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trisha_thomas's review against another edition
2.0
This was a cute mix of silly teenager and mystery. Jas, taken from her friends for the summer on a vacation - she is the one in the family that always causes trouble. Sure, she will tell you it's not her fault and list out all the reasons it wasn't - but her Dad (super genius) never sees it that way. He'd rather she stay home and study and be a good, perfect kid (instead of a quirky, fun kid she is).
So, of course, the family vacation involves a mystery she needs to solve and her arrest and almost kicked out of their hotel at least twice. It was silly and quirky - filled with annotations at the bottom by each of her friends as they ALL work to tell the story together. It was cute and light and silly. I think it shows it's date a bit with lack of cell phones and google everywhere but it wasn't too bad a distraction.
So, of course, the family vacation involves a mystery she needs to solve and her arrest and almost kicked out of their hotel at least twice. It was silly and quirky - filled with annotations at the bottom by each of her friends as they ALL work to tell the story together. It was cute and light and silly. I think it shows it's date a bit with lack of cell phones and google everywhere but it wasn't too bad a distraction.
emoirano's review against another edition
2.0
Not my style of reading, but good suspense builder to pass the time with.
torikiza's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly considered one of my favorite childhood/teenage-hood books. A mystery with a bunch of rampant humor and witty narrator? Sign me up. This is one of the books I will look back on and consider how it made me who I am today. Thanks, Bad Kitty. You rock.
donutqueen24's review against another edition
5.0
every couple of years I pick this book back up and am reminded that this will never not be my favorite book
annie_brewer's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
impybelle's review against another edition
5.0
I laughed until I almost cried. I love, love, love this book. And even more than that, I think I love each of the characters in it, in their own way. Even the annoying ones. That's how good this book is.
If it even vaguely sounds like something you might like to read, you really should.
If it even vaguely sounds like something you might like to read, you really should.
menfrommarrs's review against another edition
3.0
I've read some "Young Adult" literature and wondered what earned them that classification. They seemed to be "Old Adult" literature to me!
This book would definitely be most enjoyed by the younger set. I felt as if I was getting in touch with my "inner Valley Girl", although I don't ever remember being "boy crazy". At least not to the point of wanting to undress them; that came much later in life for me! (Yet memory and old age dementia are related.)
Anyway, the mystery is convoluted enough that I never figured it out. I really enjoyed the thoughts exposed by a teen and her view of repulsive cousins, disgusting displays of adult affection, embarrassing moments of puppy love, parental torment, fleeting loyalties of her posse'.
The antics employed by the teens in order to gather clues are amusing and as they say in the book...MASTERCARD!
This book would definitely be most enjoyed by the younger set. I felt as if I was getting in touch with my "inner Valley Girl", although I don't ever remember being "boy crazy". At least not to the point of wanting to undress them; that came much later in life for me! (Yet memory and old age dementia are related.)
Anyway, the mystery is convoluted enough that I never figured it out. I really enjoyed the thoughts exposed by a teen and her view of repulsive cousins, disgusting displays of adult affection, embarrassing moments of puppy love, parental torment, fleeting loyalties of her posse'.
The antics employed by the teens in order to gather clues are amusing and as they say in the book...MASTERCARD
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3.0
Not the best teenage book I read but it was funny and easy to read.
missprint_'s review against another edition
4.0
The phrase laugh out loud isn’t used that often now that “lol” has flooded the Internet in a big way. Personally, I think that’s a loss. It’s also a subject for a different kind of post though. My point here is that people don’t often talk about things that really make them laugh out loud–literally laughing, out loud. “Bad Kitty” is a novel that had me laughing for most of it. It also has the distinction of having zero one star reviews on amazon.com. And, to make it even cooler, “Bad Kitty” is also my latest CLW selection.
“Bad Kitty” is Michele Jaffe’s first novel for a young adult audience. (She is also the author of several novels for adults including “Bad Girl” and “Loverboy”.) The story starts when Jasmine Callihan and her family are vacationing at a posh hotel in Las Vegas.
