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A review by onetruenorth
Being Nikki by Meg Cabot
3.0
i’ll start by saying, objectively, this book isn’t fantastic. the main character is supposedly smart, yet her thought process functions a whole lot like the stereotypically shallow model’s body she currently occupies. (she’s jealous because her former best friend and crush, christopher, is in love with em. even though she’s em. she’s jealous of herself and calls her ‘a dead girl.’ i know.) some of her thoughts are rather redundant and repetitive. that being said, there really is just something about the writing that is addictive, and i binged it. maybe it’s because it’s simple, and i knew that nothing truly horrible was going to happen. either way, it was sort of like a guilty pleasure, because i loved it.
the first book in the series focused on em’s transformation - her brain into body transplant. this book explored what happens afterwards - what living as a model, when she’s really just a high school student, is really like, and what this means when it comes to connecting with her family and convincing christopher to fall in love with her in her new body. the plot was also more complex here, adding in other character’s motives and a mystery aspect, when nikki’s brother shows up at her doorstep with the news that her mother has been missing for months, and begging for her help to find her. there was a satisfying plot twist with adequate foreshadowing, although i’ll admit that the ending felt a little rushed, and that the character’s emotions could’ve used a little more depth to them.
i did have a good time reading this novel, though. it reminded me of being a preteen again, when nothing truly important mattered.
the first book in the series focused on em’s transformation - her brain into body transplant. this book explored what happens afterwards - what living as a model, when she’s really just a high school student, is really like, and what this means when it comes to connecting with her family and convincing christopher to fall in love with her in her new body. the plot was also more complex here, adding in other character’s motives and a mystery aspect, when nikki’s brother shows up at her doorstep with the news that her mother has been missing for months, and begging for her help to find her. there was a satisfying plot twist with adequate foreshadowing, although i’ll admit that the ending felt a little rushed, and that the character’s emotions could’ve used a little more depth to them.
i did have a good time reading this novel, though. it reminded me of being a preteen again, when nothing truly important mattered.