Books | Getting Over Jesse Franklin

I recently noticed that the lovely Stephie Chapman aka i'mcountingufoz was about to release her debut novel. Having met the lovely lady herself at Britmums Live 2013, I was excited to see what her debut title Getting Over Jesse Franklin was all about and quickly pre-ordered. Once it appeared on my Kindle, I quickly got to reading...

Getting Over Jesse Franklin - Stephie Chapman

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We've all been there. There has been that one band with that one favourite member or that one teen actor that you couldn't get off your mind. For me, it was originally Ben Adams from A1 (he actually looks a lot better now than he did back then!). As I grew older, Frank Iero from My Chemical Romance, Ville Valo from HIM and Brian Molko took his place. 

Cassie's particular boy of choice? Jesse Franklin. After a wine fuelled evening with her best mate, they can't resist using the World Wide Web to look up their teenage crushes. Finding Jesse on Facebook, Cassie at first takes no action but curiosity finally catches up with her when she is alone and she sends Jesse a friend request, not expecting anything to happen.

Unexpectedly, Jesse accepts and what entails is a back and forth conversation of Facebook messages, a couple of transatlantic trips, a heavy dose of mistrust and misunderstanding and some great, well developed characters to carry the story.

I loved Jesse as a character and I understood why he was so closed off at times - fame isn't everything. Doors may or may not open for your name but you can never be entirely sure if someone is genuine. I found Cassie a little irritating at times, especially when she wasn't with Jesse - but I loved the combination of the two together.

This is a real feel good novel and a great debut from Stephie Chapman. I'd love to see more from her. If you're looking for an easy read that you will definitely find something in common with, give this a try.

Who is your Jesse Franklin?