7th out of 12 books
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Tall Cool One (A-List #4)
by
Zoey Dean
Tall Cool One is the fourth novel in this witty and risqu series that takes readers behind the scenes of the intoxicating world of Hollywood glitterati. New York blueblood Anna Percy came to L.A. to learn how to have a good time. Now she's surfing Zuma Beach with the industry's hottest young television producer. But duty calls and Anna must jet down to Las Casitas, Mexico,...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
April 6th 2005
by Little, Brown Young Readers
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his book started out slow for the first chapter, then it picked back up again, then it went down hill again. There were many times I was going to close the book and be done with it, but I ended up finishing it. This is the fourth book in the A-list series. I was told that you didn't need to read them in order and the way the book was written I believe that.
A problem I had with the book was the celebrities popping up all over. I know this is an A-list book directed towards celeb city but just the...more
A problem I had with the book was the celebrities popping up all over. I know this is an A-list book directed towards celeb city but just the...more
To be honest, I would not recommend this book because it did not have much of a conflict. All the conflicts were extremely boring and completely a "first world problem". The whole book was way too descriptive. Being descriptive is definitely a good thing, but details that were not necessary were added into the scene. It really stretched out everything and it made the book a complete snooze-fest. It was about 4 rich girls who have relationship/slight family issues. They all find new boyfriends wh...more
This is the first book I read in the series. It was an okay read.
The Pros
I loved the sneak peek into the glamorous lives that the protagonists led, the complications and the inner demons they battled with daily. I was also glad that Cammie, from which I originally thought was a two-dimensional character, actually turned out to be somewhat good. I was also interested in the lives of people in Los Angeles, specifically in Beverly Hills, considering I just migrated to Los Angeles myself. I also lov...more
The Pros
I loved the sneak peek into the glamorous lives that the protagonists led, the complications and the inner demons they battled with daily. I was also glad that Cammie, from which I originally thought was a two-dimensional character, actually turned out to be somewhat good. I was also interested in the lives of people in Los Angeles, specifically in Beverly Hills, considering I just migrated to Los Angeles myself. I also lov...more
Tall Cool One is the story of Anna Percy’s fabulous, yet not so fabulous life in Beverly Hills. Anna finds herself thinking about the meaning of casual sex as she finds everyone around her experimenting with this trend. Anna herself is inexperienced and has only been in love once, with her ex-boyfriend Ben, a student at Princeton. She begins to wonder if something is wrong with her as her friend/enemy, the gorgeous Cammie Sheppard, starts hooking up with Anna's ex, Adam. Although Anna was the on...more
Anna needs a time-out from all her boys, and Sam's hunting for a good one to love. So together they make a getaway to Las Casitas, Mexico, the super luxury spa where Angelenos go to get more sun. They spend the week waterskiing, scuba diving, saloning, and yes, smooching with boys.Then a crazy lunch leads to Anna and Sam heading to a bar and they get drunk and stumble into the desert. After regaining their senses, they realize they have gotten rid of their watches and phones and they notice a hu...more
Sep 11, 2008
Brittany
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of the A-List Series
Recommended to Brittany by:
Danielle
How I Came To Read This Book: Danielle lent it to me.
The Plot: Anna Percy and Sam Sharpe are in need of a break from their high-strung LA rich girl lives - so they take their rich selves down to Mexico to an exclusive resort called Las Casitas to engage in some fun and flirting. Meanwhile back home, dippy Dee has moved into the Sharpe household to help Sam's stepmom prepare for her pending baby girl, Ruby Hummingbird, and Cammie is struggling with her strong feelings for Adam Flood - that are be...more
The Plot: Anna Percy and Sam Sharpe are in need of a break from their high-strung LA rich girl lives - so they take their rich selves down to Mexico to an exclusive resort called Las Casitas to engage in some fun and flirting. Meanwhile back home, dippy Dee has moved into the Sharpe household to help Sam's stepmom prepare for her pending baby girl, Ruby Hummingbird, and Cammie is struggling with her strong feelings for Adam Flood - that are be...more
Amanda Erakky 3/11/08
904 Writing Arts
Book Review
Book: Tall Cool One
Author: Zoey Dean
# of Pages: 295
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Cost: $9.99
ISBN: 0-316-73508-6
Have you ever wanted to live the life of the rich and beautiful?? Zoey Dean does a great job of making you feel like one. “ ‘ Rich Americans! From Beverly Hills, California;’ shouted Sam in English. ‘ My father is Jackson Shape. The famous actor! (Dean 266) ’” That’s the line Samantha Sharpe always uses to get out of a tight situat...more
904 Writing Arts
Book Review
Book: Tall Cool One
Author: Zoey Dean
# of Pages: 295
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Cost: $9.99
ISBN: 0-316-73508-6
Have you ever wanted to live the life of the rich and beautiful?? Zoey Dean does a great job of making you feel like one. “ ‘ Rich Americans! From Beverly Hills, California;’ shouted Sam in English. ‘ My father is Jackson Shape. The famous actor! (Dean 266) ’” That’s the line Samantha Sharpe always uses to get out of a tight situat...more
Having actually enjoyed the third A-List book, I was excited to read this one. Had this series actually turned a corner? Unfortunately, no. This book, while getting props for being randomly named after a horrible Robert Plant solo hit from the '80s, was terrible. It picked up exactly zero of the plot from the last one that was exciting, and in fact acted as if some of those things (specifically Cammie getting a stepsister with no explanation of her origins and the same character getting severely...more
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This was actually the first book I read in the series. I had no idea it was number four and when I read it (quiet a number of years ago now) I remember thinking once I found out it was part of a series that it was easy to follow along in the story because it re-introduced a lot of the plot from the previous three. I loved this series way more than Gossip Girl.
it was ok. this is the 4th book in the A-list series and it has taken me these four books to realize just how superficial this series is. its just annoying now and there "problems" are soo stupid in the first half of the book. It's not until they get to the resort that its starts dealing with more relatable issues.
idk if i'm gonna read the next books...
idk if i'm gonna read the next books...
This book is about a teenage highschool girl living the rich life in Beverly Hills California. She moved there from Upper East side of New York. The main character Anna has 3 Friends. Sam which is her best friend. Dee who is somewhat a friend, and last Cammie who is the definition of a "mean girl". Sam and Anna decide they need a get away so they run away to a highclass resort in Mexico. Sams step mom is pregnat and she is favoring and spending alot of time with Sams friend Dee. Soon Sam feels l...more
Jul 27, 2011
Smariebrown
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Really good. One of the best in the series. I got nervous though when they got lost in Mexico. :)
Apr 09, 2011
Sophia
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fashionistas
Recommended to Sophia by:
me(:
Too much label-dropping, IMHO.
Hahaha! Loved the part when they drink the mescal and then break into the rich dudes house! SO AMAZING! I was telling my mom about that part and she goes, "So, these are the kinds of books I spend my money on?!" I just said, "No, mom. You didn't WASTE any of your money. 1. They are pretty good books, and 2. They are Steph's." Hehehe.
This book is a good follow up to the the third a-list book Blonde Ambition. This book is slower paced in the begginning but ounce it gets interesting it is a fairly good book. In order to understand this book and get the best affect you should read the first three a-list books, the a-list, girls on film, and blonde ambition.
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The author of The A-List series and How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls, which has been renamed and turned into a TV show known as Privileged on the CW in September 2008. Zoey Dean's books are produced by the media packager Alloy Entertainment, which created Gossip Girl, The Clique Series, and The A-List and sold them to Little, Brown and Company.
Zoey is currently working on The Talent series. She is...more
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