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A review by angelface777
Avalon High by Meg Cabot
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Avalon High by Meg Cabot, as I've mentioned before, is a teen/tween modern Aurhurian legend romance retelling. Honestly, I find that so on-brand because the legends became so big due to the romance.
Elaine Harrison's parents are both professors of medieval history and literature so she basically eat, sleeps, and breaths medieval facts. Also, professors have to take a sabbatical every 7 years to publish books, and Elie's family moves to Maryland (just outside DC) for her junior year of high school... which she thinks is better than the last sabbatical that took her to Germany.
Elaine is tall, smart, and on the track team and she has accepted and loves these aspects about herself... until she almost collides into Avalon High's most popular, most handsome, most athletic, football captain, quarterback, senior class president, valedictorian, and of course the nicest guy in the world A. William Wagner... and she will refer to him as such at least 14 times a chapter (it's an exaggeration, but it didn't feel like it).
Then nothing but weird coincidences and a British literature teacher (British literature teacher in from England AND British literature) and a spark between Will and Elaine that neither can explain... Especially since Will is already dating the most beautiful girl and captain of the cheer team Jennifer! While Elaine's track team friends really want her to date Lance, Will's best friend.
Anyway, I love it. I own the hardcover, but I listened to the audiobook on Libby for this time around. Now I need to get the 3 graphic novels Meg Cabot has published after this book to finish the story.
Elaine Harrison's parents are both professors of medieval history and literature so she basically eat, sleeps, and breaths medieval facts. Also, professors have to take a sabbatical every 7 years to publish books, and Elie's family moves to Maryland (just outside DC) for her junior year of high school... which she thinks is better than the last sabbatical that took her to Germany.
Elaine is tall, smart, and on the track team and she has accepted and loves these aspects about herself... until she almost collides into Avalon High's most popular, most handsome, most athletic, football captain, quarterback, senior class president, valedictorian, and of course the nicest guy in the world A. William Wagner... and she will refer to him as such at least 14 times a chapter (it's an exaggeration, but it didn't feel like it).
Then nothing but weird coincidences and a British literature teacher (British literature teacher in from England AND British literature) and a spark between Will and Elaine that neither can explain... Especially since Will is already dating the most beautiful girl and captain of the cheer team Jennifer! While Elaine's track team friends really want her to date Lance, Will's best friend.
Anyway, I love it. I own the hardcover, but I listened to the audiobook on Libby for this time around. Now I need to get the 3 graphic novels Meg Cabot has published after this book to finish the story.