And she's sick of having all her family's money wasted on a phony pursuit of perfection. She's sick of being taken for granted by her pageant-obsessed mom. She's sick of being ignored by her longtime crush, Logan.
She's sick of being the girl who hears about kisses instead of getting them. And on top of that, her seven-year-old sister, Mackenzie, is a terror in a tiara, and part of a pageant scene where she gets praised for her beauty (with the help of fake hair and tons of makeup). She's popular, smart, funny.but she's never been one of those girls, the pretty ones who get all the attention from guys. Although this is a safe read for even young YA readers, the messages about beauty, family friendship should be discussed long after the book ends.A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom.ĭon't mess with a girl with a great personality!Įverybody loves Lexi. Instead of enjoying her attentive new boyfriend ( FNL-named Taylor Riggins), Lexi continues to obsess over the unavailable Logan and second guess everyone's motives toward her. But once she's prettified, things take an angsty turn both between Lexi and her family and in terms of her own self-esteem. Lexi's life is fascinating - a supersized divorced mother whose only outlet is her 7-year-old daughter's pageants a baby sister who gets all the attention best friends who can't wait to escape to New York City with her and she's genuinely likable.
But once she has her makeover and - voila! - becomes "hot" in the eyes of her male classmates, all of a sudden Lexi feels better about herself, lands a gorgeous boyfriend, but is still unsure of whether she "deserves" the attention, since it's based on her looks and not her personality. Lexi is sweet and smart, but because she doesn't attempt to wear makeup or curl her hair, she's largely unnoticed in the sea of Texas cheerleaders and pageant girls.
Eulberg's novels, like Prom and Prejudice and The Lonely Hearts Club, tend to feature girls who are pretty clueless about guys in one way or another, and Revenge is more of the same.
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