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| Original Title: | Epic Fail |
| ISBN: | 0061921262 (ISBN13: 9780061921261) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Elise Benton, Derek Edwards |
| Setting: | Los Angeles, California(United States) |
Claire LaZebnik
Paperback | Pages: 295 pages Rating: 3.73 | 33552 Users | 2297 Reviews
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| Title | : | Epic Fail |
| Author | : | Claire LaZebnik |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 295 pages |
| Published | : | August 2nd 2011 by HarperTeen |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Romance. Contemporary. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. High School. Retellings |
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At Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you. Case in point:- As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the school--not that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects.
- As the daughter of the new principal, Elise Benton isn't exactly on everyone's must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list.
When Elise's beautiful sister catches the eye of the prince's best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with Derek, making her the envy of every girl on campus. Except she refuses to fall for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty, and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long.
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Rating clarification : 1.5 stars☂ I didn't like that book. Some parts made me roll my eyes. Others made me cringe. Anyway, that's only my opinion and I can totally understand why readers might love it. No judgment here :) ☂- The plot was predictable. Highly, highly predictable. I know that's a retelling of Pride and Prejudice but come on. That's annoying to guess everything before the characters, because you end up doubting their common sense. Buuut I'll come back to that. And for those who'dYou'll probably be sick of hearing me say this, but any book that has any sort of connection to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is bound to get on my radar. So when I heard about this, I downloaded the book, and immediately got onto it.In Epic Fail, Elise Benton and her sisters start at the prestigious Coral Tree Prep School when their mam is given the headteacher position. Elise and Juliana are flung into the snobby and snarky lifestyle of the LA Elite, and they're at a disadvantage that
Pride and Prejudice retellings can be a bit hit or miss with me, but I thought this one was overall quite good. It followed the original (mostly, but where was Mary????) but converted nicely to the boarding school ya setting. I liked the Wickham/Darcy feud and the author did a good job capturing the Lizzie characters conflicted feelings about the Darcy character. I wasnt really satisfied with how Lydia and Mr and Mrs Bennett were represented though. Yes, Mrs Bennett was embarrassing, but she
I am tempted to create a shelf called the gobblers. Gobblers are books that you soak up in one sitting and are usually oodles of fun. I used to be a gobbler fanatic. Picking up these types of books frequently and reading them like candy. I miss those days sometimes...Anyways this particular story centers on Elise Benton. She's moved to a L.A. with her family and the changes of course are taking some time. Elise is going to a prep school where everyone knows a movie star, and her mother is the
There were many things I didn't like about this book, in fact I have trouble finding something I did like. The characters were all a bit stupid, and their conflicts were hard to believe. They all had major communication issues, I mean seriously If they had managed to talk amongst each other like normal people then they would have avoided so many of these absurd misunderstandings. Things I didn't like *SPOILERS*:- Derek getting mad at Elise for trusting Webster more than him. Yes, Derek was right
Pride and Prejudice retellings can be a bit hit or miss with me, but I thought this one was overall quite good. It followed the original (mostly, but where was Mary????) but converted nicely to the boarding school ya setting. I liked the Wickham/Darcy feud and the author did a good job capturing the Lizzie characters conflicted feelings about the Darcy character. I wasnt really satisfied with how Lydia and Mr and Mrs Bennett were represented though. Yes, Mrs Bennett was embarrassing, but she
3.5 starsCute.Not mind-blowing, but it was a really cute young adult retelling of Austin's Pride and Prejudice.Dereck's (Darcy) parents are famous Hollywood actors, and he's learned to be cautious around people.Naturally, he comes off looking snobby...Elise's (Elizabeth) mother is the new prep-school principal, and her father is a teacher. Both are embarrassingly strict/wacky...The plot sticks relatively close to P&P, but it still goes off on its own here and there. Only one sister is
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