Unmaking Hunter Kennedy

By: Anne Eliot

Narrated by: Wen Ross, Kai Kennicott

He needed a place to hide. She needed a friend. They never expected to fall in love. After a car accident - an event he considers a prank gone bad - jaded pop star Hunter Kennedy is forced to hide out with his aunt in small-town Colorado. He's supposed to rest, heal his scars, and attend high school in disguise until the press dies down. But he only wants to get back to work.

Worse, the girl who's been assigned to make him over into a geek is a major geek herself. Vere Roth is a chattering pixie - a blushing tornado and a complete social disaster. He's never met a girl who's never been kissed, believes in romance, and thinks Hunter's a "nice" guy.

Funny thing is...Hunter is nice around Vere because she's his first real friend. He also can't seem to stop sharing his secrets or keep her out of his heart. Knowing he'd never deserve a girl as sweet as Vere, he resigns himself to the friend zone and helps his new bestie with her own makeover.

She tortures him daily for guy advice on how to snag her lifelong crush: a guy Hunter thinks is totally wrong for Vere. And sadly he's taken note of Vere's stunning transformation.

When Vere asks her best friend for some kissing advice, Hunter can't resist.

And that's when things get out of control.

Anne Eliot is an Amazon top 100 best-selling young adult author. She writes sweet high school romances featuring book boyfriends you can't forget and, of course, those amazing first kisses.

©2012 Butterfly Books, LLC & Anne MacFarlane writing as Anne Eliot (P)2015 Butterfly Books, LLC & Anne MacFarlane writing as Anne Eliot

Critic reviews

"Unmaking Hunter Kennedy is now brought to life by the expressive voices of Wen Ross and Kai Kennicott.... Unmaking Hunter Kennedy gets our Best First Kiss award. This rockstar romance will make you swoon." (I Love YA Fiction)

Mixed thoughts

I really enjoyed this storyline and plot, but I was thoroughly aggravated by one the narrators. The male narrator for Hunter was good enough, but the female narrator for Vere drove me crazy, because she constantly made Vere sound ditzy and idiotic, which I do not think was part of her “shy around boys” character.

Sweet, yet could be two books

The Unmaking of Hunter Kennedy is a fun, sweet summer listen. The narrators did a beautiful job of conveying some tricky internal and external dialog. The premise of the rock star hiding in normal city USA, is a well-loved romantic trope, too.

However, as much as I loved some of the witty, hilarious exchanges, the beats from romantic event to romantic event along with criss-crossing with the mystery of how his mother sent him to Colorado was loose and at times confusing. And there is enough content to make a series. The middle to the end seemed scattered. The characters constantly change their minds to the point of inconsistency.

Again, really funny, clever dialog, and this would be great as a young teen sitcom - solid PG!

Cute cute

This story is a great summer listen. The narrators made the story really engaging and fun. A++

Love this book!

I bought this on a spur liking the rating and the story line and let me tell you it didn't disappoint! the author is very detailed and I loved that it felt like I was walking around living as the characters. the 2 that did the voices were AMAZING! they brought it fully to life for me! if you're debating on getting this just stop the inner conflict and get out ASAP! you won't be disappointed!

Meh.

Female reader is incredibly annoying, making it hard to listen to the whole story. Considering this audio book cost twice as much as most, I'm more than disappointed in the purchase. Storyline was ok but I probably wouldn't seek out this author again.

Shocking

The book started off amazing! For the most part I was very excited to get to the end. But the ending was very dull and unexpected they could've continued the story and told us what happen to the band or his career and how he finishes school. Very horrible ending

I fell in love!

I absolutely fell in love with both Hunter and Vere! It take me back to that first true love and makes you feel young again. The store in great the more you listen the more you love the characters.

loved it!!!

what really made this book for me all the better was the narrator's. they were great. I really liked Vear I felt like she was very relatable. what really made this book for me all the better was the narrators. They were great. I really liked Vear I felt like she was very relatable. I loved how we were in both of their heads. This story has been done at time or two. But this was done so much better than all the others. I really liked how she wasn't just a snarky girl that wasn't into him at all that's been done over and over. I really really enjoyed this.

Cute Coming of Age Love Story

This book was adorably cute and left me wanting more. Great writing, good narration, and a story that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy inside.

Like a good movie with bad acting....

This is an objectively nice young adult story, but the performance is very unconvincing. The story is emotional and the actors in their tone and deliver aren't realistic. The production gets points for having a male narrator for all male voices and vice versa regardless of who's POV we are experiencing. That helps a lot, but there are lot of very real topics in this that don't come off as a person explaining their bad situation. I'd listen again more often if some of the voices and scenes weren't so "cringy."