16-year-old Molly Dix loves her ordinary life in suburban Indiana, so when her single mother passes away, she is shocked to discover that her bi... read full description
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Dec 02, 2011
Well, I didn't think much of the book frankly and wouldn't have read it if I hadn't been gifted it. The first word, line, page didn't prompt me to read further. But I still give the book 2 stars because it has a plot and there are no grammar or other issues, so it is writing! Never mind the plot is so repeated in the history of books that it is nothing new. Frankly, if I had read what the book was about, I would never have been interested. It was only the cover that pulled me towards itself. Gre
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Feb 03, 2012
Jennie
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At first I wasn't going to touch this book with a ten-foot pole because it seemed...totally not my thing. Then I noticed some reviews of this book, and even though I didn't read the reviews, I trusted the reviewers, so I picked it up. Then I started to read and went "...what?" and was torn between believing that this was a parody or if the writing was just that bad. And then I put it down for a couple of weeks and finally, since I hate leaving books unfinished and it was getting clo
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Jan 28, 2012
Molly
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I'm not going to lie, I was skeptical about this book and only agreed to read it for a book club. I like non-fiction, classics, and sci-fi, and utterly failed the last celebrity baby name quiz I took at a baby shower. I kept reading that this was "soapy" which is generally a warning word for me.
Maybe it was my low expectations that made me appreciate it. There aren't any Earth-shattering revelations in "Spoiled," but it was the perfect way to unwind during a rainy More...
Maybe it was my low expectations that made me appreciate it. There aren't any Earth-shattering revelations in "Spoiled," but it was the perfect way to unwind during a rainy More...
Jan 15, 2012
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Where Did I Get This Book?: From the public library;)
How Did I Hear about This Book?: I heard about this book from a friend on Goodreads who gave it a good review.
Plot: Molly is just your average 16-year-old living in Indiana until one day everything changes. Her mother dies of cancer, and she finds out her dad is none other than Brick Berlin, a world-famous movie star. She moves away from her small hometown and to L.A., only to be confronted by a completely different wo More...
How Did I Hear about This Book?: I heard about this book from a friend on Goodreads who gave it a good review.
Plot: Molly is just your average 16-year-old living in Indiana until one day everything changes. Her mother dies of cancer, and she finds out her dad is none other than Brick Berlin, a world-famous movie star. She moves away from her small hometown and to L.A., only to be confronted by a completely different wo More...
Nov 08, 2011
Ana
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Discovering that your father was rich and famous and, therefore, you are. It’s a story that’s been told since the time of princesses. Unlike most people, though, the Gofugyourself girls tell it well.
Here are the facts:
-Molly Dix is a tomboy.
-Her step-sister, Brooke Berlin, is a spoiled girly-girl.
-Brooke had never heard of her father’s illegitimate child before and is furious at her for suddenly stealing the More...
Discovering that your father was rich and famous and, therefore, you are. It’s a story that’s been told since the time of princesses. Unlike most people, though, the Gofugyourself girls tell it well.
Here are the facts:
-Molly Dix is a tomboy.
-Her step-sister, Brooke Berlin, is a spoiled girly-girl.
-Brooke had never heard of her father’s illegitimate child before and is furious at her for suddenly stealing the More...
Oct 19, 2011
Ciara
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i didn't expect this to be great literature. i picked it up solely because i have been reading the go fug yourself blog for six years, i think it's fun & clever, & i was curious to see how those ladies transferred their wit to a young adult book. this was just as frothy & silly as i expected (in a fun way!), but it was also a little more formulaic than i expected. it was as if they outlined it using a guidebook on how to write chick lit (such things exist). down-to-earth indiana girl molly dix's
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Oct 08, 2011
Kathryn
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I am a huge fan of Go Fug Yourself, a fashion disaster blog run by the Fug Girls, Heather and Jessica. Their commentary is hilarious, so much so that even people who have no interest in clothes read it. Every year during March Madness, they run Fug Madness, a tournament for poorly-dressed celebrities; the “winner” is the one who has committed the most heinous crimes against fashion in the previous year. (Past winners include Bai Ling, Aubrey O’Day, Amber Rose, and Taylor Momsen.) Both women
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Aug 30, 2011
Gem
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Spoiled definitely falls into that realm of “chick lit” for teens – a novel about fashion, bitchy girls, and Hollywood life. I tend to stay from books like these but Spoiled was actually kind of fun, mostly because of the main character, Molly. The reader can easily sympathize with Molly – her mother has just passed away, she’s discovered something quite shocking about her family history, and she has to get used to the idea of having a sister (a spoiled, bratty, rich sister who doesn’t care much
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Aug 20, 2011
Carey
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Spoiled might be cotton candy fluff, but I LOVE cotton candy! It's one of the best reasons to go to the fair, right? (Other reason being boys, roller coasters, to hang with your friends, all the awesome junk food, and, if you're lucky, lots of animals too.)
