The Daughters Break the Rules

THE DAUGHTERS

BREAK THE RULES

By:  Joanna Philbin

FIRST SENTENCE

“Carina Jurgensen squeezed the rubber stress balls over and over, looking out the tinted window as their car sped across town.”

SUMMARY
from goodreads

Daughters Rule Number Six: Never talk to the press about your parents.

After leaking a story about the family business, impetuous high school freshman Carina Jurgensen is cut off by her billionaire father. Always resourceful, she fibs her way into a job as a party planner for New York's annual Silver Snowflake Ball. But when Carina finds out that the party committee expects favors and freebies from her dad's A-list connections, a choice must be made: Does she get real about her downgraded status, or pretend she's still the ultimate heiress?

Best friends and fellow daughters of celebrities Lizzie Summers, Carina Jurgensen and Hudson Jones are back in Joanna Philbin's second stylish and heartfelt Daughters novel.

REVIEW

Carina messes up – BIG TIME – when she leaks some negative information about her billionaire father to the press.  Her father is furious and he cuts her off financially.  At first it seems like a disaster to Carina, but in reality it is the best thing that could have ever happened. 

What I liked best about this book was Carina’s transformation.  A tomboy at heart, Carina started out somewhat self-centered and spoiled.  After losing her father’s backing, Carina focused more on others and she learned to enjoy the non-glamorous things that life has to offer. 

I am having so much fun reading this series.  Each book has a different daughter of a celebrity as the main character.  I had never thought too much about what it would be like to have a celebrity parent, but now I can see that it could be a hard way to grow up.  The relationships between the three daughters are special because they “get” each other when it comes to living in the shadow of a famous parent.  They are so lucky to have each other.

Joanna Philbin is a fantastic story-teller and she has a fun sense of humor.  She really knows how to write a light and fluffy teen story.  If you like sweet chick-lit stories, then The Daughters is perfect for you.

The third and final book, The Daughters Take the Stage, releases in May 2011.  I cannot wait to read it!   Thank you to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for sending this book for me to review. 

RATING

5        Plot

5        Characters

4        Attention Grabbing

5        Girlie Meter

4        Ending

23      TOTAL

5        STARS