Losing It by Julia Lawrinson

This is nothing more than blatant advertising for Julia Lawrinson’s latest, Losing It.

Which is amazing.

To avoid Losing It in the bushes with some random guy in a heavy-metal T-shirt after too many tequila shots, four best friends make a bet: to lose it before schoolies week – and preferably in a romantic, sober way that they won’t regret.

What follows is a sometimes funny, sometimes awkward, but always compelling comedy of errors as Abby, Mala, Bree and Zoe each try to find their Mr Right . . . or at least get laid.

 A hilarious and thought-provoking novel by the award-winning author of Bye, Beautiful and The Push.

I’m not reviewing it, and I’m kind of glad, as I don’t think that going OMG THIS IS AMAZING would constitute as a good review.

I read it in days, and finished the last quarter yesterday, sitting in my car, eyes darting across the page, when I really should have been driving somewhere. Instead, I was late, but that was okay as I finish it.

The writing was flawless. You’d think it was lifted directly out of a teen girl’s diary, and sprinkled with that Julia loveliness. That Julia writing, I can’t even begin to properly describe it or do it justice. I say it was like it was lifted from a diary, because everything was so real and truthful. But you could tell how hard she worked on it. The plot itself: fantastic, a great premise (the bet) and then the ensuring activities.

There’s really nothing more I can say about it.

Except buy it; buy it for every teenage girl you know (so she knows she’s not alone), for every teenage boy you know (so he can understand girls a little better). For every person you know, because it’s brilliant.

Julia, we, I, love you and we want your next one please!!

For more information:
Penguin Australia
Julia’s website
Julia’s blog
Julia’s Twitter