Review: This story really clicked with me
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
The title, The Mean Girl Apologies, grabbed my attention and as soon as the book made it on my Kindle, I devoured it. I admit this is a rare occurrence. Usually I will have a book for a few days or weeks before I start reading it, but I immediately had to know Natalie and Jack and their story. I had to know how their love fell apart and why Jack had to write a song about her. The story satisfied my curiosity and I loved it from start to finish.The opening scene of Natalie and her high school friends in a bridal shop was a great way to begin the story. We get to see the dynamics of Natalie's friendships right off and how the girls interact with each other. Natalie is torn between who she is now and who she was when she was still friends with these girls. Time and distance made her become someone else. Does she want to go back?One of my favorite parts of the book was the set up of chapters with lyrics from Jack Moreland's songs. Each song referred back to a memory of Natalie and Jack's hidden relationship. I loved finding out their story and how they ended up falling in and then out of love. Jack Moreland is a boy to fall in love with, there's no doubt about that.I thought that there would be a lot more "mean-girl antics" between Natalie and her old high-school friends and it was a relief that those old tendencies weren't there. It proved that Natalie had grown beyond her high school days. Readers can take from this book is that an apology can be powerful. Being able to admit that you are wrong and asking for forgiveness isn't a weakness, and the ability to forgive yourself is just as important as being forgiven.The Mean Girl Apologies really clicked with me. I loved the background love story, the friendship between Natalie and her fan-fiction writer/co-worker Gillian, and Natalie finding her voice as a reformed mean girl. This book gets a five-book (star) rating from me. A highly recommended fun read.