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Confessions of a Blabbermouth (Minx Graphic Novels)

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Tasha's mom does not have the best taste in men. Not only does Tasha know this, but all of her blog followers do to. There's also this tough girl at school who wants to kill Tash know that she has been picked for yearbook. And her mom's new beau has a daughter who's a little weird. Tasha's just trying to not be beaten up at school and live a normal life but when she overhears a moment between her mom's boyfriend and his daughter. Tasha knows she has to find out more and help Tasha if she can.

Tasha is a little bit obnoxious, but not really too bad. I like the British-ness of the book, YAY England! ;) I was getting a little nervous about what could possibly be going on between father and daughter, and it turned out to be plenty weird. It was neat reading about a blogger, not that she blogs the same way but it was still fun. This story was a lot of fun and a lot of drama. It was totally worth the read and you should make sure you check this and all the other MINX books out soon. Happy Reading!

First Line:
"Tasha, are you out of your mind?"

Favorite Lines:
"They say a week can be a long time in politics. But some family holidays have been clocked with a time slippage of one to one thousand: that means each week feels like twenty year."

It was very humorous to find out that a story about a father ghostwriting for his daughter was written by a father and daughter team. This is not my favorite story in the MINX line, but it was a good read with strong female characters that learn to bond together. There are hints at abuse, bullying at school, issues of blended families. There are a lot of good topics covered in this book.

Tasha is headed for a breakdown. Her mother's new boyfriend is a writer who is spurring his daughter on to follow the family vocation. He is overbearing, obnoxious and pigheaded. His daughter starts attending Tasha's school and things get even worse. Then for the holidays they have to take a trip together to America; Tasha is about to lose it.

I loved Mike's first graphic novel in this series, and it provoked my tracking down the others. I was a little disappointed in this one, compared to the series as a whole, and especially compared to Re-Gifters. There are some good themes and topics but as a whole it just did not resonate with me the way some of the others have.

Tash is pushed over the edge when her mother starts dating Jed Hazell and she meets his daughter, Chloe. Chloe transfers to Tash's school and Tash tries to be welcoming at first to Chloe without much success. Unfortunately for Tash, Chloe joins the yearbook club and this is too much for Tash to handle. Armed with her blog, Blabbermouth, Tash can unleash a war of words toward anyone who annoys her.

I enjoyed reading this book. The dialogue is funny and realistic. You can relate to Tash's and Chloe's dilemmas in both the dialogue and illustrations. The illustrations are powerful and show the emotions a young person can feel.

This fun graphic novel follows Tasha, an aspiring journalist who writes for the school yearbook and has a popular blog. When her mother brings home her new boyfriend, Tasha is not thrilled and she is even less thrilled when she finds out that he has a daughter the same age. At first, Tasha trys to be nice to Chloe, but it backfires and things get worse when Chloe gets a job on the yearbook.

The illustrations are fun and frenzied and the story is realistic and humorous. Recommended for teens 12 and up.