Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance, and revenge in a high-stakes dramedy from acclaimed young author Abby McDonald.
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Apr 19, 2011
Princess Bookie
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My Thoughts: Prom? Kissing? Betrayal? Friends? Check!!! We are introduced to 3 individual girls who could not be more different if they tried. First, there is Bliss who is popular, queen bee, has the perfect boyfriend (or so she thought) and is the girl who would most likely be prom queen. Next there is Jolene. Jolene seems like a rebel, she gets into trouble, she steps out against the norm. Last there is Meg. Meg is quiet, independent, nerdy, and the girl you'd want to help you with your homewo
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Aug 15, 2011
Jodi
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The Anti-Prom was the perfect lazy-summer-day read. It was silly, light, funny in the right places and was narrated by characters that were actually likable.
The story grabbed me from the first few sentences where Bliss (yes, and unfortunate naming decision on McDonald's part) catches her boyfriend and best friend going at it during the prom. She quickly decides to seek revenge on the best friend and recruits resident bad girl Jolene to show her how it's done. Unfortunately, Jole More...
The story grabbed me from the first few sentences where Bliss (yes, and unfortunate naming decision on McDonald's part) catches her boyfriend and best friend going at it during the prom. She quickly decides to seek revenge on the best friend and recruits resident bad girl Jolene to show her how it's done. Unfortunately, Jole More...
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Jul 24, 2011
Jodi
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The Anti-Prom was the perfect lazy-summer-day read. It was silly, light, funny in the right places and was narrated by characters that were actually likable.
The story grabbed me from the first few sentences where Bliss (yes, and unfortunate naming decision on McDonald's part) catches her boyfriend and best friend going at it during the prom. She quickly decides to seek revenge on the best friend and recruits resident bad girl Jolene to show her how it's done. Unfortunately, Jo More...
The story grabbed me from the first few sentences where Bliss (yes, and unfortunate naming decision on McDonald's part) catches her boyfriend and best friend going at it during the prom. She quickly decides to seek revenge on the best friend and recruits resident bad girl Jolene to show her how it's done. Unfortunately, Jo More...
Apr 24, 2011
Bdalton
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Like The Breakfast Club or Pretty in Pink, this story is about the intersection of losers and popular kids. The story focuses on Prom night, where three girls from different social circles come together to avenge themselves and find themselves. The dialogue is good. The characters are a bit stereotypical, but not too bad, and while the action is both over the top and predictable at times, this was still a good, fast, fun read. I would recommend this to 10 grade and up. There is definately d
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Feb 18, 2011
Jessica
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I really enjoyed this book! It was a light, easy and fast read but very entertaining. It didn't take me long to get into it at all and it kept my attention the whole way through. I was constantly wondering what these girls were going to get themselves into next.
Bliss is your typical popular, super cute, rich girl. She is dating one of the most popular boys in school and is surrounded by "friends". However, she is in for a rude awakening when she finds her supposed best More...
Bliss is your typical popular, super cute, rich girl. She is dating one of the most popular boys in school and is surrounded by "friends". However, she is in for a rude awakening when she finds her supposed best More...
Feb 05, 2011
Eliza
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I wanted to enjoy this book, but from the first chapter, I knew it would be a cheesy read. Cheese squelched out of all of the pages, coating almost every word. The story also sounded familiar. It was just like John Tucker Must Die, but on prom night...and not as funny. The ending was rather cute, but, sadly, it did not make up for the rest of the book.
Although there were some bad bad things about this novel, there were also a few good things. The author created three extremely distin More...
Although there were some bad bad things about this novel, there were also a few good things. The author created three extremely distin More...
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May 05, 2011
Anita
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The Anti-Prom
AUTHOR: Abby McDonald
GENRE: Young Adult Fiction
FORM: Audiobook
SYNOPSIS: Three girls who would be voted “Least Likely to Hang Out – EVER,” find themselves stuck together when what is suppose to be the best, most fun day of their entire High School career falls apart. Bliss has just caught one of her best friends, Katelyn, in a rather precarious position with her boyfriend in the back of their limo. Jocelyn, the school outcast, troubl More...
AUTHOR: Abby McDonald
GENRE: Young Adult Fiction
FORM: Audiobook
SYNOPSIS: Three girls who would be voted “Least Likely to Hang Out – EVER,” find themselves stuck together when what is suppose to be the best, most fun day of their entire High School career falls apart. Bliss has just caught one of her best friends, Katelyn, in a rather precarious position with her boyfriend in the back of their limo. Jocelyn, the school outcast, troubl More...
