The Daughters Break the Rules (The Daughters, #2) by Joanna Philbin

Mar 09, 2011 Reading Vacation rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Carina messes up – BIG TIME – when she leaks some negative information about her billionaire father to the press. Her father is furious and he cuts her off financially. At first it seems like a disaster to Carina, but in reality it is the best thing that could have ever happened.

What I liked best about this book was Carina’s transformation. A tomboy at heart, Carina started out somewhat self-centered and spoiled. After losing her father’s backing, Carina focused more on others and she lea...more

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Apr 24, 2012 Kathy Davie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Second in the Daughters young adult series about a trio of high school friends and the travails they suffer from having famous parents. This installment focuses on Carina Jurgensen and Alex Suarez.

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It's another case of how it can all go wrong when you don't talk to your kids. Carina lashes out because her dad won't listen to her. Nor will he talk to her. He simply treats her like another one of his employees. The lash back results in the billionaire's daughter losing her credit cards, her...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit, ya

The latest YA series that I am totally addicted to. Each book focuses on a different "daughter" while I like that to keep it interesting. But I did not like this book or "daughter" as much as the first one. This girl, even though she tried to act not spoiled and want the money of her father, she didn't realize how much she relies on it until she doesn't have it anymore. Good for her! And her crush on some stupid spoiled boy at her school seemed so out of character for her! I know, I can't really...more

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Sep 11, 2011 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

The second in the series, this one focuses on Carina, the daughter of billionaire Karl Jurgensen. It all starts when her father wants Carina to come spend her time working as an intern in his company. After all, one day in the future, it's supposed to become hers. However, Carina would rather climb mountains, play sports, hang with her friends or flirt with boys than spend hours cooped up in an office building. She finally gets angry enough to something drastic, breaking rule #6 of the daughters...more

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May 09, 2011 Jodi rated it 1 of 5 stars

Well, I certainly knew what I was getting myself into with this one. I had read The Daughters and had not liked it. However, I had been in dystopian fiction overload and when this book came in, I figured I was ready for something light-hearted. There is a difference between light-hearted and mind-numbing. My favorite genre is realistic fiction, which I feel is what Philbin thinks that she is doing. However, I just continue to find nothing realistic about these teenagers.

When I read the first bo...more

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Apr 18, 2011 Nikki Marowelli rated it 5 of 5 stars

I chose this book because I had read the first book and I really liked it, so I decided to keep reading! The characters are still the same, Lizzie, Carina and Hudson. But some new characters appear in this book Like Carina's dad Karl Jurgenson. He is a hot shot in the business world, but him and Carina do not get along very well at the beginning. Carina's mom also appers a few times, but not that important. Another character that is new, is Carina's love interest, Alex. He's a skater kid who doe...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Alexa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-2011-advisory

This book is about what happens to Carina after she tells the whole world about her father stealing money from his charity. Carina’s dad tries to send her to a school in California, and that for Carina means no more doing her sports, and seeing her best friends Lizzie and Hudson. Being best friends since they were little girls, Lizzie and Hudson would never let that happen. They call Carina’s mom, and her mom gets Carina sent back to New York City because of her mom and dads divorce agreement. N...more

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Jan 29, 2011 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Much like it’s predecessor, The Daughters Break the Rules is a witty and entertaining romp through the life of three celebutantes trying to find their way through school, friendship, love and family. Each with their own cross to bear, this story follows Carina the sporty heiress to her media mogul father’s billion dollar communications empire. Not the least bit interested in following in his footsteps she’s made even more resentful by his complete inability to see through his own plans to focus...more Much like it’s predecessor, The Daughters Break the Rules is a witty and entertaining romp through the life of three celebutantes trying to find their way through school, friendship, love and family. Each with their own cross to bear, this story follows Carina the sporty heiress to her media mogul father’s billion dollar communications empire. Not the least bit interested in following in his footsteps she’s made even more resentful by his complete inability to see through his own plans to focus on what she wants to make of her life.

Enter salacious and incriminating gossip. The kind that ruins careers and irks parents enough to have them send a girl to a rigid boarding school thousands of miles away. But don’t worry, the attempt isn’t successful, the other half of the parenting equation (the non-amicable divorcing kind) puts a quick stop to the whole thing. Alas, once back home said billionaire heiress will learn a lesson regardless; the kind where daddy takes away all of her money and makes her live on less than paltry means. Chaos ensues!

