I am finally done with my classes for this semester! Now I can read all the books that I want choose. The first book that I decided to read, instead of studying for my finals, is How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls. I have only read the first 100 pages, and I am enjoying it so much! I was a little nervous when I first started reading this book. After finishing Everyone Worth Knowing I did not think that I could find a book just as good. However, after reading the first chapter in How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls I knew that I was going to enjoy it.

Right off the bat, the main character, Megan, has bad luck. Things just keep happening to her, and the reader has that feeling that they can connect with Megan. After striking out at her job, more than once, she was sent to Florida to teach two rich girls, helping them get into Duke University, and passing their classes in High School.

As I read the book, I just keep thinking of different things from the media. The twins in the book reminded me of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. However, the twins in the book are nothing like the real twins. They are much more crazy than the real ones. The twins also reminded me of the Paris Hilton/Nicole Ritchie duo. The girls in the book act crazy enough. The book also reminded me of The Devil Wears Prada. Megan has to leave her boyfriend in New York City while she works with the twins. Even though she just arrived in Florida, she has found a handsome man. I do not know what happens between the two of them yet, but it reminds me of the separation between the main character in Devil and her boyfriend. I was also reminded of the film "What A Girl Wants". Megan had to leave her home to succeed with her job. She is also seen as a foreigner by the twins because she does not wear nice clothing. There is a coming out/benefit party that Megan attends. When she arrives, she looks drop dead gorgous and attracts the eyes of everyone. The two twins finally realize that they will not win and get rid of Megan.

I am very excited to continue the book. I strongly suggest that everyone reads this book if you have enjoyed the other books that I wrote about. You will also enjoy this book if you liked The A-List because they are written by the same author. The book is hard for me to put down, which is a horrible thing during finals. I can not wait to read more, and update you guys on the book! If you guys want to read the book, let me know so that we can talk about it while we read!!

So I finally finished Everyone Worth Knowing and it was definitely worth reading. I am kind of upset that the book ended, because I was so in love with reading it. The second half of the story was way better than the first half, in my opinion. I recommend this book to anyone that loves to read chick novels. There is finally a love interest that is introduced, and every page that I read, I was dying to know what was going to happen. This is a book that you will not be able to put down very easily. The characters are written wonderfully, and the development of the story works at a great pace.

The book gives all of us "normal" people an insight into the world of party planning, but for celebrity hosted events. The company that Bette works for, plans events for Blackberry and Playboy. Famous names are constantly being dropped throughout the book like Lindsay Lohan (my favorite), Jay-Z, and others. Bette and her co-workers are constantly partying. They go to Bungalow 8 everynight, just for publicity. Bette is in the gossip section of the newspaper almost daily. This is the life that almost every girl dreams of, but when reading it, realizes that it is better to read about it and fantasize, rather than actually live it. I do not want to give up the ending, but all I have to say is think about how The Devil Wears Prada ends. Just because you sort of know the ending, please read the book anyway because it is just that good.

Like I said in my previous post, this novel was written by the same author who wrote The Devil Wears Prada. When reading the two books, you can tell that they were written by the same author, but they are different from eachother. I think that this story, Everyone Worth Knowing, was a lot better than Devil. I found that the movie of The Devil Wears Prada was a lot better than the book. However, I could not imagine that if they made a movie for Everyone Worth Knowing it would be better than the book. I found the characters to be more exciting, and easier to fall in love with. It is so hard for me to find words to explain this novel, because it was just so great. I also feel like if tell you anything about the story, you will know everything and won't want to read it. And remember, when you do read the story, do not look at the back of the book to see what happens. Every time I opened up the book, I just wanted to read the ending but I would not let myself. And of course it made the book that much better!

I will admit that I have not finished this book yet. I am only half-way through it, and it is taking me forever to get to the ending of it. This book is one that I chose on my own, so no, I do not have a class to associate it with. The author of the novel also wrote The Devil Wears Prada. And don't get the wrong message, just because I am taking forever to finish it does not mean that I do not like it. I absolutely love the story, it is just that I do not have a lot of time to read it.

