Synopses & Reviews
On the surface, seventeen-year-old Alex has it made. Shes beautiful and smart, plus shes best friends with M, the absolute most popular girl in school. Feeling bored with their fancy Orange County suburban town, Alex and M decide to check out L.A.s glitzy nightlife scene.
Pretending to be nineteen, Alex and M meet Trevor and Connor, two rich older guys. At first Alex cant believe her luck—she gets to hang out at hip Hollywood house parties and downtown L.A. clubs. These weekend trips into the city become the perfect distraction for Alex, who is secretly struggling with her failing senior-year grades, her absentee father, and her clueless mom.
But after the initial fun wears off for Alex, she is forced to re-evaluate her friendship with M, who is hiding some secrets beneath her perfect Burberry-clad exterior…
Review
"Noël's debut novel is realistic and convincing...First-person narration and situations dealing with sex, drugs, and alcohol make this a compelling look at one teen's broken life and how she fixes it. Readers will relate to both characters and their lives."
—School Library Journal "Alex and M, despite their foolish mistakes, are fresh and endearing characters."
—Teenreads.com "Noël manages to create characters that I can identify with. 5 Stars."
—TeensReadToo
About the Author
ALYSON NOËL is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals series, the Riley Bloom series, and six previous novels for St. Martins Press. She lives in Laguna Beach, California, where she is at work on her next book. Visit her on the web at www.alysonnoel.com.