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Busting my a#@ makes me feel good.
Bulletproof, that's how Jenna Kassarian sees herself. It's all about control: As long as she works hard, nothing can hurt her. So Jenna constantly pushes — for perfect grades, the ideal boyfriend, the best, best friend.
The only problem is, she doesn't know if she can stop. If she relaxes even for a second, she's afraid she'll lose control completely.
Then Jenna decides it's now or never. She goes to a party and has one drink. But one drink is all it takes for her perfect facade to shatter. Suddenly she realizes straight A's can't protect you in the real world.
Jenna Kassarian strives to have everything in her life exactly how she wants it--perfect. She has the perfect boyfriend, the perfect friend, and the perfect grades that got her into the top college of her choice. Jenna enjoys working hard because, in the end, it actually pays off. Now that everything seems to be going her way, and it's her last year of high school, all she wants to do, well, actually all her boyfriend wants her to do, is relax and enjoy life. Unfortunately for Jenna, relaxing just isn't in her vocabulary. <BR/><BR/>So now Jenna is trying her best to let go and have fun. That's not at all possible if what she has worked for has started to change. Her best friend is beginning to act weird and her boyfriend is pressuring her even more for their "first time". Along with that, it seems like her best friend is keeping something from her, something that just might have to do with Jenna's boyfriend. <BR/><BR/>But all Jenna needs to do is fix the problems around her. Change everything back to the way things were before. Easy, right? Well, when Jenna finally decides to let loose for once, things start to tumble around her and the people that she thought she knew turn out to be her downfall. <BR/><BR/>Different from all of her other works, Niki Burnham's novel STICKY FINGERS has a message that the reader won't know about until the very end. STICKY FINGERS is a novel that everyone should read and take into consideration. Even though the novel is fictional, the ending is the truth and could happen to anyone.
38 out of 40 people found this review helpful.
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Posted November 24, 2008
by reading the back of the cover i thought why not give it a try it looked pretty okay but when i started to read it i could not put it down once it was such a great book it left me hanging all the time untill the end you would of never saw it coming of what happens at the ending and it helps you out in life problems and situations. a remarkable book really!!!!
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Posted January 27, 2011
This book was not at all what I was expecting, and that's a good thing. I figured it would be the pretty cliched deal about a heroine whose on track for great things and then decides to start partying and chucks it all away. Jenna, and Niki Burnham, really surprised me.
Jenna was a pretty consistent character in the story. She stays strong, she stays on track, despite the fact that her friends are the ones self-destructing around her. She does make a couple bad choices, but on the whole, she stays pretty true to who she really is...working toward her Harvard goal and staying pretty focused. She does spend a great deal of her time angsting over what her friends are up to, but this was a pretty realistic reaction to some of the things going on around her. The fact that she's able to power through and continue speaks well of her character.
This is one of those stories that if I said too much more I might give away something really important. I will just add that when "the big event" happens later in the book, I was completely thrown. Boy, did I never see that one coming. It was the furthest thing from my mind as being a possibility. It wasn't until it happened, and I thought back over the events leading up to it, that I realized how well the author had set us up for this event to occur. I was shocked, but not surprised. Great job, Niki Burnham!
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is up for a more serious read about some real issues that teens face, both on a daily basis, and on a not so common basis. Despite the fact the fact that "the big event:" was inexcusable, you could definitely see the "villain's" point of view and see where "the villain" would think their actions to be explainable. To me, that's the best type of villain...the kind where you hate their actions, but at the same time, you can understand how they might think they didn't do anything wrong.
A very good read... well worth the time.
11 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 28, 2011
I love teen books. Seriously, for me, the sappier the better. This is the most boring book ever. Theres no plot nor any relatable characters. The climax of the book is her friend stealing a bottle of nailpoish from CVS. So dont waste your money- the intriguing cover of the book is unfortunately misleading.
6 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 27, 2009
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This book is something that I normally wouldn't read, but I was looking for a book to read for an English project, saw the cover, and it attracted my attention almost instantly. The main character is a person that thinks having perfect grades, a perfect boyfriend, and an overall perfect life is everything that matters in life. This book is so different than what kind of books that usually catch my eye. I haven't read any book, that isn't for school, which doesn't contain vampires or werewolves in about two years. I would recommend this book to anyone that would like to read a book but isn't sure exactly what they would like to read. I started reading and got a huge surprise, I was expecting the book to be about a thief or something like that. I love this book and wish that everyone would read it if they got the chance.
