Strings Attached By Judy Blundell
Kit Coorigan is a 17
year-old girl, who dreams of being a big-time dancer in Broadway. It's 1950's
New york, Kit ran away from her home in Rhode Island, to become famous, and to
try and forget about her bad breakup with Billy, who is in the army and is
heading to Korea. Kit got a job as a showgirl, but the money just isn't enough,
Billy's father, Nate, who is a former gangster, and currently a lawyer
defending criminals, gives Kit a great apartment and designer clothes, so
what's in it for him? All he asks is Kit try to get Billy to come home, and do
an occasional favor for him...
The book has lots of
romance and a little mystery. However, the romance is kind of unexplained, Kit
loves Billy, will do anything for him, and vice-versa, but why? The book
mentions that Kit cried constantly because of Billy, and Billy seems to get
easily irritated by Kit. I found myself NOT wanting them to be together. The
characters seemed a little dull too, easily forgettable, with little
personality. The ending was... Not great, I have unanswered questions about a
few things. It's kind of a sad ending too, but i never really got emotionally
attached, and failed to sympathize with the characters. It's not a completely
terrible book, but i don't really recommend it, if you really want YA
historical fiction, I'd try The Luxe series instead.
Book Review by Lindsay
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