Favorite

Favorite

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Five years have passed since Angie Favorite's mother, Laura, disappeared without a trace, and Angie still hasn't recovered. Sure, things look normal on the surface ? she goes to school, works her summer job, and argues with her older brother Jason ? but she can't shake the feeling her mother didn't leave by choice. Angie's dad does the best he can, but his work as a musici...more
Paperback, 172 pages
Published April 1st 2011 by Amazon Childrens Publishing (first published November 1st 2009)
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Jamie
This book suffered from two things, really - pacing and really stupid characters. For the first 80% of the book, not too much really happened. It was all mood-setting and suspense-building. There's nothing wrong with mood and suspense, but plot and action shouldn't be understated, nor should they be left until the climax. The last 20% of the book, not to spoil, was packed full of action and revelations and total OMG moments, to the extent that it wasn't really believable. The book would've been...more
Laurie Cameron
Out of the blue, sixteen-year-old Angie is attacked by a man many times stronger than she is. Still, she fights back with everything that she has until she takes a fall and is knocked unconscious. She wakes up several days later in the hospital, battered and bruised. Her attacker has been incarcerated and is awaiting trial. As she is recovering both emotionally and physically from the whole ordeal, her attacker commits suicide. From that point on, things seem to get stranger and stranger, starti...more
Stephanie
middle school & up

Angie Favorite's mom disappeared five years ago. Her family has never given up waiting for her to come back though. While running errands, Angie is accosted by a large, scary man who attempts to drag Angie away repeatedly saying he "has to show her something." Angie manages to get away from him but not without a skull fracture. When she comes home from the hospital she receives a letter from her attacker's mother. Mrs. Bittner invites the Favorite family to visit her home s...more
A
Up for an exciting murder mystery? Me too!

FAVORITE runs at a fast clip. In the very first pages Angie gets beaten to crap in a would-be abduction then quickly gets sucked into some bizarre circumstances with the kidnapper's wealthy family. She stumbles across clues about her mother's unexplained disappearance and is soon neck deep in danger.

Romance stays light. She has a brief date with Mike, who's the nephew of the guy who tried to kidnap her which makes things rather awkward. I liked that sh...more
Debbi
Angela Favorite is just like any other 16-year-old high school girl. Except her mother disappeared without a trace on her 11th birthday. After delivering cupcakes to her school while dropping her off on the way to work. Ever since then, Angie doesn't like birthdays very much. Each one is a painful reminder of her mother's strange disappearance, one that hasn't been solved to the point where her mom seems to have been written off as most likely ... let's not go there!

Angie simply can't believe he...more
Candace
I accepted this book for review because of the description. It sounded completely different and very mysterious. And it was! I enjoyed it and never felt like I was bored with it. At times I thought I should be bored, but I wasn't.


I liked Angie pretty well. There were things that bugged me and she wasn't terribly like-able in the beginning, but she grew on me. I thought the other characters were pretty good as well, but some of the side characters were more interesting then the main characters....more
Candy
Ugh. Let me say that I'm a huge Karen McQuestion fan. When I got this book, it fell off my radar and I found it recently and thought "oh, I should totally read that!". Nearly everything this woman writes is gold, she's amazing... but... this one didn't work for me.

The story itself isn't bad. It had kind of a "Flowers In The Attic" type of a feel to it. Slightly off-kilter type of a feeling. If you've read Great Expectations, I kind of envisioned the grandma as Ms. Havisham. So, the story had a l...more
Amy
Let me start by saying that BLUES HIGHWAY BLUES isn't the type of book I normally read. The books I peruse usually have strong female main characters.
I was unexpectedly captivated from the first page by Eyre Price's gift of the pen. I don't think I've ever picked up a book and been so impressed with the writing so lyrical, almost poetic. I even found myself rereading paragraphs, sometimes out loud just to hear the beauty of the words.
The main character, Daniel Erickson is on the run from multipl...more
Anne
This is Karen McQuestion's second novel, she originally was a very succesful self-published author and was given a deal by the Amazonencore programme. 'Favorite' is a short (just over 160 pages) novel aimed at the Young Adult market.

