I absolutely loved this novel! In fact, on an average weekday the only recreational reading I allow myself is while I work out on my treadmill, I generally hop of the treadmill as soon as I complete my twenty-minute workout. While reading Art Geeks and Prom Queens I found myself doubling and even tripling my work out sessions just so I could keep reading!

Alyson Noel is a brilliant author who really captures the essence of her lead character and all the highs and lows of being a teenage girl in a world of superficiality and backstabbing drama queens.

The novel is written in first person from Rio's perspective. As she becomes more popular and more influenced by the cattiness of popularity you can actually spot - in her narration - the gradual change in her reasoning and thinking. It's brilliant.

The book is also deliciously funny. I was snorting with laughter from page one until page two-hundred and twenty-six!

There are some great lessons to be learned from the book regarding being popular and being true to yourself though I must point out that it does include offensive language, sexual content and some drug use. If it were a film it would most likely have a PG-13 rating and I wouldn't describe it as suitable reading for some of Portrait's younger readers; definitely geared toward older teens.

Art Geeks and Prom Queens is a must read!