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hoosgracie's review
3.0
Cute story that’s a mix of mystery and romance with a possible ancient Egyptian curse thrown in.
erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review
4.0
I must admit, I've always loved books about Egypt. When I found 'Eyeliner of the Gods' by Katie Maxwell at the bottom of a discount book bin, I couldn't resist it. Eyeliner is a teen romance. Its heroine, January "Jan" James, wants to be a journalist and finds herself on a summer adventure in Cairo. Helping with an archaeological dig, she finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving a bracelet named "The Handmaiden"- and a teenage hunk who may or may not be the reincarnation of an evil God.
Why I love January James: she's a real girl. She's not perfect. She may need to lose a few pounds and eat a little healthier, and she's not some superskinny supermodel type. Her sisters and brothers have artistic talent, but that talent seems to have skipped Jan. She seems more real because she has flaws.
Her crush, Seth, is totally boylicious. He has long, black hair, always smells good, and rides a motorcycle. When he and Jan get together, the sparks fly:
"His lips were warm and soft, and made my knees go melty until I had to cling to him to keep from falling. Just when I thought it couldn't get any hotter, his tongue touched my lips. My blood seemed to boil as I let him into my mouth, prepared to back off if it got gross (I mean, it was his tongue!), but it didn't. In fact, it got better."
Best of all, in the inside back cover, I discovered Katie Maxwell is a pen name of an author I'm already familiar with from her grown-up romances: [a:Katie MacAlister|28550|Katie MacAlister|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1214249622p2/28550.jpg]. Her books include the highly likeable [b:A Girl's Guide to Vampires|50788|A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones, #1)|Katie MacAlister|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327890135s/50788.jpg|3037534].
As Katie Maxwell, she's also written teen romances with titles like [b:They Wear What Under Their Kilts?|797945|They Wear What Under Their Kilts? (Emily, #2)|Katie Maxwell|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1178474629s/797945.jpg|783910] and [b:The Year My Life Went Down The Loo|577136|The Year My Life Went Down The Loo (Emily, #1)|Katie Maxwell|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1175958256s/577136.jpg|564087]. You should definitely give her a chance if you like fun, breezy romance that is appropriate for teens, but also fun for grown-up romance readers.
Why I love January James: she's a real girl. She's not perfect. She may need to lose a few pounds and eat a little healthier, and she's not some superskinny supermodel type. Her sisters and brothers have artistic talent, but that talent seems to have skipped Jan. She seems more real because she has flaws.
Her crush, Seth, is totally boylicious. He has long, black hair, always smells good, and rides a motorcycle. When he and Jan get together, the sparks fly:
"His lips were warm and soft, and made my knees go melty until I had to cling to him to keep from falling. Just when I thought it couldn't get any hotter, his tongue touched my lips. My blood seemed to boil as I let him into my mouth, prepared to back off if it got gross (I mean, it was his tongue!), but it didn't. In fact, it got better."
Best of all, in the inside back cover, I discovered Katie Maxwell is a pen name of an author I'm already familiar with from her grown-up romances: [a:Katie MacAlister|28550|Katie MacAlister|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1214249622p2/28550.jpg]. Her books include the highly likeable [b:A Girl's Guide to Vampires|50788|A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones, #1)|Katie MacAlister|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327890135s/50788.jpg|3037534].
As Katie Maxwell, she's also written teen romances with titles like [b:They Wear What Under Their Kilts?|797945|They Wear What Under Their Kilts? (Emily, #2)|Katie Maxwell|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1178474629s/797945.jpg|783910] and [b:The Year My Life Went Down The Loo|577136|The Year My Life Went Down The Loo (Emily, #1)|Katie Maxwell|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1175958256s/577136.jpg|564087]. You should definitely give her a chance if you like fun, breezy romance that is appropriate for teens, but also fun for grown-up romance readers.
toloveisdestroy's review
1.0
An obviously outdated book, that was such a big train wreck I had to keep reading.
Outdated Slang? Check
Racism? Check
Sexism? Check
Sexual Harassment for plot development? Check
Much More? Oh yes, much more.
This story follows a teenager who winds herself onto a trip to Egypt with her classmates (Still unsure what exactly this class is for?), with a dream to become a journalist. Look, I'm pretty good at reading books and knowing when they're just encapsulating the time period. But this book was just bad. The slang caused the story and main characters personality to suffer drastically. I'm honestly struggling to formulate many words to describe how weird this book made me feel because of the fact it was obviously an adult trying to pretend to know what teens enjoy. Finally, the author probably should've spent more time in the region they were writing about (or visited it if they hadn't).
To conclude, it's ok to stick to age ranges and regions you're comfortable and knowledgeable with. That is the moral of this story.
Outdated Slang? Check
Racism? Check
Sexism? Check
Sexual Harassment for plot development? Check
Much More? Oh yes, much more.
This story follows a teenager who winds herself onto a trip to Egypt with her classmates (Still unsure what exactly this class is for?), with a dream to become a journalist. Look, I'm pretty good at reading books and knowing when they're just encapsulating the time period. But this book was just bad. The slang caused the story and main characters personality to suffer drastically. I'm honestly struggling to formulate many words to describe how weird this book made me feel because of the fact it was obviously an adult trying to pretend to know what teens enjoy. Finally, the author probably should've spent more time in the region they were writing about (or visited it if they hadn't).
To conclude, it's ok to stick to age ranges and regions you're comfortable and knowledgeable with. That is the moral of this story.
vwang3's review
2.0
Okay I'm shocked that this has about the same rating as the other book I read today (Letters from the Inside by John Marsden- highly recommended). This book was an amusing read, I guess, but only to an extent. First of all, the slang is grating- nobody actually talks like that, my God.
Second of all, the main character (I don't even remember her name anymore) is so annoying and unrealistic. I mean, really. She's being mugged in Egypt and she doesn't even freak out, she's just like "Wow this would make a good story."
JK her name was Jan.
But still.
I liked the whole "twins" plotline, and yeah, the love interest was hot, but other than that...
Second of all, the main character (I don't even remember her name anymore) is so annoying and unrealistic. I mean, really. She's being mugged in Egypt and she doesn't even freak out, she's just like "Wow this would make a good story."
JK her name was Jan.
But still.
I liked the whole "twins" plotline, and yeah, the love interest was hot, but other than that...
katiegrrrl's review
4.0
This is a fun and quick teen chick lit book.
A teen girl is put in a situation that cuts her off from her friends back home and her makeup, hair dryer and everything else important to a teen girl, oh and did I mention her parents thought it would look great on for college applications. She meets a cute and mysterious boy who she forms a big old crush on. She stumbles into a mystery that at times puts her in dangers way, needing to be saved by her crush and needing to save him as well. Of course she figures it all out in the end and realizes that she has enjoyed herself, though she will never admit that to her parents.
A teen girl is put in a situation that cuts her off from her friends back home and her makeup, hair dryer and everything else important to a teen girl, oh and did I mention her parents thought it would look great on for college applications. She meets a cute and mysterious boy who she forms a big old crush on. She stumbles into a mystery that at times puts her in dangers way, needing to be saved by her crush and needing to save him as well. Of course she figures it all out in the end and realizes that she has enjoyed herself, though she will never admit that to her parents.
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