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The Daughters Break the Rules
Daughters Rule Number 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 Does she get real about her downgraded status, or pretend she's still the ultimate heiress?
Best friends and fellow daughters of celebrities Lizzie Summers, Carina Jurgensen and Hudson Jones are back in Joanna Philbin's second stylish and heartfelt Daughters novel.
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 Does she get real about her downgraded status, or pretend she's still the ultimate heiress?
Best friends and fellow daughters of celebrities Lizzie Summers, Carina Jurgensen and Hudson Jones are back in Joanna Philbin's second stylish and heartfelt Daughters novel.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Joanna Philbin
16 books323 followersJoanna Philbin was born in Los Angeles and grew up in New York City. She is the daughter of television host Regis Philbin. She started her first novel at the age of seven, but only got as far as the second chapter. She went on to receive her B.A. from Brown University and an M.F.A. from the University of Notre Dame. She now lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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January 26, 2019
I think the theme of this book is that real love conquers all. (NOT in a romantic way!) The main character, Carina lives with her dad, and her dad is a multimillionaire. Her dad basically doesn't realize she exists, and doesn't have a good relationship with her. Carina thinks her mom loves her, but then throughout the book, her mom is slowly letting go, and always be busy when Carina calls. When a her huge party plan crashes, and her besties are angry at her, her dad comes to the rescue, showing love, care, affection, and the actual story behind the divorce. Her dad was actually always trying his best to love Carina, it was just hard, and not in the best way. (until the end)
February 28, 2011
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. Now, Carina lives on 20 dollars a week, and she can spend it on whatever she wants. The only problem is that her crush invites her to go on a ski trip with him and a group of people and Carina can’t come up with the money. So she has to help out with this charity event in order to get the money. Along the way, she meets someone that helps her solve her problem to the charity event.
This is the second book in The Daughters series. I thought that the first book The Daughters was a little better. I thought that this book was okay because I thought that it would be more about the character Lizzie. Because in the first book it was all about her and she seemed like the main character. So I thought it was interesting how the author wrote the second book and made the main character someone else. Through out this book, and when I finished it, I learned not to take advantage of things especially that it takes place in New York City, and that’s where I live. Well, I knew that before, but after reading this book, it made an emphasis on it. Also, since it takes place in New York City, it makes it more relatable and how you should be thankful and appreciate that you live in such a great city.
This is the second book in The Daughters series. I thought that the first book The Daughters was a little better. I thought that this book was okay because I thought that it would be more about the character Lizzie. Because in the first book it was all about her and she seemed like the main character. So I thought it was interesting how the author wrote the second book and made the main character someone else. Through out this book, and when I finished it, I learned not to take advantage of things especially that it takes place in New York City, and that’s where I live. Well, I knew that before, but after reading this book, it made an emphasis on it. Also, since it takes place in New York City, it makes it more relatable and how you should be thankful and appreciate that you live in such a great city.
January 24, 2021
Actual Rating: 3.5 stars
I read the first book in this series several years ago and I never thought I would get around to finishing the series. After scouring my shelves looking for a book that would fit a couple challenge prompts, I stumbled upon this one and was curious to revisit the series.
Admittedly, I'm pretty surprised. This isn't ground-breaking writing or anything, but it was cute and entertaining. A lot of the gripes I did have over the story were resolved over time and the character growth and development...
I hope to pick up the rest of the books soon. Hopefully it doesn't take me another 5 years to finish them :)
I read the first book in this series several years ago and I never thought I would get around to finishing the series. After scouring my shelves looking for a book that would fit a couple challenge prompts, I stumbled upon this one and was curious to revisit the series.
Admittedly, I'm pretty surprised. This isn't ground-breaking writing or anything, but it was cute and entertaining. A lot of the gripes I did have over the story were resolved over time and the character growth and development...
I hope to pick up the rest of the books soon. Hopefully it doesn't take me another 5 years to finish them :)
June 17, 2013
Julia Ragusa
Ms. Hayes
Period 2 English
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.
Ms. Hayes
Period 2 English
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.
March 9, 2011
REVIEW
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 learned to enjoy the non-glamorous things that life has to offer.
