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stephxsu's review against another edition
3.0
When I read AIRHEAD, I remembered in full force the strength of Meg Cabot’s writing. She is able to take even the most ludicrous or most overused scenarios and make them fun and interesting. AIRHEAD has Meg’s usual charm and humor, though it is not really a standout novel of hers.
Emerson is a great protagonist, earnestly devoted to her video games without overdoing her “outsider status” among her classmates. Nikki is a surprisingly deep and conflicted character—not just your average bitchily perfect “queen.” The plethora of supporting characters are just the slightest bit two-dimensional, but they all have distinct personalities, and all have their good and bad parts, which makes me content to look forward to what else they will do in the sequels.
The plot stalls for most of the book as Em slowly pieces together what happened to her. Indeed, the pace is so slow as to be very nearly infuriating. AIRHEAD seemed like a huge introduction for the rest of the series: nothing in terms of conflict and resolution occurs. It’s difficult to appreciate this as a stand-alone novel. Luckily, the second book in the series, BEING NIKKI, is out already, and the third, RUNAWAY, is coming out in Spring 2010. I am admittedly still curious to find out what happens to Em inside Nikki’s body, so I will probably continue reading the series to find out. After all, it’s Meg Cabot, and her books are like candy: some are better than others, but you just can’t stop eating any of them!
Emerson is a great protagonist, earnestly devoted to her video games without overdoing her “outsider status” among her classmates. Nikki is a surprisingly deep and conflicted character—not just your average bitchily perfect “queen.” The plethora of supporting characters are just the slightest bit two-dimensional, but they all have distinct personalities, and all have their good and bad parts, which makes me content to look forward to what else they will do in the sequels.
The plot stalls for most of the book as Em slowly pieces together what happened to her. Indeed, the pace is so slow as to be very nearly infuriating. AIRHEAD seemed like a huge introduction for the rest of the series: nothing in terms of conflict and resolution occurs. It’s difficult to appreciate this as a stand-alone novel. Luckily, the second book in the series, BEING NIKKI, is out already, and the third, RUNAWAY, is coming out in Spring 2010. I am admittedly still curious to find out what happens to Em inside Nikki’s body, so I will probably continue reading the series to find out. After all, it’s Meg Cabot, and her books are like candy: some are better than others, but you just can’t stop eating any of them!
saltysnails's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shirleymak's review against another edition
5.0
well i finished that pretty quickly.
UGHHHH JUST AS GOOD AS I REMEMBERED.
UGHHHH JUST AS GOOD AS I REMEMBERED.
pumpkinejuice's review against another edition
5.0
This is the series that got me into reading Meg Cabot books. here are the things that make this book good.
1) Em had the potential of being a really annoying, boring character. Oh woe is me, I'm now a supermodel, boo corporations. Yet she was able to keep her true personality and grow into accepting her life as it is now.
2) Christopher, Only Meg Cabot can get me to swoon for a nerd. Opposed to all the handsome, dark, snarky, male love interests we have Christopher. We all know Christopher, he is our friend as well as our crush.
One of my favorite things about Cabot's writing is that it is believable that the love interest would actually fall for our protagonist.
1) Em had the potential of being a really annoying, boring character. Oh woe is me, I'm now a supermodel, boo corporations. Yet she was able to keep her true personality and grow into accepting her life as it is now.
2) Christopher, Only Meg Cabot can get me to swoon for a nerd. Opposed to all the handsome, dark, snarky, male love interests we have Christopher. We all know Christopher, he is our friend as well as our crush.
One of my favorite things about Cabot's writing is that it is believable that the love interest would actually fall for our protagonist.
caitlinxreads's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. Em Watts is a girl that likes to stay away from the popular crowd and hates the tabloids. Her sister Frida is the exact opposite. When Frida is in a life threatening situation, Em steps in and next thing she knows, she is a part of the celeb world. How can she be herself when technicly, she is no longer Em. She has to deal with that confusion and dealing with her new life. On top of that she still loves her best friend Christopher and he has no idea it's her.
mothgoth's review against another edition
A fun read, but doesn't hold up quite as well as I remember it. So much of this book is spent building up what (I hope) we will happen in the next two which is fine, I guess, but not the most compelling read out there on its own. It is wild though to read this as an adult now! When I first read this as a teenager, I was SO jealous of Em and honestly felt like it would be a dream to wake up in the body of a supermodel. I can see the drawbacks however and how disorienting it must feel to realize that all these people, from other celebrities, to random tweens, to the popular kids in school, only now like you because you're pretty and famous. And even though you're the same person you always have been, the things you say now hold so much more weight than they ever could. I really felt for Em this time around, although past me was probably frustrated with how little she was appreciating this opportunity.
At this point the spyware stuff is the most interesting thing to me because I don't totally remember what was up with it and why Nikki was being spied on so. Can't wait to get to that. Also, the feminism in this book isn't great lol but I guess props to Meg Cabot for trying at a time when feminism in teenage girl books wasn't nearly as prevalent as it is now.
At this point the spyware stuff is the most interesting thing to me because I don't totally remember what was up with it and why Nikki was being spied on so. Can't wait to get to that. Also, the feminism in this book isn't great lol but I guess props to Meg Cabot for trying at a time when feminism in teenage girl books wasn't nearly as prevalent as it is now.