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"Spoiled is soapy, funny and full of the Fug Girls' trademark Hollywood snark. I want to read the sequel NOW."
(Megan McCafferty, New York Times bestselling author of Bumped and the Jessica Darling series )
"Followers of the authors' take-no-prisoners, celebrity-fashion blog will expect the satire. What surprises are moments of emotional depth-Brooke and Molly especially are rounded individuals-in this obsessively readable, smartly subversive take on lifestyles of the rich and narcissistic and their many enablers, from top stars to trashy-tabloid bottom feeders."
"Fashion bloggers Cocks and Morgan, best known for their Web site Go Fug Yourself, bring humor, heart, and formidable writing skills to this exuberant debut. . . The fashion knowledge, eye for Hollywood ridiculousness, and wicked humor that the authors are known for is on full display." (Publishers Weekly )
(Megan McCafferty, New York Times bestselling author of Bumped and the Jessica Darling series )
"Followers of the authors' take-no-prisoners, celebrity-fashion blog will expect the satire. What surprises are moments of emotional depth-Brooke and Molly especially are rounded individuals-in this obsessively readable, smartly subversive take on lifestyles of the rich and narcissistic and their many enablers, from top stars to trashy-tabloid bottom feeders."
"Fashion bloggers Cocks and Morgan, best known for their Web site Go Fug Yourself, bring humor, heart, and formidable writing skills to this exuberant debut. . . The fashion knowledge, eye for Hollywood ridiculousness, and wicked humor that the authors are known for is on full display." (Publishers Weekly )
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Sixteen-year-old Molly Dix has just discovered that her biological father is Brick Berlin, world-famous movie star and red-carpet regular. Intrigued (and a little terrified) by her Hollywood lineage, Molly moves to Los Angeles and plunges headfirst into the deep of Beverly Hills celebrity life. Just as Molly thinks her life couldn't get any stranger, she meets Brooke Berlin, her gorgeous, spoiled half sister, who welcomes Molly to la-la land with a smothering dose "sisterly love"...but in this town, nothing is ever what it seems.
Set against a world of Redbull-fuelled stylists, tiny tanned girls, popped-collar guys, and Blackberry-wielding publicists, Spoiled is a sparkling debut from the writers behind the viciously funny celebrity blog GoFugYourself.com
Heather Cocks is a die-hard sports fan, a Leo, an ex-reporter, a Notre Dame grad, a dual citizen of the U.S. and U.K., a sandwich enthusiast, and a former producer for America's Next Top Model. Jessica Morgan is a Southern California native and UCLA alumna who has produced reality shows ranging from Growing Up Gotti to the docu-series 30 Days. She collects shoes, books, and unpaid parking tickets. Both ladies live in Los Angeles and watch almost everything on the CW.
Together, Heather and Jessica skewer celebrity fashion crimes on their popular blog, Go Fug Yourself, which draws millions of monthly readers and made Entertainment Weekly's Must List. Their dispatches from the front rows are routinely the most-read pieces on New York magazine's Web site during Fashion Week. This is their first novel for young adults.
Set against a world of Redbull-fuelled stylists, tiny tanned girls, popped-collar guys, and Blackberry-wielding publicists, Spoiled is a sparkling debut from the writers behind the viciously funny celebrity blog GoFugYourself.com
Heather Cocks is a die-hard sports fan, a Leo, an ex-reporter, a Notre Dame grad, a dual citizen of the U.S. and U.K., a sandwich enthusiast, and a former producer for America's Next Top Model. Jessica Morgan is a Southern California native and UCLA alumna who has produced reality shows ranging from Growing Up Gotti to the docu-series 30 Days. She collects shoes, books, and unpaid parking tickets. Both ladies live in Los Angeles and watch almost everything on the CW.
Together, Heather and Jessica skewer celebrity fashion crimes on their popular blog, Go Fug Yourself, which draws millions of monthly readers and made Entertainment Weekly's Must List. Their dispatches from the front rows are routinely the most-read pieces on New York magazine's Web site during Fashion Week. This is their first novel for young adults.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it,
By Ariana (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spoiled (Hardcover)
Engaging, fun, couldn't put it down. The first YA book that's grabbed my attention so wholly in a long, long time. I want a sequel!
