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Title	:	The Girl She Used to Be (Melody Grace McCartney #1)
Author	:	David Cristofano
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 241 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2009 by Grand Central Publishing
Categories	:	Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit

The Girl She Used to Be (Melody Grace McCartney #1)

David Cristofano

Hardcover | Pages: 241 pages

Rating: 3.51 | 4603 Users | 905 Reviews

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Oh, this book. The concept and plot of this book are interesting, I just wish someone else had written it. It's written by a man, but as a first-person narrative, with the narrator being a woman; this isn't horribly uncommon, and some men handle it deftly. Sadly, Cristofano wasn't one of those men. His dialogue is heavy-handed and his male lead is a little too... sappy? I found myself rolling my eyes and groaning at the cheesiness more than once. I'm all for the alpha-male exterior belying a deeper, more soulful (perhaps even somewhat sensitive) man, but I kept wanting to scream WHO SAYS THESE THINGS? And furthermore, WHAT WOMAN SWOONS UPON HEARING THEM? I'm not sure who the target audience was for this book, but I'm guessing I'm not it.

But I'm conflicted. Because really, I like the ideas behind the book. The plot was engaging. In the hands of the right screenwriter, this could be adapted into a highly entertaining movie, especially if they focused less on the star-crossed lovers aspect and more on the WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY IS SHE DOING? aspect. But I just can't get past the cheese. Oy.

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Original Title:	The Girl She Used to Be
ISBN:	0446582220 (ISBN13: 9780446582223)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Melody Grace McCartney #1
Literary Awards:	Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel by an American Author (2010)

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"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."Melody knows exactly what's in a name - an identity. The problem is that her name has been taken from her. Since the age of six she's been a Sandra, a May, a Karen, an Anne, a Michelle and countless others. She's frustrated and tired and just wants her identity back! Melody has been in the Witness Protection Program (WITSEC) practically her entire life, but as even that didn't save the lives of her parents, she

I absolutely loved this book! At times I couldn't stop reading it; other times I had to, mostly because I didn't want it to end. A truly remarkable debut and I will definitely read THE EXCEPTIONS sooner or later. :-)

I don't understand how this book could be highly rated by other readers. The story-line is so ridiculous that the book is laughable.The novel starts off well. It is a very interesting premise. The main character is a woman who has been in Witness Protection for most of her life. She and her family witnessed a brutal killing by the mafia. The author does a good job in describing the heartbreak of a child growing up in the Witness Protection Program. In the present day, her parents are no longer



Lately I have been reading quite a few books where the story starts off great and then goes downhill at an incredible pace. This book tops that list.The first part of the book is really good. I really liked the protagonist Melody, and it was easy to sympathize and understand her situation. But after Jonathan Bovaro shows up, I found myself completely bewildered. The first scene with the two of them was pretty interesting, and I could sort of see why Melody was acting the way she was. But the

A deeply emotional read.Don't get me wrong, I wasn't sobbing through the story. No, this story was much more powerful than that.No one can know what it is like to be in Witness Protection, unless they have been in the program. I always thought it would be like jail. No freedom. Always on the look-out over your shoulder, and this story, Melody's story, drove that notion home for me. She was never happy, not even content. She never settled down, nor was comfortable. That's not what living is about

My book club finished The Girl She Used To Be last week and it is the first time in nearly three years that all eight of us completely agreed that a book was brilliant. Normally we have a half-hour discussion on our selection but we spent almost two hours talking about Cristofano's novel. It's nothing less than amazing. We found it incredible that a man could capture the voice of a woman so well. While the story is infinitely fun, humorous, and heartwrenching, it's the ending that really makes