A-List #10, The: California Dreaming: An A-List Novel (A-List)
by Zoey Dean
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Author: Zoey DeanEdition: Paperback
Published: 2008-04-02
ISBN: 0316113530
Number of pages: 304
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Poppy
Book Reviews of A-List #10, The: California Dreaming: An A-List Novel (A-List)
Book Review: Put a sock in it, lady!: The messiest novel she's written
Summary: 3 Stars
Usually, I enjoy the A-list, but she's way, WAY too descriptive in this book. The writing's a bit messy too. First of all, she insists on her characters going to a new restaurant, bar, etc. in nearly every chapter. This would be okay, if she didn't launch into a multi-page monologue describing the location. I do like description, but she's taking away from the story. I had to skip over paragraphs so I could read things that actually matter to the story. Right when she started her not-so-poetic waxing, I thought "Here she goes again!"
This same issue applies to her need to describe how the person is looking. Yes, it's essential for teen novels to note how she's wearing her hair or what designer his suit is, but in short and sweet chapters it just takes away from the story. Again, I love reading about people's outfits, but it's too much!
She did other things to make the novel layout messy, like stating in paragraphs what was about to be said in character's quotes. Other things like that were done. Subtle, yes, but oh-so annoying. Kind of like a mosquito buzzing in your ear.
The plot was good, and the ending seemed right, but the thing I'll remember most about the final edition of the A-List was over-describing and other nuances. Zoey- if I wanted to read never-ending descriptions, I would have picked up a brochure, okay?
Summary of A-List #10, The: California Dreaming: An A-List Novel (A-List)
The ninth novel, Beautiful Stranger, in the New York Times bestselling series takes readers behind the scenes of the intoxicating world of Hollywood glitterati. Anna decides to take an end-of-summer getaway-to get away from her drama-filled LA life. So she packs her Louis Vuitton, grabs her close friend Sam, and heads to the Big Apple. Between trips to the Met and shopping at Bendel's, the girls are living the A-List life on Anna's home turf. But their trip isn't exactly a vacation. Sam is here to spy on Eduardo and decode his recent strange ?behavior. Will what she discovers send her hopping on the next private jet back to Beverly Hills? And who is the ?beautiful stranger who appears on Anna's Upper East Side doorstep? Anna begins to wonder whether she wants to head back west again-especially since Ben seems to have moved on . . . with someone who isn't a stranger at all. When it comes to the A-List, there's drama coast to coast.The A-List #10: Title to Come plot description to come.
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