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Poseur #3
Petty in Pink
Poseur's hot new handbag captures Hollywood tastemaker Ted Pelligan's eye, and now everyone's atwitter. Will those delicate straps hold his attention? Or snap under the strain...
To prove their worth, fashion foursome Melissa, Charlotte, Petra, and Janie must a) dangle their bag on celebrity armage b) sneak into the most anticipated event of the year, and c) convince the paparazzi to point their Canons. And all without couture-competitor Vivien Ho noticing.
Yeah, right.
Get ready to rumble, baybees! A party's not a party until something--or someone--breaks.
The juicy new series from the publisher of the national bestselling series Gossip Girl, The Clique, The It Girl, and The A-List .
To prove their worth, fashion foursome Melissa, Charlotte, Petra, and Janie must a) dangle their bag on celebrity armage b) sneak into the most anticipated event of the year, and c) convince the paparazzi to point their Canons. And all without couture-competitor Vivien Ho noticing.
Yeah, right.
Get ready to rumble, baybees! A party's not a party until something--or someone--breaks.
The juicy new series from the publisher of the national bestselling series Gossip Girl, The Clique, The It Girl, and The A-List .
240 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2009
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April 29, 2021
A cute installment in the series. Ready for everything to be resolved in the final book.
June 8, 2013
Can I just say that the Poseur series totally rocks my socks off and I am totally dissapointed that the books aren't continuing after the fourth one? This book especially was great and packed with gut busting humor. Seriously, the engagement party mishap had me laughing so hard I had to take breaks between reading the book in fear that I would die of suffocation. The author of this book made everything so quirky and fun to read. Not to mention totally random. Retired Russian gangsters? A teacher whose visa is on the verge of expiring who falls in love at first sight with a rapper who can bust rhymes that are seoul-ful and packed with a korean punch but is sadly engaged to a "Ho-bag"? (Read the book to get the references!) And these are just the side characters! I don't know how the author was able to come up with such beautifully original and random characters. It takes a unique mind to come up with such unique characters and I really wish she would continue on with the series because they are so delightfully addicting!
February 3, 2010
Once again, Rachel Maude takes us into the lives of Charlotte (the prissy one), Melissa (the sassy one), Petra (the hippie one) and Janie (the shy one). If you haven’t read these books before, let me catch you up. These four girls are put into a group for a class. They all like fashion and make a handbag using all of their ideas. The problem is when they ask everyone to help them come up with a name, POSEUR is written on every form.
In this book, they are working with a famous designer who wants to sell their bag. They have to find someone to show off the bag and the perfect party for it.
This book was cute, much like the other ones, but it didn’t do as much for me. I flew through it, but I wish there would have been more styling. I loved the first book as they worked together on a piece. This was more of high school drama … for the rich and famous.
I do enjoy this series. It always keeps me reading and as childish as it sounds, the pictures are great. There are drawings scattered through the book that show particular outfits the girls are wearing throughout the book. I like having an idea of what the girls look like and their style. Although I can picture them with a description, a picture says a thousand words right?
I give Petty in Pink 3 bookmarks
In this book, they are working with a famous designer who wants to sell their bag. They have to find someone to show off the bag and the perfect party for it.
This book was cute, much like the other ones, but it didn’t do as much for me. I flew through it, but I wish there would have been more styling. I loved the first book as they worked together on a piece. This was more of high school drama … for the rich and famous.
I do enjoy this series. It always keeps me reading and as childish as it sounds, the pictures are great. There are drawings scattered through the book that show particular outfits the girls are wearing throughout the book. I like having an idea of what the girls look like and their style. Although I can picture them with a description, a picture says a thousand words right?
I give Petty in Pink 3 bookmarks
April 17, 2011
Who reads this series like it's a delicious Twix bar?
Because that's what this series really is - my book Twix bars. Delicious and addicting even though they do nothing for you except make you feel guilty. And as soon as you eat one, you can't help but want another!
I don't know why I'm addicted to this series when there are so many other better written ones out there. But alas, I'm hooked. I love Rachel Maude's style of writing and I love the fashion-obsessed girls.
Why?
Cause it's totes hil-ar-i-ous! I couldn't keep the grin off my face when I read "Petty in Pink", which was discreetly hidden behind a textbook.
