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Heather Wells used to be a teen music star. She used to be rich. She use to have a fellow teen music star as a fiance. But then Heather insisted on singing her own songs, not those written by song writing teams. This caused her record label to drop her, her fiancee to dump her and her mother to take off to Argentina with Heather's manager and with her fortune.
So now Heather works as an assistant dorm manager at a New York college. And girls have begun dying in her dorm. The police think its accidental, but Heather knows that something else is going on. Can Heather solve the murder before she becomes the next target?
Meg Cabot has struck gold with this murder mystery/romance/social commentary. Heather is commentary both on our star obsessed, as well as weight obsessed, culture. She is also smart, fun and clutzy in that Stephanie Plum kind of way. Also a book for the new "New Adult" category of fiction. Highly accessible, quick and fun to read, this book is a great way to pass a few hours.
So now Heather works as an assistant dorm manager at a New York college. And girls have begun dying in her dorm. The police think its accidental, but Heather knows that something else is going on. Can Heather solve the murder before she becomes the next target?
Meg Cabot has struck gold with this murder mystery/romance/social commentary. Heather is commentary both on our star obsessed, as well as weight obsessed, culture. She is also smart, fun and clutzy in that Stephanie Plum kind of way. Also a book for the new "New Adult" category of fiction. Highly accessible, quick and fun to read, this book is a great way to pass a few hours.
This was a cute quick chick lit read. I love Meg Cabot's writing style and loved the fact that the main character was based off a "what would happen to Britney if she got washed up" scenario - ha! The only thing that bugged me (but evidently according to some of the other reviews, it's realistic) was the number of times she said "dorm - I mean residence hall"... yes we get it!
Size 12 is Not Fat reminds me a lot of the Confessions of a Shopaholic series or the Deadly Cool series because it’s just a lot of fun. Though Heather, Becky and Hartley are so totally different.
I want to be BFF’s with Heather. She has her faults but she is fun and caring and fairly grounded for being a former pop star. She did crazy things, all because she cared and was always willing to go that extra step. I also really enjoyed how she worked out what happened (“girls just don’t elevator surf”) it sounds completely illogical, but right at the same time. She is one of my new favorite characters.
Meg Cabot really made me feel like I was Heather. I was fully engaged and I loved Heather’s thoughts regarding pretty much everything. She was just a real pleasure.
Heather ex-boyfriend, Jordan, is still a pop star (of a boy band of course), and pretty much just how you would picture a pop star. He’s arrogant and believes the world revolves around him. And of course, everyone should just fall in line with what he wants.
Heather is living in the apartment above Jordan’s brother Cooper. Whom of course she is attracted too, but he doesn’t notice her that way. I adored Cooper. He’s pretty well put together but has a little mystery to him too. Plus he pretty much gave the finger to his family (Jordan, and their father, who runs the record company) because he didn’t want to be in the boy band (which was a wise choice).
I also really liked Heather’s friends, Magda and Patty, who are so completely different. Magda is… unique and Patty, while normal, leads an extravagant lifestyle because of her husband.
While I do like romance in books, its always nice to read one that doesn’t have a romance (though Heather is totally crushing on Cooper).
I really enjoyed the mystery. I figured it out about 2 pages before it was made known in the book so I was kept on my toes throughout most of the book.
I know that this is going to sound strange but I really liked that Heather doesn’t have gobs of money. All too often the main characters always seem to have an unlimited supply of funds either because they are rich or because it’s just not ever really brought up. I get why authors do that but it’s nice that you don’t see Heather doing anything and everything.
I want to be BFF’s with Heather. She has her faults but she is fun and caring and fairly grounded for being a former pop star. She did crazy things, all because she cared and was always willing to go that extra step. I also really enjoyed how she worked out what happened (“girls just don’t elevator surf”) it sounds completely illogical, but right at the same time. She is one of my new favorite characters.
Meg Cabot really made me feel like I was Heather. I was fully engaged and I loved Heather’s thoughts regarding pretty much everything. She was just a real pleasure.
Heather ex-boyfriend, Jordan, is still a pop star (of a boy band of course), and pretty much just how you would picture a pop star. He’s arrogant and believes the world revolves around him. And of course, everyone should just fall in line with what he wants.
Heather is living in the apartment above Jordan’s brother Cooper. Whom of course she is attracted too, but he doesn’t notice her that way. I adored Cooper. He’s pretty well put together but has a little mystery to him too. Plus he pretty much gave the finger to his family (Jordan, and their father, who runs the record company) because he didn’t want to be in the boy band (which was a wise choice).
I also really liked Heather’s friends, Magda and Patty, who are so completely different. Magda is… unique and Patty, while normal, leads an extravagant lifestyle because of her husband.
While I do like romance in books, its always nice to read one that doesn’t have a romance (though Heather is totally crushing on Cooper).
I really enjoyed the mystery. I figured it out about 2 pages before it was made known in the book so I was kept on my toes throughout most of the book.
I know that this is going to sound strange but I really liked that Heather doesn’t have gobs of money. All too often the main characters always seem to have an unlimited supply of funds either because they are rich or because it’s just not ever really brought up. I get why authors do that but it’s nice that you don’t see Heather doing anything and everything.
3.5 I hate the name of this book, which put me off checking it out for ages. While nothing surprised me, I thoroughly enjoyed the story :)
Having being unimpressed by Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries series, I wasn't expecting much, I'll admit. However, the set-up was interesting enough that I thought it warranted a try at least. It was well-worth the read, which was a pleasant surprise. The character of Heather Wells is a genuinely sweet character, who is a pleasure to read and I'm already looking forward to the sequel.
DNF at 37%. Just not my type of book, unfortunately.
It starts off pretty cheesy, but man did I warm up to it. I mean, who could resist this: "Everyone knows Jell-O is a salad, not dessert."
The title totally puts you off when it is in fact a murder mystery!! I loved this series.
About twenty pages into this book, I almost took it back to the library. I hadn't been expecting anything groundbreaking, but I was disappointed. If a book isn't going to change my life, I want to at least laugh out loud (like the Georgia Nicholson series) or be unable to put it down (like the Dan Brown novels). This offered neither of those perks. I did finish it, though if someone asked me to recommend a Meg Cabot book, I would steer them directly to "The Princess Diaries."
I love Meg Cabot. We all know this. It kinda fits that we were reading about Mystery conventions at the time. This book fit some of them, and was really well done. Plus, the title was great and fit the heroine well. I'm not sure I want more of her or not, though. I think I kinda preferred the intertwining "Boy" stories.