A Hard Day's Night

The Lonely Hearts Club #1.1

by Elizabeth Eulberg

Can't wait to read We Can Work It Out? Return to the world of Penny Lane Bloom with three all new e-book short stories that pick up right where The Lonely Hearts Club left off!

Penny Lane Bloom, founder of The Lonely Hearts Club, has never loved Halloween. Her dad's a dentist, so she's never been allowed much in the way of candy. And forget being a witch or a ghost or a superhero--Penny is always one of the Beatles, along with the rest of her family.But this year, she's got the Club, and the support of an amazing group of girls who all have each other's backs. So when someone tries to ruin Halloween for one member, the Club sets out to prove revenge is a dish best served en masse.Don't miss all three e-shorts from romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg. Each one contains a sneak peek at an excerpt from her return to the world of the LHC, We Can Work It Out!

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Short Stories, Contemporary, Fiction, Ebooks, High School

38 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 2014

About the author

The short and sweet version:
Elizabeth Eulberg was born and raised in Wisconsin before heading off to college at Syracuse University and making a career in the New York City book biz. Now a full-time writer, she is the international bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including The Lonely Hearts Club, Prom & Prejudice, Take a Bow, and Better Off Friends, along with the middle-grade series The Great Shelby Holmes and Scared Silly. She now lives in London where she spends her free time aimlessly wandering around historic streets and eating all the scones. ALL OF THEM.

To check out the long version, head over to my webpage: http://www.elizabetheulberg.com/bio/

Also, I'm not checking e-mails on my Goodreads, see my website for information on contacting me! http://www.elizabetheulberg.com/faq/

Happy reading!

Reviews

[Carmen de la Rosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Hard Day's Night es una historia corta de Elizabeth Eulberg, que es parte de la serie The Lonely Hearts Club. Fue una historia rápida y tierna sobre la venganza de una broma de Halloween después de que una de las socias del club cayera en ella. No me cautivó. La historia es bastante corta, lo que más destaca es a Penny repartiendo caramelos en casa, siendo atrapada por sus padres vistiendo un disfraz distinto de algo relacionado con los Beatles, y luego apareciendo en la casa embrujada de la escuela para vengar al grupo que rompió las linternas en su casa y cubrió a Amy en crema de afeitar. Para mí fue una lectura divertida, pero no es especialmente profunda o conmovedora.

También me gustó la referencia a The Hunger Games; siempre es divertido tener libros que mencionen otros libros que hayas leído.

[Tiff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute. Did the perfect job of making me want to re-read The Lonely Hearts Club and get my hands on We Can Work It Out!

If you're not a fan of the books already, this might be the way to get into Eulberg's writing and her girl-power world. =)

[agustina · Rating 1 out of 5]

How ironic that when Penny was dressing up as a feminist icon for Halloween she was thinking how much cooler she and her club were for not dating boys than the girls who did.

''(...) Are they really dressing up in a bra and hot pants for themselves? Of course not! It was always for a guy. Or to get attention from a guy.
We were so above that.''

THAT'S NOT WHAT FEMINISM IS ABOUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

[Sil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unas 3,5 estrellas en realidad.
Me divertí con esta fiesta de Halloween (ni hablar con Tracy vestida como Katniss) ya que adoré lo de las venganzas ocurrentes a quienes quisieron arruinarles las fiestas. Sin embargo, la obsesión religiosa de la madre de Penny por los Beatles y el adelanto de We Can Work It Out me exasperaron un poco...veremos qué sucede en las próximas entregas de historias cortas + sneak peek del segundo libro. :)

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was so funny! I loved all the Beatles references and the parents were hilarious. Also, their doorbell plays “Love Me Do”! And they carved an Abbey Road pumpkin! Impressive. (Can you tell I laughed my head off while reading this?)

I can’t wait to read the Christmas themed novella next!

[cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

THIS WAS AWESOME!

Even for a few pages it was great to go back and see the LHC in action, and Penny's parents are still the funniest people ever (the Abbey Road pumpkin xDDD).

Plus, in the We Can Work It Out sneak peek Ryan singing the intro to I want to hold your hand just because Penny was embarrased by holding hands was the cutest thing ever akedjak<3.

I NEED WE CAN WORK IT OUT NOW!

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of neutral about this book. There wasn't enough of the story to really grab my attention, but it wasn't bad either. The ending scene where they scared those guys was funny. ;) I also liked the reference to The Hunger Games -- always fun to have book's mention other books you've read.

[Aldara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amo a Penny Lane Bloom es mi favorita, la quiero por siempre y para siempre.

[Tammy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know if it is just because I am not a big fan of short stories but this one fell flat for me. The cover is deceiving. No real romantic interaction at all.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una divertida historia corta de Halloween y el Club de los Corazones solitarios. Lo que más me gusta de este libro es eso de si te metes con una, te metes con todas.

[Rebeca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Brace yourselves because I am about to talk some shit.

