TEEN READ
Spoiled - Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (2011)
What would you do if you just found out that your father was one of the world's hottest celebrities? Would you pass out? Brag to your friends? That's what happens to Molly Dix after her mother dies and she is forced to move from her tiny Midwestern town (leaving her long-time boyfriend behind) to Hollywood, where she knows no one and everyone is out to make her look like a fool for being the new girl. This is especially true with Molly's new "sister" Brooke, who sees Molly as nothing more than an inconvenience and someone who stands between her and her famous father, Brick Berlin. So when Brooke decides to make Molly's life as hard as possible, Molly has to either step up her game or go back to her hillbilly roots with her tail between her legs. Filled with glitz, glamour and teens with black AMEX cards, this is a story that seems so Hollywood it could be an actual tabloid story. The Fug girls give it a lot of wit and sarcasm that will make readers feel like they're reading the secret diaries of two tabloid staples. A definite read if you love Hollywood, bitchy girls and lots of fake tan. Even if you don't like those things, you'll still like Molly for her down-to-earth goodness and for having the perseverance to stick it out when things get ugly. (AS)
Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, the team behind the celebrity blog GoFugYourself.com, have written their debut novel Spoiled. The summary says: "Sixteen-year-old Molly Dix has just discovered that her biological father is Brick Berlin, world-famous movie star and red-carpet regular. Intrigued (and a little terrified) by her Hollywood lineage, Molly moves to Los Angeles and plunges headfirst into the deep of Beverly Hills celebrity life. Just as Molly thinks her life couldn't get any stranger, she meets Brooke Berlin, her gorgeous, spoiled half sister, who welcomes Molly to la-la land with a smothering dose of 'sisterly love' ... but in this town, nothing is ever what it seems." The sequel Messy is out in June.