Ditched: A Love Story

I loved he book it is a good book for ages 11 and up. Spottedp

I loved he book it is a good book for ages 11 and up.


Spottedpath from windclan

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An author to watch!

I ended up really enjoying Ditched: A Love Story. It was fun, quirky, and had quite a few unique little touches that really added to the whole reading experience (plus, the ending was just fabulous, IMHO). The story of a prom night gone terribly, horribly, wrong, the book flip flops back and forth between the present--Justina explaining her tale of prom woe to a sympathetic 7-11 employee and a fellow customer--and the past, her whole prom night experience as it happened. The present chapters are titled with the names of the foods and beverages Justina consumes while telling her dire narrative, and the past chapters get their names from the stain and/or body blemish that Justina will receive during that part of the evening (and are accompanied by a photo of the offense on her dress or person--very cute touch). It truly is a story of the Worst. Prom. Ever. Poor Justina's night starts out in questionable fashion (her escort says they should go just "as friends"), turns ominous (her mother decides to relive her own prom experience through her daughter and talks Justine into dyeing her shoes to match and her date to bring a similarly dyed rose corsage), and then borders into horrific (food goes flying--all at Justina, there is an extreme wardrobe malfunction, other guys are accidentally kissed and danced with--and that's just the first few chapters). Even though Justina--and her audience--are in despair throughout much of the novel, it all comes together nicely at the end and all the unclear and apparently incriminating events are satisfactorily explained. Definitely the book to pick up when you're feeling that the world is out to get you--within a chapter or two, you'll be laughing out loud and ever so grateful that whatever is going on with you, it's not THAT bad. And then the ending will just make you smile.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A Great Read!!!

This book is at times laugh out loud funny, and other times sweet and tender, just like a high school romance really. This is a look back on Justina and her train wreck prom night. We stumble(sometimes literally) through Justina's night and endure all the problems and spills and accidents through her re-telling of the story to a worker at the local 7 Eleven(the good one, not the sucky one across town).
All along Justina is trying to get back together with her date Ian, but things just never work out, and of course there is Justina herself, trying to read more into things than really are there. But with the help of the stoner Brians and their dates, she finally gets back with Ian and she gets her happy ending.
This is a cute, well written book and it makes Prom fun, even if yours was worse, or way better, its just a fun read and I highly recommend it.

At the beginning of the book, I found myself a little confused w

At the beginning of the book, I found myself a little confused with how the transition of each chapter was like. Justina (our protagonist) is telling this 7-Eleven Clerk Gilda, about how she got ditched, starting from the very beginning of the night and even the very beginning of friendships and relationships. The transition was hard to get used to at first but when you do. The flow is amazing and the writing style just blows you away.

Robin Mellom managed to write realistic events that happen to real teenagers. She also got how teenagers are now-a-days right! Some authors get their 16-year-old protagonist all wrong by constructing them to act and talk like 40-year-olds. Now, Justina was well written and so was all the other characters who each played a colorful part in Robin's book. I'm really amazed. Robin Mellom has such a unique writing style. The way she wrote Ditched was beyond creative.

By the middle of the book, I realized that the book was written almost like a John Hughes movie and I love John Hughes and all his movies. This book is like a combination of the Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles with its own originality. By the end of the book and coincidentally the author thanked John Hughes for shaping her formative years. My guess was right!

Ditched: A Love Story is an amazing fluffy young adult contemporary romance. It had its exciting bits, its crazy bits, its funny bits and most of all it had romance. If Robin Mollem wrote and made movies. She would be the next John Hughes.

This is a guaranteed unputdownable book that's a perfect read for the young adult romance enthusiast.