In my review of the first in the series [http://www.galleysmith.com/2010/07/10...] I spent some time speaking to the fact that Philbin has created interesting teens with depth of character despite their wealthy circumstances. This second book continues to showcase that strength. The focus on Carina and her acknowledgment of how money does play a significant role in her life and how she adjusts to it’s diminishment was the moral du jour this time around. In addition, I liked that through this adjustment process she was also struggling to determine where she fit into the ever changing relationship with her father.

While their relationship was created with the typical angst (he is the absent father, she is the different daughter struggling against him) it was also written in a way that the focus was more on Carina’s behaviors and reactions than his. There were definitely altercations but ultimately this was a story about how Carina became a better stronger person who understood the true value of money, the true value of individuality, and the true value of friendship and love.

Speaking of love, young girls are taught a valuable lesson through Carina’s journey from her adoration of a spoiled rich boy to finding genuine trust with a boy from “across the tracks”. Neither journey was smooth sailing and I’ll admit I didn’t feel any connection with either but I did like the outcome and what it teaches girls to value out of relationships.

As was the case with the first, this second book ends on a cliffhanger that will bring the reader right into the third story focusing on the last of the triple threat, Hudson. If the third is as fun and thoughtful as the first two I have no doubt I’ll enjoy it just as much.(less)

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Jan 21, 2011 Jodi Papazian rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-reads

Well, I certainly knew what I was getting myself into with this one. I had read The Daughters and had not liked it. However, I had been in dystopian fiction overload and when this book came in, I figured I was ready for something light-hearted. There is a difference between light-hearted and mind-numbing. My favorite genre is realistic fiction, which I feel is what Philbin thinks that she is doing. However, I just continue to find nothing realistic about these teenagers.

When I read the first bo...more

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May 11, 2013 Alice Of Wonderland rated it 4 of 5 stars

Synopsis:

"Daughters Rule Number Six: Never talk to the press about your parents.

After leaking a story about the family business, impetuous high school freshman Carina Jurgensen is cut off by her billionaire father. Always resourceful, she fibs her way into a job as a party planner for New York's annual Silver Snowflake Ball. But when Carina finds out that the party committee expects favors and freebies from her dad's A-list connections, a choice must be made: Does she get real about her downgr

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Aug 29, 2012 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fave-beach-reads, best-heroines, 2012-books, self-discovery, scandals-drama

The second novel in The Daughters series proves to be as vivacious and fun as the first.

Confident and adventurous Carina Jurgenson messes up big time when she leaks a scandalous story to the news about her father. Her father is furious and they have never had a really good relationship. She blames him for cheating on her mother but she realizes later that that is not true at all. Her father cuts her off and she is left to struggle through her school and social life with only a meager sum of mone...more

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Oct 27, 2010 Kelly Hager rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the second (of three) books about Hudson, Carina and Lizzie. This book focuses on Carina, who is the daughter of a billionaire. Her father essentially cuts her off (he’s not a jerk; Carina totally deserves it) and so she has to adjust to living in Manhattan with a cell phone from the 90s, a MetroCard and $20 a week. To fund a skiing trip with a crush, she tells a few white lies and gets a job as a party planner. So except for the fact that she has no experience, super awesome!

I love this...more

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Nov 29, 2011 J.Elle rated it 2 of 5 stars

I think I mentioned it when I reviewed the book before this (The Daughters), but I appreciate that someone who was raised with a celebrity parent is writing books about girls with celebrity parents. I enjoy when someone writes about what they know.

Carina’s father cuts her off, so she bluffs her way into a party planning job to make money for a ski trip. And then she finds out that it’s much easier hiring a party planner than actually being one, especially when she realizes they are hoping to us...more

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Mar 22, 2013 Allison rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Apr 11, 2012 Carly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book, fiction, teen-fiction, 2012, chick-lit, family, friends, new-york, spring-challenge-2012, upper-class

*3 1/2 stars*

Utterly predictable, but still enjoyable. Carina, the main character, was a bit annoying in the beginning of the book, but she didn't stay that way -- which is good, cause I'm not sure I could have handled the rest of the book.