For anyone who has read The Devil Wears Prada, or has seen the movie (book is SO much better!!!), this book is very similar. The main character, Bette, starts out working for a banking company. She eventually gets so fed up with it that she quits. After taking a month hiatus, her uncle gets her a job. The job is working with a public relations company. This company is insane. Any woman who loves to gossip about celebrities, or reads tabloids, than you MUST read this book. Bette begins working for this company and gets a somewhat glamorous life. She gets to go out to all different expensive bars, and gets to party with hot guys. This book includes boys, booze, and gossip...what else could anyone else? Bette gets to plan a huge party, and a whole bunch of celebrities go to it. It's all very exciting, and of course it's the life that I want to live (I say that with every glamorous book like this).

Of course as a teenager I am in love with the book. I recommend the book to anyone who enjoys reading teen novels or about the exciting life of women living in New York City. I wish I could tell you more, but I really don't have much to say. I am only half-way through the story. Once I read more I promise to update you on what happens. And if anyone does finish it before me, please do not ruin the ending of it! I am excited to see what happens with Bette and her love interests.

Maria: Or the Wrongs of Women was a great story. It too was not very long, and I read it for my Gothic class. The story is about a woman, Maria, who was put into a prison. Before she was put into prison, she was pregnant, and had her child right before being arrested. The book is a narrative of Maria telling her child that she hopes that it is not a daughter. She says how hard it is for women to survive in society, and how they will never get anywhere. However, she does tell women to continue to fight for their rights, and hopefully someday they will make an impact.

This book is a little over 150 pages, but it is really good. It is written in a very wonderful way. The first part is a third person narrative, but than the characters have their own stories that they tell. Before we learn about Maria, we learn about her guard keeper, and how she got there. Both stories are about how the women were oppressed because of their sex. The stories are very upsetting to read, however, they are very good readings. They keep the reader interested, and everyone hopes that something good will happen to the women. This book was very powerful to read, especially for women. It was painful to read the story as a woman and to see the pain that the women had to go through, and then end up in a prison/asylum.

What is interesting about the story is the ending of it. There is no real ending of the story. It was never finished, and when you get to the end, there are a few suggested endings. While reading the suggested endings, you will think that none of them fit correctly with the story. Some of them are just so absurd, that it is impossible to think of how the author could have come up with them. At least none of them were actually chosen to finish the story. If you guys read the story, I would love to know what you thought about the different endings. Also, if there are any females that read the book, I want to know your reaction to what happened to Maria.

Good Country People is a short story that I read for my U.S. Literature class. It is a really short read, only eleven pages, and I recommend everyone to read it. The story is about a mother and daughter who live on a house located on a farm. They of course are Country people and love anyone else who is Country people. One day, while the mother and daughter are home a young man comes to the house to sell bibles. When he leaves, he has a conversation with the daughter. The two of them decide to meet and hang out the next day. What happens when they are together is very upsetting. I will not tell you what happens since it is the ending, but I am sure everyone will be upset by what happens.

I really enjoyed the story because of the way it is set up. Throughout the story there were flashbacks of when the Bible selling boy came to visit the day before. There was also conversation dispersed within the writing. The conversation is between the mother and one of the women who lives on her property. This makes the story more complex and exciting. This way the story does not just have one story to it, and it's not monotone.

Another great part about the story is the character of the daughter. The daughter's name is Joy. She lost one of her legs when she was ten years old by a hunting gun. She has been unhappy ever since, and now she is a thirty-two year old who lives with her mother. Joy has a doctorate in Philosophy but does nothing with it. She is extremely unhappy because of her situation. What is interesting about her is that she legally changes her name. Since she has never been happy, she does not think that her name should be Joy. She changes it to Hulga, which she thinks is one of the ugliest names that she could choose. However, her mother never calls her Hulga. It is interesting how important Hulga's name is for her to explain how she really feels.

If anyone has a few minutes, I would suggest that you read the story. You guys will love it, and you will have true and honest feelings for Hulga or Joy. I would love to hear what you guys have to say about her and about what happens to her!