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A review by sarahjanet
Spoiled by Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan
5.0
Generally, when I hear "the perfect beach read!" I roll my eyes and move along. I hate superficial books like the Shopaholic series and Gossip Girl - not because they're superficial, necessarily, but because everyone in the damn books is SUCH AN ASSHOLE.
Now, let's be honest here, I would have read this book regardless, because I love Go Fug Yourself and Heather and Jessica. (Insert brief aside about back in the days of yore on the internet where we all knew everyone and snarked the good snark over Dawson's Creek and ER.)
But I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. Sure, it's fluffy and the perfect beach read, but it also has likeable, well-developed characters. It has a storyline you actually get invested in. And above it all, it is HILARIOUS. Full of shout-outs to the adults reading (Ms. Chanandaler Bong! Awesome. The line about terrible teen movies that are secretly awesome? Even better.) but without the undercurrents of questionable content that would make you feel awkward about giving it to an actual teenager.
This is fluffy YA lit at its finest. (A book about well-off teenagers in LA that doesn't make you hate everyone involved? Thumbs up!)
Now, let's be honest here, I would have read this book regardless, because I love Go Fug Yourself and Heather and Jessica. (Insert brief aside about back in the days of yore on the internet where we all knew everyone and snarked the good snark over Dawson's Creek and ER.)
But I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. Sure, it's fluffy and the perfect beach read, but it also has likeable, well-developed characters. It has a storyline you actually get invested in. And above it all, it is HILARIOUS. Full of shout-outs to the adults reading (Ms. Chanandaler Bong! Awesome. The line about terrible teen movies that are secretly awesome? Even better.) but without the undercurrents of questionable content that would make you feel awkward about giving it to an actual teenager.
This is fluffy YA lit at its finest. (A book about well-off teenagers in LA that doesn't make you hate everyone involved? Thumbs up!)