My Rocky Romance Diary

Diaries of Kelly Ann #4

by Liz Rettig

Continuing on from My Dating Disasters Diary , the adventures of the one and only mishap-magnet that is Kelly Ann  Kelly Ann is completely in love with her gorgeous soulmate, Chris, so there's no way she's going to let her attraction for the dark and dangerous new boy at school go any further. Okay, so he rides a cool Harley, plays in a cool band, and has dedicated a song to her. But she's not going to let that rock her relationship with Chris, is she? Besides, Kelly Ann has other things to worry about. Like being dragged through the mud by a rogue Great Dane, locked out of the house by an eight-year-old she's supposed to be babysitting, and that YouTube video that shows her grappling with a half-naked guy in Pizza Express—200,000 hits and counting in just 12 hours.

Genres: Romance, Humor, Teen

304 pages, Paperback

First published July 24, 2010

About the author

My name is Liz Rettig and I am an author. Luckily I had an unhappy childhood, an angst ridden adolescence, and my adult years have been characterised by an almost unremitting catalogue of failures. The ideal background then to nurture an author's talent. I write funny romantic novels mainly for teens but loads of adults read them so they can look back and laugh (or cringe). You can find out more about me and my books plus read some fun stuff about dating, love and writing on my website http://www.lizrettig.com

Reviews

[shannon✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Het was een best leuk boek, maar niet spectaculair. Ik ergerde me na een tijdje wel super erg aan Matt en eigenlijk waren vrijwel alle gebeurtenissen in het boek voorspelbaar. Meestal vind ik het niet zo erg, maar dit was echt té voorspelbaar. Daarentegen was het wel erg leuk dat het in dagboek vorm was geschreven waardoor je een betere kijk krijgt in het leven van Kelly Ann en haar gedachtengangen.

[Maham Tariq · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sometimes Cover buys suck, and this is what happened with me. Even though this is an easy read but the plot was nothing extraordinary - the story in the diary was same as it always has been, school, prom and girls struggling with their love lives (give me a break for Christ's sake).
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Kelly Ann is a dancer, has a perfect boyfriend who is studying medicine but baji ko phir b sakoon nahi, kiu k baji ko motorbike chalanay wala bad boy chaiye Jo cool hai, guitar bajata hai, drugs krta hai and wants to get in her pants. Kelly baji, apni perfect love life aur bachpan k pyar ko thudd krwa k bad boy k sath scene on kerti hain aur wo bad boy, baji ko itna bura ditch krwata hai. That's when she realizes what she has lost. Aese mai, baji ka ex hero banta hai aur kehta hai, Hume tumse pyar Kitna ye hum nahi jantay, magar jee nahi sakte tumhare Bina. Aur happies' endings' hojati hai bohat saray 'AWWWW' k baad.

[Linn Van Duppen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst. Book. Ever. Not even worth 1 star. Even in een kanaal gooien brb 🥲

[A.E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent addition to the series!

[Jenny / Wondrous Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been a Liz Rettig fan since I first read My Desperate Love Diary in 2005, and have since read everything she's written. She's always been up there with Louise Rennison as the UK's best teen chick-lit writer, and My Rocky Romance Diary has cemented that status even further.

Above all else, this book is funny. Like, really funny. If you thought Kelly Ann's previous escapades were outrageous, just wait 'til you read this. Now that she's got a steady boyfriend, Chris, all sorts of problems present themselves. Fantasies about new boy Matt is at the top of the list which, as you've guessed, makes life very difficult for her and Chris. Matt is a bad boy to the core, equipped with an edgy dress sense and a Harley motorbike. He's enough to make any girl swoon, including Kelly Ann and the rest of the college student body.

My Rocky Romance Diary sees 17-year-old Kelly Ann have sex, experience jealousy and lust, and the unusual urge to live the single life for a while. Rettig uses her dry Scottish humour to her advantage, giving Kelly Ann some hilarious dialogue that had me laughing out loud. Although the tone of the book is as lighthearted as the rest of the series, you can definitely tell the characters are growing up. The teen problems we've been used to are now more mature, and probably a lot more realistic than you'd expect.

I've enjoyed this whole series, but My Rocky Romance Diary is head and shoulders above the rest. When I read teen chick-lit, this is exactly the kind I want - something fun, down to earth and capable of making me laugh. Now excuse me while I go and fly my Kelly Ann flag. Long live Liz Rettig!

[Scarlett Morris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't think this book was sparkling, but it wasn't the worst I've read. The story line wasn't anything special. Just a selfish girl with everything anyone could ask for, wanting more. It wound me up with the greed of Kelly Ann, but as it is a easy read, I think many girls my age would enjoy this.

[Freckles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Už by to neměla tolik protahovat.

[Evelyn Evertsen-Romp · Rating 3 out of 5]

was schattig en best wel grappig

[Nina Borsboom · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a cool book. (: