A fun, flirty teen romance that makes for the perfect beach read, this sweet summer love story is set in the live-music capital of the world, Austi...
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Nov 29, 2010
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Favourite Quote: "You look beautiful," says Russ. And it's the simple sentence that you think will mean nothing, because maybe your mom has said it to you a thousand times, or your best friend says it when your're having insecure moment about your outfit. But it's not like that - it's completely different when a guy says it. I didn't know that until this moment, because it's the first time a guy has ever said it to me. Three words just gave me goose bumps, and I feel like a girly g
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Feb 18, 2012
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After the horror that was The Gum Thief, I needed a fluffy book to get me through my reading pile. Thank God for this book that, to be fair, turned out to have more than fluff that it appears to. It had several un-predictable moments for a generically themed and weaved YA story, and that was really nice because I was glad to have been disproved of my assumption of this book. (If you look at the cover, I think you'd understand.) Its hipsters and MUSIC and frat boys, no matter how stereotypical, s
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Aug 15, 2010
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More than likely you're one of the lucky ones living somewhere full of snow and wishing it were summer now, if you are there's a perfect book to read: Lovestruck Summer.
Priscilla (see, right there, how can a book with main character named Priscilla-she goes by her middle name Quinn-not be worth reading for that reason alone?) has her perfect summer all set-up. As an intern at indie Amalgam records in Austin, Quinn's going to stay with her cousin Penny and meet the perfect indie guy i More...
Priscilla (see, right there, how can a book with main character named Priscilla-she goes by her middle name Quinn-not be worth reading for that reason alone?) has her perfect summer all set-up. As an intern at indie Amalgam records in Austin, Quinn's going to stay with her cousin Penny and meet the perfect indie guy i More...
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Apr 09, 2011
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Lovestruck Summer is one of my all time favorite books. Walker is a genius! This is the way romantic comedy is supposed to be written. Breezy, charming, fun, kicky & memorable.
I feel butterflies flitting in my stomach just thinking about this darling treasure.
Priscilla Quinn Parker ~ Quinn ~ is a fiery, saucy, indie music lovin' chick.
" I live my life in headphones. That way, I can control what I let in."
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I feel butterflies flitting in my stomach just thinking about this darling treasure.
Priscilla Quinn Parker ~ Quinn ~ is a fiery, saucy, indie music lovin' chick.
" I live my life in headphones. That way, I can control what I let in."
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Oct 09, 2010
Jessica
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Lovestruck Summer tells the story of Quinn Parker who has just graduated from high school. In a random bout of silliness, she calls up her favorite record company late one night and lands herself her dream summer internship in Austin, Texas miles away from her home.
Quinn can’t wait to work at Amalgam Records. She envisions herself listening to amazing music and meeting cute indie guys who have the same interests as her. Color Quinn shocked when she arrives in Austin and is greeted by h More...
Quinn can’t wait to work at Amalgam Records. She envisions herself listening to amazing music and meeting cute indie guys who have the same interests as her. Color Quinn shocked when she arrives in Austin and is greeted by h More...
May 04, 2010
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Sunny Days, Late Nights and a vacation full of possibilities. Don’t be fooled by the cover, Melissa Walker is no Rachel Hawthorne (although I did love Rachel when I was a teen) and this book is very appealing on many levels regardless of your age.
The best thing about Lovestruck Summer is Priscilla Queen, an eighteen-year-old hipster in jeans and soft tees, who uses multiple dyes to get just the right shade of messed-up blue in my blunt boy-length
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The best thing about Lovestruck Summer is Priscilla Queen, an eighteen-year-old hipster in jeans and soft tees, who uses multiple dyes to get just the right shade of messed-up blue in my blunt boy-length
hair, which, if I left it alone, More...
Jul 16, 2009
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Angela S. for TeensReadToo.com
Priscilla Parker, known better by "Quinn," just graduated high school and lives her life by the music on her iPod.
On one fateful night, Quinn decides to call her favorite record label, Amalgam Records, and ask for an internship. Quinn is beyond surprised when someone answers the phone at 3 a.m. and tells Quinn that she can be an intern during the summer!
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Priscilla Parker, known better by "Quinn," just graduated high school and lives her life by the music on her iPod.
On one fateful night, Quinn decides to call her favorite record label, Amalgam Records, and ask for an internship. Quinn is beyond surprised when someone answers the phone at 3 a.m. and tells Quinn that she can be an intern during the summer!
