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A review by kellyhager
The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
3.0
Jesse is a high school senior in the Hamptons. Her school's been picked for a reality show (The Real Hampton Beach) and they're looking for cast members. She doesn't think she'll get picked (she's not rich or popular) but she is.
It's exciting at first but it quickly gets pretty awful. Her best friend's jealous (she wasn't cast), she's not close with most of the other cast members and she and her crush (also on the show) keep almost getting together, only to have it get screwed up at the last second.
After reading this (and seeing what's been happening to the casts of various reality shows), I really have no idea why anyone would want to do it.
Still, this was an entertaining book.
It's exciting at first but it quickly gets pretty awful. Her best friend's jealous (she wasn't cast), she's not close with most of the other cast members and she and her crush (also on the show) keep almost getting together, only to have it get screwed up at the last second.
After reading this (and seeing what's been happening to the casts of various reality shows), I really have no idea why anyone would want to do it.
Still, this was an entertaining book.