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“sounds really good. ”
Rebecca V wrote this review Friday, September 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“ Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com
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Although I sometimes get irritated by the label of "chick lit" as a book genre, I'm going to be my own oxymoron and say that PLAN B by Jenny O'Connell is, indeed, teen chick lit. And that I also really liked the book, thoroughly enjoyed it, in fact, and can now no longer say "chick lit" with my previous snobbish sneer.
Vanessa has her life all planned out. All she has to do is survive the next nine months of senior year at the prestigious and private Cabot Academy, ace her SATs, and then spend a year touring Europe with her best friend, Taylor. After that, she'll be more than ready to enroll at the same college in Connecticut that her boyfriend, Patrick, attends, and life will be perfect.
Except life isn't perfect, and it's the definite fault of Reed Vaughn, Hollywood "It" guy, the most good-looking hottie to have graced the planet with his existence in the last several years. Taylor is already ga-ga over him, and although Vanessa can appreciate his good looks, she's not entirely sure about his appeal. Appeal is the last thing on her mind, though, when she finds out that there's more to Reed Vaughn than meets the eye--he's actually her half-brother, the son her father never knew he had.
As if a previously unknown sibling wasn't bad enough, Reed is coming to stay with her family in Chicago. Even that wouldn't have been so bad, if not for the fact that Reed is also a senior, will also be attending Cabot Academy, and will, without a doubt, ruin her life as she knows it. Now school is going to be as messed up as her home life, where tensions are running high between her parents and the lack of regular phone calls from boyfriend Patrick is driving Vanessa insane. How can she possibly survive this last year of high school with a celebrity brother, a maybe-cheating boyfriend, a disgruntled mother, and a shell-shocked father? All the plans she's worked so hard on getting perfectly arranged might
just have to go out the window--and it will be time to put PLAN B into action.
This is a fun story about friendship, family, love, and loss that will have you remembering the ups and downs of having a sibling, and the trials and tribulations of getting ready for college. PLAN B is an engaging, entertaining read from a talented new author, and you won't go wrong by picking up a copy.
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“i was pretty good. i would have liked it to tell me if she got into Yale and what happened there”
kelsi p wrote this review Saturday, March 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Mona A wrote this review Friday, February 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In Vanessa's life everything runs smoothly according to the plan; she has planned to go on a trip to Europe with Taylor this coming summer, she will apply to Yale where her boyfriend is currently attending, she will get great scores on her second SATs, and she will spent a memorable year as a high school senior. Then suddenly she receives some bizarre news, she has a half brother and he is no other than the notorious Hollywood star, Reed Vaughn, and he is coming to live with them, and there goes her plan out of the window, her perfectly planned life is bound to be ruined! How will Vanessa put her life back together, now that her good-for-nothing half brother lives under the same roof? Read to find out.
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“Summary:Coast through senior year. Graduate. Travel around Europe. Join boyfriend out East for college.
Dessa Bart wrote this review Sunday, January 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
That's the plan. Then the phone rings.
Vanessa has the next year of her life pretty much figured out. Sure, there's some parental convincing to do but she and her celebrity-obsessed gal pal Taylor pretty much think their plan is airtight.
Then Vanessa's parents get a mysterious phone call and drop a bombshell on her that she never could have imagined. She has a half brother. And he's coming to live with them.
If that wasn't bad enough, this half brother is none other than Hollywood bad boy Reed Vaughn. He's famous. He's going to be a senior, too. And he's going to ruin Vanessa's life for sure....
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“Sweet and to-the-point, Jenny O'Connell debuts well with her first young adult novel "Plan B". Although slightly on the predictable side (it is reminiscent of Meg Cabot's "Teen Idol"), "Plan B" is filled with enjoyable characters, witty one-liners, and plenty of messages to the teenagers of today. It could use some more plot development and stronger narration, but beyond that, the book is a decent summer read for anyone that loves inside gossip.”
Alex wrote this review Sunday, November 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Vanessa has it all planned out. She’s starting her senior year of high school, and after that “short, relatively painless year,” she’s going to go to Yale, where her boyfriend, Patrick, is already a freshman. It’ll be great, just like before, only without parents around.
teenbookreview wrote this review Saturday, March 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Then comes one phone call. Who would have thought one phone call, a fairly short one, could change Vanessa’s life so drastically?
Apparently, Vanessa has an older half brother. Her parents were separated for awhile before she was born, and she has a brother that she just found out about. And he’s coming to stay. Not just for a visit; he’s going to be spending his senior year at Vanessa’s school.
He’s not completely unknown to her. In fact, the whole world knows Vanessa’s brother. She sees his face every day. Her best friend has posters of Vanessa’s brother on her wall. Reed Vaughn, Hollywood’s favorite bad boy, is Vanessa’s half brother.
That’s a pretty big bombshell, and it changes things in ways Vanessa could never have imagined. When Reed comes to town, Vanessa’s life, every aspect of it, is turned upside down. Things will never be the same for Vanessa again…But is change so bad?
Plan B, Jenny O’Connell’s first young adult novel, is sure to be a hit. Published by MTV Books, it’s full of believable characters, interesting plot twists, and great writing. This book had my attention all the way through! I’ve been very impressed with the novels MTV has published, and this one is no exception. The people at MTV have surprisingly good taste in books!
Vanessa is a great character to whom readers will certainly be able to relate. Her unwillingness for things to be different is very understandable, and so is her realization that change isn’t always bad. This book is much less predictable than one might think, and the ending especially is surprise — but not a bad surprise. Nothing about this book is bad! Pick it up and you won’t be disappointed.”
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