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 26, 2011
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This is one of my favorite books, because it's mature and entertaining. Plus, the things that happpen in this book actually happen in real life. I highly recommend it to any reader out there. You will laugh, get mad, cry and have a great time reading it!
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Jenna, the perfect over-achieving main character goes into this book facing much of what young females, and young males, face today.
Pressure is thrown at Jenna from not only the Harvard acceptance letter in front of her but from her boyfriend, best friend, and the fact that whatever decisions she makes they can't all be taken back. That doesn't only apply to her though. Other's actions leave permanent dents in Jenna's life, changing everything from that moment out. Relationships and trust are easily trust in this story much how they are in the real world
With a slow start, a emotionally straining middle, and a quick end, Sticky Fingers is a good quick read with a few loops thrown in.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 27, 2010
Horrible plot and horrible ending. THe most interesting thing about the book is the cover.
3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This book is soooooooo not what I thought it was. It's more about her stupid friend than anything. The book revolves around her friend and the end is soo predictable. You'll guess it once you get to page 229. Seriously though the book was stupid and I suggest you DO NOT waste your hard earned money on the book; unless you like junk like this...then go ahead.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 7, 2012
I bought this and its totally perverted like seriously how many time can you say sex in one book. I think this book broke the limit. I was completley dissapointed in it. I bought it thinking i could read it but im 12 and in the discription it said nothing about how it was more advancced than my age. But how was i supposed to know that. Tatallay boring and misleading.
2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted November 4, 2011
This book is pretty good. I would recomend it for kids who dont act their age
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Posted July 9, 2011
The book would skip ahead in time without even a page break to indicate a change. It was confusing.
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Posted January 11, 2009
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This book was a little dierent than I expected, but overall i enjoyed the book. A lot of the things in this book are cautions and warning that you really need to be careul in lie and its very good. I would recommend this to anyone!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 29, 2012
The cover and the title dont go together for me when i finished the book... I thought the book was goin to be about a girl havn great grades to stealn clothes or items but its nothn like that.. Its not even..... (dont want to spoil the story) Read the bok its good!!!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 16, 2012
Im 14 and this book is really good and i think any teen over the age of 14 should read it because it teaches whats wrong and right and that not all high school students are haveing sex and the dangers of drugs
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Posted March 7, 2012
When I saw the cover, I was a bit hesitant to read it. But a friend suggested it to me an she normally recommends FANTASTIC books, so..... I recommend this book highly. It is like my new favorite book.
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Posted February 5, 2012
This book brings up an imortant topic that you would never really consider as an issue. This is a good book for any teenage girl in a serious relationahip or in a relationship. Also this book can be god for most teenage girls.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 31, 2012
This book is pretty boring and a waste of money, i would not advise you to by this book. Its a wase of mony trust me. If you want the book, get the sample first. Im sayin this for girl to girl. Its not good at all.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I only finished the book because I can't leave a book unfinished; I had to know how crappy the ending was going to be. The entire time I was reading I just kept thinking about how bored I was. Oh and it only took me a few hours to read. The ending is predictable too. I wouldn't advise anyone to buy this book.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.The perfect over-achieving main character goes into this book facing much of what young females, and young males, face today. The books starts off with a familiar feeling for those who can read Jenna's emotions and have memories of their own sparked.
Pressure is thrown at Jenna from not only the Harvard acceptance letter in front of her but from her boyfriend, best friend, and the fact that whatever decisions she makes they can't all be taken back. That doesn't only apply to her though. Other's actions leave permanent dents in Jenna's life, changing everything from that moment out.
With a slow start, a emotionally straining middle, and a quick end, Sticky Fingers is a good quick read with a few loops thrown in.
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Overview
Busting my a#@ makes me feel good.
Bulletproof, that's how Jenna Kassarian sees herself. It's all about control: As long as she works hard, nothing can hurt her. So Jenna constantly pushes — for perfect grades, the ideal boyfriend, the best, best friend.
The only problem is, she doesn't know if she can stop. If she relaxes even for a second, she's afraid she'll lose control completely.
Then Jenna decides it's...