Rebecca's Rules Review

Book no. 1

Taken from the list of books to be read from the side of my bed.

Title: Rebecca’s Rules

Author: Anna Carey

Release Date: 1^st September 2012

Publisher: O’Brien Press

My name is Rebecca Rafferty, and there are lots of things wrong with my life right now.

1.My boyfriend has moved to Canada. Canada!

2.I have annoyed my best friends Cass and Alice by going on about him all the time.

3.I am going to a crazy girl’s mad birthday party and I am not sure why.

Things have got to change. So I’ve made some new rules.

J No moping.

J No ignoring my friends’ problems.

J Find something exciting for me, Cass and Alice to do so our friendship gets back to normal.

J Something fun. Something new...

Something like joining the school musical!

Well I can honestly say that Rebecca's Rules was a brilliant read to start the year off (I'll pretend it's not almost the start of February!) It reminded me of the Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison and I was hooked on those for years (although I have yet to sample Wuthering Tights... it is on my list!) I really really enjoyed this book and it literally made me laugh out loud. It's definitely one for the girls and is a lot of fun. Written in the style of a diary, the book easily captures Rebecca’s character and her escapades with the school musical.

The character of John (Rebecca’s love interest) reminded me of someone I used to have a crush on (although I never actually got to kiss him and he was a handsome Lancashire lad rather than an Irish idol). But despite John's character flaws (read the book to find out what happens) I thought that Anna Carey captured Rebecca's crush really well. It's so easy to fall head over heels for someone who seems really interesting but is totally wrong for you. I did enjoy how their relationship was portrayed, despite John's behaviour. The way Rebecca describes how she feels was so believable and I think that's what made it so much fun as I could really empathise with her character.

John and Rebecca’s kiss isn’t unexpected but it happens really suddenly which reinforces the diary writing style. The book is really easy to follow and is so much fun. The story is engaging and exciting with a variety of characters which all have their unique personalities (seen through the eyes of Rebecca). While Rebecca’s relationships cover a lot of the content, there are still plenty of exciting things happening such as the musical and I didn’t feel that the plot was overtaken with this although I would say that this is where Rebecca’s character comes to life.

I think this book is the second Rebecca Rafferty book (The Real Rebecca is the prequel) and I would love to read the first one. I would recommend this book to teenage girls who would like something hilarious to read and if you are a fan of Louise Rennison, you’ll absolutely love this.

5/5 An easy going read which will make you laugh your socks off!

With special thanks to O’Brien Press for sending me a copy of this delightful read.