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Exclusively Chloe (2009)

by Jon Yang(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0142412260 (ISBN13: 9780142412268)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Speak

review 1: Although the writing and the story in the book was appealing I thought it was pretty superficial and too cutesy and sugar-coated. Maybe this was the point but everything in Chloe's life ended up perfectly tied up with a pretty pink (probably Gucci) ribbon. The whole book is set in the celebrity/Hollywood tabloid world complete with red carpet references throughout, which will be insignificant in 5 or 10 years. The core of the story is good - Chloe just wants to find out where she came from and in turn get more perspective on who she is, but because she is the adopted child of a mega celebrity couple it only takes her a few weeks to complete this quest, and she ends up with a hot boyfriend to boot. Teens looking for fluff will enjoy it.
review 2: Chloe is th... moree "original" celebrity-adopted baby from China, now 16 and trying to navigate around her high school, nicknamed "Celebrity High" for the number of famous offspring who attend it. When her actress mom and rock star dad decide to divorce, life gets extremely stressful for Chloe, since she can't live this out in private. Eventually, she decides to have a "makeunder" and enroll at a regular high school in a suburb of LA to get away from all the Hollywood drama, all the while searching for answers about her biological family.The story itself is very sweet and very clean, especially for dealing with Hollywood stars. Chloe is likable, and you want to root for her. The author did a great job of making her world accessible and relatable to the reader, and it definitely felt like the world of stars that Chloe lived in was real, though completely different from the lives normal people live. The stress she feels from her parents' impending divorce is understandable, and the ways the parents react to the divorce is also believable. It takes about half the book to get into the real plot of the story - Chloe going undercover at a regular high school - but I think it was good set up so we could understand just how different the two worlds are. The back of the book makes it sound like there is a lot of drama to be found at her new high school, but it's not exactly like that; it's just a different experience. I know this is a book, but I thought part of the ending was too unbelievable and happy. I'm all for happy endings, but it just seemed too perfect, especially when you consider what the ending in reality would be. My other complaint is that some of the minor characters did not seem as fleshed out or multi-dimensional as they could have been. Regardless, I thought the book was fun and I imagine that most people - especially ones who love celebrity news - would enjoy it. less

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