Release Date: 2 August 2011Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased
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Goodreads description:
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.
My Thoughts...
Epic Fail was a fabulous cute, feel-good novel! Elise Benton is determined to be different from all of the other girls at school when it comes to the very handsome son of two famous movie actors. While everyone else falls at his feet and lets him do whatever he wants, Claire treats him with just a little disdain and a whole lot of caution. Despite his rare smiles and nice moments, she goes off with Webster Grant, who turns out to be more than a little disappointing.
This was a fun, very quick read (that I picked up and finished in the course of an evening). Elise is a strong-willed young woman determined not to fall into the "traps" of the celebrity town that she has just moved to. Derek is a reserved guy wary of any and all attention because most of it comes solely as a result of his parents' celebrity status. Despite their differences and some arguments, they tend to get thrown together frequently she Elise's sister, Juliana, is fairly shy and reserved and begs Elise to join her when hanging out with Chase, her boyfriend.
While you may be wary of reading yet another Jane Austen retelling, Epic Fail is actually a fun book to read. This book relies on its characters and their chemistry to move the plot along and Ms. LaZebnik did a fabulous job with doing just that. While I have to admit that a lot doesn't happen, the author is completely successful and pulling you into the lives of the characters and actually making you care what happens to them. I would definitely recommend this one if you're looking for something that's quick and fun to read.
Epic Fail was a fabulous cute, feel-good novel! Elise Benton is determined to be different from all of the other girls at school when it comes to the very handsome son of two famous movie actors. While everyone else falls at his feet and lets him do whatever he wants, Claire treats him with just a little disdain and a whole lot of caution. Despite his rare smiles and nice moments, she goes off with Webster Grant, who turns out to be more than a little disappointing.
This was a fun, very quick read (that I picked up and finished in the course of an evening). Elise is a strong-willed young woman determined not to fall into the "traps" of the celebrity town that she has just moved to. Derek is a reserved guy wary of any and all attention because most of it comes solely as a result of his parents' celebrity status. Despite their differences and some arguments, they tend to get thrown together frequently she Elise's sister, Juliana, is fairly shy and reserved and begs Elise to join her when hanging out with Chase, her boyfriend.
While you may be wary of reading yet another Jane Austen retelling, Epic Fail is actually a fun book to read. This book relies on its characters and their chemistry to move the plot along and Ms. LaZebnik did a fabulous job with doing just that. While I have to admit that a lot doesn't happen, the author is completely successful and pulling you into the lives of the characters and actually making you care what happens to them. I would definitely recommend this one if you're looking for something that's quick and fun to read.
2 comments:
Aww this sounds a lot of fun! I didn't know it was a retelling though. Great review!!
Giselle
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i sounds really fun
tnx 4 reviewing
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