Jasmine believes that everyone has a superpower. For instance, her best friend Polly has an encyclopedic knowledge of fashion. And Jasmine’s stepmother, Sherri!, is impossible to hate. As for Jas’ own superpower, well, she isn’t really sure yet. (Though, if readers like Jasmine anywhere as much as I do, they might have their own ideas at the end of the novel.) She has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And cats really like her.
Unfortunately, those things together lead to nothing but trouble for Jasmine. It all starts when a psychotic cat (followed by a psychotic man in a mesh shirt) chase Jasmine around the resort. Soon, Jasmine finds herself in the middle of a mystery involving the psychotic, three-legged, cat and his family. The story here is zany and fun as Jasmine and her friends run around trying to solve the case in spite of the annoying presence of Jasmine’s evil cousin Alyson and her evil hench Veronique. Another annoying presence is that of Jasmine’s father who is determined to keep Jasmine’s dream of fighting crime just that–a dream. Despite her father’s discouragement Jasmine manages to conduct her investigation, albeit with untraditional tools like eyeshadow instead of conventional fingerprint dust.
Some book characters are flesh and blood–others are more pen and ink. “Bad Kitty” is definitely what I would term a cartoon-ish novel, but in the best way. The story is peppered with Jasmine’s material for her Meaningful Reflection Journal, preparation for writing college essays next year, including Little Life Lessons as well as some very entertaining haikus (”Cute guy at Snack Hut / Why won’t you remove your shirt? / It’s so hot (you too)”).
“Bad Kitty” is basically an amalgamation of a lot of different genres. It has some teen romance, some mystery/suspense, and a lot of comedy. A lot of times, that doesn’t all come together to make a decent novel–with “Bad Kitty” it does. The novel is very similar to Meg Cabot’s latest “Jinx” with semi-obvious romantic subplot and the foreshadowing, but Jaffe does it better. Strongly recommended for anyone who likes “classic” chick lit.
You can find this review and more on my blog Miss Print
“Bad Kitty” is Michele Jaffe’s first novel for a young adult audience. (She is also the author of several novels for adults including “Bad Girl” and “Loverboy”.) The story starts when Jasmine Callihan and her family are vacationing at a posh hotel in Las Vegas.
Jasmine believes that everyone has a superpower. For instance, her best friend Polly has an encyclopedic knowledge of fashion. And Jasmine’s stepmother, Sherri!, is impossible to hate. As for Jas’ own superpower, well, she isn’t really sure yet. (Though, if readers like Jasmine anywhere as much as I do, they might have their own ideas at the end of the novel.) She has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And cats really like her.
Unfortunately, those things together lead to nothing but trouble for Jasmine. It all starts when a psychotic cat (followed by a psychotic man in a mesh shirt) chase Jasmine around the resort. Soon, Jasmine finds herself in the middle of a mystery involving the psychotic, three-legged, cat and his family. The story here is zany and fun as Jasmine and her friends run around trying to solve the case in spite of the annoying presence of Jasmine’s evil cousin Alyson and her evil hench Veronique. Another annoying presence is that of Jasmine’s father who is determined to keep Jasmine’s dream of fighting crime just that–a dream. Despite her father’s discouragement Jasmine manages to conduct her investigation, albeit with untraditional tools like eyeshadow instead of conventional fingerprint dust.
Some book characters are flesh and blood–others are more pen and ink. “Bad Kitty” is definitely what I would term a cartoon-ish novel, but in the best way. The story is peppered with Jasmine’s material for her Meaningful Reflection Journal, preparation for writing college essays next year, including Little Life Lessons as well as some very entertaining haikus (”Cute guy at Snack Hut / Why won’t you remove your shirt? / It’s so hot (you too)”).
“Bad Kitty” is basically an amalgamation of a lot of different genres. It has some teen romance, some mystery/suspense, and a lot of comedy. A lot of times, that doesn’t all come together to make a decent novel–with “Bad Kitty” it does. The novel is very similar to Meg Cabot’s latest “Jinx” with semi-obvious romantic subplot and the foreshadowing, but Jaffe does it better. Strongly recommended for anyone who likes “classic” chick lit.
You can find this review and more on my blog Miss Print