I am having so much fun reading this series. Each book has a different daughter of a celebrity as the main character. I had never thought too much about what it would be like to have a celebrity parent, but now I can see that it could be a hard way to grow up. The relationships between the three daughters are special because they “get” each other when it comes to living in the shadow of a famous parent. They are so lucky to have each other.
Joanna Philbin is a fantastic story-teller and she has a fun sense of humor. She really knows how to write a light and fluffy teen story. If you like sweet chick-lit stories, then The Daughters is perfect for you.
The third and final book, The Daughters Take the Stage, releases in May 2011. I cannot wait to read it! Thank you to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for sending this book for me to review.
RATING
5 Plot
5 Characters
4 Attention Grabbing
5 Girlie Meter
4 Ending
23 TOTAL
5 STARS
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 learned to enjoy the non-glamorous things that life has to offer.
I am having so much fun reading this series. Each book has a different daughter of a celebrity as the main character. I had never thought too much about what it would be like to have a celebrity parent, but now I can see that it could be a hard way to grow up. The relationships between the three daughters are special because they “get” each other when it comes to living in the shadow of a famous parent. They are so lucky to have each other.
Joanna Philbin is a fantastic story-teller and she has a fun sense of humor. She really knows how to write a light and fluffy teen story. If you like sweet chick-lit stories, then The Daughters is perfect for you.
The third and final book, The Daughters Take the Stage, releases in May 2011. I cannot wait to read it! Thank you to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for sending this book for me to review.
RATING
5 Plot
5 Characters
4 Attention Grabbing
5 Girlie Meter
4 Ending
23 TOTAL
5 STARS
January 21, 2011
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 book in this series, Carina was the character that I hated the least. I felt like she had some sort of spunk bubbling beneath the surface. With that in mind, I thought that I might actually enjoy this one. Not so much. The plotline just seemed ridiculous, the continuous goody-two-shoes behavior of the 3 main characters continued to annoy me and the story just seemed to bore me.
I know that there is a 3rd book in this series coming out featuring the 3rd main character and I'm not sure if I will read that one. I just hope that this series ends after the next book and that we don't continue to follow the Daughters through any more of their "adventures."
Once again, this would be an easy one to recommend to those tween girls who aren't quite ready for mature content.
When I read the first book in this series, Carina was the character that I hated the least. I felt like she had some sort of spunk bubbling beneath the surface. With that in mind, I thought that I might actually enjoy this one. Not so much. The plotline just seemed ridiculous, the continuous goody-two-shoes behavior of the 3 main characters continued to annoy me and the story just seemed to bore me.
I know that there is a 3rd book in this series coming out featuring the 3rd main character and I'm not sure if I will read that one. I just hope that this series ends after the next book and that we don't continue to follow the Daughters through any more of their "adventures."
Once again, this would be an easy one to recommend to those tween girls who aren't quite ready for mature content.
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December 5, 2014The daughters was a great book and this is a great sequel! After Carina's dad tells her to pack up to go to boarding school, she can't imagine how she is going to live In California when her best friends Lizzie and Hudson live in New York. Then Lizzie has Carina's moms lawyer remind her how she can't change living agreements without her moms permission so she get to stay. Then she gets stuck planning the silver snowflake ball for Ava eating, her enemy. I won't say anymore so I don't spoil the story, but read the book it's good.
April 28, 2016
So far I really love this series and how the second book focused on a different character than the first one. This book teaching alot of lessons but in my opinion its not as good as the first one. Once I started reading it though i was hooked and couldnt put it down because of all the conflicts and plot twists.
February 3, 2012
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!
May 14, 2017
The most recent book that I have read is The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin. This is the second book in The Daughters series. This book took place in Carina's life. The last book was mainly focused on Lizzie, but this book focuses on Carina and her stressful life. At the end of the last boo Carina is so fed up with her dad that she releases some papers from her dads office. After reading those papers, Carina believes that her dad was smuggling money from a charity benefit. Once she releases the papers, her dad freaks out because he was using the extra money to help fix damages to the charity. He decides that she needs to leave New York. After attempting to send her to a school in California, she is allowed to stay in New York, but there is a twist. Instead of being able to use her dads money and buy expensive things, she has to use an old phone and live off of $20 dollars a week. What will she do after she was just invited on a ski trip to the Alps with her crush? And what will she do after being hired to throw a huge benefit with a $20 dollar budget?