This short story was hideous, from start to finish. I can't believe how hypocritical Penny Lane Bloom can be; this girl is trying to give us a goddamn lecture on feminism for a paragraph and just goes straight to SLUT SHAMING girls in the next one.
"[...]another thing that drove me crazy about Halloween was how some girls used it to dress up in as little clothing as possible. Sexy Nurse, Sexy Teacher, Sexy Nun - notice a theme? Are they really dressing up in a bra and hot pants for themselves? Of course not! It was always for a guy. Or to get attention from a guy.
We were so above that."
EXCUSE THE FUCK OUT OF ME.
YOU HAVE TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!
This girl that just talked about how the members of that stupid ass club were dressing as, quote, "fabulous females". How can she even be an idol to girls in her high school when all she does is criticize teens that like to dress in form fitting clothing or wear stilettos. She has this type of hypocritical and disgusting thoughts all the darn time.
I have dressed as a Sexy Devil and have an IQ of 140, my best friends have dressed as Sexy Bunnies and are some of the funniest bitches in town. It was all for a Halloween party and we were feeling ourselves that night. We looked hot as fuck because we wanted good pictures, good memories and to receive compliments from the other girls at the party who were dressed as Sexy Fucking Anything because they wanted to. And to read a book that wants to send such a girl power message and talks like this about other women, just frustrates me and makes me sick.

"[...]with their respective girlfriends, Pam and Audrey. The word 'respective' was only to reference to which girl dated which guy, since, by their outfits, there was absolutely no respect going on. Pam was dressed as [continues to shit on the girls' outfits because for some fucking reason a young woman cannot expose skin in front of a man because it automatically makes her a whore and that is a bad, bad thing]. And it's the end of October. In Illinois.
Stay classy, ladies."
HOW CAN SOMEONE HAVE NOT NOTICED WHAT A BITCH PENNY IS AND GIVE THIS SHORT STORY MORE THAN ONE STAR?
YOUNG GIRLS READ THIS BULLSHIT.
YOUNG GIRLS PROBABLY THOUGHT PENNY WAS A FEMINIST ICON.
Well she is judging who goes to Hell and who gets to enter Heaven with her respect-deserving minions, because if a woman shows her midriff she is off to Satan. That hooker got no respect for herself or for Judge Penny Lane Bloom, who is terrified of freedom of fashion for all I can tell.
Go fuck yourself, Penny, the worth of a woman isn't lowered based on what she wears.

Reseña de El club de los corazones solitarios (1er libro): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reseña de A Hard Day's Night (1era historia corta): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reseña de Two of Us (2nda historia corta):
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reseña de From Me To You (3era historia corta):
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reseña de Mucho más que un club de chicas (2ndo libro):
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[AJourneyWithoutMap · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author Elizabeth Eulberg is best known for her romantic young adult contemporary realistic fiction The Lonely Hearts Club published almost five years ago which was full of music, fun and humor. It was the story of Penny Lane Bloom who caught the only guy she ever loved with another girl, and it changed her life, for better or for worse. All guys are unreliable! Yes, that’s right, except the Fab Four - The Beatles. And inspired by one of their songs "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club," she started a club called "The Lonely Hearts" exclusively for girls who have sworn not to date high school boys anymore.

A Hard Day's Night is the first book in The Lonely Hearts Club #1.1 series and takes place before the twenty-seventh chapter of The Lonely Hearts Club, and revolves around Halloween, which incidentally is not one of Penny Lane’s great loves. At the point of time when this short story takes place, members of the club aren’t allowed to date. When Halloween comes around in the month of October Penny Lane is quite excited. But her spirit is dampened when someone plays spoilsport for one member of the club. How the club members rally around that member is what A Hard Day’s Night is all about. If you have loved Elizabeth’s other books, you’ll certainly enjoy this quick read.

[Marianne Reese · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very short Halloween story…it’s not actually 29 pages as noted in the book description, rather less than 20; the last part of the book is Chapter 1 of another book in the series.

Girls from The Lonely Hearts Club spend their Halloween paying back boys who have wronged them that night.

[Tixxity · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short story was literally just one chapter it seems.

But the really mini Halloween night story was cute, and I loved how the girlies stuck together with each other! I think it’s so good to represent and yea h young girls that there’s more to life than boys. So I love that!

[Carla Viteri · Rating 1 out of 5]

really boring

[fer bañuelos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Esta es la perfecta historia corta para halloween. El
único pero es que fue demasiado corta. Podría leerme 10 libros enteros con estos personajes y eso es un hecho. AMO.

[Marcie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well that was short.

[Guadalupe · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5⭐️ amamos los disfraces de los beatles

[Andrea Guadalupe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny ;)

[guuaditaaa · Rating 3 out of 5]

me hubiese gustado que hubiera mas escenas de ryan y penny,,,,

[flyingunicorn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short sweet book

[Pipe Alejandro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ame los disfraces del Sgt Peppers lonely heart club band. Aunque silo fueran 3 de 4. Mi parte fav de esta historia corta

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you're a fan of Elizabeth Eulberg's Lonely Hearts Club series, check out her series of novellas that capture different holidays in the series. They are not necessary to enjoy The Lonely Hearts Club, but they are like fun extended scenes.

