The Cure for Crushes: And Other Deadly Plagues

Haley Andromeda Trilogy #2

by Karen Rivers

This follow-up to The Healing Time of Hickeys, covers the second half of hapless Haley Andromeda Harmony’s last year of high school. Haley likes to think she's just a normal girl, plagued with all the normal doubts of a too-smart-for-her-own-good, slightly hypochondriac, hickey-prone teenager. In the first book devoted to her semi-glamorous life, she faced chicken pox, puzzled over her dad’s mysterious job, and documented in her diary the indifference of the object of her affections, J. T. Now, in her final months of high school, she must face the inevitable What happens next? Finding the answer isn’t easy. For one thing, she has a real boyfriend now, but that doesn't stop her from having crushes on nearly every other boy she meets. Plus, her dad has moved his Much Younger Girlfriend (MYG) into their ramshackle house. From bungee jumping in winter to supporting best friend Jules at auditions for the TV show “Who's the Prettiest of Them All?” Haley’s TGMYL 2 (“the greatest year of my life, part two”) — recorded as diary entries channeled through award-winning author Karen Rivers — has more than its fair share of misadventures.

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary

300 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2005

About the author

Karen Rivers is too thrown by the "Date of Death" drop down that has appeared below her name in the editing section of this page to actually write anything about her life. When she recovers, this box will be filled with imperative biographical information and may include SECRETS and probably also a few LIES. Now she is going to sit back and anxiously track that "Date of Death" box in case a date suddenly appears, foretelling her imminent doom.

Reviews

[Zj]

This book is kind of like the last book I read (class favourite) where the main character is stumbling through life and trying to overcome all the obstacles that life throws at them. Kind of like a hurdle race. Running along the track of life towards the finish line of graduation, but being a hurdle race, there will be hurdles to jump over. You may trip and fall but the important thing is to always pick yourself back up and keep on running

[Joy Slykhuis]

I loved this girl! A cute and funny on-line journal of 17-year-old Haley. You are smitten and laughing by chapter 3. A+

[Sydney]

Such a funny story about a girls life. I thought it was hilarious just how unlucky she was. I will probably read the next, because this one was just so enjoyable. Haley was a very likable character, but I didn't understand what she saw in J.T. He was just that he was so rude and obnoxious. Her friends were small parts in the story, so I didn't really have an opinion on them. Brad was really quite sweet and the things you look for in a boyfriend was in him. Jules was terrible and I have no clue what she saw in her as a friends, but all the little things she did made me realise what she saw in her. Kiki was sweet, but she felt so distant in the book. Overall it was a good book. I didn't like how one moment she used ass for her butt, but would later use butt. High school was a bit to unrealistic, but it was a cute, quick, funny read anyways. Recommend it to those who like funny books with 'like' with likable characters.
Rating: 7/10
Rating: 14+

[Chandni]

This was another really funny book about Haley Andromeda Harmony. The sequel to The Healing Time of Hickeys, Haley was put into insane, laugh out loud situations and documented it all. Once again, I was kind of confused as to why she remained friends with Jules. A good book, but for a young adult book, I didn’t think it had any lessons to be learned.

[Nivetha Seevarathinam]

Haley likes to think she's just a normal girl,with all the normal doubt of a too smart for her own good she faced chicken pox, puzzled over her dad’s mysterious job. In her final months of high school, she must face the question What happens next??

[Lucy lin]

Eh...it was funny...sort of...didn't learn a lot from it, maybe not to keep pets...