![]() At one point in the book, where Charlie and Nicole (she's Charlie's best friend) are running lines together, Charlie reveals to Nicole that she has somehow memorized all the lines in the play. ![]() Oh, and here's an example of the predictable part. Getting a part in the chorus is great, especially when one completely fails in their audition (I, too, have messed up my auditions before). Charlie seems to make a big deal out of stuff that isn't so bad. I noticed one typo, which isn't a huge issue, but I felt that the writing style itself overly dramatized small events. It has been a few days since I've read it, and I've read many books since then, so I am a bit fuzzy on the details. ![]() I usually like the Candy Apple books, even though they're typically extremely predictable and don't always have the best writing (with the exception of the 'Accidentally' series by Lisa Papademetriou), but Drama Queen reaches new depths of predictability and not-so-great writing. ![]()
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![]() Frances, Mary Lucille, Therese, and narrator Agatha are transferred to a Rhode Island halfway house called Little Neon that’s painted the “chemical, lurid” color of Mountain Dew and houses a collective of eccentric characters such as Lawnmower Jill, who drove drunk too many times and now resorts to driving the vehicle from which her nickname is derived. A quartet of nuns navigates unexpected changes in Luchette’s dynamic and resonant debut. ![]() ![]() In this gaming world, Magic is a dragon who can shape shift to human form and Scheen is the faithful captain of the King's guard. ![]() They enter a world of gaming that carries the reader right along with them into the fantasy land of Marithe. ![]() He has formed a strong relationship with Magic, a man whose health and strength are slowly seeping away. Two main characters move back and forth from a "real" world where Scheen is a wealthy man who has never known the love of a friend. Bonds are forged that bear no limit of species, gender, time or space. The dual themes of love and fealty penetrate the relationships of lovers, friends, and families. ![]() The dual themes of love and fealty might just make you weepĭreamer, Patrick O'Scheen's first book in the Marithe series, is a marvellous read. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cats Are Mean: somewhat subverted most cats Courtney meets are actually helpful, but they are somewhat arrogant to other species.But do not kill one of his subjects or daughters. Beware the Nice Ones: The Twilight King is, differences in morality issues aside, one of the nicest of the Night Things.Be Careful What You Wish For: when Courtney tries to become popular in her school by using a Charm spell.Aristocrats Are Evil: if not really evil, the Dreadful Duchess is completely alien to human morality.And Now You Must Marry Me: Hermia is under a curse until she marries someone she has absolutely no interest in.Blake in Courtney Crumrin and the Twilight Kingdom counts as a male version. ![]() Alpha Bitch: A girl in Courtney's new school who wears Princess Curls and starts out the year by extorting Courtney's allowance money from her.All Girls Want Bad Boys: Courtney's first crush.Butterworm could also be considered as such. Adults Are Useless: played straight with Courtney's parents, averted with Uncle Aloysius and Calpurnia Crisp.Action Girl: Courtney isn't going to let being small and a preteen get in the way of saving the day. ![]() |