Book Playlist

Do you ever read a book and think that you could compile a playlist for the book you read? Well, I do or at least, I want to. There are a lot of times when I listen to a song and it reminds me of a book that I have read. I think that I will have to put that on my to do list. The playlist will have about ten songs that tell the story of the book in musical form. What do you think?

Runaway by Meg Cabot

Emerson Watts is on the run: from school, from work, from her family, from her friends, from herself.

With everyone she loves furious with her for something she can't explain, and nothing but the live Stark Angel fashion show on New Year's Eve to look forward to, Em's reached the end of her rope. . .what's the point of even going on?

But when she discovers the truth about Nikki's secret, she knows there's only one person she can turn to.

Will Christopher be able to put aside his personal feelings and help her expose her employer to the world? Is it even fair to get Christopher involved--since if he agrees, there's every chance that Stark Enterprises will try to have them both killed--this time, permanently?

Maybe it would be better for Em to just keep on running (Barnesandnoble.com).

This was the final book in Meg Cabot's Airhead trilogy. I had a lot of fun reading this trilogy. This wasn't my favorite book of the trilogy but it was still a good read. It was a good way to end the trilogy. I love happy endings.

Emerson is on the run...kind of. She was kind of kidnapped by Brandon. She ends up escaping pretty easily. This is the book where we find out what's been going on. Why was Emerson's brain was put into Nikki's body. What is Project Phoenix? Well, it's all pretty exciting. I really enjoyed the plot.

Emerson is kind of a bad A. I thought it was hilarious when she set Brandon's car on fire. Go Em! She is getting tougher and more confident in her body.

All the characters of the book pair up like Noah's Arc. I still think Emerson should have ended up with Gabriel. I can't believe who he ended up with or who Frida ended up with. Like I said, I love happy endings. It worked out great for everyone.

I liked this series and I will have to check out some more Cabot.

Overall: 4/5

Being Nikki by Meg Cabot

Things aren't pretty for Emerson Watts.

Em was sure there couldn't be anything worse than being a brainiac the body of a teenaged supermodel.

But it turned out she was wrong. Because that supermodel could turn out to have a mother who's gone mysteriously missing, a brother who's shown up on her doorstep demanding answers, a former best friend who's intent on destroying Stark Enterprises to avenge the death of his lost love, and a British heartthrob who's written a song about her that's topping the charts.

How can Em balance all that with school, runway shows, and weekend jaunts to St. Johns - especially when she's got ex-boyfriends crawling out of the woodwork who want more than just a photo op; a sister who is headed to the high school cheerleading championships; a company she represents that seems to be turning to the dark side...

Not to mention trying to convince the love of her life that models aren't really airheads after all...especially one model in particular.

But then, nobody said it was going to be easy being Nikki (Barnesandnoble.com).

I really enjoyed reading this sequel to Airhead. It was fun to continue Emerson's story. While reading I kept thinking, "Why can't this happen to me?" Emerson's/Nikki's new life is so great, well sort of. I don't think I could do the whole model thing but I could definitely do the tons of money/nice body/choice of boys thing.

The plot was really good. The MC is smart and nice and I really like that. I like that even though she has this different life but she is still humble and doesn't try to be slutty. When she has to do some runway work, I feel really bad for her. I would definitely fall face first and trying to do a strut-type walk? No way! And, it really sucks that the old Nikki has messed around and made so many enemies because now Emerson is having to clean it up.

It was really interesting to follow the MC's relationship with Christopher. He's a really good guy and it's sad he had to see his love die in the first book. Even though I really like Christopher I wish Emerson was into Gabriel Luna. Why? Because he is this really cute singer/song writer, who's nice, writes a song for Nikki, and has a British accent! And, she thought he was cute in the beginning and he was kinda untouchable. What's not to like? So, while I think it's cool that Emerson likes Christopher and wants to tell him what's going on...I like Gabriel better.

The ending was kind of awesome. I am intrigued. I am excited to read Runaway, the next installment. It's a very interesting series.

Overall: 4/5

Airhead by Meg Cabot

EM WATTS IS GONE.

Emerson Watts didn't even want to go to the new SoHo Stark Megastore grand opening. But someone needed to look out for her sister, Frida, whose crush, British heartthrob Gabriel Luna, would be singing and signing autographs there-along with the newly appointed Face of Stark, teen supermodel sensation Nikki Howard.

How was Em to know that disaster would strike, changing her-and life as she'd known it-forever? One bizarre accident later, and Em Watts, always the tomboy, never the party princess, is no longer herself. Literally.

Now getting her best friend, Christopher, to notice that she's actually a girl is the least of Em's problems.

But what Em's pretty sure she'll never be able to accept might just turn out to be the one thing that's going to make her dream come true . . . .

NIKKI HOWARD IS HERE TO STAY (Barnesandnoble.com).

This was a really, really fun book to read! I was really surprised by how it turned out. I don't want to give anything away so I will try to give a good review without any spoilers. I do this because it was really cool to read this and not know what to expect.

When I go into the first few chapters, I was really pulled in. Then, something happened and I thought it was going to be all Freaky Friday, which I didn't like. I almost didn't finish reading it. But, thankfully I did because it wasn't corny like Freaky Friday. It was...good!

The MC, Emerson, is really smart, which I really like in a main character. I thought her sister was really annoying, but I guess that's the point. Once I got into the story, it was a page turner.

The story is interesting and entertaining. It keeps you on your toes even without vampires and fight action which is a good change of pace. Plus, the concept of the whole story makes you think, "Gee, I wish that was me!"

The writing was great and the ending was pretty good too. I must say that I might become a Meg Cabot addict.

Overall: 4/5