Although I prefer the first two books to this one, I still was happily satasfied after reading it and once again, I loved the fashion sketches.
These books - like Twix bars - are meant simply for enjoyment. You should read better written novels but a treat every so often doesn't hurt! What's there to really be guilty of ;)
Because that's what this series really is - my book Twix bars. Delicious and addicting even though they do nothing for you except make you feel guilty. And as soon as you eat one, you can't help but want another!
I don't know why I'm addicted to this series when there are so many other better written ones out there. But alas, I'm hooked. I love Rachel Maude's style of writing and I love the fashion-obsessed girls.
Why?
Cause it's totes hil-ar-i-ous! I couldn't keep the grin off my face when I read "Petty in Pink", which was discreetly hidden behind a textbook.
Although I prefer the first two books to this one, I still was happily satasfied after reading it and once again, I loved the fashion sketches.
These books - like Twix bars - are meant simply for enjoyment. You should read better written novels but a treat every so often doesn't hurt! What's there to really be guilty of ;)
January 13, 2011
ok, so the main culprit behind the POSEUR tag thing has finally been found out. though, it wasnt really clear how, and why that person did it. also, what happened to paul and petra - and janie - wasnt mentioned in the book. and what happened to jake? why did Charlotte do THAT to jules? and what would happen to the three now? what about miss paletsky and seedy moon? and janie and evan? what are they now, considering they already did THAT. and, come ON, will there even be a progress to marco and melissa's relationship??
..to put things in simplicity, this third book from the POSEUR series had left me asking these many questions without even answering them.. AND I LIKE THAT. that just means that in order to know the answers, i need to grab a copy of the fourth installment.. which, well, i already did.. and i'm about to read it right now.. :))
..to put things in simplicity, this third book from the POSEUR series had left me asking these many questions without even answering them.. AND I LIKE THAT. that just means that in order to know the answers, i need to grab a copy of the fourth installment.. which, well, i already did.. and i'm about to read it right now.. :))
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 30, 2010
I just recently finished this book and I can say it was a pleasure to read. Although at first it was a bit hard to understand what exactly was going on since sentence after sentence a comma appeared connecting all these different clauses. But after the first few pages and get the rhythm of the story, you'll find it a feel-good book that is laugh-out-loud hilarious. Rachel Maude puts a lot of humor into this one. It made me smile throughout the entire time I read it.
January 11, 2010
This didnt have the same hype as the other two books.
A bit disappointed.
But I still enjoyed the sketches and I'm glad that Janie and Evan FINALLY had some interaction.
Charlotte annoys me to no end now though. She just seems like such a brat. :\
A bit disappointed.
But I still enjoyed the sketches and I'm glad that Janie and Evan FINALLY had some interaction.
Charlotte annoys me to no end now though. She just seems like such a brat. :\
July 1, 2021
07/01/21 3.5/5 stars oh… my god. There was a lot going on in this book. I almost wish some storylines were cut down (Nikki??) to focus on the four main characters but….. okay. This series is not taking me anywhere I expected so I’m interested to see how it wraps up.
Want to Read
October 18, 2008I can't wait til' this book comes out=)
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November 13, 2008omg i can't wait 4 this book =)
February 22, 2013
Wasn't very well written. I felt like the author was trying too hard to make these characters spoiled that everything was stereotyped and nothing seemed like it could be real.
February 11, 2024
LE POSEURS 🤌💅🛍✨
January 12, 2017
Ostatni tom „Pozerek” na całe szczęście był najkrótszy, bo chyba bym oszalała z powodu naiwności i głupoty kilku postaci. Naprawdę autorka zrobiła z nich niemyślące i pozbawione nawet grama intelektu osóbki. I ja mam pytanie: czy każde bogate dziecko, które zamieszkuje Beverly Hills jest takie czy może po prostu to tylko wymysł piszącej? Modlę się by było, bo inaczej zwątpię w ten świat.
Janie, Petra, Melissa i Charlotte stają przed niewyobrażalną szansę. Mogą stać się sławnymi na cały świat projektantkami, a ich marka może stać się pożądaną przez ludzi. Ich Hallo-Torbę, musi założyć słynna gwiazda na bardzo ważnej dla świata imprezie. Jako cel-imprezę zostaje wybrane przyjęcie zaręczynowe pana Moon i Vivien Ho, czyli ojca i macochy Melissy. Powstają jednak pewne kłopoty, które prowadzą do katastrofy. I opcji, że wielka, modowa kariera skończy się jeszcze szybciej niż się zaczęła.
