Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library)'s Reviews > Life Just Got Real

Okay, so...I'm not the target audience for this book.

However, you have to remember that I was raised on shows such as Lizzie McGuire and That's So Raven, and movies such as Beauty and the Beast (the original animated feature, not the recent live-action flub) and The Princess Diaries. So, female-fronted stories featuring strong heroines are what I'm used to.

To be honest, I've never watched Duck Dynasty, though it has been of much discussion among my fellow Christians, especially since the Robertson family are members of the Church of Christ, as I am. Still, I'm just not into reality television; I watch shows and movies as an escape from reality. So what if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Star Wars aren't realistic? That's what makes them fun!

So, what did I think of this book? It read like a DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie, that is)...but, as a fan of the Mouse network, that isn't a bad thing! The story was fun, and the ending was rather touching; AJ made for a likable heroine who overcomes dire circumstances. Overall, I enjoyed this one.

However, I do have to offer a caution: A scene where AJ tries on a prom dress makes multiple references to her undergarments, including a mention of a logo on her panties. While female readers probably won't mind that, anyone with a "Y" chromosome may be led into lustful thoughts by that scene.

EDIT: My feelings reading this a second time thanks to finding it at a local yard sale are largely the same as described above.