Of the three, A Hard Day's Night is not my favorite. It's the Halloween-centric one, which is my least favorite holiday, but it also has great moments between the girls of the Lonely Hearts Club.

[Lara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Halloween two months after the founding of the LHC. Fun times.

[Lu ✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5 ⭐.

En esta pequeña historia (situada antes del capítulo 27 del primer libro), nos encontramos con las chicas del Club de los Corazones Solitarios festejando Halloween.
Conocemos un poco más del fanatismo por parte de los padres de Penny con Los Beatles (no podía ser de otra manera) y nos divertimos viendo a las chicas planeando una broma contra unos niños que han estropeado el traje de Amy, una de las chicas pertenecientes al grupo, al igual que Penny cobra venganza contra quien ha destrozado las decoraciones en el porche de su casa.

"While we had official rules for The Lonely Hearts Club, there was one that didn't need to be written down. It was understood.
You mess with one us, you mess with all of us."

En sí, no nos porta demasiado contenido. Y la historia está bien. Pero nada más que eso.
Aún así me ha gustado leer nuevamente encontrarme con el grupo de amigas que se mantiene tan unido, lo sano que representa la autora la relación entre Diane y Ryan luego de que éstos terminaran, además de expresar bien el cariño que se siguen teniendo y, cómo no, que las chicas siempre pueden ser fuertes por sí mismas.

"We're all dressing up as strong, awesome women. Although is there any other kind of woman?"

Creo que es bueno leerlo si ha gustado bastante el libro principal, pero si no ha sido el caso, esta historia es bastante innecesaria.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went into reading Elizabeth Eulberg's trio of novellas without having read The Lonely Hearts Club or We Can Work It Out. I was intrigued by their love of all things Beatles. I enjoyed these novellas and would like to read the main books as well.

This was a fun look into Penny's Halloween. Her family is cosplaying The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band for Halloween this year, even though there are only 3 of them to do so. Much as Penny loves this tradition, she cannot wait to get out to spend Halloween with the LHC. She's going as Rosie the Riveter.

When an LHC member gets sprayed with shaving cream by some bratty youngsters, they take into their own hands to get revenge - and, do it in a fun way.

[Sherry · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Hard Day's Night is a short story by Elizabeth Eulberg, part of The Lonely Hearts Club series. It was a quick, cute story about payback after a Halloween prank is pulled on one of the club's members. I wasn't wowed by it. The length is quite short, highlighting Penny giving out candy at home, getting caught by her parents wearing a costume other than something Beatles related, and then showing up at the school's haunted house to payback the group who smashed the jack-o-lanterns at her house and covered Amy in shaving cream. You don't really get to know the main characters any better. For me it was a fun read, but not especially deep or moving. It was just okay. This story is available for free where ever e-books are sold. There's also a link at the author's website to read it online.

[Amaranta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me quedo con ganas de escribir esta reseña en inglés. Acabo de terminar este libro y fue en inglés, y aunque al fin le entendí a la perfección, soy malísima redactando.
Este libro, nos describe la noche de brujas de Penny Lane, empieza contándonos cómo es la tradición con su familia, ella, sus papás y una de sus hermanas se disfrazan cada año de los beatles para entregar los dulces.
Este año, después de entregar los dulces, Penny se va con sus amigas del club, ocultando su verdadero disfraz, pero su mamá se da cuenta y le dice que si quería disfrazarse de una mujer fuerte (ya que esa era la idea del club, Penny se disfraza de Rosy 'la remachadora" y Tracy de Katniss), lo hubiera hecho de Linda McCartney, e incluso, de Yoko Ono y lo hubiera tolerado.
Esta fue mi parte favorita de toda la historia. Estoy ansiosa por leer las demás historias cortas y el segundo libro, porque El club de los corazones solitarios es uno de mis libros juveniles favoritos.

[bella · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was introduced to Elizabeth Eulberg with Prom and Prejudice, and then her book, The Lonely Heart's Club. I enjoyed both immensely and was thrilled to hear recently that The Lonely Heart's Club is getting a sequel. Even more exciting was finding out about several short stories recently released with our girls from The Lonely Heart's Club.

This was a fun short story about Halloween and the girls dressing up. Penny's family is very big into the Beatles and dress up as the Beatles every year, which sounds very cool.

This story likely could be read without reading The Lonely Heart's Club, but I do recommend reading The Lonely Heart's Club first. It's a enjoyable YA contemporary that embraces girl power, and I can't wait to read the other short stories.

[Princess Bookie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Thoughts: What a cute little novella.

We are back with Penny and her group of friends from The Lonely Hearts Club. This is just a short little novella. Its about what happens to the gang on Halloween. Just a little scene on what goes on and what they dress up as and how they scare each other.

I really love Penny and her friends. I can’t wait to read the other novellas and get to the actual second book in the series.

Overall: This was about 35 pages long so it was very short. I liked this little glimpse into Halloween though. Probably more of a 3.5 cupcake rating.

Cover: Its cute. Love the Pumpkin pail.

What I’d Give It: 3/5 Cupcakes
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