Molly is a midwestern girl who finds out, through her mother's dying confession, that her father is one of the most famous male actors in the world, Brick Berlin. Brooke Berlin is Brick's spoiled, blonde, ambitious daughter who lov More...
Molly is a midwestern girl who finds out, through her mother's dying confession, that her father is one of the most famous male actors in the world, Brick Berlin. Brooke Berlin is Brick's spoiled, blonde, ambitious daughter who lov More...
Aug 17, 2011
Cara
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The tagline says it all - "You say SPOILED like it's a bad thing".
I would have devoured this book as a teenager. I was addicted to Sweet Valley High's and wanted to be a blonde California girl who's biggest trouble was deciding who to date that day.
This is the story of Brooke and Molly. Brooke has grown up all her life in Hollywood with her famous father. Molly is the child he knew he had, but her mother was adamant that she remain in Ohio, in ignorance of her More...
I would have devoured this book as a teenager. I was addicted to Sweet Valley High's and wanted to be a blonde California girl who's biggest trouble was deciding who to date that day.
This is the story of Brooke and Molly. Brooke has grown up all her life in Hollywood with her famous father. Molly is the child he knew he had, but her mother was adamant that she remain in Ohio, in ignorance of her More...
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Jul 08, 2011
Molly
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As a junior high English teacher, I always feel the need to keep up with what the kids are reading...but I totally bought this one for myself! (though I plan to add it to the shelves in the fall) The story of sibling rivalry reminded me a bit of Popular meets Mean Girls, and while it's nothing new, it's still done in a highly entertaining fashion.
Since the authors spend most of their time writing about and mocking the ridiculous activities of celebrities, the whole novel feels like a More...
Since the authors spend most of their time writing about and mocking the ridiculous activities of celebrities, the whole novel feels like a More...
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Jun 11, 2011
Tamara
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Exactly what I expected, but a little more so. I love the authors' blog, Go Fug Yourself, both for the general hilarity and the fact that they love some of the same trash that I do but are completely self-aware, and there were a few descriptions that made me laugh out loud, and not just the ones that were clearly directed at their blog audience (though clearly ANYONE wearing shiny formal shorts is a bad sign).
The story itself doesn't quite match the title, in a good way; there is just More...
The story itself doesn't quite match the title, in a good way; there is just More...
Jun 05, 2011
Alexandra
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If books were food, this one would be cotton candy, which is to say--in the words of a vendor at a recent baseball game I attended--zero percent nutritious, 100 percent delicious. As a fan of the authors' hilarious blog GoFugYourself.com, I found the pace and style familiarly brisk and hilarious. The story, about an Indiana teenager who moves to Los Angeles weeks after her mother's death to live with a father and sister she never knew existed until her mother reveals as much on her death bed, s
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May 29, 2011
Kelly
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Molly is your average teenager. Except she just found out that her father is a mega-famous movie star/director Brick Berlin and since her mom recently died, she's heading to LA to live with him and her new sister, Brooke. (Brooke didn't know about Molly either.) And to say it's going to be a rocky adjustment is putting it so mildly.
I really enjoyed this fun, frothy novel. It's the perfect summer read, seriously. Everything about this book says you should read it by the pool on a More...
I really enjoyed this fun, frothy novel. It's the perfect summer read, seriously. Everything about this book says you should read it by the pool on a More...
May 28, 2011
Nancy
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This is a fun read with a few nuggets of wisdom included via Laurel, Molly's mom. It's a peek into the world we can't look away from - Hollywood. Brick is a nice, self-centered actor turned producer/director who deposited his sperm into two women at nearly the same time. Both women found they had buns in the oven. One married Brick then went off to "find herself" and has been MIA for the past 4 years while the other returned to Indiana to raise the child in her own humble roots. Then s
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Feb 27, 2011
Sarah
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To be published June 2011....
I was expecting a Gossip Girl-ish book, and that is like, totally, what I got for the first few chapters! Like, omg! :) But I liked reading it, especially when the book dropped some of the brand-droppings, and got into the meat of the story. Sure, the story has been done before, but with the great cover on this one, it's going to very popular in bookstores!
Molly's mom is dying from cancer and admits a confession on her deathbed--Molly's More...
