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4.0 out of 5 stars
Quality Teen Fiction with a Christian message!, May 26, 2009
This review is from: Who Made You a Princess? (All About Us, No. 4) (Paperback)
Considering I've been a fan of Shelley Adina's series, "All About Us", since the beginning, this volume made me a bit nervous. The storyline was a bit out of my realm until I realized something very important...
...every woman longs to feel like a princess.
So, when Shani Hanna finds out she just might be one, the question of "Who Made You a Princess?" takes on an entirely new meaning! Always the rejected one at Spencer Academy, Shani has finally started coming out of her shell of security.
With a new group of friends and a potential boyfriend that does more than make her physical senses tingle, her life looks so bright...well, you know.
Until her old childhood friend, Prince Rashid al Amir arrives at Spencer as an exchange student. Shani's attraction to him interferes with her longing to belong to Danyel...or does it?
The enticement of life as royalty wears thin enough, especially when the truth about Rashid's presence in Shani's life comes to light. Can Shani figure out just who made her a princess, and can she accept His love for her?
Shelley has the unique ability to take the unlikely scenarios, such as dating a prince, and make them totally accessible to any young woman picking up her novels. Spencer Academy itself is beyond belief, and yet I feel so at home there!
With believable characters mingled in with the glitz and glamour of the rich and famous, Shelley's stories capture your heart and make you think about what truly matters in this life.
For girls searching for answers to life questions such as why am I here and what does being popular really mean--and is it worth it--I recommend picking up Shelley's series.
I'm giving "Who Made You a Princess?" four out of five bookmarks with a tiny tiara as a charm. And, just in case you didn't know it, God loves to take women of all ages into His Kingdom--and feel free to email me to find out more!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Just keeps getting better and better, June 18, 2010
This review is from: Who Made You a Princess? (All About Us, No. 4) (Paperback)
Review by Jill Williamson
Shani returns to Spencer Academy for her senior year with high hopes of starting a relationship with Danyel, a cute musician who's a friend of a friend. But a blast from her past has enrolled at Spencer. Prince Rashid al Amir is studying for a term abroad. He and Shani used to play together as children. And wow, has Rashid grown up! But when Shani discovers that her parents have made arrangements with Rashid's parents that the two will someday marry, she doesn't know what to do. She likes Rashid okay, but marriage? And what about Danyel?
Okay, I know I said I liked book three the best so far, but this one was really close. I liked book three so much that I picked this one up right away so I could get more of Carly, then got sucked into Shani's love triangle! Shelley Adina really knows how to take a girl's dreams and meld it into a fiction story that rocks. These books are fun and honest and the characters just keep getting better and better. Highly recommended! If you haven't read this series, go do it now!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too, October 21, 2009
This review is from: Who Made You a Princess? (All About Us, No. 4) (Paperback)
WHO MADE YOU A PRINCESS?, the fourth installment in Ms. Adina's ALL ABOUT US series, focuses on Shani Hanna.
Shani has just spent the last part of summer vacation hanging out at Lissa's place. While there, she met a cute boy, Danyel Johnstone. But it isn't until Shani gets the courage at the end of the break to tell Danyel that she's interested in him and believes there's something between the two of them that she can breathe a sigh of relief. Shani returns to Spencer Academy proud of herself for having the courage to approach him, even if nothing happened before she headed back to school.
Once Shani returns to school, she finds out that an old childhood friend, Rashid, will be going to Spencer for the term. Shani doesn't tell her friends that she has a history with Rashid, especially when they find out that he's none other than Prince Rashid al Amir of Yasir. Shani's parents alert her that he'll be attending and to show him friendship and kindness.
It isn't until Shani is faced with TWO boys after her attention that the reason for her parents' push towards Rashid becomes clear. Shani, not sharing her friends' Christian values until now, resorts to asking God for help and guidance in the tough decision she is ultimately faced with.
The ALL ABOUT US series is a wonderful series for teens to enjoy. It shows the confusion that teens face and the tough decisions that they may be forced to make. As with all books in the series to date, the story is free of loose morality and full of friend support and guidance from God. Ms. Adina never preaches in any of her books and leaves the reader feeling proud of the decisions that the characters have made by the end of the stories.
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
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