Cztery znajome, bo ja ich przyjaciółkami nazwać nie mogę, chociaż autorka kilka razy użyła tego określenia wobec tej grupki dziewczyn, próbują dowiedzieć się, kto zepsuł ich imprezę w salonie Prady i wymyślił dla ich marki nazwę „Pozerki”. W sumie mnie osobiście ta sprawa już dawno przestała interesować. Pani Rachel Maude tak rzadko o tym wspominała przez drugą i trzecią część (tylko na samym początku i końcu), że straciło to dla mnie znaczenie. Bardziej skupiona była na problemach miłosnych Janie, Charlotte i Petry. Jednak nie mogę powiedzieć żeby to mnie porwało, bo przemierzałam linijki bez najmniejszego cienia zainteresowania.
Podsumowując cały cykl to jest on słaby. Nie ma na celu nic innego czy jakoś zająć człowiekowi czas, rozrywki przy nim nie jest za dużo. W sumie można powiedzieć, że się wynudziłam. Bohaterki w znacznym stopniu są puste i infantylne. Gonią za modą i brakuje im tego czegoś, czegokolwiek, co zainteresowałoby czytelnika.
Czytałam wszystkie trzy książki, gdy mój mózg zawalony był chorobą i potrzebowałam po prostu czegoś by przetrwać chorobę. Ten cykl nie zmieni niczego w moim życiu, nie doprowadził mnie do śmiechu z żartów, wzruszenia czy czegokolwiek. Raczej do irytacji nad ludzką głupotą i pustością tych dziewczyn. Nie będę polecała. Czytacie na własną odpowiedzialność.
„Kiedy dzieje się coś złego, musisz pomyśleć, że to wstęp do czegoś dobrego." ~ Rachel Maude, Pozerki. Różowy drobiazg, Warszawa 2010, s. 84.
Janie, Petra, Melissa i Charlotte stają przed niewyobrażalną szansę. Mogą stać się sławnymi na cały świat projektantkami, a ich marka może stać się pożądaną przez ludzi. Ich Hallo-Torbę, musi założyć słynna gwiazda na bardzo ważnej dla świata imprezie. Jako cel-imprezę zostaje wybrane przyjęcie zaręczynowe pana Moon i Vivien Ho, czyli ojca i macochy Melissy. Powstają jednak pewne kłopoty, które prowadzą do katastrofy. I opcji, że wielka, modowa kariera skończy się jeszcze szybciej niż się zaczęła.
Cztery znajome, bo ja ich przyjaciółkami nazwać nie mogę, chociaż autorka kilka razy użyła tego określenia wobec tej grupki dziewczyn, próbują dowiedzieć się, kto zepsuł ich imprezę w salonie Prady i wymyślił dla ich marki nazwę „Pozerki”. W sumie mnie osobiście ta sprawa już dawno przestała interesować. Pani Rachel Maude tak rzadko o tym wspominała przez drugą i trzecią część (tylko na samym początku i końcu), że straciło to dla mnie znaczenie. Bardziej skupiona była na problemach miłosnych Janie, Charlotte i Petry. Jednak nie mogę powiedzieć żeby to mnie porwało, bo przemierzałam linijki bez najmniejszego cienia zainteresowania.
Podsumowując cały cykl to jest on słaby. Nie ma na celu nic innego czy jakoś zająć człowiekowi czas, rozrywki przy nim nie jest za dużo. W sumie można powiedzieć, że się wynudziłam. Bohaterki w znacznym stopniu są puste i infantylne. Gonią za modą i brakuje im tego czegoś, czegokolwiek, co zainteresowałoby czytelnika.
Czytałam wszystkie trzy książki, gdy mój mózg zawalony był chorobą i potrzebowałam po prostu czegoś by przetrwać chorobę. Ten cykl nie zmieni niczego w moim życiu, nie doprowadził mnie do śmiechu z żartów, wzruszenia czy czegokolwiek. Raczej do irytacji nad ludzką głupotą i pustością tych dziewczyn. Nie będę polecała. Czytacie na własną odpowiedzialność.
