Epic Fail

Author: Claire LaZebink
Release Date: August 2, 2011
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 288
Age Group: Young Adult
Source: ARC from author
Interest: None
Other Titles in Series: NA

 

Will Elise’s love life be an epic win or an epic fail?

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.

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This was such a cute and quick read! This novel is compared  to Pride and Prejudice, which I have never read. I know shocking right?! With that in mind I had no idea what to expect, but I was not disappointed!

The characters are what made this novel. The main character Elise is a very likable and relatable character. After the first few pages I instantly liked her. She is a lot like me in many ways. She watched out for her sister, she is a daddy's girl, and she loves Sudoku. Derek acts like a jerk sometimes, but he has his reasons. As the novel goes on some characters change for the worst and for the better. 

Another part of this novel that I truly loved was the relationships the characters developed. The relationships aren't: BAM! I see you, I love you! They are built up slowly, and the characters actually get to know each other! I really love reading about sweet romances.

Claire has some talent as a writer. She normally write adult books, so for her first YA novel I say she did pretty good! Her writing keeps the story moving. I can not wait to read more YA from her.

I loved the ending! It was so cute. If you read this you will understand what I am about to say...erhh sing. "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky like shooting stars, I could really use a wish right now!" :D

Overall this was a quick and cute read! You get attached to the characters. Also you will be laughing at some of the witty humor in this book! 

Plot: 17/20

Characters: 18/20

Creativity: 17/20

Writing: 17/20

Cover: 8/10

Ending: 9/10

Total: 86/100