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The Popularity Rules (2009)

by Abby McDonald(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

140225668X (ISBN13: 9781402256684)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Sourcebooks Landmark

review 1: As Kat's life is taking the final whoosh down the toilet, an old friend from high school shows up and offers her a way to finally take control of her life. The Popularity Rules are secret and sacred, but Lauren is willing to share them with Kat if she's only willing to listen. When Kat finally reaches the point of desperation, she gives Lauren a call and they both embark on a journey to remake Kat's life. After reading The Liberation of Alice Love, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this book, but I was eager to get my hands on it. Though I wasn't overly thrilled with Alice, it was a thought-provoking read that I enjoyed. The Popularity Rules exceeded my expectations. Abby has definitely grown as a writer. Her character creation is more intense as is her ability to k... moreeep me tuned into the story.The characters are bold and bright with a smattering of sarcasm and wells of intricacies. Each character in the book is flayed apart to perfection; letting us not only take a peek at them, but analyze them without even trying. For me, this was truly the best part of the book. I was able to psychoanalyze myself as well as the characters without even realizing I was doing so until I'd finished reading. I hesitate to say, I may have actually learned something about myself and others.As for entertainment value, this book is spot on. Kat is a music journalist, so we're thrown smack dab into the glitzy glamour of the hip rock crowd and all of its fame. Though there weren't many laugh-out-loud comedy moments in the book, I found myself smirking and grinning through parts. The Popularity Rules was a relatively quick read, considering all the content. I found myself turning page to page without being able to put it down. Each chapter begins with one of the rules. Some of them I agreed with, some I didn't, but all had a bit of truth hidden in them. After finishing the book, I found myself comparing it to Mean Girls. Of course, it's a much deeper adult version, but similar.
review 2: I'll start out by saying I never read Chic literature, but I won a pre edited copy of this on here. I wasn't entirely sure if I would like it, but after reading the first chapter, I thought it seemed pretty good. I was honestly loving this book for so long, then about 3/4 of the way through, the story changed. The book went from telling a story to pushing an agenda. I was really disappointed in the entire last quarter of the book. Even after she started pushing her agenda, I was willing to give it a shot still, but I really just didn't like the ending at all. less

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