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Jul 24, 2011
Magan
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Anti-Prom was a book I thought would just be a light read. I loved that it was told from each of the three very different girls' perspectives. From each of their POVs, I got a clear picture of what made each of them the way they were. As they were such an unlikely trio to ever become friends and help one another out, I loved understanding what was fueling their decisions.
My favorite character was probably Jolene, though I felt pretty fond of Meg by the end of the book. Jolene had so m More...
My favorite character was probably Jolene, though I felt pretty fond of Meg by the end of the book. Jolene had so m More...
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Jan 25, 2011
Jamie
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My opinion: I knew going into this book that it would be a lighthearted read, and I was definitely ok with that since the last 3 or 4 books I read were pretty emotional. It all starts with a girl named Bliss who finds her boyfriend cheating on her at prom with her best friend. She turns to the school's resident bad girl Jolene for advice on how to get revenge on them. Jolene reluctantly agrees to help (she doesn't feel much sympathy for Bliss though since she's part of the "in" crowd t
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Feb 04, 2012
Johnp
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Three girls, Bliss, Jolene and Meg, come together in an attempt to take back/avenge some major event in their lives. An unlikely team, but one by one, they open up to each other (and us), letting us see through the facade into their deepest hurt, their most secret insecurities. For Bliss, it’s her cheating boyfriend. For Jolene, it’s her I-don’t-care Dad. For Meg, it’s her wallflower, in-the-shadows way of life.
We follow them on their quest for payback that takes place all in the More...
We follow them on their quest for payback that takes place all in the More...
May 28, 2011
Charlotte (Charissa Books)
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The Anti-Prom is about 3 VERY different girls coming together in the span of one night. They work as a common goal to 'get what they want'. Bliss wants to get back at her 'best friend' for sleeping with her boyfriend. Jolene wants to get back at her dad for bailing on her college tuition bill. And Meg is just along for the ride, wishing for that perfect prom night.
This book is cute, but just cute. The title doesn't really fit the actual book, which confused me. I would have gone for More...
This book is cute, but just cute. The title doesn't really fit the actual book, which confused me. I would have gone for More...
May 02, 2011
Raquelle
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Another winner from Abby McDonald! On Prom night, 3 high school girls, who couldn't be more different from each other, come together for an evening they will never forget. None of it happening at the actual prom. Bliss Marino is one of the popular girls. She just spotted her boyfriend making out with her best friend. Determined to bring down her best friend she lures Jolene, the jaded and angry high school misfit, to help her sabotage the friend's evening. Jolene, has been stood up by her date a
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Jun 30, 2011
Taylor
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Honestly I was back and forth about even choosing this book to read, as it seemed to be under my reading level, but something about the description kept drawing me back and I decided to take a crack at it. To my surprise, I ended up greatly enjoying it. It is a coming of age story in the feel-good Sarah Dessen style. Each of the girls has something to prove that night, and they each go through a transformation, ones you're not sure as the reader they're going to be able to accomplish, so it's al
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Jul 18, 2011
Holly
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What better way to make new friendships than to go on madcap adventures on prom night! Bliss, Jolene, and Meg have no way of knowing how much they will have changed by the end of the night. Each girl has her own worries and agenda but it's only by depending on each other and learning about each other's strengths and faults that they avoid the worst consequences of their actions. I like how the author deftly broke down the stereotypes of the popular girl, the bad girl, and the invisible girl. The
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Mar 21, 2011
Logan
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First impressions: I loved that this book didn't waste any time jumping into prom night. We start smack dab in the middle, actually. No dinner, no limo rides, no photo sessions at the parents' houses. And the opening scene sure is a doozie, too. Bliss catches her boyfriend cheating on her. Ouch.
Lasting impressions: Like The Breakfast Club and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants had a baby. So much fun!
Conflicting impressions: I didn't always buy the actions/reactions of the cha More...
Lasting impressions: Like The Breakfast Club and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants had a baby. So much fun!
Conflicting impressions: I didn't always buy the actions/reactions of the cha More...
Feb 22, 2012
Inspired Kathy
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Under usual circumstances this is a book I would have put down after reading the first couple of chapters, but circumstances were not normal. This was the only audio book I had with me at work and I had a mundane task to complete so I just kept listening. By the time work was done I was nearly half way through the book and then kept listening because I wanted to know how everything turned out.