I enjoyed this book very much! After reading the first book I really became interested in the book series. The book went in depth of what it is like to live in a privileged place with privileged friends, but having to be mindful of what you have. I enjoyed how the book was told from Carina's perspective just as the first book was told by Lizzie's perspective. The way this book ended with Hudson it is for sure that the next book will be told by Hudson's perspective, and I can't wait to read it.
I would recommend this book to all readers. This book is full of obstacles and challenges that require some problem solving. In the end of the book it shows you how there is no need to lie about who you are, because it is better to be honest to people you care about. I hope that others will enjoy this book as much as I do.
I enjoyed this book very much! After reading the first book I really became interested in the book series. The book went in depth of what it is like to live in a privileged place with privileged friends, but having to be mindful of what you have. I enjoyed how the book was told from Carina's perspective just as the first book was told by Lizzie's perspective. The way this book ended with Hudson it is for sure that the next book will be told by Hudson's perspective, and I can't wait to read it.
I would recommend this book to all readers. This book is full of obstacles and challenges that require some problem solving. In the end of the book it shows you how there is no need to lie about who you are, because it is better to be honest to people you care about. I hope that others will enjoy this book as much as I do.
June 25, 2023
We learn about Catrina in this book, her dad is a famous billionaire & she has been spoiled. Her dad wanted her to go to a school in California for her claiming he stole money from a charity because she had to work in his office. His dad ended up cutting her off taking away her cell phone. She liked this guy Carter and agreed to go to the alps with him but… with no money she tried to find a job. Ava was doing a charity and Catrina ended up being the party planner. She used her Dad’s name and talked to a lot of people about doing the event for free, once they realized it was free and not for her Dad they backed out. She found a DJ Alex who was in high school and she ended up falling in Love. She was finding free & cheaper alternatives but was lying to Ava about it and it came back to haunt her. In the end it all worked out until her friend Hudson went on stage to sing and got stage fright… next book about Hudson. I think Catrina is my favorite character I loved this story better than the first. Great series
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May 28, 2017
The Daughters Break The Rules by Joanna Philbin is a SINCERE novel that is WORTH READING. Carina Jurgensen gets caught, BIG TIME, by her billionaire father after leaking negative information about the business to the press. Always resourceful, she lies 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 free favors from her dad's A-list connections, a choice must be made: Will she tell the truth that could put the party in jeopardy or pretend that she can take matters in her own hands? What I like best about the book was Carina’s personality. She started out as selfish and spoiled, but when her father took everything away from her financially, she transformed into a grateful person. In this second installment of the series, Carina learns that the best things in life are right in front of you, but you have to keep searching.
April 20, 2024
The Daughters Break the Rules is part #2 of the Daughters series by Joanna Philbin. I totally see where young girls would love these books. The heroines are all good girls who happen to be the offspring of rich and famous people. Their lives as individuals is tied in with their parents' fame and fortune. And fortune is all these girls have ever known. However, in book #2, the famous rich dad takes away his daughter's iphone and gives her a relic from the past which works as a phone, but nothing else. He also gives her a transit card so she can get to school by bus or subway and a $20 a week allowance. Her credit cards are all taken back and she has to learn to get by with what she has. This culminates in a revelation to the young Carina who has a hard time adjusting and then keeping honest with herself and her peers. Another valuable lesson is taught in this story as was the author's intent.
September 27, 2022
One word for you P-A-I-N.
there is no way that any real human being would go from trying to force their child into high level depression to being there best friends.
What. the. heck.
Real parents like that do not change and should take a much bigger toll.
Also why is she acting like being given a 20 freaking dollar allowance the end of the world! She really was spoiled. My parents paid me three dollars for cleaning three bathrooms, taking care of chickens and that didn't last long. They stopped paying me but i still did the chores.
This girl is acting like shes being oppressed because she cant splurge on clothes she might wear once.
there is no way that any real human being would go from trying to force their child into high level depression to being there best friends.
