Hot Mess by Julie Kraut (ISBN:0385735065)

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		Hot Mess: Summer in the City
	
				(4 reviews)			
(23 Readers)

			Julie Kraut		
	
EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s...more
 EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you’re 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy drinks and red velvet ropes. As the summer heats up, Emma learns that glamour is hard to come by when your only friend is too boy-crazy to hang, your budget is more H&M than D&G, and you spend 8 hours a day working for a man who proves that the devil wears Dockers too. Add one little white lie told to one very hot coworker and a roommate who makes Paris Hilton look junior varsity, and this summer in the city is starting to turn into one hot mess.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This book is actually pretty cute and witty, and the writers have officially beat me to the title of "worst/best metaphors ever". Unfortunately, these kinds of books were never my métier. This book was littered with popular culture references, most of which I didn't even get, and the heroines were the kind of girls I've never known in highschool nor wanted to know. The plot is weak, but for a...more
 This book is actually pretty cute and witty, and the writers have officially beat me to the title of "worst/best metaphors ever". Unfortunately, these kinds of books were never my métier. This book was littered with popular culture references, most of which I didn't even get, and the heroines were the kind of girls I've never known in highschool nor wanted to know. The plot is weak, but for a quick fun read it's passable, gave me quite a few chuckles.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
The writing style is a little childish, maybe because the protaganist is still a naive high school graduate?
The plotline is kind of predictable, but I like reading about New York. :P

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I really cannot imagine myself reading this teen chick book, but I did anyway. LOL, a little too "paris hilton" for my liking, but oh well, the cover captured my attention, hence the effort to finish reading it. :)

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							Jennifer
						
							few weeks ago						
Reviewed by JodiG. for TeensReadToo.com

Emma Freeman is about to break free from her quiet suburban life and usual summer job as a lifeguard. She is also making the break from Brian, her boyfriend of nine months who, as it turns out, is a rotten, no-good cheat.

So, where is a girl to go when she wants to get away from it all? How about New York City?

Emma lands a summer internship in the...more
 Reviewed by JodiG. for TeensReadToo.com

Emma Freeman is about to break free from her quiet suburban life and usual summer job as a lifeguard. She is also making the break from Brian, her boyfriend of nine months who, as it turns out, is a rotten, no-good cheat.

So, where is a girl to go when she wants to get away from it all? How about New York City?

Emma lands a summer internship in the city and even talks her BFF, Rachel, into coming along. The girls head to New York with a moderate budget and big plans for a glamorous summer in the city. The reality of living in the city soon hits them. What seemed like a sizeable budget in the suburbs doesn't measure up to the cost of living in NYC. And the kind of housing you can rent for the price Emma and Rachel have to pay usually has some very creepy terms in the deal.

Just when they are about to give up, Emma and Rachel answer an ad and find themselves rooming with a real life socialite. Jayla is beautiful, rich, and lives an exciting life full of nightclubs and late-night make-out sessions with the hottest guys in town.

Although the housing situation is looking brighter, the internship turns out to be almost unbearable. Emma's boss is a nightmarish mix of 90's rap revival, bad jokes, and an overblown self-image. Then there is that one cute guy that works for the company, and the one lie that Emma told him. Will she be able to keep the lie going all summer long?

HOT MESS: SUMMER IN THE CITY is a really fun read that is full of current references to popular culture and believable dialogue. This is a must-have for your summer reading list!   hide

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