DO-OVER
NIKI BURNHAM
YA Romantic Comedy
Simon Pulse
ISBN# 978-0-689-87620-2
229 Pages
$5.99
Paperback - Available Now
Rating: 4 Enchantments
DO-OVER is the sequel to ROYALLY JACKED and SPIN CONTROL.
Fifteen year old Valerie Winslow’s back in Schwerinborg after a vacation to visit her mother back in Virginia, and there’s a few secrets she’s keeping from her hottie boyfriend, Prince Georg. Not that what she’s not telling him is anything bad, but he might not see things the way she does.
Valerie’s dealing with a lot in DO-OVER; first she thinks her father is acting awfully funny then finds out he’s been dating Ms. Putzkammer, a PR person from the palace, when she comes along as Georg’s chaperone as Val joins her dad and Georg on the ski trip. Add in the fact that her friends from the states are pressuring her to come clean with Georg before he finds out on his own about her little secrets; and Valerie’s life is getting kinda complicated.
I really liked the scenes where Val, her dad, Georg and Ms. Putzkammer went on the ski vacation. Val’s pretty well instant dislike for her father’s new girlfriend is amusing, especially when she nicknames her ‘The Fraulein’, as is her reaction when the two adults come back to the table with lunch. Cabbage and bratwurst isn’t exactly a burger and fries.
Even though I hadn’t read the first two books in the series, this didn’t bother me as I read DO-OVER, as Ms. Burnham does a great job telling the story and filling the reader in on events that happened in previous books.
If you’re looking for a fun read, check out DO-OVER.
Lisa
YA Director
Enchanting Reviews
April 2008
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Enchanting Review: The Boys Next Door
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
JENNIFER ECHOLS
Simon Pulse
YA Romantic Comedy
Paperback
$6.99
ISBN-10: 1-4169-1831-0
Rating: 3.5 Enchantments
Lori loves summertime. She spends her summers wakeboarding, swimming and working at the marina with the Vader brothers next door.
But this summer’s going to be different. For one, Lori’s going to turn sixteen and she’s determined to go from tomboy to girlfriend - Sean Vader’s girlfriend to be precise. All she needs is a little make over and she’s convinced he’ll be hers.
Step one in the makeover seems to work. Sean spends the boat ride flirting with her but when she sees him kissing his brother’s girlfriend, she realizes her plan might need a little tweaking. And what better way to get his attention then to make him jealous?
And no better candidate than his younger brother and her best friend, Adam.
Sure, Adam looks just like Sean. But his eyes are just a little lighter. And the only way at times she can tell them apart is the skull and crossbones chain Adam wears that she gave him years ago. So pretending to be in love with Adam should be easy, just pretend he’s Sean. Except Lori doesn’t expect the fake relationship to feel so real. The fake date seems real enough to her. And so do the kisses.
Lori’s antics will make you laugh and watching her realize Adam’s feelings for her are more real than she wants to admit keeps the reader turning pages. THE BOYS NEXT DOOR is an entertaining read by Ms.Echols.
Lisa
YA Director
Enchanting Reviews
JENNIFER ECHOLS
Simon Pulse
YA Romantic Comedy
Paperback
$6.99
ISBN-10: 1-4169-1831-0
Rating: 3.5 Enchantments
Lori loves summertime. She spends her summers wakeboarding, swimming and working at the marina with the Vader brothers next door.
But this summer’s going to be different. For one, Lori’s going to turn sixteen and she’s determined to go from tomboy to girlfriend - Sean Vader’s girlfriend to be precise. All she needs is a little make over and she’s convinced he’ll be hers.
Step one in the makeover seems to work. Sean spends the boat ride flirting with her but when she sees him kissing his brother’s girlfriend, she realizes her plan might need a little tweaking. And what better way to get his attention then to make him jealous?
And no better candidate than his younger brother and her best friend, Adam.
Sure, Adam looks just like Sean. But his eyes are just a little lighter. And the only way at times she can tell them apart is the skull and crossbones chain Adam wears that she gave him years ago. So pretending to be in love with Adam should be easy, just pretend he’s Sean. Except Lori doesn’t expect the fake relationship to feel so real. The fake date seems real enough to her. And so do the kisses.
Lori’s antics will make you laugh and watching her realize Adam’s feelings for her are more real than she wants to admit keeps the reader turning pages. THE BOYS NEXT DOOR is an entertaining read by Ms.Echols.
Lisa
YA Director
Enchanting Reviews
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