Spoiled
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Spoiled

Paperback – May 1, 2012

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Price
$11.14
Format
Paperback
Pages
384
Publisher
Poppy Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0316098274
Dimensions
5.53 x 1.07 x 8.26 inches
Weight
11.8 ounces

Description

Praise for Spoiled : "With deftly interwoven humor, hyperbole, and poignant, authentic moments, this is a wholly entertaining, thought-provoking offering."― *Booklist (Starred Review) "Fashion bloggers Cocks and Morgan... bring humor, heart, and formidable writing skills to this exuberant debut.... The fashion knowledge, eye for Hollywood ridiculousness, and wicked humor that the authors are known for is on full display [and] the wit and depth the authors bring to the project won't disappoint."― PW " Spoiled is soapy, funny and full of the Fug Girls' trademark Hollywood snark. I want to read the sequel NOW."― Megan McCafferty, New York Times bestselling author of Bumped and the Jessica Darling series " Spoiled really is such a FUN read!! I love it, it's dishy, it's girly, it's LA...everything I love."― Joe Zee, Creative Director, ELLE Magazine "[An] Obsessively readable, smartly subversive take on lifestyles of the rich and narcissistic..."― Kirkus "The Fug Girls (of fashion snark blog GoFugYourself.com) move seamlessly into the world of fiction."― Romantic Times "Readers hooked on celebrity culture and fashion will enjoy this behind-the-scenes, fun-filled romp. The book has teeth, however, in that it addresses issues of neglect, identity, death, and familial bonds." ― VOYA "Fans of Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks, the hilariously caustic duo behind the popular Hollywood fashion blog "GoFugYourself," will not be disappointed with their debut novel. "Spoiled"is packed with all the Hollywood snark and pop-culture references readers of their blog have come to expect - plus an impressive amount of pathos for what could otherwise be a bubblegum novel."― TodayShow.com Heather Cocks is a die-hard sports fan, a Leo, an ex-reporter, a Notre Dame grad, a dual citizen of the U.S. and U.K., a sandwich enthusiast, and a former producer for America's Next Top Model . Jessica Morgan is a Southern California native and UCLA alumna who has produced reality shows ranging from Growing Up Gotti to the docu-series 30 Days . She collects shoes, books, and unpaid parking tickets. Both ladies live in Los Angeles, California and watch almost everything on the CW. Together, Heather and Jessica skewer celebrity fashion crimes on their popular blog, Go Fug Yourself, which draws millions of monthly readers and made Entertainment Weekly' s Must List. Their dispatches from the front rows are routinely the most-read pieces on New York magazine's Web site during Fashion Week. Messy is the sequel to Spoiled , and this is their second novel for young adults.

Features & Highlights

  • You say Spoiled like it's a bad thing.
  • 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 sisterly love...but in this town, nothing is ever what it seems.
  • Set against a world of Redbull-fuelled stylists, tiny tanned girls, popped-collar guys, and Blackberry-wielding publicists,
  • Spoiled
  • is a sparkling debut from the writers behind the viciously funny celebrity blog GoFugYourself.com.

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

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★★
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Most Helpful Reviews

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not a very good book

Spoiled has a lot of swearing, its impossible to go through 1 chapter without at least 5 swear words I would never recommend this book to ANYONE!!!!!
3 people found this helpful
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Fun fun fun

I have a confession to make. I used to read a lot of these kinds of books. Gossip Girl, It Girl, The A-List, The Clique, Poseur, Secrets of My Hollywood Life - you name it, I've read it. I was obsessed with superficial books about the rich and semi-famous when I was maybe 13 - that was basically all I read. I loved them then, but honestly? I wouldn't want to read them again today. But Spoiled is obviously pretty much the same thing, and I ended up having fun reading it, so I guess that 13-year-old is still in me somewhere...

No, Spoiled is not deep and meaningful. It's not the kind of book that will stick with you or make you think, and its one attempt at depth (the storyline of Molly losing her mother) is underdeveloped and definitely couldn't have made me get emotional. Nor is the plot original - it's basically the same thing as The A-List: Hollywood Royalty. (Yes, sadly, I am an expert on books about ridiculously bratty rich girls.) And the story has 'predictable' written all over it.

