My Thoughts: This book was pretty great. The first few pages had me almost crying. Maybe because I've been through the death of a parent and just feeling what Emily must have felt got to me a little bit. Thats ok though, reminds us to put things in perspective. All Emily has left is an apology written out in lipstick. What does it mean?? She goes off to live with her aunt in a whole new world in her eyes. She ends up gaining alot of respect for herself and her aunt over the course of this book. She finds out more about her parents and herself. She realizes what the apology must have been "about."
Plus this one has 2 guys in it, and I'm a sucker for love interests. We meet Owen who is the super popular boy who has his eye on Emily. You know the kind of guy you could never date, because you weren't popular enough. Than there is Anthony who is kind of a loner and keeps to himself but once you really "look" at him you realize there is more than meets the eye. One part of the book actually made me blush a little. Anthony comes out of the bathroom in a towel,,, ohhhhh babbbbyyyy!!! This book was really good. Emotional, funny, embarrassing at parts.
Overall: I liked this one a lot. I finished it in a few days. Emotional at the beginning and the end. A good story! 2 hot guys, what more do you want?
Plus this one has 2 guys in it, and I'm a sucker for love interests. We meet Owen who is the super popular boy who has his eye on Emily. You know the kind of guy you could never date, because you weren't popular enough. Than there is Anthony who is kind of a loner and keeps to himself but once you really "look" at him you realize there is more than meets the eye. One part of the book actually made me blush a little. Anthony comes out of the bathroom in a towel,,, ohhhhh babbbbyyyy!!! This book was really good. Emotional, funny, embarrassing at parts.
Overall: I liked this one a lot. I finished it in a few days. Emotional at the beginning and the end. A good story! 2 hot guys, what more do you want?
The premise of LIPSTICK APOLOGY promises mystery, love, and acceptance--but it is in fact just a typical story of a girl torn between two guys, with a sprinkling of grief mixed in, and I unfortunately could not get into this book.
Emily is, to put it succinctly, an annoying and unlikable main character. I am hardly a fan of Emily's near-constant freakouts, which I found childish and, in terms of the writing, unprofessional. Jabaley uses an overabundance of capital letters when Emily is breaking down, something that causes me to be unsympathetic to the characters, and which I always try to avoid in literature that wants to be taken seriously.
I have a suspicion that this book would lose very little of its main point had the whole family tragedy aspect been taken out, which is sad, as the mystery surrounding Emily's mother is really the only thing that distinguishes this from an otherwise too-often-told tale of confusing crushes.
If that's what you're looking for in a book, however, then you will do no wrong in picking LIPSTICK APOLOGY up. If you are okay with a slightly annoying protagonist and stereotypical love interests, then this one will charm you with its easy romance and readability.
Emily is, to put it succinctly, an annoying and unlikable main character. I am hardly a fan of Emily's near-constant freakouts, which I found childish and, in terms of the writing, unprofessional. Jabaley uses an overabundance of capital letters when Emily is breaking down, something that causes me to be unsympathetic to the characters, and which I always try to avoid in literature that wants to be taken seriously.
I have a suspicion that this book would lose very little of its main point had the whole family tragedy aspect been taken out, which is sad, as the mystery surrounding Emily's mother is really the only thing that distinguishes this from an otherwise too-often-told tale of confusing crushes.
If that's what you're looking for in a book, however, then you will do no wrong in picking LIPSTICK APOLOGY up. If you are okay with a slightly annoying protagonist and stereotypical love interests, then this one will charm you with its easy romance and readability.
Reviewed by Angela S. for TeensReadToo.com
LIPSTICK APOLOGY follows 16-year-old Emily, whose parents die in a plane crash on their way to California. In the rubble, rescuers find a tray table with the words " Emily, please forgive me" written in lipstick. Emily has no idea what her mother meant, and she goes into a depressed slump trying to figure it out.
Eventually, three months later, she moves to New York to live with her aunt, Jolie, a famous make-up artist. Despite having totally different lives, Jolie and Emily try to bond over take-out food and good movies.
In New York, Emily starts at a new school where she is befriended by two popular girls, Lindsey and Andi, and a not-so-popular guy named Anthony. She is also head-over-heels in lust for the most popular boy in school - Owen.
But is Owen all he's made out to be? Or is he just a great distraction from the real problems in Emily's life?
Deciphering her mother's message really takes a toll on Emily, but when she finally finds out what her mother meant, she'll have to ask herself, does she really want to know?
This is a great read, and you'll root for Emily the whole way through.
LIPSTICK APOLOGY follows 16-year-old Emily, whose parents die in a plane crash on their way to California. In the rubble, rescuers find a tray table with the words " Emily, please forgive me" written in lipstick. Emily has no idea what her mother meant, and she goes into a depressed slump trying to figure it out.
Eventually, three months later, she moves to New York to live with her aunt, Jolie, a famous make-up artist. Despite having totally different lives, Jolie and Emily try to bond over take-out food and good movies.
In New York, Emily starts at a new school where she is befriended by two popular girls, Lindsey and Andi, and a not-so-popular guy named Anthony. She is also head-over-heels in lust for the most popular boy in school - Owen.
But is Owen all he's made out to be? Or is he just a great distraction from the real problems in Emily's life?
Deciphering her mother's message really takes a toll on Emily, but when she finally finds out what her mother meant, she'll have to ask herself, does she really want to know?
This is a great read, and you'll root for Emily the whole way through.