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Jun 20, 2009
Sarah-Greenbeanteenqueen
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I read this one as part of the 48 Hour Book Challenge. I thought it would be a quick read, which it was, but I found myself taking it slower because I didn't want it to end. I LOVED it! I've been in a reading slump the last week or so and Melissa Walker helped me get out of it and find a book where I was totally drawn in.
Quinn is great-she's this cool indie music girl, and I could totally relate to her. I wanted to be the indie music girl in college (my undergrad degree is actually More...
Quinn is great-she's this cool indie music girl, and I could totally relate to her. I wanted to be the indie music girl in college (my undergrad degree is actually More...
May 08, 2009
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Age R: 15+
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Quinn a.k.a Pricilla (don't call her that or she'll get upset with you) is an 18 year old girl who loves music, especially indie rock. It's the summer before she's going off to college and she wants to go to a city with a music scene (Austin) and find a dream guy, The Supreme, to have a summer fling with. Thank goodness she gets a job (or does she?) working for the label of her favorite indie rock band The Walters. When she arrives in Austin she finds this summer m More...
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Quinn a.k.a Pricilla (don't call her that or she'll get upset with you) is an 18 year old girl who loves music, especially indie rock. It's the summer before she's going off to college and she wants to go to a city with a music scene (Austin) and find a dream guy, The Supreme, to have a summer fling with. Thank goodness she gets a job (or does she?) working for the label of her favorite indie rock band The Walters. When she arrives in Austin she finds this summer m More...
Dec 20, 2010
Melannie :)
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You know how they say...
DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Well that's what this book is all about,
it's about how we're all so programmed into groups,
emo, indie, preppy, goth, that we never give others that does
not belong to our groups, a chance?
This book opened my eyes,
that I might be as quick as Pricilla in judging people by how they look,
how they talk, how the interact with the world, that we sometimes forget to give people the benefit More...
DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Well that's what this book is all about,
it's about how we're all so programmed into groups,
emo, indie, preppy, goth, that we never give others that does
not belong to our groups, a chance?
This book opened my eyes,
that I might be as quick as Pricilla in judging people by how they look,
how they talk, how the interact with the world, that we sometimes forget to give people the benefit More...
Aug 31, 2009
E.
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When I heard Melissa Walker – of Violet on the Runway fame – had a new book coming out, I was excited. When I heard it took place in BookPeople’s hometown, I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy. What could be a better setting for a summer romance than AuLovestruckSummerstin, Texas? Of course, as soon as I picked up Lovestruck Summer I couldn’t put it down. Our heroine, Quinn, is a true blue indie rock girl with designs on making the most of her internship with a record label in ATX. She
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Apr 11, 2010
Erica
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Even though I know that Melissa Walker went to Vassar, I’d swear after reading this book that she went to college in Texas. She has perfectly captured the atmosphere that surrounds a Texas campus. I attended college both in Texas and outside of Texas, and believe me when I say that there is nothing quite like college in Texas. And although Quinn isn’t in college yet and is in Austin during the summer, that atmosphere pervades this book. So it probably won’t come as a big surprise that I enjo
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Jul 28, 2009
Adele
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I needed to read a book like this so bad that I couldn't even put it into words. With an industry over saturated with paranormal inter-species falling in love left, right and centre, it was a welcome change to focus on two relatively normal people. It was refreshing, fun and light and it focused on the roadblocks we create for ourselves (rather than the supernatural ones that come out of the blue).
Melissa Walker is a talented writer, she's able to write challenging characters that a More...
Melissa Walker is a talented writer, she's able to write challenging characters that a More...
Jul 03, 2009
Rae *PottWhoviStarGleek*
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I'm a sucker for a romantic comedy, so I loved this book. In romance novels, you always know that the girl will get the guy, but the fun part is reading to find out which guy it is and her journey to get there. In this book, Quinn thought that Sebastian was her dream guy, when in truth, it was really Russ. When I read books like these, I always end up yelling at the main character because she doesn't realize what everyone else realizes.
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May 05, 2009
Amy M
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I don't usually read "girly" books, but Melissa was giving away some ARCs of her book and I requested one to review for my library's teen blog.
And. . .I was SO glad I read it! This was a really fun, hilarious book. The main character is extremely likable and relatable. There are plenty of moments when you want to smack her and say, "Don't do that! Do it THIS way!" But that's just part of the fun of the book.
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And. . .I was SO glad I read it! This was a really fun, hilarious book. The main character is extremely likable and relatable. There are plenty of moments when you want to smack her and say, "Don't do that! Do it THIS way!" But that's just part of the fun of the book.
