New York's social darling just woke up in a nightmare: Oklahoma. Problem is, it's right where God wants her.
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Sep 16, 2011
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Rating: 3.6/5
Age R: 13+
Release Date: May 5
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So Not Happening is about 16 year old Bella Kirkwood who's mom gets married to a guy she barely knows, Jacob Ralph Finley. Unfortunately the "fun" doesn't stop there, she is forced to leave her home sweet home in NYC and move to Oklahoma. This is something Bella absolutely hates! She does not want to live in a place where people can't tell the difference between "Payless shoes and Prada." Besides that, More...
Age R: 13+
Release Date: May 5
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So Not Happening is about 16 year old Bella Kirkwood who's mom gets married to a guy she barely knows, Jacob Ralph Finley. Unfortunately the "fun" doesn't stop there, she is forced to leave her home sweet home in NYC and move to Oklahoma. This is something Bella absolutely hates! She does not want to live in a place where people can't tell the difference between "Payless shoes and Prada." Besides that, More...
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Jan 15, 2012
Brittany
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Bella Kirkwood has a big dilemma, her mother has fallen for a man she met on the internet, and now Bella has to pack her bags and move from the big city to a smelly farm. Having to deal with close encounters with cows and a school full of people that don't like her, how will life go on for this fashionable city girl? And how does God's plan fit into all of this?
This is one book I couldn't put down. Seriously. It was entertaining from beginning to end, and hilarious! The book starts out More...
This is one book I couldn't put down. Seriously. It was entertaining from beginning to end, and hilarious! The book starts out More...
Sep 03, 2010
Siri
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Jenny B. Jones is an awesome author, with all (and more) wit and hilarity than Meg Cabot...but, cleaner (BIG bonus) and Christian (DOUBLE bonus ;) And this series is no exception! After So Not Happening when I thought it couldn’t get better, lo and behold! I’m So Sure topped its predecessors ABSOLUTELY AWESOME with ABSOLUTELY AWESOMELY FANTASTIC!I enjoyed I'm So Sure so much I'm probably going to read it again. It had me on the edge of my seat, laughing 'til I was red in the face. XD
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Jul 20, 2010
Arya
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Bella Kirkwood has been forced (against her will!) to leave her beloved New York and move in with her Mother's Neanderthal of a husband and his two uncivilized sons. Is it any wonder that she is miserable? But then everything changes. Something strange is going on in the small town of Truman, Oklahoma - and in between giving an "extreme makeover" to one of her new friend and alienating the entire student population - she is determined to figure out what it is.
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Oct 18, 2009
Rachael
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This can’t be happening. Bella Kirkwood cannot believe she has to trade her A-list friends, her famous daddy’s credit card, and every other perk of NYC for Oklahoma of all places, just because her mother got dumped and apparently fell in love with a factory worker she met on the internet. So it’s goodbye to everything trendy chic and hello to two alternatively dorky and bratty brothers. Difficulty adjusting would be putting Bella’s frame of mind lightly. It doesn’t help that all the students at
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May 20, 2009
Jill
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Review by Jill Williamson
Bella Kirkwood’s mother is getting remarried, whether Bella likes it or not. But that’s not the worst thing that could happen to this Manhattan girl. Bella’s new stepfather lives in Truman, Oklahoma, and, since Bella’s dad is going through a selfish phase, she has no choice to move from her fast-paced uptown life to Cow Town, USA.
Bella start out okay, but a harsh venting session about small town life on her old Ask Miss Hillard blog gets the wrong More...
Bella Kirkwood’s mother is getting remarried, whether Bella likes it or not. But that’s not the worst thing that could happen to this Manhattan girl. Bella’s new stepfather lives in Truman, Oklahoma, and, since Bella’s dad is going through a selfish phase, she has no choice to move from her fast-paced uptown life to Cow Town, USA.
Bella start out okay, but a harsh venting session about small town life on her old Ask Miss Hillard blog gets the wrong More...
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Apr 20, 2009
Holly (2 Kids and Tired)
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I don't read many teen books, but this one was a lot of fun.
Bella Kirkwood is a mini little New York socialite. Daddy is a rich, famous plastic surgeon and Bella is spoiled beyond belief. When her father has a mid-life crisis and decides to trade her mother in for new and different models, Bella has her own crisis. To make matters worse, her mother meets a man on the internet and travels to Oklahoma to marry him. Bella not only gains a stepfather who works in a feminine products More...
