Back in middle school, the three girls were inseparable. They were also the number one fans of the rock band Level3.
But when the band broke up, so did their friendship. Summer ran with the popular crowd, Tiernan was a rebellious wild-child, and Alice spent high school with her nose buried in books.
Now, just as the girls are about to graduate, Level3 announces a one-time-only reunion show.
Even though the concert’s 2000 miles away, Alice buys three tickets on impulse. And as it turns out, Summer and Tiernan have their own reasons for wanting to get out of town. Good thing Alice’s graduation gift (a pea-green 1976 VW camper van known as the Pea Pod) is just the vehicle to get them there.
But on the long drive cross-country, the girls hit more than a few bumps in the road. Will their friendship get an encore or is the show really over? (Published by Simon & Schuester, June 12 2012)
What better way to start off the summer with a book about a road trip? Road trip books are always a favorite, because there's just something about the open road ahead of you, not knowing where you're going. Your relationship with the other travelers can change so much during the time on the road.
But Alice, Summer, and Tiernan already decided where they're going: Austin to see Level3, the band of boys that they believe they will someday marry. Or who they used to believe. Four years have passed since the forsaken fight between the three, splitting up their friendship. Alice has her heart set on Brown despite her position on the waiting list, Tiernan wants freedom from her overbearing mother, and Summer? Summer doesn't know what she wants.
This book is exactly how it sounds...awkward. A lot of the parts were lost in translation for me, and the flip flopping of "we're best friends again" and "why am I here, why did I agree to this" was heavy, making it a little weary from time to time.
Some parts were funny (the dead squirrel scene, oh my god) or cute (Quintin), but most of it was awkward. I didn't really get a good attachment to any of the characters, because to be frank, some of the time they annoyed me. Summer was too wishy-washy, Alice was too much of a control freak, and Tiernan could be downright bitchy.
The author often yanked the dream of seeing Level3 from right under them a lot, from losing their tickets to even missing the show. But in the end, the girls were able to put aside their differences, hash out what had split them up in the beginning, and become friends in the end.
I did like the book, don't get me wrong. But it wasn't amazing. It was predictable and almost...forgettable. I liked it, but I didn't love it. 3 stars.
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