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What I Wore to Save the World

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Morgan needs to figure out what she's going to do with her
life, and fast! Her senior year is coming up and she has
nothing planned out. She doesn't know where to go to
college or what she wants to do with her life. She should
have spent time figuring out what to do last summer, but
that's when she vacationed in Ireland, fell in love with
Colin, a cute Irish boy, and discovered she is a half-
goddess. One day, a mysterious note brings Morgan and
Colin together again. When she's with Colin, Morgan
realizes that she has to save the entire world. She knows
she has to tell Colin the truth about her, now, but will
he ever believe her if he doesn't believe in magic?

What I Wore To Save The World is a book that gets you hooked
from the very beginning. It is a exciting book because it
makes you want to keep reading to see what happens next.
Maryrose Wood is a creative writer and used a entertaining plot to make this a captivating book.
What I Wore To Save
The World is a story with a combination of magic and
romance. I would recommend this book to any romance-lovers
or anyone who likes anything about magic.

Reviewed by a young adult student reviewer
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Summer's starting, and senior year's approaching fast--too fast for Morgan's comfort. Her parents are breathing down her neck to get started on her college and career decisions. The problem is, Morgan has no idea what she wants for the rest of her life, aside from the fact she'd rather it include Irish hottie Colin. When a mysterious message and strange circumstances reunite the two, Morgan is absolutely thrilled--until she finds out that faeries have been messing with Colin again. This problem gives rise to even more: Colin isn't the only human the faeries have been messing around with because the veil between the two worlds is slipping, it's Morgan's job to fix this problem, and Colin's rejection of Irish mythology is making is really difficult for Morgan to either enjoy her time with Colin or get a head start on the saving the world part. As the world as Morgan knows it threatens to fall apart, this half-goddess will have to find within her the strength to do the right thing because her relationship with Colin, not to mention the fate of the whole world, depend on it.

What I Wore to Save the World is yet another addicting mythical adventure to follow up Morgan's previous episodes in Why I Let My Hair Grow Out and How I Found the Perfect Dress. The creative and pretty amazing cover art is just a precursor to the unique and fantastical tale that immediately follows. Even though readers have already been introduced to the faery realm in this novel's prequels, the plot in this story remains original with the addition of several quirky and mysterious characters. Morgan's attitude is just as sarcastic and undoubtedly hilarious as ever, which makes reading about her adventures all the more interesting and fun. Seriously, I don't think there's one dull moment in this novel with its abundance of humor, interesting characters and places, and, of course, mythical obstacles to overcome. In addition to all this mischief, though, I appreciated how there was also an emphasis on Morgan and Colin's relationship and how the existence of that perky faery world was such an impediment to them. Although the outcome of this story, regarding Morgan's quest to save the world and her relationship with Colin, is pretty predictable, it doesn't make reading it any less fun and enjoyable.

Fan of Why I Let My Hair Grow Out and How I Found the Perfect Dress, both by Maryrose Wood, will not want to miss this fantastic novel. I suspect What I Wore to Save the World will be the final installment of Morgan's mythical adventures, unless there's some astonishing surprise in store, but I look forward to reading more from Wood.

Senior year's coming up fast and Morgan still has no clue about college, or a career-the whole rest of-her-life thing is basically a blank. Maybe it's because she spent her junior year obsessing about Colin, the hot Irish guy she fell for last summer (that was right around the same time she discovered she's a half- goddess from the days of Irish lore... you had to be there). She even saved Colin from a nasty enchantment, but he doesn't know that. Colin doesn't believe in magic, not even a little.

But then a mysterious message reunites her with Colin, who turns out to be caught up in the biggest fairy-made disaster ever. We're talking the end of reality-not just reality TV. To save the world, she's going to have to tell Colin the truth about her half-goddess mojo. But if he doesn't believe in magic, how will he ever believe in her?

This series is just one of those that is always fun to read. The third book in the series has a little bit of a different vibe to it, I can't pinpoint it but it just felt a little different (make sense?) But anyway, just as good!

My favorite is still the first book so if you haven't started the series be sure and start with Why I Let My Hair Grow Out where you first meet Morgan and really get to know her!