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Little Over The Top,
This review is from: Spoiled (Hardcover)
Review first posted at: [...]Sometimes all a girl needs in life is a nice easy read. Something that doesn't take a lot of thought when reading it. Something that will make you laugh and roll your eyes at it's content. Something that you can get lost in while you're reading, but have no problem putting down when you need to. That is exactly what I got out of the debut novel by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, Spoiled. I enjoyed reading this novel; about a sixteen year old girl-Molly- who finds out that her dad is a mega super star and after the death of her mother, she decides to go and live with him and his other daughter. Spoiled tells of her adventures in this new land of papporazzi, and mean girls. This was a fluff novel. When I say that I mean, and novel that doesn't have a whole lot of substance. That isn't the nicest thing to say, but it's the truth. I liked this book, will I remember it in a couple of weeks? No. I barely remember it now. I do know that it didn't take me long to read, and that it did make me laugh. The world that Cocks and Morgan created was so ludicris. The portrait they paint of Hollywood society is so out of this world, that I had to roll my eyes at their drama. Sometimes less is more. I loss a sense of reality while reading this book, and sometimes is wasn't in a good way. Specifically with the ridiculous demands that the rich and famous make. The Girls' father Brick, was out of this world insane. Kind of funny when you think of it, but it was slightly over the top. I should mention that Cocks and Morgan could have done a better job with the end. It kind of just cut off, without any sort of resolution. The characters were funny though, if not a little annoying. The situations were a little grating. But overall, I liked Molly and I liked Bridget. However, they weren't anything special. That's the thing with this book, there was nothing overly special about it. It was all just Meh. Meh characters, meh writing. But at the same time, it was exactly what I needed. I wasn't bored. The rich and famous have always intrigued me. So I think when it comes to Spoiled, I am indifferent.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (39 customer reviews) 19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very witty, but not a great novel,
By Yolz - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Spoiled (Hardcover)
I've been a huge fan of the gofugyourself site for about 4 years now- I love Heather and Jessica's fashion commentary. It's always sharp, witty, and just biting enough to not be too bitchy. They're great at it, and I bought Spoiled because of my adoration of their fug work.Spoiled was not, however, as great as I had hoped it would be. The book has a stack of brilliant one-liners, and very amusing asides that poke fun at how silly/shallow some of the characters are, but writing like that is not enough to sustain a novel. The dialogue is not great, mainly because it is not believable, and I don't mean that in a 'suspension of disbelief' way. It is also delivered way too fast, without appropriate context. For example, when Laurel is telling Molly about who her father is (sorry, trying to avoid getting deleted for spoilers!), the dialogue is almost akin to a throw-away line. This leaves what is actually a big deal in Molly's life falling kind of flat for the reader. Plus, repeatedly throughout the book there is a dearth of really good scene-setting. It's not something that requires paragraphs of descriptions, just a clever snappy line or two can provide more than enough for the reader to envisage what is going on. It's almost like they were trying to get to the next funny comment/line too fast to enable the reader to actually engage with the characters. Spoiled left me feeling a bit unsatisfied. Sure, I laughed, but a novel needs to do more than that. I can just read their website if I want a few laughs. A novel's purpose is the story it's trying to tell. A novel should deliver its story in a way that makes you feel like you were along for the ride, no matter how light-hearted the subject matter is. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super Fun Summer Read,
By Lauren Shotwell - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Spoiled (Hardcover)
I found "Spoiled" to be an incredibly fun, frothy, funny read and a perfect summer book. The authors strike a great balance between the humor all of the Hollywood and fashion jokes and the relationships between the characters. I liked all of the characters and was invested in what happened while I laughed out loud as they skewered the celebrity lifestyle with the same wit that is found in their writing on Go Fug Yourself. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an amusing and enjoyable read!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun Summer Romp!,
By nat @ book, line, and sinker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Spoiled (Hardcover)
Nat's One-Sentence Synopsis: In their debut YA novel that has a killer cover, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan of Go Fug Yourself fame deliver a jaunty romp that makes a perfect beach read. 3.5 Bookmarks (out of 5)As a long-time reader of Go Fug Yourself, a humor blog that skewers the faux pas and lauds the 'well played' of celebrity fashion, I was eager to get my paws on a copy of the girls' newest venture: a YA novel. Cocks and Morgan are handy with satire on their blog, and despite the fact that I don't follow celebrities or haute couture, their biting wit entertains me, and I spend happy minutes reading their rants about split-hooved boots, rompers, and leggings. I went into Spoiled looking for an escape--something light and beachy--with a healthy side of the Fug Girls' trademark snark. While this one isn't quite a literary masterpiece, it does tell a fun (but far-fetched) story that I read in one sitting. I also recommended it to several students because it's light on profanity and hanky-panky but heavy on the Amex Black Card lifestyle that some teenagers dream about. During her mom's deathbed confession, 16-year-old Molly Dix learns that her father isn't dead as she's long believed but is actually hearty and hale, living life in the fast lane 2,000 miles away in LA. Her mother's dying wish is for Molly to move in with her father. Brick Berlin is one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood, and he's known about Molly for her entire life, respecting her mom's wishes to shield her from the public eye. Brick welcomes Molly with open arms to his palatial manse in Beverly Hills. Unfortunately, Molly's half-sister, Brooke, is less than thrilled with Molly's existence and arrival. Brooke wages a campaign of terror on her unsuspecting, harmless sib and hi-jinx and rivalry ensue. Molly is left feeling like she's in limbo--she doesn't fit into the Beverly Hills scene but can't go back to Indiana now that she's the daughter of a huge celebrity. As Molly and Brooke work toward making peace, their shaky truce is put to the test more than once. Brooke's deepest secrets are revealed, and Molly's relationship with her "home-town honey" is on the line after a compromising photo is taken showing her in the arms of another boy. Armed with their insider info, the Fug Girls drop social, cultural, and fashion references that offer the hoi-polloi a peek into the lifestyles of the rich and the famous. Their classic one-liners had me laughing but some of the teen dialogue was a bit forced and unrealistic. The characters didn't always win me over and many story lines are left unresolved (perhaps there's a sequel in the works?) but it was a perfect transitory read for me from school books to summer fun. I'd recommend this to the young-at-heart, Fug Girls fans, and those who don't mind their YA a bit on the fluffy side. |
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