When I got Lizabeth Zindel’s two books from Viking, I thought I’d dig in with the first one first. Silly girl that I am, I thought maybe the second was a sequel.
But it seems that, at least for right now, Girl of the Moment is a standalone. And I have to say, I’m disappointed, because the minute I finished the book I opened her next one, still thinking it was a sequel. Alas, though The Secret Rites of Social Butterflies looks lovely, it is most definitely not a sequel.
Which is to say: Lizabeth, get to work. Write me a sequel to Girl of the Moment. Preferably now. Please?
I will be reviewing her second book in a few days, or as soon as I can. But her first was just so delicious, I don’t know if her second can meet up with my expectations.
Plot: Lily Miles gets a summer internship with a sixteen-year-old movie star (starlet, the actress insists), and suffers through a whole summer of being treated like a weird combination of servant and best friend. I was hooked immediately because the starlet’s fake name is Sabrina Snow, and my name is also Sabrina. But alas! This Sabrina was so not like me. First of all, she’s gorgeous. Second of all, she’s rich. Third, she has a dog. And fourth, she’s a total … witch. Well, not all of the time, but most of the time.
In fact, we don’t really get to explore Sabrina’s inner life enough. And we don’t get a chance to see Lily form a real relationship with her that doesn’t consist of being sent to stores to pick up diet pills, or answer fan mail with form letters.
It’s a really great read, but like so many great reads, it leaves you wanting more. In my case, demanding more.
That’s why I’m really, really hoping Lizabeth will be doing a sequel. Which I’ll definitely be asking her at some point in the (hopefully) near future. For now, I’m off to read this book about social butterflies …
Buy Girl of the Moment
I really wanna read this book and her second book, but mostly the second one.
Great review!!
Review of the second coming right up — it’s delicious, I must say.