There are more secrets revealed about Morgan and her half-goddess self in this installment so you won't want to miss it! Morgan has kept her mortal and fairy worlds seperate until now...but with evil queen Titania's new diabolical scheme things are getting tricky!

The girls at my middle school love this series and the books are usually on hold and rarely on the shelf! I think the series would also do well in a high school library :o)

Visit the author's website to find out more about this series and a new series she has coming out in 2010! [...].

This is the third in the series that began with Why I Let My Hair Grow Out. There may be spoilers for the first two books in this review, so be warned. The half-goddess Morganne, generally known as Morgan, needs to figure out what colleges she wants to apply to. It doesn't help that her grades and SAT score are mediocre, and her resume has a distinct lack of extracurriculars. But the thing to distract her from her search just came up - an e-mail from her boyfriend, desperate and needing her help in Wales.

I must admit, I enjoyed her prospective university being Oxford. It's really fun to see something about the Bodleian in writing and think, "I stayed next door." (I don't think it matters now to say that I was staying at Brasenose, if I haven't said it before. Not like anyone can track me down there now.) However, it really bothered me that people kept talking about her applying to Oxford. You don't apply to Oxford, you apply to one of the colleges that make up Oxford.

But the reason I can worry about little things like this is that the plot runs so smoothly. Morgan is worried for Colin, but at the same time worried he'll discover that faeries are real. He does remain amazingly oblivious despite being in the center of some majorly weird activity, including cheerleading unicorns. (Why would unicorns have a passion for pom poms? We do generally think of them as blonds.)

My only regret is that the end makes this Maryrose Wood's last novel about Morgan. (From her site, she is beginning both a new middle grade and YA series.) I suppose she could write more in the world, but she does tie everything up for now. I'll miss an enjoyable series, but be glad that Wood did not drag it out. And I must say, I think this series makes a good gift with the gorgeous covers. I know I gave a friend WHY I LET MY HAIR GROW OUT for Christmas since she's studying in Ireland this spring and summer. (I am both excited for her and jealous.)

If you liked the previous novels in this series, you'll like WHAT I WORE TO SAVE THE WORLD as well. If you haven't read the first two, it stands fine on its own but will probably have more emotional resonance if you know the characters already.

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Title: What I Wore to Save the World
Author: Maryrose Wood
Grade: A
Ideal Audience: Girls, 12-16
Sequel to: Why I Let My Hair Grow Out & How I Found the Perfect Dress

Summary: Morgan's summer has started off on a sour note. As a graduating junior, it's time for her to start worrying about college applications... and she has good reason to worry. With low grades, low SAT scores, and no sports or extracurriculars, the situation is dire. When a college counselor suggests that Morgan give Oxford a shot, her parents immediately write it off as impossible.

But their opinions change when Morgan gets an email from Oxford, inviting her to a special campus tour. Thrilled, her parents are more than willing to let her fly solo to Europe for this... and Morgan is happy to go as well, as she also got an email from Colin inviting her to come visit him.

When Morgan arrives in Europe, she quickly ditches Oxford for Colin, hoping to hide it from her parents. However, the situation soon becomes strange when Colin tells Morgan that he never sent her an email!

Through a series of strange encounters, Morgan realizes it's up to her to save the world from chaos. But to do this, she has to tell Colin that she's a half-goddess, and this is a task that she doesn't think she's up for...

My thoughts: What I Wore to Save the World is a packet of fun! Filled with adventure, romance, and mystery, it completely lives up to to the starter of the series and perhaps even goes a little beyond. Although the ending seemed like a definitive ending, I would love to read more about Morgan in the future.

It's senior year and Morgan has no real clue of what to do after she graduates. Well, her parents didn't either and sent her to see a college counselor. Despite her less than stellar grades and lack of extracurricular activities, he suggested Oxford University. With a free plane ticket to Great Britain to visit the campus, she received an urgent message from Colin to meet him in Wales. Upon her arrival, she realizes a lot more was going on and it was up to Morganne, the half-goddess, to the save the world this time from her mother, Queen Titania.

