Showing posts with label beauty pageants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty pageants. Show all posts

Monday, June 8, 2015

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray - 405 pages

The contestants of the Miss Teen Dream beauty pageant thought it was going to be a fun trip to the beach.  Instead they are stranded on an apparently deserted island after their plane went down.  Only 13 of the girls survived the crash.  Now they must decide will they focus on survival and rescue  . . . or will they practice their pageant skills?

This was a wonderfully snarky book that I tremendously enjoyed.  I listened to this on audio as read by the author.  She did a great job of differentiating between the different girls.  Her dialects and tone of speech were spot on.  I especially enjoyed the intros of each CD as done by the ditsy Miss Alabama.  The book did a great job of poking fun of girl stereotypes, beauty pageants, commercialism, and celebrity while still handling the characters with respect.

Friday, May 30, 2014

Murder of a Sleeping Beauty by Denise Swanson

Murder of a Sleeping Beauty by Denise Swanson - 263 pages
A Scumble River Mystery

Skye is trying to get through her last counseling session of the school day when a student comes in to tell her someone is dead in the gym.  Turns out head cheerleader Lorelei has been poisoned.  So Skye tries to determine who would kill the popular girl and why -- leading to multiple suspects and motives.

I'm enjoying this mystery series - even though I am not reading the books in any particular order.  I'm kind of picking and choosing the ones that seem more interesting.