Reviews
This book was just what I needed right now. I've been feeling a little down recently and this was just the perfect read. First of all, Audrey is HILARIOUS. I haven't read from the perspective of a 16-year-old in a while, and as an almost-22-year-old adult(?) I wasn't sure if I'd want to. But Audrey is so loud and sarcastic and fun that it didn't even matter. This book made ME feel 16, which was refreshing and nice. It was such a blast following Audrey on this insane rollercoaster that her life randomly turned into. The plot was different and interesting, the characters were incredible; I loved all the song and lyric references. Music was a really cool aspect of this book. Overall, Audrey's story was heartwarming and adorable and I flew through it faster than expected. It didn't change my life, but it shook it a little. Excited to keep this on my shelf and pick it up again some other summer, when I'm even further away from 16 but need to be reminded what it felt like.
Holy heck this book is hilarious! Audrey is such a great character and I want to BE Victoria's best friend because she's awesome. Incredibly witty, light hearted escapist read that definitely had me in giggles. Loved it.
I am an obsessive reader, anyway, but this book kept me thinking about it and I did not want to put it down. I was in love with Audrey, even at her worst she was so much fun to read about. I was obsessed with girls like Audrey as a teenager, I loved music, but had no access to any kind of music scene, and the music shop we had access to was HMV, so it wasn't like I had the opportunity to discover little heard of artists. I wanted to be the girl who knew all the coolest bands, I wanted to be known for my obscure music taste, I wanted to be cool bit different, so reading about Audrey was like a flash to the past for me. Audrey is a girl who is always up to date with all the bands, ahead of the trend and sarcastic and funny to boot. This girl seems to know who she is and doesn't care what anyone else thinks. So to have her life broadcast to the world all because she broke up with a boy is a shock to the system. She struggled and it was hard for her, she knew who she was, but she had never had to face public opinion about who she was before. I got her struggles, sure hers were on a much larger scale, but it sucks feeling like everyone is judging you for what you're doing, and I think anyone who has been a teenager understand you feel like people are gonna judge you for your choices. Audrey has to deal with that high school and people she doesn't even now, how is that fair? I loved this book for the lyrics from songs at the beginning of each chapter and for the great characters, and for the very real relationships. Audrey and Victoria were the best friends, their arguments were genuine and their friendship was real, friends do stupid things, and they fight about stupider things and it was great to read about a genuine friendship. And Audrey and James? Their relationship was a perfect balance of awkward and adorable that characterises all teenage relationships. All relationships in general. This book was real and I loved it.
Original Post: http://thoughtsofamadhatter.blogspot.... I've seen the book everywhere and I mean everywhere. I read up on it really liked the sound of it. I was going to buy myself the book when I noticed that my library had a copy. So decided to check it out and I am so glad I did. Audrey, Wait! is about a girl who breaks up with her aspiring musician boyfriend. Who then writes a song about her and there relationship and it sees Audrey accapulted in a the crazy world of instant celebrity. She struggles with her day to day life due to being followed by the papz and getting hounded everywhere goes. All she wants is her life back. I loved this book. It was very witty and the characters are just loveable. Audrey was a real treat to read about. Her life is turned upside down by the fame of this one song and yet she still has her feet planted firmly on the ground she wants nothing to do with the fame and just wants to live a normal teenage life. However, she cant and the situations she ends up in are hard but comical at the same time. I think I really loved Audrey because of her love of good music such as MCR and Blink182. She is also quite sarcastic and it was like reading me lol. Her best friend Victoria annoyed me though. It was clear that Audrey just wants to be normal but Victoria seems a little selfish about the whole situation at times and only seemed to want to get involved with Fame. However at times she was a really good friend to Audrey. We dont really see alot of Evan , Audreys ex as he is away touring but when we do actually meet I actually liked him. I think its simply the whole musician thing though. Then there is James the love interest. James is so cute and shy and the opposite of Audrey in some way. They have alot on common though through their love to music. James just an overall sweet guy your mother would approve off. The story flowed just perfectly. I don't think I even have a bad thing to say about. Audrey, Wait is a captivating fun story about how fame changes your life. Robin has created a wonderful story that I am sure is loved by many. OK maybe I do have one bad thing to say about and thats the end. Lol. I didn't want it to end. I devoured the story just a few days and I just loved it so much I didn't want it to end. Lol I have heard alot of people saying the don't like how the F-bomb is always popping up. However, it honestly didn't bother me and I didn't think it appear that much. I remember being 16/17 I used it almost everyday. So maybe thats why it didn't bother me. There is some reference to drugs, sex and alcohol so maybe not suitable for younger readers. Please if you haven't read this wonderful novel please get out there and read. I got this from my library so I will now be buying myself my own copy very soon. As its a story I know I will reread again and again.
