By: Elizabeth Eulberg
Pub. Date: December 29, 2009
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages: 290
Source: Bought
Love is all you need... or is it? Penny's about to find out in this wonderful debut.
Penny is sick of boys and sick of dating. So she vows: no more. It's a personal choice...and, of course, soon everyone wants to know about it. And a few other girls are inspired. A movement is born: The Lonely Hearts Club (named after the band from Sgt. Pepper). Penny is suddenly known for her nondating ways . . . which is too bad, because there's this certain boy she can't help but like. . . .
Penny has been hurt way to many time by stupid high school
boys. One day she decides to start "The Lonely Hearts Club". Member:
1. What begins as Penny's way to stop herself from hurting by swearing off
dating until she graduates turns into a movement that all of the high school
girls want to join.
I really liked Penny. Despite being cheated on and treated
like crap by guys and so-called friends, she is still trustworthy and loyal.
Penny's best friend is Tracey, who I absolutely loved. She had this confidence
and attitude about her that I just loved and respected. I also like how
protective she was of Penny when Penny's former best friend, Diane (who stopped
being her friend when she got a boyfriend), came back into the picture. Diane
was someone that I wasn't sure if I could trust, but she definitely wanted to
atone for what she did and I respected her for it. I loved watching all of
these girls gain the confidence they needed to be their own person and not let
others rule their life.
While "The Lonely Hearts Club" becomes bigger and
bigger, Penny starts to get romantic feelings for Ryan, a boy she was always
friends with, but was never available. I loved Ryan! He was so sweet and
patient. There is nothing hotter then the popular boy being a total sweetheart!
There were so many things that I loved about The Lonely Hearts Club. I thought the
characters were so realistic and I loved the relationships between Penny and
Tracey, Diane and Ryan. I also LOVED all of The Beatles references and it even
got me into the mood to listen to some of their songs while reading.
I definitely recommend reading The Lonely Hearts Club. It was a cute, fun and quick read with a
great message! I can't wait to read Prom
& Prejudice, another Eulberg book that I must read asap!
I was lucky enough to meet Eulberg at Teen Book Con this
year. She was a total sweetheart and I loved how she signed my copy of The Lonely Hearts Club!
This book sounds amazing! I've had it on my bookshelf for ages but I'll get to reading it at the end of the year ;) I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteOmygod, the moment i saw that cover i was like " hangon this looks familiar, kinda like The Beatles" and then there you go, the Beatles reference. ahh I got to have this book. eeep it sounds so good. Great review Kristina. x
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I bet you will just love Prom and Prejudice-that is my favorite Eulberg book because I'm such a P&P fan. I really loved the characters in this one with their strong personalities as well as the writing style of course.
ReplyDeleteGreat review, Kristina! This sounds a bit like one of my high school years. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI meant to grab a copy of Take a Bow at TBC but wasn't sure it was my type of read. Since then, I can't wait to read a book by Elizabeth. Maybe once my To-Be-Read pile gets a little smaller! >.<
I haven't read any of Eulberg's books but after this review, I think I need to! I'll add this to my wishlist. :) I miss reading contemp! Great review!
ReplyDeleteAwesome review. You know how much I loved this book, and I'm so glad you did too. Can't wait to read more of Eulberg's work.
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