LitPick Review
Being the middle aged Avery sister isn't always the
easiest thing to do. Allison Avery is sick of her boring
old life and wishes for nothing more than to be gorgeous,
just like her two sisters and the new girl at school.
Having too many problems, such as having the hugest crush
on an older boy that probably doesn't even know her name
if he even knows she exists, her mom is on the brink of
losing her job, and she can't do much else to make her
friend upset with her, she realizes that she can't
possibly deal with them all herself. Allison knows that
she needs help from possibly some unnatural forces and
maybe a new friend because she can't do it all alone, and
is willing to give up almost anything to turn her life
around; so when the opportunity finally presents itself,
Allison can't resist. That opportunity came from no one
but the devil himself, and usually when the devil's
involved, it can only mean one thing: trouble. Allison
agrees to sell her cell phone to the devil in exchange for
the gift of being gorgeous since she is convinced that she
has no soul. Allison will soon see whether she regrets
that decision or not; but if it involves the devil, she
probably will.
Opinion:
<p>So far Gorgeous is the best book of
the trilogy by Rachel Vail starting with Lucky , but I
have yet to read Brilliant . I thought that it was a lot
easier to relate to Allison rather than Phoebe since we
are of closer ages and have the same issues such as
wanting to be gorgeous and trying to fit in, as well as
trying to get that special older boy to like you and your
friends to fully accept whom you are. Some of the scenes
were interesting and held my attention pretty well, such
as when she went to some of the parties, but I thought
that a few of the other scenes weren't fully developed and
somewhat boring and the story didn't really take flight .
The ending was very unexpected and caught me by great
surprise. Overall, the book was pretty well written,
enjoyable for the most part, and a nice breezy story for a
hot summer day. I recommend this novel to younger teenage
girls around the ages of 11 to 15. I'm looking forward to
reading Rachel Vail's next book Brilliant and seeing how
this drama-infused trilogy ends.
Explain your content rating:
There was some alcohol substance throughout the story.
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