What I like about this series is that its different from the other teen fiction about teen girls who are super rich. Those other books have these young teenagers running around drinking and having sex and the authors name drop brand names as if they are trying...more

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Oct 04, 2010 Melissa (i swim for oceans) rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Daughters Break the Rules follows the story of three best friends and New York elite, Carina, Lizzie, and Hudson as they weave their way through teenage life in the spotlight. Carina, though the daughter of a billionaire, was cut off after a little snafu involving details about her father and his personal business. Though she's crafty, and she knows how to bend the rules to her will, she finds that without her father's name and contacts, the real world is a lot harder than she imagined. Can...more The Daughters Break the Rules follows the story of three best friends and New York elite, Carina, Lizzie, and Hudson as they weave their way through teenage life in the spotlight. Carina, though the daughter of a billionaire, was cut off after a little snafu involving details about her father and his personal business. Though she's crafty, and she knows how to bend the rules to her will, she finds that without her father's name and contacts, the real world is a lot harder than she imagined. Can she pool her own resources and pull off the ultimate Silver Snowflake Ball, or will she be stuck admitting that she's been downgraded to part of the masses?

The Daughters Break the Rules is the second book in The Daughters series written by Joanna Philbin, daughter of the one and only, Regis Philbin. Like the first book in the series, The Daughters Break the Rules has a clear, easy-to-read tone, and a very concise writing style. Often mirrored in the prose is the author's own insight into growing up in a privileged environment, though it shows how normal and grounded she is. Unlike series such as Gossip Girl, this series shows the humanity of the girls, rather than the glitzy, flashing lights they live in.

Now, that's not to say that that The Daughters Break the Rules isn't brimming with details of the lifestyles of the rich and the famous. Alternating between name-dropping high-end boutiques and rich descriptions of life in the vibrant city, the book explores Carina, Lizzie, and Hudson much more than its predecessor. The Daughters Break the Rules explores what makes each girl tick, and gives them a little more depth. The one thing, however, that I will say does continue to irk me is the text speak jumbled throughout the book. Colour me crazy, but I'm a texter in real life...I don't love reading it in books. That said, I will admit it fits within the genre.

All in all, The Daughters Break the Rules is a fast-paced, entertaining, and easy read. It's not incredibly deep, but it does satiate your appetite for fun, friendly prose and likable characters. I give this book a strong 4 out of 5, and I'd recommend it for both YA and MG audiences, as well as those who enjoy realistic fiction and fans of books like Shopaholic (for the younger set).

I received this advanced reader's copy free of charge from the publisher, Hachette Book Group, in exchange for an honest review. This, in no way, affected my opinion or review of this book.(less)

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Dec 31, 2012 Mariana Martinez rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Daughters are back again! In this continuation of the original novel, Carina Jurgensen is in for a spin. As daughter of a billionaire, Carina is used to being privileged and spoiled with everything she wants. But, when she leaks information about her father, later proved false she is in for a harsh punishment. Carina is left with no phone, no shopping, and a $20 bill to survive on each week. But, with the help of her friends Lizzie and Hudson, Carina learns to truly appreciate what she has....more

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May 20, 2013 Zoe Cohen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-2013-advisory

Carina exposed to the world that her dad is a fraud, embezzling money out of his charities and into his own pocket. It turns out her father doesn't take to kindly to the idea and ships her off to boarding school. Carina's two scheming best friends Hudson and Lizzie come up with a plan and get her home, but life for Carina soon changes as she has to adjust to life without the finer things in life when she returns home.

