Author: Victoria Foyt
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 320
Age Group: Young Adult
Source: Received from Agent
Interest: None
Other Titles in Series: NA
Lexie Diamond loves her computer. She loves to surf the Web more than anything else--and to the exclusion of a social life. Beyond being just a computer geek, Lexie has developed a unique philosophy that the essential truth about life is found on the Internet, which she navigates with the expertise and finesse of a true believer.
Then a tragic accident rocks Lexie's cyber-driven world and forces her to navigate the real world after all. With the aid of an unexpected ally--her first actual friend--not only is Lexie drawn into a mystery surrounding the accident, but she discovers more magic in the Web than she ever dreamed possible.
Along the way Lexie's beliefs are challenged, her family is turned upside down, and her future is threatened. In this visionary tour de force by a promising new novelist, Lexie must decide what is real and what is virtual: Her life depends on it.
I was pleasantly surprised by The Virtual Life of Lexie Diamond! I may not be gear-head or a geek ( Okay maybe a geek....), but this novel had an interesting enough plot!
Lexie was an interesting main character to say the least. She is trying to deal with school, divorced parents, and well just being a teenage girl. She is obsessed with the computer. She even named hers! At first she would even lie about using her computer to her mother. Of course when her mom dies, Lexie feels awful about it. Little does Lexie know that her dead mom now wants her to get on the computer. I am trying not to give to much away here, but it's hard. Lexie's dad made me so angry at times. I would be reading then just say 'Really? I mean come on!'. I get that he's suffering the loss of his ex wife, but some of the choices he made where not the brightest. Let's just say one character, that I will leave unnamed, really bothered me....
Their was a slight episode of horse riding in this! Anytime a book has horse riding in it I flip!
Let's talk about the cover. Not very attractive right. I get the feeling they were trying to set, future-y, tecno, and mysterious, but I really don't like it. It looks more like a middle grade novel. Soo me being me I got board one day and look what I came up with:
This is just my cover re-creation! My first one at that, but do you like it? This is how I think the book should of looked.
Victoria did a great job with her first novel. I believe that this book is more leaning towards a Middle Grade novel, it was still a mysterious, nail bitting read
( I would even give it 3.5 Stars!)
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I named my computer too!!! The main character sounds pretty cool, but gearheads can get annoying fast. GFC Krystal Larson
ReplyDeleteThis novel sounds good regardless though! GFC Krystal Larson
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