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Guyaholic (V Valentine #2)

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Sometimes it takes getting hit with a hockey puck to help you see what’s good for you! Carolyn Mackler is back — and V is off on a solo road trip — in this funny, poignant follow-up to VEGAN VIRGIN VALENTINE.

V Valentine is the queen of meaningless hookups. Ever since her mom dumped her with her grandparents, she has bounced from guy to guy. But in the spring of senior year...more

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Published August 14th 2007 by Candlewick Press

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Nov 16, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Vivienne Vail Valentine - no wonder she needs a nickname. "V" is her name, and guys are her game.

A game she learned well ...from her mom. That would be the same mom who dumped her at her grandparents house to live, which, by the way, was probably the best gift she ever gave her one and only child.

To say V has trust issues would be like saying the sun can burn. She shimmies from one guy to the next with the grace of a goddess, leaving nothing but broke...more

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Mar 13, 2009 Steph Su rated it 4 of 5 stars

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V Valentine, the insuppressible anti-hero from VEGAN VIRGIN VALENTINE, is back in a story about her own growing up and falling into love. All her life, V has flitted from one boy to the next at breakneck speed, never stopping to allow any possible emotions to cling to her. Then one fateful hockey game she crosses paths with Sam. Somehow things with him are different.

Could it be that Sam is V’s first real boyfriend? V isn’t so sure. And given her own mother’s history with numerous men, she’s pret...more

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May 03, 2013 Mackenzie H rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars

Plot summery-
Vivienne, who goes by V, was born by her teenaged mom who is with a different guy every other month. She moved everywhere in the country, living an unstable life. One day her mom sent her to live with her grandparents. V lived there for years, longer than she lived anywhere. At first when she live with her grandma and grandpa she slept around, smoked, partied, and even did drugs. She met a different guy this time in a strange way and she got her act...more I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars

Plot summery-
Vivienne, who goes by V, was born by her teenaged mom who is with a different guy every other month. She moved everywhere in the country, living an unstable life. One day her mom sent her to live with her grandparents. V lived there for years, longer than she lived anywhere. At first when she live with her grandma and grandpa she slept around, smoked, partied, and even did drugs. She met a different guy this time in a strange way and she got her act together. This guy was different than all of the others. They are a happy, young couple until they get in a fight. V makes a few bad choices as the result of alcohol. The perfect couple splits and her perfect guy moves. Her mother has never been there for here, not her graduation, not her birthday, and not now. She goes on a cross-country journey to find all of the things she's been missing the most and things she never even knew she was missing.

Main Characters-
Vivienne- goes by V, slept around, did drugs, just graduated, lives with her grandparents, pretty, tall, thin, smart, doesn't like to be alone, not girlfriend material, and used to move a lot

Sam- kind, nice, funny, has an annoying family, strong willed, caring, good cook, down to earth, understanding, and forgiving

Key Issues-
Drugs, cheating, smoking, stubbornness, relationship issues, and always being let down

Dynamic Character-
V is the dynamic character because her trip changes the way she thinks of the world, people she knows, and herself.

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This book made me feel sympathy for people with parents who aren't always there for them. This book was very unpredictable. The book was told in first person with such detail it seems like you're right there with V on her extensive journey. When her heart gets broken it feels like yours did too. When she describes the open fields she sees that stretch for miles and mile or the earthy, dirt type smell it feels like you are there standing amongst row after row of crops. When the humid air and hot temperature is described it feel like summer again. Every moment in this book is describes with so much detail and the upmost accuracy it feels like you are right there in the moment with Vivienne herself. I would recommend this book to at least a teen reader I mean the title is Guyaholic after all. This book is also more of a book for girls, because it is from a girl's point of view. Overall this book was very good. (less)

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Nov 28, 2010 Kellsey rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Sep 11, 2010 YA Reads Book Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

V has had a pretty messed up life. Aimee – her mother – spent the first seventeen years of V’s life dragging her from one town to the next in search of love. But Aimee isn’t into the long-term commitment thing, and her and V were always running from Aimee’s romantic mistakes. Consequently, V hasn’t had any stability and she hasn’t made any real friends. But that was all before Brockport, before Aimee decided V would be better off living with her grandparents. Brockport brings with it a family ki...more V has had a pretty messed up life. Aimee – her mother – spent the first seventeen years of V’s life dragging her from one town to the next in search of love. But Aimee isn’t into the long-term commitment thing, and her and V were always running from Aimee’s romantic mistakes. Consequently, V hasn’t had any stability and she hasn’t made any real friends. But that was all before Brockport, before Aimee decided V would be better off living with her grandparents. Brockport brings with it a family kind of life, plus the chance for V to really settle in and make some decent friends. And lets not forget, a new town means a whole new set of boy prospects…

V loves guys, but she isn’t really a relationship kind of girl – just like her mother. So when things with Sam get hot and heavy and he starts throwing the couple word around, V defiantly finds someone else to make out with at their graduation party. They get busted, of course, and Sam leaves for college early without so much as a goodbye. Its out of character for V to feel remorse over something like this – after all, she tried telling him time after time that she wasn’t into the whole relationship thing – but something is different this time, and remorse eats at V from the inside out.

