Finding June Paperback – December 14, 2012

Finding June is a sweet, cute, and clean YA novel. It had adorable characters, a sweet plotline, and tons of depth.This book features June, a 16 year-old girl, who is a Mormon. She goes to high school and applies to for an audition to one of her favorite TV shows. She lands the role, and everything changes for better and worse. June was a great narrator and heroine in the novel. I love how despite being 16 she doesn't act immature. She has high morals and maintains her standards. And, despite being fancied by a Hollywood Heart Throb, she stills sticks to her true friends and stays true to her self. She is a nice heroine, who isn't dumped down, to be "ordinary."The secondary characters and friends in the novel were super nice and sweet. I loved how they aren't stereotypical. Ryan, Candice, and many others in the set are down to earth. I love how they don't appear as pompous arrogant actors; instead, they are amazing friends and extremely loyal. Also, there were some really nice antagonists in the book. I love how there is depth to each of the characters. Despite this book being pretty short, there is a lot of showing about the secondary character's true intentions.Joseph is a favorite character of mine in the novel. I like how he a Mormon and has high standards. He is LSD, and does not fall into the overbearing category. And, he also stands up to himself. His friendship with June is something that added a lot to the novel. He is always there for his girl.The romance in this novel was blended very nicely with the entire plot-line. I love how it is clean and light. There isn't tons of angst and there is tons of chemistry. However, I will admit that people might find the romance on the lighter side. But, it works extremely well with the book because the book is more than finding true love. It is about discovering yourself.In conclusion, this is a great first installment to June's love story. Whoever she chooses, will be one lucky guy. I definitely recommend this YA contemporary romance series.

This is book could be described as your classic, "girl meets popular boy, ignores best guy friend, learns lesson, finds real love with best friend" book. And it really could, because this is the bottom-line premise for the book. But there was so much more to it than the romance that made me love it.For starters, the cast of this book was phenomenal! June was a sweet, snarky and talented girl that fit the lead role of this book perfectly. I loved her narrative voice, witty dialogue interactions, and seeing her find herself amid the glam of Hollywood.Watching her fall for her co-star was kinda painful because he's a jerk, and she avoided all warnings about that. Obviously, though, she had to find out for herself. And she did. It cracked me up to watch her as she shoved what he deserved, back down his throat. But not only that, I loved her fashion sense! She's into vintage! It's completely awesome! I'm a vintage nerd and so I loved reading about all her outfit choices. Way cute!Joseph will always have a soft spot in my heart. There's nothing overly un-normal about him, as the love interest and all, but...he is also into the more vintage look. WHICH IS LEGIT. [Yes I'm nerding out over vintage clothes. Don't judge me.]But beyond that, he's so sweet and loyal that you just can't help but love him and all his adorable quirks! Not to mention he's got just as much wit and snark as June does. Their banterings were some of the highlights of this book. What more is there to love? He could be described as the cliched best friend love interest, but I still loved him anyway.Ryan, Ben, Candice and Gran were the best supportive cast you could ask for . The bantering with Ryan and Ben was just so great. Candice has a snarky endearing appeal of her own. And she's got a depth that could put here in place as June's mentor. Not to mention she's a wiz at hair and makeup. Think I could steal her for myself? Gran was just the absurd factor. Absurd, and caring of June at the same time. She's a guardian who gets June and is always there for her, yet at the same time lets June learn and experience life for herself. She's just so...Eep!Another thing I thought was cool about this book, was the take on Hollywood. We see June going from a mild acting career, to landing a big job on a TV show that she gets to juggle now, along with High School. I loved reading about the scenes on set and what that was like. I do wish we'd had a little more look at the rest of the TV show after the ending. [*fangirls*] But I'm not complaining. I thought it was a very neat aspect of the book, and one that set it apart of the millions of books like it.Before I close this rant session, LOOK AT THE COVER. Take a good look at it. It's WAY CUTE. It's simple, yes, but I love the shades and colors and just gosh, the dress! And the car! [Back in NERDVILLE here!!] Could anyone ask for a prettier cover?Seriously! This book was hilarious and endearing and just MADE OF ADORBS!!!!!!!!! There's no way you couldn't not love the combination of all the factors afore mentioned into a chick-flick like no other. So yes, this book is a fast read that I devoured in a day. I can't wait to see where June ends up next in CATCHING JUNE. If you're looking for a book about a girl finding herself along with some sweet romance and hilarious interactions, then this is the book for you. Now with that spamming of adorbs fest, I think I shall go take a nap....Content: Clean Read

June Laurie is a typical teenager who has acting ambitions. She also has a Grandmother as her agent who has not so typical connections. June lands an audition for the popular crime drama Forensic Faculty (I pictured something like CSI). The more she gets involved with the show, and he co-star, Lukas Leighton, the more she has to ask herself what's really important in her life.The summary sounds a bit preachy, the book on the other hand, was not. June is Mormon, and she talks about her values as they effect her career (like no nudity, modest clothing) and her choices (not drinking coffee or having sex before marriage). I wouldn't say that Finding June is just for an LDS audience, because a lot of people would miss out on what a gem this book truly was.I loved a Finding June for it's humor. The interactions between June and her best friend, Joseph, particularly in their acting class, were hilarious. I also loved the characters that June worked with on Forensic Faculty. The witty exchanges had me laughing, smiling, and pulling my husband over so I could read him a scene.So, while it was a story about standing up for your beliefs, it was really a comedy, and a romantic comedy at that! I highly recommend it as a good light-hearted read.Content: cleanFor a non-LDS romantic comedy about acting, I'd also highly recommend Fame, Fortune, and Other Things on My To Do List by Janette Rallison.

A sweet story about a teenage girl who lands a role in a popular tv show opposite a hot, young Hollywood heart throb. Jane must decide what she believes in and then decide if she's willing to stand up for her beliefs even if it costs her her job. This book has a great group of supporting characters and I really liked the author's writing style. It was a quick, enjoyable read appropriate for teens and non-teens (older) alike! The sequel is also worth your time.