GEEK CHARMING
By: Robin Palmer
FIRST SENTENCE
One day as I was watching Oprah, waiting for her to get to her “Favorite Things for Spring” segment (she’s has the cutest taste in accessories), I heard this self-help guru guy say that the word for crises in Chinese is actually two words: danger and opportunity.
SUMMARY
From Book Flap
Dylan Shoenfield is the princess of L.A.'s posh Castle Heights High. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new "it" bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog: selfprofessed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan's bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. But when Dylan's so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life- and her social status- comes to a crashing halt. Can Dylan- with Josh's help- pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?
REVIEW
This is the perfect modern fairy tale. I knew at once it would be like the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Frog. The characters fit the part too.
Dylan starts out as a spoiled brat. Never doing anything un-popular, she is like a princess. Josh, on the other hand, is nice and caring, but is a film geek. Slowly though, Josh is able to change Dylan into something human. I loved that part.
Since the book was told from two points of view, both characters got to tell their side. Also, because they’re so different, the story is not confusing to read. The plot took awhile to pick up. At the beginning. everything just got worse and worse. No worries though, because things got better (happy Melina).
RATING
4 Plot
4 Characters
5 Attention Grabbing
4 Girlie- Meter
4 Ending
21 TOTAL
5 STARS
Charming Geek Melina
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