Confessions of a First Daughter by Cassidy Calloway

Title: Confessions of a First Daughter
Author: Cassidy Calloway
Age Group: Teens
# of Pages: 214
My Rating: 5/5

Sometimes, parents can make us teens miserable. But sometimes, their jobs can too!

Morgan Abbott wants a normal life. But normal is something completely out of her reach! Her mother is the president of the country so she is unable to do anything she wants! Can't a girl have a little fun without making it onto tomorrow's headlines? Talk about pressure, especially if one is prone to messing things up! And not to mention having an adorable agent who is practically her shadow!

But when Morgan has a very important task to pretend to be her mother, aka President of the United States, can she pull it off? Or will her cover be blown?

After reading a novel that left me in pure boredom, I wanted something fun to bring my reading mood back up. So sitting on my shelves held plentiful books but many are of darker subjects. When I saw Confessions of a First Daughter sitting there, I decided to give it a go. And yes, it definitely brought my mood up 100%!

Within the first two pages, I already liked Morgan. Her sense of humour drew me in quickly and I rooted for her throughout. She is definitely a cool gal and even if she does screw things up sometimes, she's still human. I was disappointed her relationship with Max, the secret service agent, was not elaborated on as much as I hoped. But the rest of the story made up for the lack of intense, deep romance.

What pushed me to give the novel a 5/5 is the way Calloway effectively put all of the tidbits information of the characters into good use. As in you know this one little detail about the protagonist and because of it, it almost ruins things for her somewhere else in the story! I found it to be quite witty of the author and it made the novel an even better read! She also wrapped up everything so nicely!

Confessions of a First Daughter is a fantastic quick and entertaining read for those who wants a break from fantasy novels or whatnot! I am so looking forward to the sequel if there is to be one!

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(P.S. And gosh, I love how toned the model's legs are!)

Review copy provided by HarperCollins.

Trailer Tuesday: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Title: Hush, Hush
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Description: For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along.

With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.

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Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Title: Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Author: Beth Fantaskey
Age Group: Teens
# of Pages: 354
My Rating: 3/5

Jessica is a very logical teen girl. Yes, she loves math and dislikes anything that is made-up. But then, the gorgeous European Lucius steps into her ordinary life and proclaims that they are to wed because of a betrothal their parents made for them. Oh, and he is also a vampire.

What?!? Not only that, he claims that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess! And if they don't get married soon, their ancient clans will war together! Now what will a girl do when the fate of vampiredom rests upon her shoulders?

This is a very bi-polar novel. Very. Bi-polar.

So for the first 20 pages while I was reading it, I was like, "Oh no, please not another brooding Twilight novel..." because that was what it seemed to be heading. But the moment Jessica decided to pitchforked Lucius's foot, I changed my mind. It was entertaining for the next fifty pages and I was seriously ready to give the novel a 5/5. I really loved Lucius's European and sophisticated sense of humour. He was seriously one of the best vampire guys out there with his manners and freaking sexy accent. It was great to see his side of things when he wrote letters to his uncle back home because he made it so amusing every time as he criticized Jessica and the American culture.

But then...

Everything slipped downhill at a rapid pace after the 100th page or so. It started to bore me to tears once Jessica started moping over the fact that Lucius may be interested in the cheerleader Faith. For the next half of the novel, it was pretty much Jessica being depressed. I thought it was pretty cool to have a character who uses the left-side of her brain but when Lucius started to drift away, her personality was enough for you to close the book.

Not only did her face slip, but so did Lucius! He started to become this brooding, angry character. I wanted to cry, "Nooo! Where is my funny and caring Lucius?? Why God why???" I pretty much lost all hope for him to go back to his old self when I neared the end.

I am so so disappointed with this novel. It went from light and cute to angsty and, well, boring. I really wished that the entire story was consistent from beginning to end. I am rating it 3/5 for the times it made me laugh and Lucius (before he went all weird). But if there is a sequel, I am pretty sure I won't be running to pick it up any time soon.