BOOK TITLE: Epic
Fail
ISBN: 9780062093257,
9780061921261
AUTHOR: Claire
LaZebnik
GENRE: Fiction/Romance
NUMBER OF PAGES: 180
FORMAT: ePub
SERIES / STANDALONE: Standalone
SUMMARY:
SUMMARY:
At
Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you.
Case
in point:
-
As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the
school--not that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects.
-
As the daughter of the new principal, Elise Benton isn't exactly on everyone's
must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list.
When Elise's beautiful sister catches
the eye of the prince's best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with
Derek, making her the envy of every girl on campus. Except she refuses to fall
for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly
charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in
and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty,
and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long.
REVIEW BY: Dhivya
Balaji
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20539669-dhivya-balaji
HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: A
friend (chic-lit fan) lent me her e-reader to read this book.
REVIEW:
There is something inexplicably
relaxing about reading a chic lit. In hectic schedules, for fans of strictly
story bound and content-heavy books titles, chic lit novels come as a breather.
So I took up this novel as a friend suggested. And to be honest, it was nothing
more and nothing less than expected.
The story is a first person narrative
of Elise, who has moved into a new town. Amidst three sisters and parents who
are teachers of her school, Elise finds it hard to adapt, even though she and
her elder sister are immediately absorbed into a hip group of friends. But
Elise and Juliana are not star struck even though their classmates are off
springs of famous movie stars and TV personalities.
Elise finds herself attracted towards
the outcast Webster, who is, for some reason avoided by his classmates and the
school in general. She also thinks the star kid of the school, Derek is an
obnoxious jerk. But as is expected in such novels, her notions are soon
challenged and prince charming wins her hand in a happy ending.
Basically, the book does not have any
defined, serious plot. It is actually about a set of kids who face situations
related to high school. There is an underlying message of adapting to new
environments. But it is more about a romance strain between the lead and the
star kid.
Characterization is totally relatable
and believable. There are no over the top heroics or fantastic elements. Even
misunderstandings are acceptable. The lead is down to earth and her equation
with her siblings is thoroughly life like.
The author’s writing style is fluid,
with no jargon or words that demand a dictionary to be made sense of. The
sentences are small, breakable and not convoluted. The style is pleasant on the
mind and easily visualized in the reader’s mind without too many descriptive
words.
The book is like looking through the
diary of a teenage girl who has managed to record the events of a few days in
her life in excruciating detail. And as is, we aren’t able to help the feeling of
an abrupt end with not all problems solved. It seems (unintentionally so) that
the author rushed up the ending a bit.
WHAT I LIKED: The
characterisation, writing style, simple plot
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: The
abrupt end, and the explanation of events that have no obvious relevance to the
plot.
VERDICT: Go
for it, if you want to read a smooth, light novel.
RATING: 3.5/5
(that is because there was no real purpose/plot. The book is otherwise good in
its story and writing.)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Claire lives in Los Angeles with her
TV writer husband and four children. She is the author if the novels: If You
Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now, The Smart One And The Pretty One, Knitting Under
The Influence and Same As It Never Was. She is also co author of Overcoming
Autism and Growing up on the spectrum. You can visit her online at
www.clairelazebanik.com
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Digital,
Paperback
PRICE: Rs.
250.60 for kindle edition
BOOK LINKS: http://www.amazon.com/Epic-Fail-Claire-LaZebnik-ebook/dp/B004NNUWWQ
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