One Hit Wonder (Paperback)

from checkadawson

After making a bundle off of a popular song he wrote twenty years ago, Mickey DeFalco's like is a shambles. DeFalco is mowing lawns for a living and living with his parents. This quirky protagonist is sympathetic and realistic. Parts of the plot, especially some of the flashbacks, can be a bit di...

from mlschmidt

Wonderful book, can't wait to read more by him. It was nice to get the story of a relationship from a mans view. Well written, loved how the relationship with Mickey's mom and dad expanded and grew as he matured. I became attached to the characters, Charlie Carillo could could have written anothe...

from TBRetc

Surprisingly, this book was a little more involved than I thought it was going to be. It's the story of a man who wrote a song for a girl in high school and became a One Hit Wonder. However, his fame is long gone and he's forced to go back to his home town and live with his parents. My favorite i...

from kittycrochettwo

Imagine breaking up with your girlfriend and then writing a song about it that becomes a number one hit, all while your still a teen. That's just what happened with Mickey DeFalco, he was the true one hit wonder, with his number one song "Sweet Days" a love song he wrote after he broke up with hi...

from stephanieloves

Blurb: Back in the Eighties, Mickey DeFalco was America's teenage heartthrob with spiky gelled hair, slanted sideburns, and a number-one hit single -- "Sweet Days" -- a sappy love song he wrote after his high school sweetheart, Lynn Mahoney, broke his heart. Now approaching middle age, Mickey is ...