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Danielle Younge-Ullman is a novelist, playwright and freelance writer who has always had a passion for books, language and storytelling. Danielle attained her BA in English and Drama from McGill University in Montreal, then returned to her hometown of Toronto to work as professional actor for ten years. Danielle still lives in Toronto with her husband, two daughters, and their dog, Finny. For more information including updates, a book club reading guide and links to interviews and podcasts, visit www.danielleyoungeullman.com.
Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance
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9781633750012
- Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
- Publication date: 05/05/2015
- Sold by: Macmillan
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 304
- File size: 2 MB
- Age Range: 12 - 17 Years
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Lola Carlyle is lonely, out of sorts, and in for a boring summer. So when her best friend, Sydney, calls to rave about her stay at a posh Malibu rehab and reveals that the love of Lola's life, Wade Miller, is being admitted, she knows what she has to do. Never mind that her worst addiction is decaf cappuccino; Lola is going to rehab.
Lola arrives at Sunrise Rehab intent solely on finding Wade, saving him from himself, and-naturally-making him fall in love with her...only to discover she's actually expected to be an addict. And get treatment. And talk about her issues with her parents, and with herself. Plus she has insane roommates, and an irritatingly attractive mentor, Adam, who's determined to thwart her at every turn.
Oh, and Sydney? She's gone.
Turns out, once her pride, her defenses, and her best friend are stripped away, Lola realizes she's actually got a lot to overcome...if she can open her heart long enough to let it happen.
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VOYA, April 2015 (Vol. 38, No. 1) - Rebecca Moore
Seventeen-year-old Californian Lola, self-proclaimed “celebu-spawn,” is mostly ignored by her famous, divorced parents. So when a friend calls and tells her that rehab is just like a spa and that Lola’s childhood crush, Wade, is there, Lola fakes alcoholism to land herself at Sunrise Rehab, which, despite its lovely location, is more like prison than a spa. Lola has no privileges, her roommates are insane, Wade is sequestered in the boys’ area, and Lola is required to participate in group and individual therapy. There is also her mentor, the irritatingly attractive college student Adam, who refuses to put up with Lola’s flirting and rule breaking and really wants to help her beat her (nonexistent) addiction. All Lola wants is out of there, but instead she is forced to face her decision—and her demons. This book is difficult to classify. Lola’s sassy celebu-spawn entitlement, mockery of rehab, and unbridled flirting with both Wade and Adam seem to push it toward the Gossip Girls genre. In the second half of the book, however, Lola comes face to face with her own serious parental issues and develops a better understanding of her fellow rehabbers’ desperate circumstances. The question is, will readers stick with the intensely self-centered Lola and her tactless derision long enough to see her change? Especially problematic are her original descriptions of rehab and its addicted clients, which some readers might find offensive. Despite being well written, with detailed world-building and complex characters, this book might struggle for readership. Reviewer: Rebecca Moore; Ages 12 to 18.VOYA, April 2015 (Vol. 38, No. 1) - Victoria Friend
While Younge-Ullman’s new romance will not induce a warm fuzzy feeling in readers, the genuinely honest narrator makes up for it with her open, teenage perspective on the tumultuous results of addiction. Although the writing borders on blunt, and the love story seems a tad cliché, the characters save this book. They mess up and make amends in ways that are refreshingly and beautifully human, turning a mediocre love story into something worth reading. Reviewer: Victoria Friend, Teen Reviewer; Ages 12 to 18.School Library Journal
03/01/2015Gr 7–10—Lola Carlyle's life may seem glamorous (her father is a famous producer, and her mother is a soap-opera star), but it is hard for her to feel glamorous when her best friend is in rehab and her only plans for the summer include spending time with her self-obsessed mother, who is constantly baiting and avoiding the paparazzi. When Lola's friend Sydney calls from Sunset Rehabilitation and tells her that the facility is like a spa and the boy that Lola has crushed over for the past four years just checked in, Lola pretends that she is an alcoholic so that she may join her friend and help save the guy of her dreams. When Lola arrives at Sunset, she is shocked to find that it is not the spa that Sydney described and, even more alarming, Sydney is no longer there. While this is far from a work of serious fiction and is a bit predictable, the simple language and writing style make it a fun, leisurely read. VERDICT For teens who enjoy the writings of Lisi Harrison or Cecily von Ziegesar.—Ellen Fitzgerald, White Oak Library District, Lockport, IL
Kirkus Reviews
2015-02-16A spoiled celebu-spawn fakes addiction to worm her way into rehab and follow her crush, but she finds that it isn't as she expected (gasp!).Full of sass and witty banter, Lola Carlyle, daughter of an esteemed (though largely absent) father and a soap-opera-star (and hypercritical) mother, hasn't a clue how she's to spend her last summer before she turns 18. However, when she learns from her best frenemy, Sydney, who is in rehab, that her crush—the handsome actor Wade Miller—is a patient there, Lola is determined to get herself admitted. Once she concocts a lie passably large enough, she is indeed admitted. Instead of the spalike environment she envisioned, Lola quickly discovers that rehab—and keeping up her pretense—is harder than she thought. To add another wrinkle, Lola's mentor, Adam, is annoyingly cute and seems to be taking a special interest in her. Playing this premise—Lola's faking alcoholism to satisfy a schoolgirl crush—for laughs is more than a bit disconcerting, as is the blossoming relationship between mentor and (supposed) patient. The presumed love triangle, which should buoy this frothy fare, plummets when Lola makes a clear choice long before the conclusion. While some of the love scenes do have some sizzle, ultimately, there just isn't enough spark to save this. A marginal beach read only for die-hard chick-lit fans who can overlook its multiple stumbles. (Chick-lit. 13-16)