June is an LDS teenager living in California. She want to be an actress and gets a role on a famous show with the man of her dreams as her romantic partner. But she is young and insecure and has to decide what is real and what is not! I thought the story was funny and cute and well crafted. I liked June, I liked her boy 'friend' and I liked her friends on the show. I read the sequel first so I knew what was going to happen but I still enjoyed watching the plot unfold. No violence, some kissing and sexual situations, no language. The basic story here reads sort of like an adolescent fantasy: sixteen year old June, an aspiring actress living in L.A., gets cast for a visiting role on the top-rated crime procedural on television. On set, she meets the dreamy Lukas Leighton. June is thrilled when Lukas seems interested in her, but her best friend Joseph isn't so sure this is a good thing. The plot was sort of predictable beyond this point (it was clear from early on that Joseph likes her--why June never really gets this, even when essentially told this by others, is sort of a mystery to me). The writing was good, so the novel made for a quick, light read. But days after reading it, I'm still mystified as to why a crime drama would hire a teenager for a big role (that wasn't a high school student), and similarly mystified as to why Lukas Leighton would come on to her so strongly--hasn't he heard of statutory rape? His pursuit of June was pretty open on set; surely the producers or someone would have been worried about the legal ramifications?
What do You think about Finding June (2012)?
Really fun read. Would have been 5 stars but the ending felt rushed.
—jack214
Enjoyable and well-written story. Really liked it.
—jale
Cute, but for a different age group that me.
—elyse
