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I love me a good Jenny B. Jones book, June 26, 2010
This review is from: So Over My Head (The Charmed Life) (Paperback)
Review by Jill Williamson
Just when we all thought that Bella's life was roses, things start to smell bad. While she's on assignment, covering the circus that's come to town, Bella discovers a dead body. The police make an arrest, but Bella is sure they've got the wrong guy. Then Bella catches her boyfriend kissing his ex! So she focuses on finding the real killer. Only problem, the real killer might be focusing on her!
Sigh. I love me a good Jenny B. Jones book. Yes I do. Here's another wild tale of Miss Bella Kirkwood and her charmed life. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and I may have had to lock the door just in case there were any deranged circus performers in my neck of the woods. All in all, a completely satisfying end to this series. Nothing left to do but make everyone else read these books while we wait for Jenny B. Jones' next installment of hysterical teen novels. Hope the wait isn't too long.
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An Unlikely Combination, December 13, 2010
This review is from: So Over My Head (The Charmed Life) (Paperback)
Who would have though that a YA series could feature a former socialite, a WWE type wrestler who used to work in a ladies' pad factory and a small town carnival all in the same book and have it all make sense? Well what do you think Jenny B. Jones' job is as an author? She skillfully manages to work all these mismatched things together into one of the funniest and most entertaining YA novels I've read all year.
What I love about these books is that even with their fluffy looking covers, they give more meat than the average YA-lit read. First off, they're rather thick for YA at a little over 300 pages. Now you might think that is too much but once you start reading, you want the book to keep getting longer. Second, the book is a combination of contemporary YA, mystery and humor all blended together. Seriously this book cracked me up. There are several one line zingers from Bella and her friend Ruthie that had be howling. Plus there is also reference to Prince Harry, the most absolute gorgeous royal ever. It's like Jones went inside my head to get everything I wanted and put it in a book.
The main part of this story focuses on the mysterious death of the bearded lady that happened while Bella was visiting the carnival that came through town. There are suspicious folk everywhere and she finds herself once again on the case. The mystery is quite good, suspenseful at times with red herrings everywhere. I actually wasn't quite sure of who was the killer until the end. Plus Bella gets to work as a clown which means I have to avoid her as I am afraid of all clowns.
I will be honest, even though the carnival plot was very interesting, there were times when I wanted the story to keep going back to Bella's dad. That's a storyline I have been following since book one and I was just waiting for him to finally realize what was going on. And believe me, if you've been annoyed with how he's been treating Bella or how Christina seems to have something suspicious going on, you will be more than satisfied.
While this is the third book in the Charmed Life series, the story can be read as a standalone. Of course you will get the full perspective of the situation by reading the previous books but there is enough in this book for it to be read by itself. Jones is one of my absolute favorite YA authors, Christian or general market. She knows how to write for the YA audience because she knows the YA audience. She is one of those authors that I recommend to everyone to read. I cannot get enough of her books and want her next book NOW! VERY HIGHLY recommended.
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So Over My Head, a perfect summertime read, June 8, 2010
This review is from: So Over My Head (The Charmed Life) (Paperback)
You know you're in for a refreshing treat when even the Amazon review makes you laugh.
I quote: "Newly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown."
What a fun book, and yet thought provoking. Not that I recommend this book to make you think too hard, just enough to appreciate the depth of the story beyond the pure fun of it.
Jenny B. Jones, known as JBJ to her blog fans, has written the third in her series, The Charmed Life with the same energy and chic of the first two, So Not Happening and I'm So Sure.
I recommend this book for all ages, although teens and young adults will especially appreciate.
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