I read the first four in Sue Limb's 'Jess Jordan' series when I was a younger teen and absolutely loved them. I never read the next two because I thought that I may be too old for them, but after reading Party Disaster, the seventh in the series, I know that this is a book series I will not grow out of.
Sue Limb manages to bring real life insecurities and problems into a humorous and funny book. I love the character of Jess, she's quirky and funny, a little stubborn and very awkward like many teens are and I really love Fred, the fact that he's a bit gangly and not all together gorgeous puts across a better message than most teen books, wit drop-dead gorgeous boyfriends and I like that Jess and Fred are imperfect characters. As always, the background characters are also unique, Flora is the girlier best friend and I love Jess' Dad.
There were some very funny scenes in this book, so at quite a few points I was laid in bed giggling like a little girl. Limb can make humour out of anything and Jess is one of the funniest main characters that I have ever read, i loved the scenes with the party, or with Fred and Jess.
I can't rate this book A, purely because it isn't a book that will stay with me for a long time, I think that it will be easily overshadowed by the other, more memorable books that I read. However, I can say that for the two hours that i was reading it and the rest of the day afterwards I had a big smile on my face, so I have to thank Limb for that.
Overall, a funny story with fantastic characters and some pretty hilarious moments. Whilst not memorable and stand-out, I really enjoyed this read.
Overall Rating: B+
Book release June 7th 2012 by Bloomsbury
Book received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
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