The first half of the book was just ok, it was entertaining but I really didn't care about More...
The first half of the book was just ok, it was entertaining but I really didn't care about More...
Jan 30, 2011
Sarah
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I feel like I’ve been reading a bunch of contemporary Young Adult fiction lately, which is good because sometimes I think there’s too little of it on the shelves. I have mixed feelings about Anti-Prom though, mainly because I feel like the three main characters are great big stereotypes. Each of them is a different stereotype, but still.
Bliss, Jolene (who made me sing the song every time I read her name), and Meg are not part of the same soci More...
I feel like I’ve been reading a bunch of contemporary Young Adult fiction lately, which is good because sometimes I think there’s too little of it on the shelves. I have mixed feelings about Anti-Prom though, mainly because I feel like the three main characters are great big stereotypes. Each of them is a different stereotype, but still.
Bliss, Jolene (who made me sing the song every time I read her name), and Meg are not part of the same soci More...
Apr 30, 2011
Divya
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Prom has never been this exhilarating before! Three girls, never really spoken a word since this night, gang up to go against the tragedies of each of their Prom nights. Prom night for these three will be something never heard of before, made up of sweet revenge to the crushed and blooming romance to the most unlikely of the three.
Bliss is the stereotypical, popular, queen bee of the school. The book starts out in her perspective, describing what she finds in the limo. Jolene is the bad g More...
Bliss is the stereotypical, popular, queen bee of the school. The book starts out in her perspective, describing what she finds in the limo. Jolene is the bad g More...
Jun 01, 2011
Val
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It's prom night for Bliss, the popular girl, Jolene the bad girl, and Meg the wallflower. All three of them have prom nights that take a turn for the worse and thrust them together in quite the adventure. There is rebellion, romance, and some growing up that takes place for all of them.
There is nothing life-shattering or dramatic that will make the reader be forced to stay up for hours on end reading what will happen next. With the three characters being so different, it makes it easy for a More...
There is nothing life-shattering or dramatic that will make the reader be forced to stay up for hours on end reading what will happen next. With the three characters being so different, it makes it easy for a More...
Dec 12, 2010
Sarah
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Ok, I love me a good Prom story. I have no idea why as I did not attend any of my school's proms. I was very content with just going to the parties with friends after. However, I love a fun prom YA story and that is what this book is. Just plain fun! And even better, the cover actually matches what the characters are wearing!
Synopsis: Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance, and revenge in a high-stakes dramedy from acclaimed young author Abby McDonald.
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Synopsis: Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance, and revenge in a high-stakes dramedy from acclaimed young author Abby McDonald.
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Feb 04, 2012
Kelly (happyklamb10)
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This was decent YA fiction. I thought the dynamic between Jolene, Meg, and Bliss was really good. At first I was worried that their relationship would seem forced, but that wasn't the case. And I did enjoy the ending.
The only thing I had some trouble with was Jolene's random trek to her father's/his office midway through the book. It seemed to come out of nowhere after the "errand" they ran for Bliss. It almost felt like the author needed something to lengthen the book More...
The only thing I had some trouble with was Jolene's random trek to her father's/his office midway through the book. It seemed to come out of nowhere after the "errand" they ran for Bliss. It almost felt like the author needed something to lengthen the book More...
Jan 30, 2011
Jen Bigheart
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Bliss, Jolene, and Meg aren't exactly BFFs. In fact, they don't know anything about each other at all. Well, maybe a few things, but those are mostly rumors. It's prom night and for Bliss, the social event of the year! Everything is going according to plan until Bliss stumbles upon her boyfriend making out with her so-called best friend Kaitlin in the back of a limo. Making out is putting it mildly. The two are going at it like it's the end of the world! Bliss is devasted, but More...
Bliss, Jolene, and Meg aren't exactly BFFs. In fact, they don't know anything about each other at all. Well, maybe a few things, but those are mostly rumors. It's prom night and for Bliss, the social event of the year! Everything is going according to plan until Bliss stumbles upon her boyfriend making out with her so-called best friend Kaitlin in the back of a limo. Making out is putting it mildly. The two are going at it like it's the end of the world! Bliss is devasted, but More...
Mar 15, 2011
Annie
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I loved the triple first person points of view in this story. It's really difficult to do more than one first person narrators, but Ms. McDonald has nailed it. She gave each one a very distinct voice and personality, which made me close to each girl in this story.
