Review Ditched by Robin Mellom
High school senior Justina Griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Designer dresses and strappy heels? Not her thing. So she never expected her best friend, Ian Clark, to ask her.
Ian, who always passed her the baseball bat, handle first.
Ian, who knew exactly when she needed red licorice.
Ian, who promised her the most amazing night at prom.
And then ditched her.
Now, as the sun rises over her small town, and with only the help of some opinionated ladies at the 7-Eleven, Justina must piece together — stain by stain on her thrift-store dress — exactly how she ended up dateless. A three-legged Chihuahua was involved. Along with a demolition derby-ready Cadillac. And there was that incident at the tattoo parlor. Plus the flying leap from Brian Sontag’s moving car…
But to get the whole story, Justina will have to face the boy who ditched her. And discover if losing out at prom can ultimately lead to true love.
Have you ever read a book that was preachy without banging you over the head with it? Thats Ditched. Its a good book for a 13 year old whom you are trying to scare before they enter high school with what not to do because they’ll “Get a reputation” and what to do in order to stay sane and safe. Its great for that. Justina is kind of an idiot who kissed as many boys as she could when she was younger and now has a reputation for being fast and a ho. Not the greatest premise in the world but a good message. There are also some great messages about responsibility while drinking, and how idiotic stoners actually look, seem and act.
Its one of those really quick novellas I’d share with my teenage daughter (if I had one) and then have conversations about how you present yourself leads to how people think about you, misconceptions and other things that they need to be aware of.
Its cute, its fun, its educational, its not for adults.
Overall Rating: C+