But, you know what? I didn't care. I didn't care because Spoiled is so. Much. Fun. The writing style and the way these authors present the whole Hollywood lifestyle is hilarious. The characters aren't likeable most of the time, but they're so much fun to read about. These people are crazy, in the best way possible. I love how the authors balanced presenting the story and lovingly ridiculing the characters.

And that's all I have to say about Spoiled. It's not great literature - but really, who would expect that from a book with that cover? - but it is snarky, humorous, and plain fun. It's not the best of rich girl drama books (like I said, expert here...), but it was fun - exactly what I needed.
3 people found this helpful
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A great blend of heart and satire!

This fish out of water story gives us a glimpse of the Hollywood life that is known for its gossip and glamour. The protagonist's (Molly Dix) witty banter helps make fun of this lifestyle we pay so much attention to on TV and other media outlets without being inconsiderate. Spoiled opens a window of opportunity for young readers to understand that such an extravagant lifestyle can be admired but not obtained by everyone.
2 people found this helpful
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Fug National Loves It!

Such a fun beach read. The Fug Girls have written a wonderfully soapy, fun story. I definitely recommend to anyone looking for a little escape this summer.
1 people found this helpful
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Love the Fug Girls

I loved this book. It was a great beach read! I am looking forward to reading the sequel and hopefully more books by the Fug Girls.
1 people found this helpful
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one-dimensional characters

Like many of the other reviewers of this book I'm a huge fan of gofugyourself, primarily for Cocks' and Morgan's hilarious writing. I really wanted to like this book. But the characters are so one-dimensional it continually fell flat. We get some basic details to differentiate them - Brooke likes shopping, Molly misses her mom and is apparently athletic - but the authors are never able to crawl inside their characters' skin and convey what they are really like, or to provide any details that might fill out these people and make them interesting and unique. What do they keep in their pockets or handbags? What music would they listen to? What do they want to be when they grow up? What are their secret hopes, fears, pet peeves, aspirations? It wouldn't take much to flesh them out, but it never happens, and as a result the story is a pretty joyless ride.
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especially her boyfriend and best friend of many years

Why I read this: I received an ARC from the publisher.

Characters: Molly is your average American teenage girl who gets thrown into the world of Hollywood after the death of her mother. She is looking for a fresh start and that is not really what she ends up getting. It is hard for her to leave her old friends, especially her boyfriend and best friend of many years, behind and she avoids dealing with the death of her mother. She is a really sweet girl that does not always make the best decisions and makes some mistakes knowing full-well that she is making them. Brooke, the only child (until Molly) of movie star Brick Berlin, has a hard time adjusting to having a sister. She does not want to share her already M.I.A. father with a complete stranger. Brooke spends most of the book trying to get Brick to notice her because he always seems to be off working or talking on the phone. She wants everyone to see her as a strong person who doesn’t need anyone, but the truth is that she’s lonely and wants her mother back. They were both endearing and different.

Plot: This was a cute, fun read but it also had depth to it. It really showed what celebrities and their kids face everyday because of tabloids and paparazzi chasing them everywhere they go. There were also sibling issues mixed in once the two girls were brought together. Brooke was jealous of Molly and all of the attention she was getting from her new father and the paparazzi and decided to make her life hell. This part of the story has been done before, but it was the other elements and characters that made it different. There are also a lot of misunderstandings which cause twists and turns that, while interesting, aren’t that unpredictable. The ending hinted at a sequel which I’m looking forward to reading as well.

Cover: I actually really like this cover. It’s girly, really cute and suits the book well. Since my copy is an ARC the cover isn’t final, but I hope that on the finished version, they make the lipstick and the nail polish gel-y so that it kinda pops out. (If that makes any sense...lol)

Overall Impression: Fans of The Clique and The A-List will definitely enjoy this book because it has elements of the two and is sort of in between both. I would recommend this to eighth grade - tenth grade girls though.

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