Instead of apologizing to Sam, like any normal person would, she runs. V hits the road and drives thousands of miles across the country to visit her mother. But Sam already left town, so what is V running from? She’s not sure, but driving on the open road is a great opportunity to look at oneself and work it out.

Why is V so afraid of a relationship? And why on earth did she go and do something like cheat on Sam? Sam didn’t deserve that, and V knows there were other, more appropriate ways for her to get her message across to him. It was the lowest thing she could have done…

As she drives across the country she realises that she’s a lot more like her mother than she first thought. She loves Aimee, but really, does she want to be like her? Aimee is selfish, irresponsible and incapable of caring about anything other than herself. Is it too late for V, or can she change?

V isn’t the kind of character that I’m normally drawn to. Guyaholic is a companion novel to Vegan Virgin Valentine, and that’s the reason I picked it up. I didn’t like V in Vegan, Virgin, Valentine and honestly, I didn’t really like her in this novel either. However, that doesn’t mean that I didn’t think it was a good read. Over the years, I’ve encountered hundreds of characters that I haven’t liked, and I’ve never really been interested in their outcome. V, however, is a different story altogether. Although I don’t agree with most of her choices, and I couldn’t see myself ever wanting to be her friend, I became whole-heartedly invested in her story. As I read, I found my stomach twisting as I turned the pages. Though I didn’t like her, I wanted things to work out for her and being inside her head wasn’t an unpleasant experience at all.

I’ve always been a fan of Carolyn Mackler’s work. Guyaholic only reaffirmed her brilliance for me.(less)

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Jul 03, 2009 Angie Fisher rated it 4 of 5 stars

Vivienne Vail Valentine, no wonder she needs a nickname. “V” is her name, and guys are her game. A game she learned well …from her mom. That would be the same mom who dumped her at her grandparents house to live, which, by the way, was probably the best gift she ever gave her one and only child.

To say V has trust issues would be like saying the sun can burn. She shimmies from one guy to the next with the grace of a goddess, leaving nothing but broken hearts in her wake. That is until she finds h...more

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Apr 04, 2009 Adele rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Dec 24, 2012 Medeia Sharif rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Vivienne, aka V, doesn’t believe in meaningful relationships. Her mother bounced from guy to guy, leading V from city to city, and she eventually ditched V with her grandparents. V’s mother isn’t there for her daughter, always cancelling plans to meet with her.

As a result, V doesn’t allow herself to believe that there’s something serious between her and Sam Almond, a long-term boyfriend whom she doesn’t want to admit is long-term. V does something foolish and drives Sam away. When she goes on a...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Franchesca rated it 4 of 5 stars

In Carolyn Mackler's book Guyaholic, V is beginning her life as an adult graduating from college. Little does she know that before she goes off to Boston University, she will be going on a trip of discovery. V begins her story in a prequel to Guyaholic, but in this book she finds herself slowly falling in love with Sam even though she herself will not admit it. Sam wants commitment, prom, and promises but V is more than ready to fill up her gas tank and drive the opposite direction.
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Mar 24, 2012 katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love Carolyn Mackler so I was so excited to discover she wrote a book from V's point of view. Aimee once again let's down V- this time she is a no show at her graduation. Upset but not willing to admit it, V reacts by cheating on her nice guy boyfriend, Sam, thus breaking his heart. Sam runs off to Berkeley early and V mopes around. G-ma and G-dad want her to go see a therapist but Aimee has another idea- go to Texas for the summer and stay with her. V instantly falls in love with the idea of...more

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May 23, 2009 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-read-more-than-bush-09

Wow. That was my first reaction to this book. I didn’t realize that today’s YA involves such powerful storylines that are this masterfully done. (Guess I’ve been reading too much Gossip Girl, Private, and the like—while enjoyable, they’re nothing like this!) Throughout Guyaholic, I felt I was right there with V to experience all her ups and downs.

