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A review by pwbalto
Messy by Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan
5.0
Delight, delight, delight! It's a digital-age Cyrano story with a disaffected green-haired underdog providing the words that born-to-it golden girl Brooke Berlin uses to convince the world of her It Girl-osity. What could go wrong?
But, like its predecessor, Spoiled, Messy distinguishes itself from all the It, Clique, Blueblood, and Liar books by featuring characters with character. Betrayals are followed by bouts of conscience, and in the end, loyalty and honesty are rewarded. Friendships are forged and mutual respect is the order of the day. Plus boys!
And I can't comment on this book without mentioning the spectacularly witty send-ups of entertainment media that embellish the plot. There's a director famous for his movie about Twitter - called The Character Limit, that is funny and brilliant in about three different ways. Then there's the MTV reality show about teenage bullfighters that I might just sign up for cable in order to see if it were really a show. And the reboot of Nancy Drew in which Nancy is homeless, living in Baltimore. I know just how she feels!
But, like its predecessor, Spoiled, Messy distinguishes itself from all the It, Clique, Blueblood, and Liar books by featuring characters with character. Betrayals are followed by bouts of conscience, and in the end, loyalty and honesty are rewarded. Friendships are forged and mutual respect is the order of the day. Plus boys!
And I can't comment on this book without mentioning the spectacularly witty send-ups of entertainment media that embellish the plot. There's a director famous for his movie about Twitter - called The Character Limit, that is funny and brilliant in about three different ways. Then there's the MTV reality show about teenage bullfighters that I might just sign up for cable in order to see if it were really a show. And the reboot of Nancy Drew in which Nancy is homeless, living in Baltimore. I know just how she feels!