Review: Funny and Sweet
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2013
When I read the cute blurb for this book, I thought I had the story all figured out.  Boy, was I wrong!  I'd expected a typical, teenaged plot line that went from A to B without many surprises, but Popping the Cherry was anything but.  Sure, it was cute and funny (reminding me a lot of Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson (only all grown up), but it was also dramatic and suspenseful.  The romance was highly entertaining and more than once, I felt a tug on my heartstrings.After the first few pages, I was hooked.  However, I worried that the heroine - Lena - would never have the nerve to stand up for herself, but I'm glad to say she turned out to be a stronger young woman than I'd given her credit for.  She makes mistakes, but they're the kind of mistakes we all have made.The only sour note for me was that one of the minor plot threads wasn't tied up.  In fact, it was left dangling, and I really wish it hadn't been.  But, really, this is a small nit.  Overall, the plot was very satisfying.Aurelia Rowl's "Popping the Cherry" is a sweet, funny adventure into teenage romance.