Title: Not Pretty Enough
Author: Jaimie Admans
Date of Publication: August 1, 2013
Genre: contemporary YA comedy
Blurb:
“New Year’s Resolutions:
1. Lloyd Layton will know I exist. He once said three whole words to me, so this is obviously progress. If I don’t get a proper conversation out of him soon, then I’ll take my top off and streak through the cafeteria, because nobody could fail to notice these boobs.
2. I will not get expelled for streaking through the cafeteria.”
Those are the words that begin her mission.
Chessie is fourteen, not pretty enough, and very much in love. Lloyd Layton is hot, popular, and unaware of Chessie’s existence.
Her goal is clear: to get Lloyd to love her as much as she loves him, and she has exactly one year to do it.
As Chessie’s obsession with Lloyd reaches boiling point and she starts to spin a web of lies that spiral out of control, Lloyd turns out to be not quite the prince she thought he was. Can Chessie avoid the gathering storm before things go too far?
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Not Pretty Enough is a contemporary young adult comedy suitable for ages thirteen and over.
Book two in the series will be released early 2014.
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Purchase links: Amazon
About Jaimie Admans
Jaimie is a 28-year-old English-sounding Welsh girl with an awkward-to-spell name. She lives in South Wales and enjoys writing, gardening, drinking tea and watching horror movies. She hates spiders and cheese & onion crisps. She has been writing for years but has never before plucked up the courage to tell people. Afterlife Academy is her third novel and she hopes you enjoy it. There are plenty more on the way!
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My Review
Not
Pretty Enough is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy which is perfect for
tweens and teens. We follow fourteen-year-old Chessie as she attempts to win
the attention – and heart – of Lloyd Layton. Unfortunately, things don’t always
go as planned. From a hair-dying experiment that ends in disaster to an
accident with a javelin, Chessie’s increasingly desperate attempts to impress
her seven-foot-tall classmate always seem to fail spectacularly. Teens will
relate to Chessie’s woes and and cringe as she makes some bad choices and gets
herself into sticky situations in this light-hearted, very funny contemporary
book.
The characters are all realistic
teenagers with the concerns of their age group. Chessie’s narrative voice is
great, packed with humour (some unintentional on her part!) and life. Witty and
entertaining, this is a great teen contemporary novel which takes us right into
the world of young teens and delivers plenty of laughs along the way!
Rating: ****
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Ooh I like the sound of this story. :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds good! And despite what the title says, I think that's one pretty cover. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds adorable. I would have loved the trials and tribulations of Chessie when I was a young teen. Wishing Jamie much success! :-)
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