I was expecting a Gossip Girl-ish book, and that is like, totally, what I got for the first few chapters! Like, omg! :) But I liked reading it, especially when the book dropped some of the brand-droppings, and got into the meat of the story. Sure, the story has been done before, but with the great cover on this one, it's going to very popular in bookstores!
Molly's mom is dying from cancer and admits a confession on her deathbed--Molly's More...
Oct 12, 2011
Emily
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There’s no doubt that Spoiled is a really, really fun book. I’ve enjoyed the Fug Girls’ snarky fashion and celebrity blog for years, and Spoiled is written in the same breezy and hilarious style. The plot isn’t as fantastic as the writing style, but I wanted to forgive the book anything just because the ride was a blast.
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There’s no doubt that Spoiled is a really, really fun book. I’ve enjoyed the Fug Girls’ snarky fashion and celebrity blog for years, and Spoiled is written in the same breezy and hilarious style. The plot isn’t as fantastic as the writing style, but I wanted to forgive the book anything just because the ride was a blast.
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Jul 27, 2011
Jessica
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It took me some time to warm up to this book. I'm not the girly/girl type and I admit to never watching the movie Mean Girls. The Hollywood and fashionista aspect of the book didn't appeal to me. Still, my fellow coworker said that the girls at GoFugYourself were amazing and that I needed to give the book a chance. It took a couple chapters, but quickly I was reading the book for myself and not for her. Plus once I had warmed up to both of the main characters, I loved how the Hollywood setting
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Jul 08, 2011
Courtney
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As a fan of the "Go Fug Yourself" blog, I was super-stoked to see its creators authoring a YA book. I am delighted to say that their debut offering lived up to my expectations and perhaps even exceeded them. I anticipated humor (check), snark (check) and plenty of designer name-dropping (check).
In this twist on the country-girl-moving-to-the-big-city tale, good-natured Molly leaves behind everything she knows in Indiana after the death of her mother to move to LA to live with More...
In this twist on the country-girl-moving-to-the-big-city tale, good-natured Molly leaves behind everything she knows in Indiana after the death of her mother to move to LA to live with More...
Jan 18, 2012
Zarina
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Spoiled is not a literary masterpiece and in that sense is not worth 5 stars. But it's the first book in a long while that I enjoyed so much that I just couldn't put it down and ended up finishing it in a single day. It provided me with much-needed escapism and was simply a very fun read.
Brooke Berlin is the 16 year-old daughter from famous movie star Brick Berlin. She's living a perfect Hollywood life filled with glitz and glamour, spending many hours using her black Amex for retai More...
Brooke Berlin is the 16 year-old daughter from famous movie star Brick Berlin. She's living a perfect Hollywood life filled with glitz and glamour, spending many hours using her black Amex for retai More...
Jul 10, 2011
Michelle (FabbityFabBookReviews)
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Do you adore Go Fug Yourself, watch Gossip Girl, enjoy the lightening fast dialogue of Gilmore Girls, and follow fashion and celebrity gossip? Then you will probably take to this novel like a duck to water. I had such fun time reading this debut YA novel!
Before her mother passes away, Molly Dix discovers the truth about her biological father. She finds out that he is none other than the very handsome, world-famous movie star Brick Berlin. Molly has to completely turn her life around, More...
Before her mother passes away, Molly Dix discovers the truth about her biological father. She finds out that he is none other than the very handsome, world-famous movie star Brick Berlin. Molly has to completely turn her life around, More...
May 13, 2011
Kate
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I received this ARC from the publisher, along with an ARC of Sweetly. Which one to read first? I love the Go Fug Yourself blog so I'd been hearing about Spoiled for some time now. This isn't my favorite genre of YA, but I was still interested to see how the bloggers' snarkiness would play out in novel form.
Brooke Berlin has just discovered that thanks to her famous actor father Brick Berlin's fooling around, she has a half-sister about the same age. Unluckily for her, Midwesterner More...
Brooke Berlin has just discovered that thanks to her famous actor father Brick Berlin's fooling around, she has a half-sister about the same age. Unluckily for her, Midwesterner More...
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May 07, 2011
Libgrrrlla
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Like Amanda, I wish I could give half stars on Goodreads.
SPOILED is the new YA novel by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. The story centers around Molly, a normal, salt of the earth mid-westerner. Upon her mother's death, Molly finds out that her father is Brick Berlin, Hollywood multi-hyphenate. She moves to CA, to live with the father she's never known, and a sister who seems out to get her. Can Molly survive the shark infested LA waters?
The story is sweet and accessibl More...
