about to go on tour before school starts and they have been looking forward to it for months. So when he notices Aly, it threatens to wreck his careful plans. It also upsets Rachel, the girl who has been a fan of the band helping out because he got together with her one night and now she wants something out of it and is making her attentions clear. He should not hang around Aly and Jake is torn because he never thought that he would feel something like he does for the girl. He's messed up about Aly but determined to have everything.For Aly , all she wanted was to get serious with her friend Matt, who she's been interested in for months as Jake had just been the boy next door to her. So when Nadine, her best friend, comes over and starts acting weird around Jake, primping and such, it's clear that she's interested in him. But as they start hanging out, it's Aly that gets invited around and soon she's sneaking out to see him, seeking trouble as her sister Allison starts to get wind of things and warns her.It's cute; I love a rocker and hadn't had a chance to read a YA book that covers this topic and this story even has music to go along with it so you get an idea of the music the band plays. As I write this, I'm playing the song that the author used in the book and I must say the author chose a perfect introduction to this  band. I'm in love with this music, the story and the characters. Already from this novella I've gotten a great sense of the plot and I must say things are going to get very interesting during the summer between the characters.Thanks to Danielle over at Bookwhoreblog for introducing this author to me; I loved the book and the cause she's raising money for. The first book is coming out June 11 and I have posted my review of the first book today also as part of the First Kiss Pre Sale Tour.  5 couples