Morgan is still the same: sarcastic, witty, clueless and still trying to figure out how to pad her college application. (I can totally sympathized with that.) When I first picked up the first book in the series, I thought Morgan was selfish and annoying. But I loved the fact as you progressed through each adventure, Morgan matures (however slight) and looks out for the best of everyone. Colin is the understated "older" guy who never really gets much screen time but finally comes into his own in this book. I do not want to give too much away, but their cute romance progresses between the two this time around. Not a lot but it's enough for the reader to know that these two are meant for each other. The plot is good. Not an original idea but it works out well as it forces Morgan to reveal herself and decides what really matters to her. The supporting cast has grown with new interesting, eclectic characters but you don't get to see any of the older ones which is kind of disappointing. Not as humorous as her earlier two books but the plot didn't need it or it would've taken away from the atmosphere.

My final words: loving it! (However, it's not a repeatable book for me.) The third book was wonderfully written and well-paced. And I want more. I hope Ms. Wood writes one more book to bring Morgan, Colin and the faery realm together once again. (Once you read the ending, you'll understand.) I had reservations when I first picked up "Why I Let My Hair Grow Out" but I was hooked. There is a good balance between humor, romance, fantasy and drama. If you haven't read the first 2 books, please do. It's worth it. And if you have, then this book will not disappoint.

I received this book as an unrequested review copy from the publisher. "What I Wore to Save the World" was a cute teen fantasy/romance which will probably appeal most to teen girls. It was the third book in the series, but I didn't need to read the first two to understand what was going on (though perhaps those novels explained why the daughter of a mortal and a faery was a half-goddess instead of a half-faery).

The novel was well-written with a good level of detail, fast pacing, and fun characters that acted like real teens. I found the title a bit misleading since Morgan didn't usually make a big deal about what she was wearing (no more than most teens) and picking a "save the world" outfit was not part of the story.

The novel contained about every magical creature known to fiction: faeries, trolls, unicorns, dragons, elves, leprechauns, gnomes, mermaids, Santa, etc. None of the magical creatures were portrayed as inherently bad or good. Also, amazing things in nature, like photosynthesis, were credited to magic.

There was no sex. There was a fair amount of fake bad language, some British bad language, and a lot of swearing (mainly written out OMGs). It's not the type of book I'd normally read or give to teens to read, but I suspect the target audience will find the novel very enjoyable and engaging.


Review by Debbie from Genre Reviews (genrereviews. blogspot. com)

Millenia ago Queen Titania of Faerie and a mortal produced a hybrid offspring. In the present Morgan Rawlinsonis a direct descendent of that long ago child; her DNA is half faerie Faerie although her parents are totally human. They pressure Morgan to choose a college although she has poor grades, a low SAT score, and no community service.

She is sent to a paying advisor who insists he can get her into Oxford on a full scholarship. While she prepares to go to England (not Mississippi); her Irish boyfriend Colin asks her to meet him at a resort in Wales. When she arrives, Colin swears he never sent her an email, but she soon learns the Oxford offer and the odd email has to do with Queen Titania lifting the veil between the two realms. She has to be stopped, but Colin believes she lied to him because she omitted to tell him she is a demi goddess. Between saving the world and her relationship, college has fallen to the bottom of Morgan's agenda just after what she should wear to save the world.

The third Morgan teen fantasy (see Why I Let My Hair Grow Out and How I Found the Perfect Dress) is a fun fast-paced frolic that young adolescents will especially enjoy the wee bit of magic in the world of Maryrose Wood. The seventeen years old heroine is a down to earth and pragmatic with a touch of romance in her soul as she loves her Colin, but fears he will reject her once he learns of her bloodline. Colin is science so Mojo magic goes against his belief in physics; yet he must adapt if he wants to remain with the woman he loves as she tries to save the world from the actions of her great ancestor many generations removed.

Harriet Klausner

Senior year is an important part of a teens life. Like most teens, Morgan is in a state of confusion when it comes to her future. She's head over heels in love and that's about the only thing Morgan can see at the moment. She's really into this guy named Colin but his current view on magic presents a slight problem. He doesn't believe in it and magic is plays a huge role in Morgan's life. When the time comes and Morgan is forced to reveal her true self, will Colin take her at her word, or is their relationship doomed forever?

This was such a fun YA novel. I felt like I traveled back to my high school days when my biggest problem was whether or not my butt looked good in a new pair of jeans. Oh how I miss the good ole days. *sigh*