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Clique Summer Collection #2: Dylan

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Pretty Committee member Dylan Marvil accompanies her TV-host mother on a private jet to an extravagant spa and tennis club in Hawaii in hopes of making a fresh start. She wants to put the heartache of being dumped behind her, relax in the spa, lounge on the beach and feast on rich tropical desserts --- while her mom is busy preparing for the "interview of the season" with hot-tempered tennis superstar and bad-girl Svetlana Slootskyia.

After checking in to the luxurious resort, Dylan and her mother head for the resort's boutique to "go native" and pick out some new clothes to wear at the Aloha Open VIP Party. Dylan --- who favors dark colors, especially black, to flatter her size-four (make that size-six) figure --- is not pleased with the wardrobe selection. She tells her mom she feels like she's been dropped into a "floral-scented snow globe" because everything there is white, which is the customary color for anyone attending the tennis events.

While looking for an appropriate outfit, Dylan melts at the sight of tanned and handsome J.T. Daley, whose father owns the resort. When she actually meets him, Dylan can barely control her burping. J.T. is a tennis-obsessed "hawtie" who is immediately impressed when he finds out that Dylan's mom is going to be interviewing Svetlana.

At the VIP party, to impress J.T. even more, Dylan tells him she also loves tennis, which is about as true as her being a size four and not having a burping problem. After hearing this, J.T. invites her to his family's box seats at a tennis match that will be held three days later.

Dylan quickly realizes she has to learn how to master the game of tennis in three days, or J.T. will know she's lying. She tries to come up with a plan to get the hot-tempered Svetlana to teach her to play tennis well enough to impress J.T. Can Dylan convince Svetlana to help her become an ace, or will her quest to win over J.T. end up out of bounds?

DYLAN is the second of five books that shine a spotlight on the summers of the Pretty Committee members. It is a breezy and light-hearted novel with an important message about knowing ourselves and being comfortable with who we are.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

I enjoyed this book a lot. Dylan goes to Hawaii with her Mom, the talk-show host, to interview a famous tennis star and cover a tennis tournament.

Almost immediately, Dylan meets a hot guy who seems more obsessed with tennis than with girls - and Dylan sets out to rearrange his priorities.

When the bratty tennis star loses her temper at Dylan, after pledging on her Mom's show that she has changed her ways through anger-management sessions (!), Dylan blackmails her into helping Dylan get the guy.

The characters were a bit overdone and hard to believe, but it was still an enjoyable read - just harder to really fall into.

It was nice to get some insights into Dylan's character - unfortunately, there wasn't a whole lot that was truly compelling about her. She is a bit insecure and worries about her weight (at size six), and didn't really seem into much of anything beyond boys and fashion- but even those interests were more superficial than Massie's, for example.

Bottom line: good beach read, but don't bother if you aren't already a fan. (I liked Massie's a lot better!)

After reading Massie's summer book, I expected Dylan's to be a bit boring. However, I was pleasantly suprised! I loved Dylan's point of view and her sense of humor, and the storyline is good and unpredictable. I actually enjoyed it more than Massie's book! The only problem is that some parts of the story move a little too fast, but other than that it was ah-mazing!

Young girls middle school go wild for the Clique series. In this book which is the first I have ever read and plan to donate to my middle school is about Dylan's summer vacation. Yes, Dylan's the name for a young pre-teen girl. She travels with her mother, a talk-show host and journalist, to Hawaii where she interviews Russian's Tennis the Menace Svetlana. After an unusual arrangement, Dylan blackmails Svetlana into giving her private tennis lessons to impress the boy. There is a twist and you probably saw it coming anyway. I won't spoil it here.

The writing is an easy read about an hour for me aboard a train. It has it's share of light moments at times. The author used to produce for MTV reality shows in New York City before starting this series. I found it light and enjoyable at times. It can be perfect for beach reading whether for young adults or adults in general. Even those who don't like to read could learn to appreciate the series.

I honestly luved this book it was a whole new side that dlyan never showed. In this Book Dylan showed us that she can be fierce and strong and she is good at getting what she wants. She also showed us that she made a commitment and she stuck to it all for a boy.

My daughter is thirteen years old and loves this series. She can easily relate to Dylan with her crushes, weight issues,and teen drama. It is a wonderful tale that Lisi Harrison has done an amazing job! All the books are worth the money and effort to find. Great entertainment!

DYLAN (The Clique Summer Collection)
LISI HARRISON
Contemporary Young Adult
Poppy

Rating: 4 Enchantments

The second book in `The Summer Clique Collection' Dylan focuses on Dylan Marvil, daughter of TV interview Merri-Lee Marvil. In Honolulu so Merri-Lee can interview tennis star (and recent rehab graduate for her anger management issues) Svetlana, Dylan suddenly finds herself reconsidering her boy-free summer vacation plans when she meets hawtie J.T. in the resort boutique. The only thing is he's tennis obsessed and Dylan knows absolutely zilch, but when the chance comes up to blackmail Svetlana into helping her become the ultimate tennis guru, she leaps at it. But will all the pain and suffering be actually worth it?

Well there was a lot of the book I liked, some of it not so much but the ending redeemed the book in the end, upping the 3.5 Enchantments I was thinking of giving this one. Svetlana at times really threatened to overtake the story and I think sort of did for a good chapter or two when she was training Dylan in the trademark Svetlana Way. But I really liked Dylan and how she planned to get back at those who turned on her (which I can't say much about without giving away the ending), but the ball girl scene with Dylan and Svetlana was hands down my favorite in the book and I loved the outcome of it. Let's just say everyone truly got what they deserved.

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Lisa
Enchanting Reviews
November 2008

DYLAN is the second book in THE CLIQUE SUMMER COLLECTION, and lives up to the reputation of the CLIQUE series.

Dylan and her mom (who is a famous TV personality) travel to Hawaii to interview the world-famous tennis player, Svetlana. Svetlana has recently gotten out of rehab for her anger management issues, and this is her first match and interview since her last incident. Dylan and Svetlana get in a little tiff, but as a Clique member there is no way Svetlana will come out on top -- and with the guy Dylan wants.

Is there?

Dylan is quite the conniver, I must say. This was another great addition to the series as a whole, and I can't wait to read the rest of THE CLIQUE SUMMER COLLECTION!

Reviewed by: Taylor Rector

the book was a good book because i play tennis and i thought it was good researched and the author used the right terms

I won't reveal everything, but I'm glad Dylan (sorta) lost. The plot was better than Massie's, but their POV were practically identical.