SPOILED is the new YA novel by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. The story centers around Molly, a normal, salt of the earth mid-westerner. Upon her mother's death, Molly finds out that her father is Brick Berlin, Hollywood multi-hyphenate. She moves to CA, to live with the father she's never known, and a sister who seems out to get her. Can Molly survive the shark infested LA waters?
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Jan 31, 2012
Jasmineluvsjb
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Another one of my teen fiction reads. I didn't love this book as much as I expected to, maybe I had way to high hopes ? I first picked this book up because the cover caught my eye. What is better then a makeup that spells a word for a total girly girl like me!? This book is written a interestingly. Every chapter is split in two between two characters Brooke and Molly.
-Brooke was raised in a perfect lovely fantasy Hollywood life. She is the daughter of the most famous and idolized act More...
-Brooke was raised in a perfect lovely fantasy Hollywood life. She is the daughter of the most famous and idolized act More...
Jan 25, 2012
Lisa (Badass Bookie)
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The Short Story? – A funny and glamorous debut that gives evil stepsister a whole new Hollywood outlook! Spoiled is a comfortable novel that will bring you laughter and exaggerated fashion showdowns from cover to cover! Cocks and Morgan has written a YA-pleaser filled with celebrities, limitless credit cards, designer shoes and frenemies!
The Long Story? – I adored this novel, it wasn’t love but it was affection. Spoiled is a typically “clichéd” YA novel, you could even call it satir More...
The Long Story? – I adored this novel, it wasn’t love but it was affection. Spoiled is a typically “clichéd” YA novel, you could even call it satir More...
Jul 31, 2011
She Known As Jess
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I didn’t love it but I did really like it; I found that this book was easy to walk away from especially in the beginning; I put it down more times than I can count to pick up something else to read. It was funny, I will give it that but that wasn’t enough to pull me in and hold onto me in the first half of this novel, that is until I reached the middle part of the book, after that it was a pleasure to read. I thought the portrayal of a young girl who is already insecure in herself is an honest a
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Jul 07, 2011
Beverly
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I received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
From the back of the book:
"Sixteen year old Molly Dix loves her ordinary life in suburban Indiana. When her single mother passes away, she's shocked to discover that her biological father is Brick Berlin, world-famous movie star and red-carpet regular.
Equally intrigued and terrified by her Hollywood li More...
Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
From the back of the book:
"Sixteen year old Molly Dix loves her ordinary life in suburban Indiana. When her single mother passes away, she's shocked to discover that her biological father is Brick Berlin, world-famous movie star and red-carpet regular.
Equally intrigued and terrified by her Hollywood li More...
Aug 03, 2011
Belle
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This review originally appeared at http://bellesbookshelf.blogspot.com/
This was fun but a little disappointing.
I think it was a case of THE (Too High Expectations). Disappointment was probably inevitable because they were ridonkulously high. Go Fug Yourself is one of my fave blogs; Heather and Jessica are so damn brilliant and their blog posts are hilarious, intelligent and extremely witty. So when I found out they were releasing a YA novel, I was super excited - so much More...
This was fun but a little disappointing.
I think it was a case of THE (Too High Expectations). Disappointment was probably inevitable because they were ridonkulously high. Go Fug Yourself is one of my fave blogs; Heather and Jessica are so damn brilliant and their blog posts are hilarious, intelligent and extremely witty. So when I found out they were releasing a YA novel, I was super excited - so much More...
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Jun 12, 2011
L-A
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I usually worry that when someone is known for one thing and then decides to jump into the book writing game, I'm gonna be in for some lamesauce (a la LC or worse, Hilary Duff). But I forgot that the reason the Fug girls are famous is because of their smart and funny writing (which is silly of me).
I fear the name dropping of celebs and labels will date the book fast, but otherwise, it was fun and I totally enjoyed it. It's not the best YA book ever written, but it was fully worth th More...
I fear the name dropping of celebs and labels will date the book fast, but otherwise, it was fun and I totally enjoyed it. It's not the best YA book ever written, but it was fully worth th More...
Oct 07, 2011
Rachel
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This isn't a book about high school, it's a book about books about high school--and high school TV shows, movies, etc. It's a clear homage to things like Sweet Valley High and 90210 (and the dad character reminded me of nobody more than Harry Hamlin's character on Veronica Mars though--spoiler alert!--without all the murder). That being said, it's not completely over-the-top, because the characters are mostly relatable.
It's pretty funny--I don't think I laughed out loud, but I smiled More...
It's pretty funny--I don't think I laughed out loud, but I smiled More...