Bella Kirkwood is a mini little New York socialite. Daddy is a rich, famous plastic surgeon and Bella is spoiled beyond belief. When her father has a mid-life crisis and decides to trade her mother in for new and different models, Bella has her own crisis. To make matters worse, her mother meets a man on the internet and travels to Oklahoma to marry him. Bella not only gains a stepfather who works in a feminine products More...
Jan 10, 2012
Deborah
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So Not Happening, by Jenny B. Jones. 5 Stars
Oh, Yes it Is Happening!
Thank you, Jenny B. Jones, for Bella, a realistic, three-dimensional character who also happens to be a great role model. Bella, like real people, has faults, and like real people, she is mostly blind to them. The reader feels a little like God must when we see her fumbling her way through the obstacles of life. For her, a shallow shopaholic, being forced to leave her cushy life in New York for a new one in rural More...
Oh, Yes it Is Happening!
Thank you, Jenny B. Jones, for Bella, a realistic, three-dimensional character who also happens to be a great role model. Bella, like real people, has faults, and like real people, she is mostly blind to them. The reader feels a little like God must when we see her fumbling her way through the obstacles of life. For her, a shallow shopaholic, being forced to leave her cushy life in New York for a new one in rural More...
Jun 17, 2011
Danielle
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Review posted here at my blog.
I love the euphoric feeling I get when I read a book by a new-to-me author and love it completely and totally. I think I’ve found a new favorite and can’t wait to gobble up everything else that author has written. Sometimes the book I loved turns out to be a fluke, but other times, as in the case of Jenny B. Jones, my initial reaction was right and I’ve found a new bookish BFF. I loved Save the Date and was thrilled to learn that it was not Jenny’s first More...
I love the euphoric feeling I get when I read a book by a new-to-me author and love it completely and totally. I think I’ve found a new favorite and can’t wait to gobble up everything else that author has written. Sometimes the book I loved turns out to be a fluke, but other times, as in the case of Jenny B. Jones, my initial reaction was right and I’ve found a new bookish BFF. I loved Save the Date and was thrilled to learn that it was not Jenny’s first More...
Apr 01, 2010
Julie
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Bella Kirkwood was living the life of luxury. She had her own credit cards, lived in Manhattan, the best boyfriend, in the “in-group” at her all-girls school. That life changes when her mother re-marries and she is forced to move to Truman, Oklahoma.
From the moment she arrives things do not seem to go well. In an effort to unite the family her mother cancels all of her credit cards. She is forced to ride to school with her step-brother in his “hearse”. When she writes some non-flatte More...
From the moment she arrives things do not seem to go well. In an effort to unite the family her mother cancels all of her credit cards. She is forced to ride to school with her step-brother in his “hearse”. When she writes some non-flatte More...
Apr 28, 2009
Kristi (Books and Needlepoint)
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Bella's life has been turned upside down. In the blink of an eye she has gone from living in NYC with her "plastic surgeon to the stars" father and her charity, fund-raising mom - to living in Truman, Oklahoma. On a farm, no less, with her mom, new step-dad, and two step brothers. The oldest which seems to be going to great lengths to make her life impossible.
To make matters worse, she manages to alienate herself further when she blogs at her old school's website (Hilliard More...
To make matters worse, she manages to alienate herself further when she blogs at her old school's website (Hilliard More...
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Oct 09, 2011
Evie
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I love this book! At first I thought it was going to annoy me because Bella is rather spoiled in the beginning but Jenny B. Jones played it out so good that after awhile I didn't even think about it. This book was just flat out funny! Seriously this author is hilarious! I was laughing so hard at parts of this book! Even a certain part in the climax, which was really inappropriate on my part probably since it was so intense but jeez it was just so funny! And that leads me to the plot.