What. the. heck.
Real parents like that do not change and should take a much bigger toll.
Also why is she acting like being given a 20 freaking dollar allowance the end of the world! She really was spoiled. My parents paid me three dollars for cleaning three bathrooms, taking care of chickens and that didn't last long. They stopped paying me but i still did the chores.
This girl is acting like shes being oppressed because she cant splurge on clothes she might wear once.
September 4, 2020
It was really hard for me to have any sympathy or to relate to Carina or her friends. I like to read young adult books to see if my grandkids would enjoy them. I would not recommend them to read this strictly because these girls lives are not a good example.
This was the second in the series. I did not read the first one. I was not lost and did not feel like I had missed anything. This could be a stand alone.
I have the fourth book - The Daughters Join the Party on my shelf. I may read it to see if it has a better story line.
This was the second in the series. I did not read the first one. I was not lost and did not feel like I had missed anything. This could be a stand alone.
I have the fourth book - The Daughters Join the Party on my shelf. I may read it to see if it has a better story line.
October 12, 2024
Start: 9/29 End: 10/12
Read time: 14 days
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: Different POV… I was hoping for that. Well, hate Carina’s dad… shipping her off to boarding school in the middle of the night and away from her friends because she made a mistake (albeit a big one) is kind of ridiculous and rude. As much as Carinas dad sucks…. I think she jumps to a lot of conclusions about him, well I was right about that. The ending was sweet and everything came back around in full circle. I’ll definitely be reading the next one.
Fave part:
1. job hunting & lieing
2. High tea 🫖
Read time: 14 days
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: Different POV… I was hoping for that. Well, hate Carina’s dad… shipping her off to boarding school in the middle of the night and away from her friends because she made a mistake (albeit a big one) is kind of ridiculous and rude. As much as Carinas dad sucks…. I think she jumps to a lot of conclusions about him, well I was right about that. The ending was sweet and everything came back around in full circle. I’ll definitely be reading the next one.
Fave part:
1. job hunting & lieing
2. High tea 🫖
January 30, 2020
Ok so this book is like stupid but not at the same time. When I grabbed the first one I said to myself,"Oh these poor rich girls." (In a sarcastic tone) Anyway, when I read the book and Carina's dad took away her debit cards. I was like "OHMYGOD she only gets $20 a week HOW WILL SHE SURVIVE??!" And then I remember I get $15 a week and I'm fine.
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June 19, 2025
Cute fast read. The story picks up exactly where the first one left off. Three friends in a “ritzy” school and how they get through the teenage years. In this one Carina’s Dad tries to teach her some life lessons. She ends up teaching herself even more. It ends with her friend Hudson’s first performance at a school dance. Moving on to the third in the series.
May 9, 2017
Pretty good, and I probably would've loved it more if I was part of the middle-school target audience. Some bad choices are made, but I think we can all relate to that. Glad everything mostly worked out okay, and through Carina's own power rather than daddy's money.
September 27, 2017
Please don't judge me! I admit I'm hooked on this YA series :) I read the first book when it was donated to my Little Free Library. Now I'm hooked and have already put a hold on the third book in the series from my local public library.
July 9, 2021
I really loved the story! Carina is a pretty annoying character in my opinion. She kind-of comes to conclusions and disregards her actions impact on others. I liked the development in the relationship of Carina and her father, Karl.
October 17, 2017
Actual rating: 2.5/5 but rounded up to 3/5
February 25, 2018
These books just keep getting better. I loved this one!!
January 13, 2019
I had so much fun reading Carina's transformation. OMG! I love this story.
May 22, 2019
I think it takes more than a week or two for a teenager to learn the value of money. But other than that it was a nice light reading for kids.
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July 16, 2019
Impulsive, hot-headed Carina is definitely not my favorite in this trio. But at least the girls are still fun to read about.
November 26, 2019
Super disliked Carina glad this one is over.
September 20, 2020
1.5 stars
December 4, 2020
Enjoyed this book imensly! Really connected with me as I am no where close to Carina's status. I don't have money so I enjoyed seeing her live like me
December 14, 2022
ends at succchhh a cliff hanger
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