„Kiedy dzieje się coś złego, musisz pomyśleć, że to wstęp do czegoś dobrego." ~ Rachel Maude, Pozerki. Różowy drobiazg, Warszawa 2010, s. 84.
August 5, 2010
This book proved to be so much harder to read than the previous one in the series...
Let me start off - are all the characters in these books acting like total snobs? The main girls are confirmed to not be 'b's, but still, they act like it full on.
I didn't follow along with the storyline for almost 3/5 of the book - it was beginning to get very boring and stupid in many parts. The way the whole book is so overly obsessed about fashion doesn't feel right, I mean what kinda message is that - clothing is better than God? Please, cut it out.
The idea behind it isn't bad, but this has just put itself to the level of Gossip Girl, which is rock bottom. Both series have a lot in common, first thing being that it idolizes clothing above everything else.
I would give this book a 1.5 if I could but only give it a 2. So yeah, I don't think I'll bother with the rest of this series. I think I'll black list it right now and not come back to it - not worth so much attention when I have such a long good list of books that are totally worth my time.
Let me start off - are all the characters in these books acting like total snobs? The main girls are confirmed to not be 'b's, but still, they act like it full on.
I didn't follow along with the storyline for almost 3/5 of the book - it was beginning to get very boring and stupid in many parts. The way the whole book is so overly obsessed about fashion doesn't feel right, I mean what kinda message is that - clothing is better than God? Please, cut it out.
The idea behind it isn't bad, but this has just put itself to the level of Gossip Girl, which is rock bottom. Both series have a lot in common, first thing being that it idolizes clothing above everything else.
I would give this book a 1.5 if I could but only give it a 2. So yeah, I don't think I'll bother with the rest of this series. I think I'll black list it right now and not come back to it - not worth so much attention when I have such a long good list of books that are totally worth my time.
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August 31, 2009This book is the third of the , Poseur series. Although it was interesting, it was not as interesting or as dramatic as the first two. The girls have an amazing opportunity to launch their careers, but they run into a few mishaps.
I really liked the drawings and the concept of the story. I did not like the way the author, Rachel Maude, introduced situations. As I was reading it, I found myself very confused mutliple times throughout the book. I do not recommend this book because although I like the series, this book lacked the exciting drama that the first two Poseur books had.
I really liked the drawings and the concept of the story. I did not like the way the author, Rachel Maude, introduced situations. As I was reading it, I found myself very confused mutliple times throughout the book. I do not recommend this book because although I like the series, this book lacked the exciting drama that the first two Poseur books had.
October 20, 2011
A Word of Advice from Poseur Readers
High school is a little less horrible if you are wearing great shoes. No, seriously, that's all I got. I think there were also Russian gangsters involved somehow? My memory is really fuzzy here.
Okay, more Poseur themed advice?
Be more straight forward with guys. They do not understand subtext or hints.
Tell your dad when his girlfriend is an evil hobag.
Final piece of advice? Fashion can be stressful, but it can also be fun and a bonding experience for everyone.
This was a very weird review. Please ignore it.
High school is a little less horrible if you are wearing great shoes. No, seriously, that's all I got. I think there were also Russian gangsters involved somehow? My memory is really fuzzy here.
Okay, more Poseur themed advice?
Be more straight forward with guys. They do not understand subtext or hints.
Tell your dad when his girlfriend is an evil hobag.
Final piece of advice? Fashion can be stressful, but it can also be fun and a bonding experience for everyone.
This was a very weird review. Please ignore it.
October 22, 2008
third in the series. fun, but not the best so far in the series. can't wait for the next book!
May 17, 2009
This is definitely the best one yet!
September 12, 2009
Short, but very funny and cute.
April 20, 2010
Likable characters and a funny book!
July 24, 2011
I thought that the plot was very underdeveloped.
May 17, 2012
Great! Yet another wonderful job well done!
October 21, 2012
Again, I look forward to reading this series because of the illustrations!! And the fashion designs and of course, the variety of characters that are unfolding in the book.
October 23, 2013
I feel obligated to finish the series, as I do with all other series I have read
July 29, 2015
I needed something light and cheerful and this book was perfect. Recently I was too tired to even look at books and this one totaly cured me from that feeling.
July 12, 2010
i didnt like it as much as the 1st 2 books
June 5, 2012
Yeah. I read it.
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October 27, 2018it was a good book
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