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Jan 24, 2011
Laura
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Summary: Bella Kirkwood has to leave Manhattan and move to cow town Truman, Oklahoma after her mother, who was dumped by Bella’s father for a younger woman, falls in love with a factory worker. Bella, a true city girl, struggles to fit into life in a small town. When she lands a job for the school newspaper, she isn’t content with writing stories about the recycling at the school. Her nose for news leads uncovers some suspicious information about the football team that could ruin relationships,
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Jun 04, 2010
Kathy
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So, I liked this book, but I didn’t love it. I’m not sure why. Bella definitely starts out as a total snob. I understood why she was so upset about the move, the new family, the new culture and starting at a new school. I was very frustrated with her Mom, it seemed like she never took the time to see things from Bella’s perspective, and personally rushed into her marriage way too fast. Bella does grow on me throughout the story and is a likable character. The plot was entertaining, although a bi
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Jun 12, 2009
Jennifer
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Meet Bella Kirkwood, Manhattan fashionista teen who finds herself transplanted in Truman, Oklahoma. From the get-go, she's desperate to find a way out of this nightmare her life has become. She's positive her new step-father, Jake, is up to no good. Bella starts to see conspiracies around every corner. But then, when she's sitting in a dumpster (you've got to read the book to find out why) she stumbles on an honest to goodness conspiracy that could rock her school and change her life.
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Jan 25, 2010
Princess Bookie
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My Thoughts: The first time I saw this was down the book aisle at Wal-mart. It caught my eye. I just knew I had to read it. We meet Bella who is just a normal girl from New York. She likes fashion and is somewhat spoiled. She is forced to move to a country town in Oklahoma because her mom got remarried to some guy she met on the Internet. Bella gets stuck with two stepbrothers, one which is around the same age as she is. We also meet her boyfriend Hunter from New York. I did not like him at all,
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May 15, 2009
Heather
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Rating C+
Review This book got on my nerves so thoroughly throughout that I had to force myself to keep going, but I persevered and it ended up being... not bad.
The plot started off ridiculously slow, but picked up at the last fifty pages (enough to get me to pick up the next book in the series... I'm such a sucker for a series).
The reason this book was a C+ (slightly above average) was because at times (albeit rarely) the dialogue actually made me laugh out lo More...
Review This book got on my nerves so thoroughly throughout that I had to force myself to keep going, but I persevered and it ended up being... not bad.
The plot started off ridiculously slow, but picked up at the last fifty pages (enough to get me to pick up the next book in the series... I'm such a sucker for a series).
The reason this book was a C+ (slightly above average) was because at times (albeit rarely) the dialogue actually made me laugh out lo More...
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Nov 12, 2010
Felicia
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Jul 08, 2009
Kate
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Oh how I loved this book! Jenny B. Jones has written a wonderful novel perfectly captured from a city girl's point of view. Bella is such a witty, smart and irresistible character. You will love Bella's hilarious insights on farm life. So Not Happening had me laughing out loud the whole time! The mystery in the book got me hooked and will keep readers turning the pages! For someone who everyone assumes is a "spoiled brat", Bella sure proved them all wrong by ultimately becoming the her
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Nov 28, 2011
Brianna
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This book started out kind of annoying, to be honest. But I do understand the necessity of the constant whining and begging to return to NYC. Bella evolved quite nicely during her stay in Truman, Oklahoma! However, I must admit that the whole Truman Brotherhood story line through me for a loop (but a good loop)! It really added depth to the novel without being predictable, which helped me thoroughly enjoy it!! I'm so glad that Ms. Jones played the 'relationship' aspect regarding Bella. Hun
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May 01, 2009
Janna
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What do you get when you take Paris Hilton, marry her mom to a small town Oklahoma farmer with a secret regarding spandex, one step brother that is a brilliant, 6 year old, wannabe super hero and another step brother who drives a hearse to school. Mix in some mysterious deaths, some friend issues and the downside of blogging and what do you have? You have Bella Kirkwood, Jenny B. Jones' newest heroine and you have a hit!
I loved this book! I ate it up and can not wait until the next b More...
I loved this book! I ate it up and can not wait until the next b More...
Jan 03, 2010
Mandy
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These books are some of my favorites. They are about this girl named Bella and she is the city New york type of girl but when her mom gets married to another man way out in Oklahoma. She has to leave her dad (her divorced one anyways) Her boyfriend hunter and her best friend mia. Question is will she keep the long distance relationship with hunter or will she fall head over heels with Newspaper editor Luke Sullivan. When Bella considers the newspaper comittee some supicious things seem to be goi
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Oct 05, 2009
Brenda
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I stayed up late last night to finish this book, cause the last part got intense! I was thinking I was just reading your typical YA chick-lit, but I was wrong. So Not Happening was the first book I've read by Jenny B. Jones. Sidenote: I can't get past the author's name. I either think of Jenny Jones the talk show host, or Junie B. Jones, the childrens series.