I enjoyed this book, but not as much as the first one. I feel Carina was needy...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Camryn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

As outstanding as the first in the series, if not better. The Daughter's Break the Rules is completely from Carina's perspective, which was incredibly interesting and touching. Carina's overlord of a dad (or so he seems) is way too into her life, and when he takes away her unlimited-spending and her precious iPhone for a twenty-dollars-a-week allowance and a phone older than she is, Carina has about had it. And he also tried to deport her out of the state, and away from her friends, to go to som...more

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Jun 01, 2013 Shannonl rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thought this book was an amazing sequel to, "The Daughters." One thing I liked about the book was that the author changed the main character and instead of Lizzie telling the story, it was Carina. So we got read everything from a completely different point of view. One of my favorite parts in the book was when Carina came home and she found the dozens of cupcakes she needed for the party she was planning, just lying there. Because it showed that even though her and her father have many differe...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Fizza rated it 5 of 5 stars

now, there is a different perspective. having a father that by fluk becomes a very famous business man. Now he wants his daughter Carina to become and take the role that he has now. but Carina has different planes she joins her Friend more like arch ninemsis to make a ball or party at the school. Carina is chosen to do by her famous father. That she is able to make things happen really fast and simple. but that is not the case anymore...with the ball coming and Carina being cut off on her credit...more

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Oct 29, 2011 Clarice Scott rated it 5 of 5 stars

Carina messes up leaking an untrue story to the press. She is left cut-off from her glamourous life she didn't even know she had! She has to learn with getting a low allowance every week. Meanwhile,she meets a guy she THINKS she is totally in love with. He invites her over to a winter break trip with his friends. She can't afford it, so she fibbs to get a job as a party planner. Her plan falls apart, but learns that she's not in love with him, but another guy! Not only that, but she uncovers the...more

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Aug 08, 2010 Joshua rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fresh-reads-09-11

Somehow despite its being a sequel to a book I had not read, and it being a total example of Chick-Lit... I liked this book... I liked the metamorphosis of the main character from vacant zombie to a real person... I liked the ending (minus the "cliffhanger")... I even found myself surprised to like the Dad in the end... this book should have had me throwing it against the wall... but the writing and the character just had me enjoying it as a guilty pleasure... I can see my girls loving it... goo...more

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Apr 03, 2013 Nari Johnson rated it 2 of 5 stars

this book doesn't even compare to the first one.

I pitied Carina at times. I even sympathized a few times. but overall, I couldn't shake the image in my head that she was a spoiled, whiny brat.

The only characters I enjoyed were Alex and his sister. A lot of loose ends, especially with their relationships, were left hanging for the next book, which I'm not so sure if I'm going to read.

I'm not sure what I expected, but from the four-star reviews, I expected Carina's misadventures to be just as exc...more

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May 11, 2013 Winnie Zhao rated it 4 of 5 stars

Title: The Daughters Break the Rules
Little, Brown and Company, 2010, 276 pp., $16.99
Author: Joanna Philbin ISBN: 978-0-316-04903-0

There is conflict between Carina and her father. They have arguments all the time but this time, they had a huge argument. Carina’s dad cut off all of her bank accounts and credit cards. Carina believes she can survive through it.

Then Carina gets invited to go snowboarding and that cost money. Money that Carina no longer has, so she needs to find a way to get that...more

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Jun 17, 2013 Julia R rated it 5 of 5 stars

Julia Ragusa
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The Daughters: Break the Rules
The Novel, The Daughters: Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin, is the second book in a series of three books that all share the common title, “The Daughters”. The book is about three best friends Lizzie, Carina, and Hudson who are all daughters of famous mothers and fathers. For example, Lizzie is the daughter of a supermodel mom and a writer dad, Carina is the daughter of a millionaire dad and doesn’t live with h...more Julia Ragusa
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30 October 2012

