Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Review 3: Airhead by Meg Cabot

Title: Airhead
Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Point Publishers
Rating: 9/10
The Lowdown:
Em Watts is not herself. Literally.
After a heinous accident involving a plasma screen falling down on her and a teen supermodel getting an aneurysm and being brain dead, Em Watt's brain is transferred into the supermodel's (Niki Howard) body. Personally, at first, I was extremely confused about what the hell the novel was supposed to be about. But after a little reading (and a ton of patience) I awakened to the plot of the novel: a little predictable, a little fantastical, and totally awesome.
The Good:
A. Cabot's plot and idea
B. Cabot's narration style.
C. The complications and the drama.
D. I seriously love Niki's BFF and Gabriel Luna, the singer who goes ga ga for Niki. They're, like, just so funny.
E. Awesome cover.
The Bad:
A. Really off realistic-wise.
B. Uh, is this supposed to be science fiction?
C. Tied up WAY too early. Hello, can you add a little more? We pay money for these books.
D. The ending was retarded.
E. Nothing about the company as Meg portrays it makes sense. Maybe we have to wait for Being Nikki (sequel) to figure out this whole entire drama.
The Consensus:
Overall, I guess I do go ga ga for Meg Cabot's new franchise. But seriously, doesn't that woman have enough writing projects on her hands to last her a lifetime. Maybe she just likes to write. But anyways, this idea was somewhat awesome, somwhat lame, somewhat *yawn* exciting in a non-exciting way. But my main complaint is that it was tied way too early. But if you just need a book to sort of pass the time, this would be my pick for you.

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