Meg Cabot once wrote that Stephen King was to the 20th century what Charles Dickens was to the 19th. In that case, I must say that Meg is our era’s Jane Austen. In fact, Meg Cabot is none other than High Priestess of YA and chick lit, and YA chick lit to boot.
Her new book, Airhead, ventures into the land of amnesia and brain transplants, when nerdy Em Watts dies and inherits the body of bitchy supermodel Nikki Howard.
Airhead is the first in a series, which is a good thing, because there’s no way we’d be able to wrap our heads around this situation in only one tome. Indeed, any reader can tell halfway through the book that it’s going to take more than a regular sitcom half hour to resolve this mess.
Em — or Nikki — must learn the ins and outs of being a supermodel and a super-celeb. She’s got suitors to deal with, contracts to uphold, and … oh. High school to attend. Because she insists she wants to finish her education, though everyone who knows party girl Nikki Howard assumes it’s a publicity stunt on her end, after she’s gone MIA for a month.
We’re on familiar ground here. Looks versus brains, popularity versus nerdiness, and the question of why the twain shall never meet. Only Meg is determined that they will, and I for one am very interested in seeing how it plays out.
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i loved this book! i love everything by meg cabot but this is definately one of my favorites!
Caroline, isn’t it unusual? I mean, different for Meg — especially as she likes to go on about “modelizers” in her adult books. Or at least in a few of them.
I also love everything Meg, and have contemplated trying to find a pink Schwinn bicycle just to be more like her. Have you ever watched her YouTube videos? They’re fascinating!