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Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning

Girl forms band with her friends at school, becomes famous, suffers angst, decides she doesnt enjoy it. Will she stay friends with her bandmates, what will become of her budding relationship with Dean (which gradually turns sexual in a teenage sort of way), what does she want out of life. Short but sweet, easy to read and well-written simple language which encouraged me to finish it quickly. Not great literature but not teen 'chick lit' either. Would be great for a teenager who is determined to be famous, as it gives the other side of the story and doesnt make everything sound fantastic! People get hurt, others turn out to not be what they seem and the record industry is shown as what it is: a giant corporate industry desperate to make as much cash as possible out of their brand.
I wanted to know what happened to Molly when I put the book down which is always a good sign!