The Daughters: Break the Rules
The Novel, The Daughters: Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin, is the second book in a series of three books that all share the common title, “The Daughters”. The book is about three best friends Lizzie, Carina, and Hudson who are all daughters of famous mothers and fathers. For example, Lizzie is the daughter of a supermodel mom and a writer dad, Carina is the daughter of a millionaire dad and doesn’t live with her mother, and Hudson is the daughter of a famous singer. Each of the three books in the series is told from the point of view of one of the three best friends. For example, the first book, The Daughters, is told from the point of view of Lizzie, and the second book that I just finished was told from the perspective of Carina. The second book is about the life of Carina Jurgensen. Her father is a millionaire who only cares about money and not his daughter, or so it seems to Carina. She and her dad do not have a good relationship, especially after her father and mother got a divorce. She suspects that he cheated on her mother, and the only reason he has her as a daughter is because he wants to keep her from her mother. She has her own life separate from her father, and they barely talk to each other except when her father is giving her orders or making an announcement. She wishes that he would take the time out of his busy business life to get to know her. Also, she wishes he would ask her what she wants to do when she grows up. Instead, he tries to make her work for his business. She does not like this because working at the office takes a lot of time out of her life, prevents her from being the captain on the girls’ varsity soccer team, and hanging out with her friends Lizzie and Hudson. One day while she was working at the office she found a file that looked very suspicious to her. The file concerning what would be done with the money made at the charity event Jurgensen Land read, “Of this, $2M will go directly to the aforementioned charity. The remaining $1M will be diverted as discussed for Karl Jurgensen’s other use.” This quote was found on page 8. Carina promised herself that if things got really bad, meaning with her father taking over her future by forcing her to inherit the family business, she would get back at him. By letting the mysterious file leak onto the internet, it would imply that he was a thief, stealing 1 million dollars. Things got really bad in the fall, and Carina let the information loose. When her father found out, he tried to ship her off to boarding school in California. He made sure that the story disappeared by the next day. Carina’s mom came to the rescue by having her lawyer talk to her dad, or as she called him, the Jurg. The lawyer said that Carina’s dad couldn’t make her leave New York unless her mother approved and if he did, she could sue him for custody. After all this, the Jurg cut Carina off, and she no longer had any money except for the 20 dollars of allowance that her father gave her every week. Carina said to her father, “Is that all that being a father means to you? Paying for stuff?” to which her father said enough was enough and cut her off. This quote was found on page 25. At first this upset Carina but then she soon realized how careless she was with money before her dad cut her off. She learned to spend money more wisely, and she decided she needed to get a job. She looked all around and wasn’t having any luck until the most popular girl in Chadwick High School, Ava, approached her. She came up to her and told Carina that she was throwing a Dance at the school and needed some help. Carina took the job not knowing what she was getting herself into. Ava assumed that Carina could get the best DJ, food, and decorations all for free because she told her that her dad planned plenty of parties and knew all the best DJs, chefs, and designers. Carina tried to get the people who her father worked with to do the dance for free but none of them would do it. Carina lied to Ava and said that everything was going fine. Things were getting worse for Carina because Ava had already paid her in advance. She wasn’t getting any of the people she wanted and was now drowning in her own lies. Later on, she met a boy named Alex who was a DJ, and he said that he would do the dance for her. She found a cheap catering place that served good food, and Alex’s sister was an artist who would do the decorations for the dance if she got invited. Carina never told Alex or his sister who she really was (the daughter of a millionaire). She was in big trouble with Ava knowing that Ava thought lots of famous people were helping out with the dance when in reality it was just a boy named Alex and his sister. Before she knew it, Carina was lying to everybody; even her dad and things were getting out of control. Her friends were telling her to confess, but she just could not bring herself to do it, because she thought she was in too big of a mess. Finally, Ava, Alex, and his sister all found out she was lying the whole time. None of them would speak to her. Ava fired her, and she expected Carina to pay back all the money she gave her in advance. Carina broke down to her father one evening, and he actually didn’t ignore her. She told him everything. He comforted her, and then she asked him the big question. “Did you really want me to live with you here?” she asked quietly. “Or did you just not want her to have me?” He replied, “Of course I wanted you.” “You don’t ever look at me. It’s like you forget I’m around. Or you don’t even want to remember.” Carina said. These quotes were found on page 261. “Oh, Honey.” “It’s just that you look so much like her. You’re the spitting image of your mother. It’s just hard for me sometimes.” These quotes were found on page 262. This conversation was a big turning point for Carina and her dad. They became closer, and Carina later came to know that her dad didn’t cheat on her mom. In fact, her mom married her dad just for the money, and she never loved him. Therefore, once he found out, he divorced her. Carina felt very guilty and wanted to set things right for her and her father. She started working at his business again and was glad to do it even though her dad didn’t force her. As for the Dance that turned into a party planning disaster, Ava was having trouble planning the party herself so last minute. Carina offered to Ava that if she still needed music, food, and decorations for the party that Carina knew just the people for the job. Ava accepted the offer, the party turned out to be a success, and Carina mended her relationships with all the people who she lied to. Even her best friend was scheduled to sing at the dance. In the end, Carina learned from her mistakes in breaking the rules, and became a better, more mature person because of it. I thought the ending of this story was very good because the main character learned a meaningful message. The ending of the story made me think about being responsible and acting more mature. It helped me to think about how I can improve myself as a person.