Anyway, the book is about Bella, a teenage girl whose parents are divorced. She lives in and loves New York. Her mom gets remar More...
Anyway, the book is about Bella, a teenage girl whose parents are divorced. She lives in and loves New York. Her mom gets remar More...
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May 15, 2009
Jessica
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After reading the Katie Parker Production series, I knew that I would love anything that Jenny B. Jones wrote and I was satisfied again when I recently read her latest book, So Not Happening. This book has the witty, funny humor that seriously made me laugh out loud but it also had a mystery/dramatic twist to it that I really enjoyed.
Jenny B. Jones writes humorous fiction novels for young adults that are fun and easy to read! It’s great to finally find an author that can write ab More...
Jenny B. Jones writes humorous fiction novels for young adults that are fun and easy to read! It’s great to finally find an author that can write ab More...
Mar 12, 2010
Tessa
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What I liked about this book: The general plot of a New York socialite moving to a farm, the sarcasm, the characters, the cover, the suspense, and the fact that I can see it being made into a movie.
What I disliked about this book: The protagonist Bella was a little annoying at times, it's under the Christian fiction genre but doesn't exactly lead people closer to Christ - hardly mentions God, sort of unrealistic and cheesy at times, predictable
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What I disliked about this book: The protagonist Bella was a little annoying at times, it's under the Christian fiction genre but doesn't exactly lead people closer to Christ - hardly mentions God, sort of unrealistic and cheesy at times, predictable
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Nov 02, 2009
Michelle
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Jenny B. Jones is the queen of all things funny. So Not Happening has it all. Romance, intrigue, humor, mystery, yummy kisses, hilarious and memorable moments, etc. The author's unusual way of phrasing things is always original and the character's internal dialog is often downright hysterical (like one character's thoughts about the mixture of pills they are forced to take.) I've learned to read Jenny's books in the privacy of my own home to avoid potential embarrassment in public.
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Jan 04, 2012
Christy
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So Not Happening is just fabulous! At first, I didn't quite know what to think about this 16-year-old spoiled brat of a girl who was a New York transplant in Oklahoma. I mean, Bella's a little self-absorbed, a little snobbish, but she's all kinds of snappy--as in the Queen of One-Liners--except when she says a little bit too much on a blog for the whole town of Truman to see. Not that there's a lot of folks in Truman, but there's enough there that her friends scale slides to zero really quick
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Nov 03, 2010
Hannah
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Well, this is another one of those books that just came to me, and I'm ever-SO-thankful for it! I got it at Revolve... and it actually came with my nice messenger bag... anyways, I got sick after that... (who wouldn't I spent a weekend at the Arco Arena with like 10,000 other girls... not to mention sleeping on the floor at the hotel with the max of 6 hours sleep) and I had already read all the other books I had got there and this one was left. I decided that I might as well, and man, I was inst
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Jun 19, 2011
Ashley
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Bella Kirkwood -New York socialite, fashionista, school advice columnist and Oklahoma Cowgirl? Bella doesn’t think so either, and she’s determined to get a one-way ticket back to her glamorous life in the city, one way or another. But, God has other plans, like new friends, and irritating editor and a mystery that Bella just can’t help but stick her nose in.
“So Not Happening” is the funniest book I’ve ever read, and my favorite read of this year. I mean, you’d be hard pressed to find More...
“So Not Happening” is the funniest book I’ve ever read, and my favorite read of this year. I mean, you’d be hard pressed to find More...
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Sep 24, 2011
Sarah-Greenbeanteenqueen
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Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I've been a big fan of Jenny B. Jones for a long time now (I love her blog-if you're not reading it, you need to do so!), so when I found out about this series I knew it would be a great read. But you know, I typically hate Christian fiction and what it was overly sappy? I didn't think Jenny would do that to me, but I'll admit, I was nervous. So I put off reading So Not Happening for awhile because I didn't want to hate something that was f More...
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I've been a big fan of Jenny B. Jones for a long time now (I love her blog-if you're not reading it, you need to do so!), so when I found out about this series I knew it would be a great read. But you know, I typically hate Christian fiction and what it was overly sappy? I didn't think Jenny would do that to me, but I'll admit, I was nervous. So I put off reading So Not Happening for awhile because I didn't want to hate something that was f More...