The beginning just broke my heart. Let me just say Bliss's boyfriend is a total jerk and I was rooting for the girls to serve up revenge on his ass.
Loved this one!
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The beginning just broke my heart. Let me just say Bliss's boyfriend is a total jerk and I was rooting for the girls to serve up revenge on his ass.
Loved this one!
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Jul 04, 2011
Danielle
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It’s the night every high school girl dreams of, her junior-senior prom. For Bliss, Jolene and Meg this is a night they’ll never forget, but not entirely for the reasons you’d assume. Bliss the popular girl, Jolene the dangerous one, and Meg the quiet girl no one seems to know all team up to get revenge and make it a prom like no other. As they take a detour out of prom to avenge those that have crossed their paths they begin to realize prom may have not been the only thing they were looking for
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Apr 14, 2011
Ivy
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The Anti-Prom was okay. I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t over the top. It was interesting and I did have a nice little adventure with the three main characters, Bliss, Jolene, and Meg.
Bliss, Jolene, and Meg are three different people from three different worlds, meaning they all belong with a different kind of clique in high school. Together, they had an anti-prom adventure where they got a chance to get to know each other better.
Bliss: Bliss is those typical popular girls unt More...
Bliss, Jolene, and Meg are three different people from three different worlds, meaning they all belong with a different kind of clique in high school. Together, they had an anti-prom adventure where they got a chance to get to know each other better.
Bliss: Bliss is those typical popular girls unt More...
Mar 27, 2011
Lori (Pure Imagination)
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This book was way more adventuresome than I thought it was going to be! I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't the high stakes romp that takes place!
It's Prom night and everything is supposed to be perfect, but when Bliss finds her boyfriend doing some serious making out with her friend her first thought is revenge. This sets in motion a night of semi illegal and flat out illegal activities.
All three of the characters are completely different. Bliss if the bitchy p More...
It's Prom night and everything is supposed to be perfect, but when Bliss finds her boyfriend doing some serious making out with her friend her first thought is revenge. This sets in motion a night of semi illegal and flat out illegal activities.
All three of the characters are completely different. Bliss if the bitchy p More...
Apr 14, 2011
Liz (Consumed by Books)
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PROM! The anticipation for prom makes one giddy, the night is one to remember and the pictures are comical in years afterwords. Or at least, that’s the common belief. The Anti-Prom takes place over the course of one prom night, but focuses on three girls who aren’t having the time of their lives and wind up spending the evening together: Bliss, who’s coping with a cheating boyfriend, Meg the wallflower and Jolene the bad girl. The whole thing actually felt as thought it was inspired by The More...
Dec 16, 2011
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
While Prom is the dream of many high school students, for three girls it becomes the worst night of their lives.
Bliss finds her boyfriend and her best friend making out in the limo. She can't bear to go back into the dance and pretend that everything's fine. She wants revenge.
Jolene isn't the type of girl who goes to Prom, but she's there against her will. She's wearing a pink dress with ruffles and she's hating More...
While Prom is the dream of many high school students, for three girls it becomes the worst night of their lives.
Bliss finds her boyfriend and her best friend making out in the limo. She can't bear to go back into the dance and pretend that everything's fine. She wants revenge.
Jolene isn't the type of girl who goes to Prom, but she's there against her will. She's wearing a pink dress with ruffles and she's hating More...
Apr 30, 2011
Kelsey
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This was my third book by Abby McDonald and I cannot wait to read more! The Anti-Prom was yet another fun and realistic contemporary read and I enjoyed every page. The book opens with three girls preparing for prom night. Three girls who are each from totally different cliques and who have never talked before this night. First we have Bliss. The popular, beautiful girl who catches her boyfriend and best friend making out in the back of a limo. Then there's rebellious Jolene who goes all out for
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Jul 08, 2011
Cherie
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A fun, cute high school story about three very different girls and their prom night, which certainly doesn't end up the way they plan it.
There is Bliss, the rich popular girl, Meg the shy wallflower & Joelene the tough girl. All want changes in their own lives and all dislike each other, never stopping to think about the reasons that they are so different.
The unlikely trio end up banding together for a night of mayhem, revenge and the thing they don't expect most - frien More...
There is Bliss, the rich popular girl, Meg the shy wallflower & Joelene the tough girl. All want changes in their own lives and all dislike each other, never stopping to think about the reasons that they are so different.
The unlikely trio end up banding together for a night of mayhem, revenge and the thing they don't expect most - frien More...