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Jan 05, 2010
Trisha
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Sigh. I honestly can not say enough good things about this book. This is my first book by Melissa Walker and it will not be my last. I started this book last night and finished it today and I wish it would have been longer. This is one of those books that the characters were so awesome that I would love to know every little detail that they went through.
I really enjoyed Quinn in this book. I wish that I could go away and have a summer like she did. She discovers herself in this book and I More...
I really enjoyed Quinn in this book. I wish that I could go away and have a summer like she did. She discovers herself in this book and I More...
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Feb 10, 2012
Avon
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There is one thing I didn't like about this book. THE ENDING. It doesn't seem a closure. It does not seem sure. Especially when I know how Russ is a true lover. I don't know. I just didn't feel the ending. Although the things that Quinn did by the end are sweet, I am looking for something more special.
Nevertheless, this book has a good writing style. With that perfect dream guy you have had envisioned for the longest time in your mind, only to find out that another guy, who was compl More...
Nevertheless, this book has a good writing style. With that perfect dream guy you have had envisioned for the longest time in your mind, only to find out that another guy, who was compl More...
Jun 09, 2010
Jessica
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Lovestruck Summer is one of the sweetest and most fun reads I've opened in a long time! From the moment I met the main character, Priscilla (better known as Quinn), I knew this was a book I was going to love. Quinn is witty, she is stubborn, and she loves the Indie Rock scene. My kind of girl! Each time someone called her Priscilla and she bristled at the name, I knew we were destined to enjoy one another's company.
If you are an Indie Rock fan, or for that matter if you are looking t More...
If you are an Indie Rock fan, or for that matter if you are looking t More...
Jun 11, 2009
Khy
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Having read a bunch of glowing reviews of this book before I read it, and having read and loved Melissa's Violet series, I had fairly high expectations. The book did not exactly meet my expectations, but it is was this close.
The characters were all unique and developed, even the cross dressing dog. They could easily be stereotyped, but they all had something that prevented them from being that way, whether they had a sekrit hobby or a certain quirk. However, I never was really convin More...
The characters were all unique and developed, even the cross dressing dog. They could easily be stereotyped, but they all had something that prevented them from being that way, whether they had a sekrit hobby or a certain quirk. However, I never was really convin More...
Jun 14, 2009
Steph Su
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It’s been so long since I’ve read a straightforward, fun, romantic, somewhat predictable, but ultimately heartfelt summer tale, and so LOVESTRUCK SUMMER far exceeded my expectations. Instead of flat characters, you get interesting, three-dimensional people whom you want to be friends with. It was of course easy to predict how this book was going to end, but I was surprised by how endearing Russ was, and what great banter existed between him and Quinn.
Most poignant was Quinn’s develop More...
Most poignant was Quinn’s develop More...
May 17, 2009
Janelle
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I really enjoyed this book! I saw it sitting on the counter at work, and I picked it up just to read the back - it really intriged me. I finished about a third of it just on a five hour shift! I've never done that before. So basically, I finished the book in a day. Even though it was pretty short, I really enjoyed it. I loved the character Russ, and was so happy when he finally ended up with Pircilla. Every character in the novel was full of surprises, and the book really grabs your attention an
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Oct 11, 2011
April
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Don’t be fooled by the ridiculous cover, Lovestruck Summer by Melissa C. Walker is a fantastic read pertaining more to indie music than to the beach. Main character Priscilla, known by everyone else as Quinn, has scored an internship at an indie label in Austin. So she packs her bags and sets out for Texas, spending the summer at her cousin Penny’s apartment. Did I mention Penny is a sorority girl whose nickname is ‘Party Penny’? Quinn is definitely in for an More...
Don’t be fooled by the ridiculous cover, Lovestruck Summer by Melissa C. Walker is a fantastic read pertaining more to indie music than to the beach. Main character Priscilla, known by everyone else as Quinn, has scored an internship at an indie label in Austin. So she packs her bags and sets out for Texas, spending the summer at her cousin Penny’s apartment. Did I mention Penny is a sorority girl whose nickname is ‘Party Penny’? Quinn is definitely in for an More...
Feb 24, 2011
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Rating: 3.5 stars
Lovestruck Summer is a cute, adorable read, and I finished it in a short period of time. However, I won't say I love this book. The main character is Priscilla a.k.a. Quinn, an 18-year-old girl who decides to spend her summer with her cousin, Penny, in Austin. With her hipster outfit and messed-up blue boy-length hair, you may guess that she's a cool, easygoing person. Well, she turns out to be quite the opposite.