V was born to a teenager who moved them from place to place and, of course, boyfriend to boyfriend before leaving V with her parents so she could pursu...more

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Jan 14, 2011 Ashley rated it 3 of 5 stars

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In Guyaholic we left off with V starting her road trip to San Antonio, Texas. The first night she gets lost and ends up staying in a yucky hotel room. The next night she ends up in Eerie and decides to stay with her friend from works brother and his family, she hooks up with his son Nate but Sam is still on her mind. Next she ends up staying with her aunt Mara who is only a year older than her and they talk about Sam and V’s mom. Then she stays with old friends in Missouri for a week while final...more

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Sep 14, 2010 CeCe rated it 3 of 5 stars

The book was reasonably deep for being so short. The only thing I didn't really like was that it didn't go into depth about V and Sam's relationship. I mean, one page he was bringing her bread, the next page said they'd been together for 3 months. A lot of the book was thrown out of chronological order. In some places, it added to the overall effect. In other places it was just confusing.

But I was kind of relieved that V never made things perfect with her mom. I was terrified that Mackler was go...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Shea rated it 3 of 5 stars

When I finished Vegan, Virgin, Valentine I didn't realize there was a sequel. But I saw there was on Goodreads and that it was available at my library, so I picked it up. Then, I didn't realize it was about V, not Mara. I wasn't sure if I'd like it since I didn't really like V in the first book, but since it was short I figured I'd give it a shot.
I thought it was pretty cute! Pretty expected, but I liked the writing (although a little risque at times, not sure how young I would let my kid read t...more

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Oct 11, 2010 Samantha rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: quick-reads

The way V throws men around is comical. The main character in this book goes through men like candy. But, when she is faced with a man she actually wants to stay with, she does not know what to do. She is used to dumping a guy before she can get too emotionally attached to the relationship. Just like her mother does.
The relationship between V and her mother, Amy, is strained and awkward. V wants to be more like her Mom by going through do many guys, but her desperate actions are not getting her...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Jaymie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Boy, I wish this book didn't have such a stupid title!!! I almost didn't read it due to the ridiculous title, but I gave it a shot since I loved Mackler's first book, The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things. I'm glad I did, as it ended up being a very sweet YA book. Contrary to the title, this was really the story of a girl who sorts out some things about her life after graduating from high school. It was a sequel to an ok book, but it can easily stand alone, and I enjoyed it much more t...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Carly rated it 3 of 5 stars

I loved the beginning to this story and I loved the end but it really lost me in the middle. For being such a tame book, some parts were way overdone and too graphic. When I learned this book was the sequel to one I had read earlier I was interested in reading it but the title kind of threw me for a loop. Do I really want to read a book titled Guyaholic? It's sounds like a little too much but what swayed me was the promise of a cross-country journey to find oneself and I was hoping that didn't i...more

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Jun 16, 2010 Elizabeth rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book was kind of a let-down after Vegan Virgin Valentine. I imagined seeing most of the old characters brought in, along with new ones. James, one of my favorite characters, was only brought in once! Mara was only seen for a few days. It didn't have as much depth as VVV, althogh it was still a great story. I loved V's new boyfriend, Sam, and the hockeypuck incident that changed her lifestyle of junping around to a solid life. This is until she gets wasted at a party and commits one of the b...more

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Jul 21, 2009 Haley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2009, romance, young-adult, fiction

V(nickname for her long birth name of Vivienne Valentine) has been Miss Like Them to Leave Them since her flaky mother, Aimee, dropped her off to stay with her grandparents a year ago so that said mother could got to Costa Rica. Actually, she started her reign as the "queen of meaningless hook-ups" when she was fourteen.
She was the cousin(niece technically- but it's complicated)of Type-A Mara in "Vegan Virgin Valentine", but now we get to see inside her head. I found it interesting, because V is...more

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Feb 09, 2011 steph :D Taszarek rated it 4 of 5 stars

So far in my book i am more then half way through and the book. It is just getting more and more better as i read! Where i am at the book so far is that V is going on a road trip before summer ends to her mom's house. She hasn't saw her mother for about 2 years, ever since she shipped her off to her grandparents house when she left with her new boyfriend to Texas. Mean her mom missed her walk down for graduation, her mom invited her to go down to Texas to run away from her troubles..such as Sam....more

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Mar 09, 2009 KRISTI ♫ ♪ rated it 4 of 5 stars

