Unmaking Hunter Kennedy- Anne Eliot

After a car accident--an event he considers a prank gone bad--jaded pop star, Hunter Kennedy is forced to hide out with his aunt in small-town Colorado. He’s supposed to rest, heal his scars and attend high school in disguise until the press dies down. But he only wants to get back to work.

Worse, the girl who’s been assigned to make him over into a geek is a major geek herself. Vere Roth is a chattering pixie, a blushing tornado and a complete social disaster. He’s never met a girl who’s never-been-kissed, believes in romance and thinks Hunter’s a 'nice' guy.

Funny thing is…Hunter is nice around Vere because she’s his first real friend. He also can’t seem to stop sharing his secrets or keep her out of his heart. Knowing he’d never deserve a girl as sweet as Vere, he resigns himself to the friend zone, and helps his new bestie with her own makeover.

She tortures him daily for ridiculous guy advice on how to snag her life-long crush. A guy Hunter thinks is totally wrong for Vere, and sadly, one who has taken note of Vere’s stunning transformation.

When Vere asks her best friend for some kissing advice, Hunter can’t resist.
And that’s when things get out of control…



Songs-
History in the Making- Darius Rucker
This- Darius Rucker
We All Fall Down- Darius Rucker

The Review

4 ¾ Stars

          The only reason this book is not five stars is because the author put words in all caps and it bugged the crap out of me. Other than that I felt this book was perfect. I love how at the end Hunter came to understand his mother and I love how he finally learned to accept what he did and move on. Vere was so sweet. She didn’t even know what she was doing to poor Dustin/ Hunter. She was so oblivious to her feelings for Hunter. But that didn’t stop her own feelings from growing for him. Oh her feelings grew all right. Right along with his but she was so blinded by her “love” for Curtis that she couldn’t see what was really going on. Speaking of Curtis, he was a Class A jerk. He tried to turn her against Hunter. He spoke badly about Hunter not really knowing that Dustin was actually Hunter of course. Charlie was terrible. I don’t understand why he didn’t just hit Hunter again. Why did he have to spill his secret? I don’t have a problem that he did, I just wished I knew why.

          Dustin was so sweet. Some of his inner dialogue brought tears to my eyes and when he finally called his mom up, I started crying with the words he said. Tears fell. He was funny too. He loved Vere and it was evident in everything he did for her. Even when he didn’t think he was in love with her, you could tell he was.

          Vere was a-dor-a-ble. Some of the things she did or said had me cracking up. The things she said in front of Curtis always had me cringing because it was just so embarrassing. Vere was a real character. She wasn’t perfect like all the other characters in books these days. She was real and that’s what makes this book amazing.