A review by mothgoth
Airhead by Meg Cabot

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.