My favorite character in the book The Daughters: Break the Rules would have to be Carina’s dad Karl Jurgensen. I would choose him because Carina underestimated him as much as she possibly could. She stereotyped him and thought that all he cared about was money, and that he never took the time to really get to know her. She was being selfish because she never really let him get to know her, and she didn’t even try to get to know him. In reality, he loved Carina, worked hard for his money, and was a strong man who got his heart broken. He loved Carina because he bought her nice things, took good care of her, and was almost always nice to her. He truly cared about her, but she just couldn’t see it. He worked very hard for his money because he was always at the office working hard and running all sorts of different kinds of charities. He wanted Carina to have a stable future that secured her financially, and he wanted her to inherit the business. Lastly, he got his heart broken by his wife who only married him for his money. Despite this, he stayed strong and did not do anything bad as a result of the marriage mishap. In my opinion, Karl Jurgensen is just a caring and loving man who is very misunderstood by his daughter. He is a man who has so much love to give but just doesn’t know how to communicate that to his daughter. He also doesn’t trust many people because he has been hurt by the one woman he loved. He never knows if someone is just being nice to him for his money, or if they actually like him as a person. Karl Jurgensen struggles with all of these obstacles in his life but somehow manages to keep it together at all times. All in all, I would definitely give Karl Jurgensen the best character award because he is the underdog in this story and deserves more credit. I think the author intended for me to have this reaction to the character.

Overall, I think The Daughters: Break the Rules is a wonderful book that somehow takes a story about the life of a daughter of a famous parent and makes it relatable to the average person’s life. It is a good book that talks about real life issues and surprisingly is very relatable. It also has some good drama, comedy and suspense. I would recommend this book to any girl in high school. Those are the people who could relate to this book the most. In general any teenage girl who likes a story that is a page turner would love this book. When I read books, if I don’t like the book it takes me forever to finish, I read it really slowly, and it is a drag. When I like books I can’t put them down, and I finish the book quickly. This book was a lot of fun to read, and I finished it very fast because I couldn’t stop reading it.
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Aug 27, 2012 Haley (Beach Kissed YA Books) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Ah! What can I say? The Daughters Break The Rules was an excellent sequel to The Daughters, and I'm very happy I picked it up. It didn't disappoint, in fact it may even be better than The Daughters!

From this book I got a good mixture of emotions. People may just think that this sounds like every other chick-lit book. I admit, it had some of that (but I LOVE that), but it also had real tones of learning how to live with little. Carina was put in the situation where she was cut off from everything...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Ashley - Book Labyrinth rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the first 'Daughters' novel, so I went into the second book with high expectations. Perhaps that was a mistake, because I had a hard time finishing this one. It's not that the writing was bad, because it wasn't. Joanna Philbin has a clear understanding of what it's like to grow up with a famous and wealthy parent, and she once again portrays this very well.

My issue with the book is its main character, Carina. Perhaps her outlook on life and her behaviour are reasonable consideri...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

After leaking a story damaging to her father and his business, Carina is in serious trouble. Not only is her father icing her out, but he's just cut her off. She no longer has unlimited credit cards. Instead, she will receive an allowance of $20 a week. Carina isn't sure she can survive, but she's determined to show her father she's not a spoiled brat.

Unfortunately, her crush asks her to go skiing over winter vacation in Switzerland. Carina jumps a...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Vicki rated it 2 of 5 stars

So...I kept waiting for the part where the daughters actually break the rules. (I know, silly me, what was I thinking expecting a Young Adult novel to actually deliver on a promise included IN THE TITLE OF THE BOOK??) It's 3 girls who are privileged rich kids in Manhattan, going to a private school and wanting for nothing. Then one girl gets cut off financially (for being a brat). She learns a lot about money, possessions, status, and how to be a good person. Not bad, but overall was pretty shal...more

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