Barely seventeen and as pretty as can be: the summer is their playground. Cait and her best friends Steph and Allie take on San Francisco’s party scene with fake IDs and short dresses. When Cait meets Adrien Cross, the charismatic lead singer of her favorite indie band, she’s introduced to a hedonistic world of liquor and lust that she never wants to leave. But then that world spirals out of … that world spirals out of control and the harsh realities of reckless living take a toll on Cait and the ones she loves. What will be left when the makeup masks wash off, the bottles are empty, and Cait begins to lose her grip on everything?
Katey Taylor’s heart-wrenching debut novel will have you strapped into the intense rollercoaster ride of Cait’s life and one chaotic summer that will change it all.
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Inebriated
By:Katey Taylor
*REVIEW* .5
I wanted to like Inebriated, but it was too sophomoric for my taste. I thought the teen drinking and partying was over the top, and the story should have focused more on some rehab options. The adults were the dumbest people, and I hate clueless characters. The overall picture was so contrived that it felt kind of silly and ridiculous. It’s okay if you like this type of story, but I don’t. I would not read this book again.
Wow! What an intense and gripping story! Inebriated is a heartbreaking depiction of teenage life and how they process and deal with some difficult situations. Katey Taylor really delivers with this debut young adult novel. It is very well written and will open your eyes to the harsh reality of the world today and all that teens are subjected to.
Summer break has just begun in the Bay Area suburb of Calaveras. For seventeen year old Caitlyn Turner and her two best friends, this means hitting up the party scenes. One night while at a club, Caitlyn meets Adrien Cross, the lead singer of her favorite band. The sparks begin to fly and he quickly introduces her to a whole new world. One that is filled to the brim with alcohol, sex and drugs. What ensues is a whirlwind of events that neither will soon forget.
This is a wonderfully written, emotional story with some real gut-wrenching moments. The characters were well portrayed and I was fully invested in each of their lives. Adrien and Caitlyn are both characters that are haunted by their pasts, but the way they attack life is so different. It’s heart-wrenching and eye-opening going on this journey with them. Their story is one I’ll remember for some time to come and one that has definitely made a lasting impression.
3.5 Stars
Caitlyn Taylor is 17 and is best friends with Allie and Steph and the three enjoy sneaking into the club Swank to listen to some of their favorite bands perform. They plan on making the most out of their summer with drinking but soon they find themselves introduced to other things at parties.
When Caitlyn meets Adrien Cross, the lead singer of their favorite indie band she is brought into another world but when he discovers how young she really is will he walk away?
Will this be a summer to remember or will the summer face them to grow up faster than they ever thought possible?
For me as a parent I did struggle with this book and the topics that it covered with all of the lies that were told and all of the sneaking out. It seemed to me that all of the parents of the girls just had no clue at all about what was going in with their children and I really struggled with that.
I liked Caitlyn but I hated so many of the choices that she made. I know that certain things are part of growing up, but it was clear that she and her friends had way to much freedom at a young age and got into too much trouble. I was glad that she stayed away from the hard drugs but I hated that she did succumb to peer pressure so much.
I had mixed feelings about Adrien. It was clear that he had his own demons but I was shocked at him continuing with Caitlyn once he learned more about her.
I was so mad at the end of the book and the events that happened because of drugs and alcohol. It was heartbreaking but I was so mad that the parents were not aware of anything that was going on.
I was glad that Caitlyn made some good decisions at the end and I hope it’s enough to get her going in the right direction. – By Rebecca