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Fear And Laundry
by
Elizabeth Myles (Goodreads Author)
When seventeen-year-old Veronica Montez and her best friend Lia discover their favorite hangout’s about to go bankrupt, they put together a benefit concert to try and rescue the grungy Laundromat-slash-rock venue. All they need’s a guitarist to round out their new punk band so they can headline the show. Enter Lia’s virtuoso brother, Jake, who unexpectedly drops out of col...more
Kindle Edition, 280 pages
Published
February 21st 2011
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Elizabeth Myles, author of Fear and Laundry, took me back to 1994, and made me long to hang out at Lynch’s, the local Laundromat, rock venue and food joint.
Fear and Laundry was a creative and charming read that cost only $0.99 on Amazon Kindle.
My only big critique is about the writing style/tense. I am not sure what exactly it was (I keep trying to pinpoint it), but the writing style/tense made the story...more
Elizabeth Myles, author of Fear and Laundry, took me back to 1994, and made me long to hang out at Lynch’s, the local Laundromat, rock venue and food joint.
Fear and Laundry was a creative and charming read that cost only $0.99 on Amazon Kindle.
My only big critique is about the writing style/tense. I am not sure what exactly it was (I keep trying to pinpoint it), but the writing style/tense made the story...more
At the risk of sounding dismissive of self-published e-books, this was a lot better than I expected. It’s not the best new book I’ve read in a while, but it was a lot of fun to read. (Again, I don’t want to be dismissive of all self-pubbed e-books, but my track record with them so far hasn’t been the greatest.)
I had fun reading this. It’s a very light and easy read, so it was good to pick up while I was in-between books. Veronica’s not the most engaging character, she’s pushed around by Lia and...more
I had fun reading this. It’s a very light and easy read, so it was good to pick up while I was in-between books. Veronica’s not the most engaging character, she’s pushed around by Lia and...more
Lia and Veronica are two best friends who are trying to keep their favorite hangout from closing down by organizing a benefit concert. Veronica is a senior in high school who is not sure about what she wants to do with the rest of her life while trying to play in her best friend’s band and dealing with high school. The book is set in the summer/fall of 1994 before the Internet and cell phones became widespread. Lia’s brother Jake is also home from college as well where he was the child prodigy....more
I received this through a first reads giveaway.
I'm going to try something different format wise for this review. Hopefully it will help me keep everything more organized.
First Thoughts: I'll be honest, the whole reason I enter the giveaway for this book was because I liked the title and the cover. That said I must add that I was pretty excited to read it as well. According to the back synopsis it's about a senior in high school trying to figure out what to do after graduation which is something...more
I'm going to try something different format wise for this review. Hopefully it will help me keep everything more organized.
First Thoughts: I'll be honest, the whole reason I enter the giveaway for this book was because I liked the title and the cover. That said I must add that I was pretty excited to read it as well. According to the back synopsis it's about a senior in high school trying to figure out what to do after graduation which is something...more
First, I won this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway, and that's where the awesomeness started.
The story takes place in 1994, and Veronica and Lia are trying to save their favorite hangout from financial ruin. Veronica has a thing for Lia's brother, but he's so vague about everything it's hard for her (and us!) to tell if he's into her, too. There's music, rock stars, zines (I love zines), drama, horror movies, and romance. All in all, a very satisfying tale.
I totally got sunk back into high s...more
The story takes place in 1994, and Veronica and Lia are trying to save their favorite hangout from financial ruin. Veronica has a thing for Lia's brother, but he's so vague about everything it's hard for her (and us!) to tell if he's into her, too. There's music, rock stars, zines (I love zines), drama, horror movies, and romance. All in all, a very satisfying tale.
I totally got sunk back into high s...more
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A quick and easy read. Not too long, and not a story you cank sink in but a cute read nonetheless.
Finished reading this like 30 seconds ago. It was nice and sweet but predicatable. Distracted me, fortunatley, from homework but was still nice
I just could not get into this. I have no idea why, but I couldn't. I would love to try reading it again sometime, but for now I'm shelving it.
Fear and Laundry is really kind of cute, though doesn't really require much heavy lifting, mentally. In a nutshell:
Music lovin', zine makin' teens form band and put on benefit to save the community laundromat/performance space. Has light romance, mixed signals, a "Curt Kobain-type", etc.
Worth a read.
Music lovin', zine makin' teens form band and put on benefit to save the community laundromat/performance space. Has light romance, mixed signals, a "Curt Kobain-type", etc.
Worth a read.
I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway and I absolutely loved it. The characters were very believable and felt like my best friends. I enjoyed the story and all of the surprises that came along with it. I can't wait for more books by Elizabeth Myles!!
Good book, the characters were so real, the story was super fun and easy to read. You could really identify with the characters, i liked that.
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Elizabeth Myles loves rock, metal, and pop music, caffeine, and horror movies. She lives with her husband in Houston, Texas, where she enjoys long distance running, is pursuing a BS in Psychology from the University of Houston, and is writing an as-yet-untitled sequel to her debut YA novel, Fear and Laundry.
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