Consistently praised by readers and reviewers for her authenticity, warmth, wit, and penetrating insight, Rachel Vail brings her finely honed voice...
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Feb 01, 2012
BookChic
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I love how Rachel Vail did this trilogy; you get the same situation with different events in each book as it's told from each sister. There's the same family situation told over several months, I think. The timeline was a bit confusing for me as I thought it was going to be the same period of time told through each sister's perspective.
But aside from that, it's interesting to see how each sister views the other two, then to read how the outer appearance is different from the inner. In More...
But aside from that, it's interesting to see how each sister views the other two, then to read how the outer appearance is different from the inner. In More...
Oct 05, 2011
Raiveran
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Please let me hang my banner first which reads "FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST, STOP SUMMARIZING THE FUCKING BOOK IN YOUR REVIEW."
In case you aren't literate enough to notice, the description is a summary, and a summary is something different from a review. This isn't a newspaper; there's a summary next to the picture of the cover, so please save yourself some arthritis and me some rage and just spit out your tiny, sheltered words that pass for opinions and move along.
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In case you aren't literate enough to notice, the description is a summary, and a summary is something different from a review. This isn't a newspaper; there's a summary next to the picture of the cover, so please save yourself some arthritis and me some rage and just spit out your tiny, sheltered words that pass for opinions and move along.
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Apr 17, 2011
Maggie
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Apr 19, 2010
Shannan/GirlsInTheStacks.com
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Quinn and her family are going through some problems that will change the way that her family has been living. And the three sisters will face challenges this summer that will test their love for each other and for their parents. Can Quinn make it through the summer with dignity, her friends, and a new outlook on life without losing herself? Will she find love? She is changing and is acting like she has never done before. She is making some wrong choices. Will she still be considered brill
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Oct 26, 2011
Emilee
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I enjoyed reading this book. It includes the sappy love story elements that I can't resist reading. The main character, Quinn, was your typical high school smart girl. She was, according to her parents and teachers, brilliant. On the outside, Quinn was a good girl. She did her homework, didn't sneak out, and was mature about the decisions her family made. But inside her, new feelings were beginning to stir. She began to act more like her crazy, unruly sister Allison, whose story was told in the
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Dec 31, 2010
Bookworm1858
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Brilliant by Rachel Vail
HarperTeen, 2010
249 pages
YA; Contemporary
2/5 stars
3rd in Trilogy
Summary: The conclusion to the Avery sisters trilogy, focusing on eldest sister Quinn and her learning to let go and accept their new life.
Thoughts: I enjoyed the first two books of this series so I was thrilled to pick this up, especially because I love the cover. I want those shoes even though I don't think I own a dress to go with them.
The first probl More...
HarperTeen, 2010
249 pages
YA; Contemporary
2/5 stars
3rd in Trilogy
Summary: The conclusion to the Avery sisters trilogy, focusing on eldest sister Quinn and her learning to let go and accept their new life.
Thoughts: I enjoyed the first two books of this series so I was thrilled to pick this up, especially because I love the cover. I want those shoes even though I don't think I own a dress to go with them.
The first probl More...
May 30, 2010
CLM
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Innocuous but disappointing; I kept waiting for something to happen. While YA novels often fall into one of two categories: ordinary characters encounter extraordinary situation (I guess the problem novels of the 70s fall into this category but perhaps also the paranormal genre so popular today) or ordinary characters cope with the normal adolescent rites of passage. This fell primarily into the latter category (although the heroine and her siblings were coping with their mother's alleged embe
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Aug 09, 2010
Sara
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The final installment!
I could relate terribly well to this trilogy be Sarah vail.
It's about a wealthy family winding down with the economy because of the economy, because the mother made some fool-hardy investments into a failing business and got fired. Undergoes major changes (i.e. moving in with Grandparrents, selling house, repo'ed piano, etc.) but the three Avery girls find love and are tested to their limits.
Not as extreme as my situation, but still very relatable to many More...
I could relate terribly well to this trilogy be Sarah vail.
It's about a wealthy family winding down with the economy because of the economy, because the mother made some fool-hardy investments into a failing business and got fired. Undergoes major changes (i.e. moving in with Grandparrents, selling house, repo'ed piano, etc.) but the three Avery girls find love and are tested to their limits.
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Aug 10, 2010
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
The last book of the Avery sisters' trilogy comes from the eldest sister, Quinn's, perspective. She's always been the one in control, the good girl, the serious girl, and the nerdy girl. Her youngest sister is lucky and her middle sister is gorgeous. Quinn finds herself wanting to compete with them and become someone. Quinn wants to shed her good girl image.
A new friend she meets at camp might help her. She wants to fix up Q More...
The last book of the Avery sisters' trilogy comes from the eldest sister, Quinn's, perspective. She's always been the one in control, the good girl, the serious girl, and the nerdy girl. Her youngest sister is lucky and her middle sister is gorgeous. Quinn finds herself wanting to compete with them and become someone. Quinn wants to shed her good girl image.
A new friend she meets at camp might help her. She wants to fix up Q More...
Aug 21, 2010
Samantha
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Jan 11, 2012
CaRoL
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great ending to the Avery sisters series. i like how in the end Quinn and her sisters finally show how they feel about each other. and there perfect mother falls apart. Quinn finally gets kissed and she stays with Piano teacher ( hes in college,smart and well kinda cute( her sisters say so) )
May 17, 2011
Sandy
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So this is the first Rachel Vail book I read... I really enjoyed her writing. I think she captured the anxiety of a first-born child really well. I thought of my own older sister and was able to relate Quinn to her. Well-written and enjoyable.
Jan 02, 2011
Greta
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Not very good. I really liked Lucky and Gorgeous, but this one was really boring (it's three books asnd each one was about a sister in their family). I don't recommend it, although it's interesting to hear how the other sisters turn out. But overall: bleh. Only two stars!
Sep 07, 2010
I havent read this book yet, But seriously I really want to read this book, and many others of Rachel Vail. The reason why I like to read Rachel Vail's books, beacuse I already read one, and i love it so i think Rachel Vail is my type.
May 30, 2011
nice finishing touch.. Quinn was my favorite of the sisters and discovering what her Mother really did gave good closure to the series.
Nov 14, 2010
So far this book is great. i read the other two and i cant wait to finish this one.
Apr 09, 2011
Krystyna
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This was a great ending to the trilogy. I can relate to Quinn's character of the first born good girl who has to act like she has it all together. It's very interesting across this trilogy to see how each of the different sisters interprets their family's situation and their mom's role in all of it. All three books are about perception - the way the characters see themselves, the way they see others, and the way they think others see them, and how they find that it all doesn't necessarily refle
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Nov 07, 2011
Hillary20
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I didn't like it as much as I liked gorgeous(the second book) because I found this one a little dull and Quinn is much less relateble then Allison. The plot was okay I found it kind of obivious as to what was going to happen.
Jul 29, 2011
Maggie
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Book 3 of 3. The back of the book calls it the stunning conclusion...not so much. It's good, not stunning.
Jan 25, 2011
I thought this was a good and dramatic ending to the Avery sisters trilogy! But also it left me wanting more which is bad when you know the author is not going to right another!! Some content not appropriate for younger children.
Jan 17, 2011
Megan
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I loved the book, but I just thought the younger sister Allison, was too much of a slut. But I still enjoyed the book very much!(:
