The books are about a girl by the name of Emerson Watts. She is the farthest girl away from being a fashion conscious prissy girl. She loves video games and spending time with her best friend Christopher, who just happens to be the boy she's crushing on and hoping that they can be more than friends. Frida, Emerson's sister, is the one who loves anything that has to do with the teen model Nikki Howard, Nikki's wanna be pop singer best friend LuLu Collins, and British pop singer Gabriel Luna. Then one day Emerson is in a freak accident (or so it's thought to be) and Emerson is now Nikki Howard. How is this all possible? I guess you'll have to read the books to find out.
Overall I thought these books moved quickly. The writing was easy to follow as was the story. The characters were stereotypes of typical teenagers. It was like watching one of those teen movies. However, the character I loved and wished there was more of was Gabriel Luna. He seemed to be a bit deeper of a character but Cabot didn't develop him near enough.
There are plenty of plot twists and turns which make this Meg Cabot book more interesting and which is why I kept reading it after I had finished the first book in the series. The characters develop nicely even there are whiney teenage moments that put me off a few times throughout the book, but again these novels really aren't written for me but for girls probably in their early to mid-teens. So if we look at it from that angle I think Cabot hit the nail on the head. Girls in that age group will eat up these books in no time.
Question is what would I rate these books?
I will give all three books a solid 3 out of 5. I think on a good day I would give them a 3.5 out of 5. There was enough to keep me interested and entertained. These would be a beach read if there was nothing else on your shelf that was fun or if you are simply burned out from reading anything too serious.