Couldn't Put it Down

A very cute and funny read. This book was wonderful from start to finish. There wasn't a dull moment. I couldn't put the book down because I kept wonder what was going to happen next. When Justina is piecing together her prom night at 7-Eleven with Gilda and Donna stain by stain I couldn't help but laugh. You can't put the book down because you just have to know where that next stain came from and where the french fry looking bruise came from on her leg. I love that each chapter pertains to a different stain on Justina's dress complete with pictures of said stain. The relationship between Ian and Justina is adorable. They are best friends and seem to know everything about each other. He knows when her blood sugar is getting low and she is in need of a peanut butter cookie and she knows every facial expression he has and exactly what they mean. But could there be more than just friendship there? Nobody seems to really know. Hands down Ditched is and AWESOME novel. I highly recommend this book. You won't regret picking it up.

Live To Read

This novel was hilarious and will make a reader relive their high school prom fondly. Comparing prom experiences with Justina, the main character, is extremely fun. A reader will laugh from start to finish. Justina Griffith’s story is told by her to two women at her favorite 7-Elven through the stains and bruises she incurred throughout the night. Both women offer her advice and free food while she tells the story of how she ended up flinging herself out of a moving car and landing in a ditch the morning after her prom with no idea where her date is. Was Justina ditched at prom by her best friend and how did she end up with a bruise shaped like a french-fry?


Justina is a great narrator with a fun personality. Any female reader fourteen or older will enjoy reading about her wild night at prom. Mellom’s humorous style is perfectly suited for writing. She created memorable characters and sidesplitting scenarios that will leave a reader laughing long after they put the novel down. This book is great and earns five out of five stars!

Amazing Author

Robin Mellom is an outstanding author. The book is quirky, clever, and fun. The storyline is very entertaining, with lovable characters and a not-quite-believable but hilarious plot. Justina has a sass to her that is very hard to put into words; the fact that an adult is able to capture the spirit of a teenager is astonishing. Ditched; A Love Story is one of the best books I have read in a long time. If you are looking for a book that will leave you asking for more, then this is the novel you've been looking for!

Great Book!

This book was great! I loved it! I would recommend this to anyone who loves a love story (considering that is in the title). It really shows that no matter how bad things can get they could get better. I am looking forward to Robin Mellom's next book. This was a really good read, thanks.

BookWhisperer Reviews: Ditched

Justina is not like most girls, but when she agreed to attend prom with none other than her best friend Ian is promises to be a night she will remember. Anticipating the best night of her life, she never anticipated what the night would actually hold. When the night goes terribly arye, and she finds herself in a ditch the following morning she left to decifer how she ended up here. After months of secretly admiring Ian she had a plan, but nothing turns out the way she thought it would. Ditched is told as Justina delivers her story to the gas station attendant; where she finds herself after waking in the ditch. At first she is unable to remember much of what happened the night before, but as time passes the memories resurface. Only not every question can be answered from her memories. Like where did Ian take off to, and why did her ditch her at their own prom, and how did she end up muddy in a ditch with stains covering her dress. This is a story of humor, ebrassment, and love that will carry readers through the story's end. The pace is slower requiring readers to press through, but still remains entertaining and funny.

Cute and fun read!

This is such a cute story that left me laughing and smiling so much! I adored that characters and her story-telling of what happened that night. It 's so crazy and exciting that it totally leaves you smiling!

This story starts off with a girl crazy in love, swirling into a turn of events that will have you laughing. One thing I enjoyed about this book is the main character Justina. After fighting her feelings about Ian, things have turn out not what she expected. I enjoyed reading about Justina and see her crazy roller coaster emotions. I remember being a teen and realize now that the things I thought were so important that if they didn't get fixed right away that I would die, were petty things. Justina has bouts of her emotions going everywhere. And like her, I did the same thing too. Always crying, whining over dumb things. It was good to see a teenage girl act the way I acted when I was young.

The love interest in this story is nice. I like how both were scared after what was done to both of them and seeing them enjoy each other's company is a nice touch to the story. Seeing them around like chickens with no head and the crazy things they did is even funnier. I admit that some of the things done may seem overboard, but it did come together nicely at the end of the story.

With that said, this book reminded me of the movie The Hangover. Dog swapping, late night burger stops, and plenty of drama, Justina night is filled with stories I'm sure the reader will never forget. Have a crazy dress you mom made you wear to prom? Well then, read this story. It will give you a prom night you will never forget.

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