Review 2: I was in need of a light, easy read and since the bookstore was closed, this was all I could find at the drug store. Questions were left unanswered and I was left with a feeling that I wasted my time. more onversations left me with a feeling of "who talks like that?!" The author then hints at a storyline with the supporting cast, but then it never went anywhere. All of the supporting cast were never fleshed out. And to complete the trifecta of why this book just didn't do it for me - I felt like I couldn't connect to the characters at all. But my parents always taught me to finish what I started, so here it is. Where was the segway? Second, I put the book down one day and never found the urge to pick it back up again. For one, I found the story hard to keep up with - one minute characters are talking in a living room, and in the next sentence Bella is at a party with none of the people she was just speaking to. It's a damn shame, but, this is why we weed: the world moves on.Review 1: This book had all of the elements that would fall in with all of my favorites - glamour, romance, and just a touch of klutz to keep the story from being cliche.
Larger collections should weed this and replace with books with more neutral language and/or more inclusive definitions of womanhood/femininity. Library-wise, this will play well in smaller communities and collections in mostly white, middle-class areas.
It almost goes without saying that all female readers are assumed to be straight, though, to be fair, her advice is definitely inclusive of women with darker skin tones. The effect of this is really uncomfortable, because you'll be reading along, having a good time, and then Courtney will make a snarky remark at the expense of other women, and you'll feel terrible. Much of her humor is at the expense of other kinds of women (feminists, "crunchy granola" types, etc.). Courtney has some notions about gender roles and stereotypes that played well in 2007, but sound like cats on a piano in 2016. The problem for many collection developers will lie in the tone. On top of that, the advice is quite sound, so that someone who didn't have, say, a beauty-savvy parent, older sibling, or other friend/relative to shepherd them through this topic would definitely benefit. Many of the products she recommends are classics that can still be purchased today, and unlike most books from 2007, the majority of the URLs still exist and work (!). Courtney's book is a conundrum in that, despite its age, it is still useful and relevant for libraries to have.
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