As many of us, she has a habit of evaluating o More...
Lovestruck Summer is a cute, adorable read, and I finished it in a short period of time. However, I won't say I love this book. The main character is Priscilla a.k.a. Quinn, an 18-year-old girl who decides to spend her summer with her cousin, Penny, in Austin. With her hipster outfit and messed-up blue boy-length hair, you may guess that she's a cool, easygoing person. Well, she turns out to be quite the opposite.
As many of us, she has a habit of evaluating o More...
Jan 17, 2011
Ryzel
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Trust me when I say the cover page does not do justice with what's inside the book.
I like it when I can connect to the protagonist. It's so rare that I put my shoes into the character(s) I read. But Quinn is something... mainly since I am a MUSIC-INDIE-JUNKIE, HATE-POP-SONGS kind of person.
So I was really glad I share something with the protagonist.
I also like the fact that Quinn is an ass sometimes. Ü She's stereotyping her cousin, the TriPi minions and the f More...
I like it when I can connect to the protagonist. It's so rare that I put my shoes into the character(s) I read. But Quinn is something... mainly since I am a MUSIC-INDIE-JUNKIE, HATE-POP-SONGS kind of person.
So I was really glad I share something with the protagonist.
I also like the fact that Quinn is an ass sometimes. Ü She's stereotyping her cousin, the TriPi minions and the f More...
Mar 07, 2011
Carla
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YAY summer in Austin!! Where the boys wear plaid shirts and cowboy boots and have a Texan twangg. I mean, if that doesn't make you want to read the book then i'm sure there is something wrong with your molecular make up or something. This is one of those books thats best enjoyed lay in the sun with a cold cocktail. Considering the craptastic cover (sorry!) I never expected to like this book as much as I did. But what you get is a no doubt a quick story but one that has more depth than first
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Mar 09, 2010
Kay
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I’ll admit that, by looking quickly at the cover, I expected something very “young” and a bit silly. I was pleasantly surprised by Melissa Walker’s cute love story, which was a lot more “young adult” than “teen”. It was a very short read, but one I enjoyed.
This book is full of romance, summer and music. Quinn was a nice character, but she also had a beautiful transformation through the pages. It wasn’t exactly a sudden realization at the end of the story, but a more progressive one t More...
This book is full of romance, summer and music. Quinn was a nice character, but she also had a beautiful transformation through the pages. It wasn’t exactly a sudden realization at the end of the story, but a more progressive one t More...
Aug 24, 2011
Erica
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3.5 stars
I have been hearing of Melissa Walker's amazingness for ages, and since I read Small Town Sinners I've been determined to remedy the fact that that was the only book by her I had ever read. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, I had heard tons of praise but I wasn't sure by the premise if I would be on board or not.
I wasn't too crazy about Quinn as a main character - she was very self-motivated, which is great, but it was a bit too much. Plus, there was th More...
I have been hearing of Melissa Walker's amazingness for ages, and since I read Small Town Sinners I've been determined to remedy the fact that that was the only book by her I had ever read. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, I had heard tons of praise but I wasn't sure by the premise if I would be on board or not.
I wasn't too crazy about Quinn as a main character - she was very self-motivated, which is great, but it was a bit too much. Plus, there was th More...
Sep 13, 2009
Stephanie
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Sighh. Such a cute and romantic novel. I absolutely loved Lovestruck Summer. It was everything I had expected and more.
Even though the story was pretty predictable, I loved reading through it and flipping through the pages to see exactly what would happen. The characters were completely well-developed. You would have expected flat, one-dimensional characters in such a predictable novel. Instead, the characters had a ton of depth and were people that you could easily relate to and bec More...
Even though the story was pretty predictable, I loved reading through it and flipping through the pages to see exactly what would happen. The characters were completely well-developed. You would have expected flat, one-dimensional characters in such a predictable novel. Instead, the characters had a ton of depth and were people that you could easily relate to and bec More...
Jul 11, 2009
Alea
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Lovestruck Summer has got to be one of my favorite summer romances of all time. I seriously squeeeeeeed throughout the whole book. Oh My God. I felt like Melissa Walker wrote this book for me. I totally and completely got Quinn. I'm sort of a music snob myself and could totally see myself in her. I don't do country music, I just don't. I'm sure I like a few songs that I don't realize are country but that is all. Also, I've never thought of a cowboy/fratboy as hot, never, until now. I really appr
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