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C.J. Skuse


Born
The United Kingdom
Twitter
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Genre
Young Adult, Contemporary, Thriller


C.J. SKUSE is the author of the Young Adult novels PRETTY BAD THINGS, ROCKOHOLIC and DEAD ROMANTIC (Chicken House), MONSTER and THE DEVIANTS (Mira Ink). She was born in 1980 in Weston-super-Mare, England. She has First Class degrees in Creative Writing and Writing for Children and, aside from writing novels lectures in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. C.J. is currently working on adult novel SWEETPEA for HQ/HarperCollins (out April 2017).

C.J. loves Masterchef, Gummy Bears and murder sites. She hates carnivals, hard-boiled eggs and coughing. The movies Titanic, My Best Friend's Wedding and Ruby Sparks were all probably based on her ideas; she just didn't get to write them down in time. Before she dies, she would like to go to ...more

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Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.93 · 44,477 ratings · 5,491 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors
Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1)
3.82 avg rating — 19,953 ratings — published 2017 — 25 editions
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In Bloom (Sweetpea, #2)
4.02 avg rating — 7,393 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions
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Dead Head (Sweetpea, #3)
4.23 avg rating — 4,644 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions
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Thorn In My Side (Sweetpea,...
4.21 avg rating — 3,355 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions
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The Bad Seeds (Sweetpea, #5)
4.33 avg rating — 2,645 ratings — 3 editions
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The Alibi Girl
3.70 avg rating — 2,740 ratings — published 2020 — 12 editions
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Rockoholic
3.53 avg rating — 1,528 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions
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Monster
3.79 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions
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Pretty Bad Things
3.61 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2010 — 14 editions
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The Deviants
4.05 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions
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Series by C.J. Skuse

Sweetpea In Bloom Dead Head Thorn In My Side The Bad Seeds
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Quotes by C.J. Skuse  (?)
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“I only got to see three songs, Mac"
"That does not entitle you to take home the lead singer, Jody"
"I know"
"Most people settle for a T-shirt or a poster. Not Jody. Jody wants actual band members”
― C.J. Skuse, Rockoholic
tags: humor
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“You can't just dream it, be it.”
― C.J. Skuse, Rockoholic
tags: inspirational
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“Well, I'm just a girl, sitting in front of a rock star, wondering why I bothered.”
― C.J. Skuse, Rockoholic
tags: humor
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Topics Mentioning This Author

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UK Book Club: Alex's List 39 208 Jan 02, 2011 07:30PM  
What's the Name o...: SOLVED: Young Adult contemporary MC loves Rocky Horror [s] 9 109 Feb 07, 2014 10:14AM  
YA Shot 2016: "Monster" by C.J Skuse - Buddy Read - Oct 1st to Oct 31st 12 8 Oct 26, 2015 01:38AM  
Goodreads Choice ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. What are you reading now? 7845 3631 Apr 30, 2016 01:24PM  
Goodreads Reviewe...: Drama 65 139 Feb 16, 2017 03:19AM  
Goodreads Reviewe...: Thriller 78 351 Mar 20, 2017 02:17AM  
Goodreads Reviewe...: Mystery 73 331 Apr 04, 2017 03:06AM  
Goodreads Reviewe...: Young Adult 134 523 Jul 26, 2017 10:59AM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD 2921 510 Aug 31, 2017 09:01PM  


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