A review by piperhudsburn
Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning

5.0

"Keep on rocking baby, keep on rocking..."

There are not many books that should make you cry- and when it happens, you have read a book you cannot forget. This book is Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning. This book is a heart-breaker. I loved this book so much. And it shook me to the core, and you will think about this book long after you’ve put it down.

Meet Molly Montgomery. She is just a normal British school girl. She has two very normal friends: Tara, a silent no-nonsense girl, and Jane, the school’s resident tramp- and that isn’t an offense. These three girls want to rock the world- and when they meet two boys who turn their chill-out band into something more, their dream comes true- but there is a catch- all comes at a price. Molly is forced to do things she does not want to do, she loses her virginity, she gets high and drunk, she betrays her friends, she gets into legal trouble, and she loses herself. Now, Molly is forced to get it all back- but when your life has spun out of control, is that even possible?

The music industry is a horrible, unforgiving place. I bought this book because of the fact that girl had shocking red hair, like the well known front woman of the band Paramore- Hayley Williams. This book is a carbon copy of what wrong with that band, but you love this Molly. She is strong, she is talented, but she is manipulated and you can’t blame her. She looks up to her idol Ruby X, but when she finally realizes who Ruby is…she understands that giving music to millions isn’t all what being in a band is. Her band mates care more about money, fame, and drugs then playing shows for fans. Her manager controls her, and Molly grows strong enough to control her new life.

There are scenes in this book that speak to you- boy because they are dangerous and disturbing. Molly goes through hell to get to where she is and fix her life, and even through it all, she ends up going back down on her downward spiral. But despite the challenges, she learns a lot about friendship, and most of all the power of music. Music saves Molly, in the end- for better or for worse.

Bottom Line:
Buy It. Check it out from your library. I’m not kidding.

I originally published this review on my old Goodreads account.....fyi...