The premise for the story is great, the blurb is enticing and my expectations were high. I found it a very easy to read book, with a pretty straightforward plot line, but could have been much better developed. The story centres on Angie - a sixteen year old girl who...more
Ashley (Books Obsession)
Angel Favorite. Definitely not the most common of names, but then again, Angel or "Angie" doesn't live a very common life either. On her eleventh birthday, Angie's mother disappeared. Now five years later, Angie is still praying every night for her mother's safe return home. She and her brother Jason live with their grandmother since their dad is usually on tours with his band. After Angie is attacked and nearly kidnapped by a mysterious stranger one day, she wakes up in the hospital. She's told...more
Kitty Bullard
TITLE: "Favorite"
AUTHOR: Karen McQuestion
PUBLISHER: Amazon Encore
RATING: 5
AGES: 14+

REVIEW: This is an amazing story and one easily readable within a day. Angel Favorite's mother disappears when she is in the third grade, never to be seen again. The police soon give up the search and Laura Favorite is assumed dead. Suddenly Angel is attacked at 16 years of age only five years after her mother's disappearance and no one understands why. As accusations begin to fly and strange things start to happe...more
Andre
This book was all over the place. The premise was enticing, which is why I started reading it in the first place. Unfortunately, I think the author was a little unsure of what she was trying to accomplish.

The protagonist of this first person narrative, Angel Favorite, is sixteen years old during the events of Favorite, and her language is consistent with someone of that age. Her thoughts, though, are more of what I'd expect from someone who is nine or ten. There is some mild cussing, so I don't...more
Erin Jones
This was a very fast read for me. I started it Sunday night, and finished it Monday night.

It's a mystery - starting with the main character, 16 yr old Angie, fighting off a brutal attack that leaves her battered and broken. and it just keeps going from there.

The writing felt very... "teen" in that it really felt more like a short story and less like a book. I would say that this would aim for 13-15 year olds, and less to the Twi-hards out there. It was just a different writing style. I hear tha...more
Charlotte Phillips
I was really surprised to read a second book from Karen Mcquestion, when I received her package, but I was also really excited to be given the opportunity to read a second novel of hers. Its therefore no surprise that just from her two books I have grown to love her writing style and the way that she proposes the characters and the plot. This was only a short book, but it was very well written and you could see the depth of the plot that had been laid out to attract you within its page.

Although...more
Erin
Dec 13, 2010 Erin rated it 2 of 5 stars
Shelves: kindle
Angie Favorite is a 16 year old girl who was, apparently, randomly attacked in a parking lot. After her attack, she is contacted by her attackers family who appear to want to provide redemption for the crimes against her.

This book was written in the first person and therefore, it's quite hard, as an adult, to wrap your brain around the immaturity of a 16 year old girl and her thought process. I think the underlying plot and general idea for the story were made for greatness. However, the implem...more
Nikki (Wicked Awesome Books)
Favorite is a very, very short novel, but Karen McQuestion packs a lot into its 160 pages. The plot is interesting enough – missing mother, attacked daughter, creepy mother to the attacker being all sweet and ‘let’s get to know each other and I’ll do something to make the fact that my son attacked you and left you unconscious with a fractured skull all better’ – and Karen McQuestion knows how to ramp up the action.

The story starts off right with the attack and from there, the reader travels alon...more
Amy
I loved this book! Angie lives with her grandmother because her father is a life-time aspiring musician that is constantly traveling, but he loves his kids more than anything. Angie and her brother Jason try to go through life after their mother leaves, but Angie cannot shake the feeling that her mother didn't just walk away from them. Once Scott Bittner tries to kidnap Angie, she gets thrown into the Bittner's life. Scott's mother contacts Angie to apologize and beg for forgiveness so Angie agr...more
Leslie
Article first published as Book Review: Favorite by Karen McQuestion on Blogcritics.

Angie Favorite is kidnapped as she stops by the dry cleaner to pick up the laundry. The man is someone she knew from around town by the name of Scott Bittner. He kept dragging her even as she pleaded to be let go. “No, you need to see something” was the only reply each time. As she swung her arm at him and screamed, he seemed startled and let her go. As she took off running, he finally reached up to her in a woo...more
Christy
As I kept reading, I found out things were not what I thought and actually became more thrilling. There were many surprises and twists with the characters in the story leaving me satisfied with the outcome. At first, I wasn't sure how this book was going to turnout but I did like it. Iwill say though that it had a beginning, suspenseful climax but the end seemed to wrap up too quickly. Then again, it may be perfect for a teen looking for a short and fast read.It did keep my interest though and I...more
Cindy Macbeth
Great young adult novel. I liked the book. I plan on passing this book to my niece.
It's suspenseful, always wondering what is going to happen next.
Book centers around Angie Favorite who is 16. Angie's mother
disappears on her 11th birthday. For five years she has prayed for
her mothers safe return. Life hasn't been easy for her and her
family always wondering what happened.
Angie is attacked and narrowly escapes with her life. The guy, Scott Bittner was
arrested. His mother wants to make amends for...more
Sully
I won this from Goodreads First Reads! It was a fun, quick read that had enough mystery and suspense to keep me interested in the book. I don't read a lot of young adult books now, but I did grow up reading R.L. Stein and Louis Duncan, so I got to reminisce.