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EIGHT CHAPTERS IN: All I can say is...Guyaholic. Is. HILARIOUS. There's some REALLY REALLY sad/emotional parts in it. But it is absolutely hilarious. A very well written book.
FINISHED WITH BOOK: Wow. Incredible. VERY FUNNY at certain times but at other times, it gets very emotional and very intense. A GGGRRREATTTT book. A MUST READ.
I would recommend this book to MATURE teenagers. Why? Well, there's lots of stuff in there that wouldn't be appropriate for IMMATURE teens to read. Also, OLDER teen...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Shayla rated it 4 of 5 stars

I wanted to read Mackler's book The Earth, My Butt, And Other Round Things but the library didn't have it so I picked up this book instead. I didn't know it was a sequel so I haven't read the first one. However, I had no problem getting into the story and instantly loved the character of V. This is a fast paced, fun book to read. Lots of references to sex so definitely a high school book. The dysfunctional relationship between V and her family and her many boys was hilarious and would make a goo...more

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Feb 16, 2009 Courtney rated it 5 of 5 stars

OMG - as if I didn't have enough reason to love Carolyn Mackler, she goes and writes this book. I wanted to send this to a dozen girls to read!! It's overwhelming how well Mackler can write a character that most girls would love to hate (she hooks up with guys, is attractive, a good actor, etc., most people would remember V from Vegan, Virgin, Valentine as Mara's foil) but makes her so understandable and sympathetic so that you understand why she has such low self-esteem. The therapy session tha...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Amber Steckelberg rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was about a girl who always moved around with her mother everytime her mom would break up with one of her boyfriends then her mom sent her to go live with her grandparents and they raised her. V never wanted to get to close to a guy. And her mom Aimee always said she would come see her but then always would have an excuse of why she couldnt come see her. In the end V figures out that her mom sent her away because she didnt want her to be like her mother and then she finds out she actua...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Natalie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was cute. Kept you entertained, gave you a laugh once in a while, showed you what love can do to certain people, and shows how a relationship can make some teenaged girls act to their mothers continuous dating life/marriages and constant moves time after time. You would probably get used to it, but when your mother sends you to live with your grandparents house and attend your 6th new and last high school, you probably have a problem finding pepple to hang with know how to connect well with o...more

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Sep 18, 2011 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

The ending left me hanging!!!!! I wish there was more to it than leaving it like that. so I'm rating it 4 for the unsatisfied ending :P

oh wells, I liked V's version better than Mara's. I could actually feel V and Sam's chemistry unlike James and Mara's that kinda feel like it's forced. And yea, I kinda see it coming that (view spoiler) I would love love to read more about V and Sam! Sequel 3 please?...more

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Mar 25, 2010 Irma rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

the theme of this book is not to through yourself out there too much even when going through the hard times, that doesnt mean that its okay for one to run their body with no brain. V, the main character has jumped from guy to guy. She is never single and her longest relation ship was 2 weeks.. that all way until she met sam. things were going great until sam wanted to get serious and be officially gf and bf. She keeps changing the subject when ever he mentions getting serious because she scared...more

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Jan 12, 2010 Kourtneybarnett added it

Well i have just start reading this book. The reason that i wanted to read this book, was because of the title. Guy a holic, this is something i love and it seem like the main chacter did too. So i thought we would have some things in common, like how we do boys and how far we let them get to our head , our how long we keep them around.
V is the main chacter right now and as i can see we do have things in . She dosent go out the house looking a mess and even though she has a "man" she still stays...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Marci rated it 4 of 5 stars

Vegan, Virgin, Valentine is one of my most favorite books and so I was super excited to hear the next edition to the Valentine's adventures. I absolutely loved watching V's crazy adventure unfold bit by bit, but I definitely have mixed feelings about this book… I was a little upset with the plot line. So basically V embarks on a road trip from Brockport to Texas to visit her flake of a mother. The mother who would rather chase some random hook-up than be with her own daughter. Yes, I'm bitter…I...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Katy rated it 2 of 5 stars

I think this book had a lot of potential, but I think overall, the story was very rushed, and the emotions involved were so surface deep.

First of all, I didn't really connect with V's relationship with Sam. It was over just as soon as it started, and I didn't get a chance to fall in love with him. I thought maybe Mackler did this on purpose because V was emotionally involved herself. But I think whereas V got to know Sam and just took him for granted, I didn't get to learn about Sam and what mak...more

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Carolyn graduated from Vassar College. When her book The Earth My Butt and Other Big Round Things was named as one of ALAs Top Ten Banned Books of 2006, Carolyn became an advocate against banning books. She lives with her husband and son in New York City.

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