The main character's narration came through like I was reading a 16 year old's thoughts, which is who she is. I got annoyed with some of her decision making, but I think that is a norm in most scary/thriller type stories. She even mentioned...more
Kathy Martin
Angie Favorite hasn't had an easy life. Her mother disappeared on Angie's 11th birthday and even five years later no trace of her has been found. Now, Angie is almost kidnapped and injured trying to get away from her kidnapper. While she is recovering, she learns that the kidnapper Scott Bittner has committed suicide. When Bittner's mother phones to apologize for her son, Angie doesn't want to meet her. But she offers college scholarships to Angie and her brother and they reluctantly go to meet...more
KDawn
This had a very intriguing synopsis, which is why I downloaded it. It was okay. Definitely a young adult read, though. I was NOT the target audience. That is probably why I found it was a tad predictable...still, I read the entire thing. A little mind candy never goes amiss. I just think that some of the characters had great potential and she could've drawn out the idiosyncrasies a bit more to give them more depth. I can't say whether I'd pick another one of McQuestion's books up... maybe if the...more
Gina
Angie Favorite's mother disappeared from her life on her 11th birthday and for 5 years, Angie has been hoping and praying that her mother would someday return safe and alive, even though everyone else assummed she was dead. Angie and her brother, Jason, live with their grandmother while their father tours the country with his band. The book opens with Angie picking up her grandmother's dry cleaning. When she leaves she is approached by a strange man who grabs her and tells her he wants her to se...more
Ashley
Favorite was a good novel, though better suited for a younger teen audience. This was my first venture into Karen’s work, and I was very eager to read Favorite after reading the description. This book was nothing like I was expecting at all, but in a good way. I was expecting a much lighter read, but what I got was a dark thrilling mystery that changes the entire life of a 16 year old girl forever.

Karen McQuestion has a particular way of writing that is crisp and fresh, and very into the teenage...more
Nichole Ropp
Favorite By Karen McQuestion

Reviewed By Nichole Ropp



Favorite was the first book I have ever read by Karen McQuestion. I was lucky enough to stumble across it when searching my kindle.I read the description and was instantly interested. While reading I discovered Karen’s type of writing, she is very descriptive, mysterious, and loves to keep you on the edge of your seat.

It all starts with Angel, a normal girl going to pick up her grandmas dry cleaning. Once she leaves the store she realizes the...more
Catha
I just stumbled upon this book on Amazon in the Kindle books section. Apparently that's where you can get McQuestion books. I bought it because it was only $1.99 and most people gave it multiple stars.

It is a very good, quick read. Not gonna lie, it even scared me a bit. I found it to be a page turner (or clicker in my case!). I am not sure I loved it enough for 4 stars, but definitely loved that I liked it a lot AND it was so inexpensive. I will definitely read another McQuestion novel.
Mandy Fernandez
Since I read Karen McQuestion's other book, "The Long Way Home," I decided to read this one too since it was free on my Kindle. It is a creepy, odd kind of story. Reminded me a bit of "Flowers in the Attic" for one or two chapters. It was okay. I like her writing style but in this story I think she spent too much time building up to the parts where Angie's mother is found. Then she rushes through their trying to escape and ends it all a bit too nice and neat for me.
Jeri
"story is told from the eyes of a young girl whose mother has disappeared from a small town without a trace. She and her older brother live with their grandmother and her father, a nice enough guy, plays in a rock band. Their last name happens to be ""Favorite"". The young girl is attacked and her attacker dies; but she meets his mother, a very wealthy widow...the rest of the story is poignant if not a bit predictable. Nice read for a mindless day."
VLynch
This book was interesting. You knew who was crazy, but not how crazy. Angel was a wonderful character who really attracts the reader at the very beginning. She does a simple ordinary act that results in a extreme consequence, one that could happen to anyone when our guard is down for a split second. However, the consequences of the one act seems to go on and on for Angel, the result being something she never imagined. A result that could change her family forever.
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