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THE A-LIST
Zoey Dean
Little Brown & Company
Fiction
ISBN: 0316734357
256 pages

Anna Percy finds no comfort in her designer clothes when her longtime secret crush falls hard for someone else — her best friend, in fact. The only thing standing between Anna and the end of high school is an internship at a literary journal, and she couldn’t be happier to get away from that scene.When the internship falls through too, Anna jets out to L.A. to live with her father, hoping to find an internship at an entertainment agency. She’s totally ready to break out of the boring East Coast prep life she’s been stuck in. Her adventures begin on the plane, where the fabulous Ben spares her from a lounge lizard seatmate. Upon landing, they have plans to go to a Hollywood wedding that night! But even in the land of eternal sunshine, Anna is experiencing some problems. Her father keeps blowing her off and Ben’s old female friends, the A-List, are like a coven of witches. Everything she was looking forward to in her new life slips away and Anna is left wondering how to start over.
THE A-LIST will not disappoint GOSSIP GIRL fans; in fact, they will eat it up! Zoey Dean has crafted a plot that is filled with surprises and humor, and Anna is a three-dimensional girl whom readers will sympathize with — even as they fantasize about her lifestyle.
   — Reviewed by Amy Alessio

GIRLS ON FILM: AN A-List Novel
Zoey Dean
Little, Brown and Company
Fiction
ISBN: 0316734756
256 pages

Did you like THE A-LIST? How about the Gossip Girl series? GIRLS ON FILM is another light and glamorous read about the lives of rich and beautiful teens. If this series were on TV, it would be on the WB. GIRLS ON FILM continues the story of Anna Percy, a New York transplant in Beverly Hills.
Anna is still trying to avoid Ben and his lies, but now she has bigger problems when her sister Susan leaves rehab and comes to L.A. The other girls in school who were rejected by Ben also continue to try and make her life miserable.Nice guy Adam has possibilities, but he can’t make her forget Ben. A new internship is harder than she thought, and a family emergency may cut that opportunity short.
THE A-LIST plot loses some steam in this book. Readers will cringe at Anna’s choices and possibly at the surprising ending. While she was determined to stand on her own feet in L.A. during THE A-LIST, here she is bogged down with guy concerns. Cammie is a bit of a revenging female catty stereotype here, and Anna’s tentative new friendship with Sam seems untrustworthy as well.
The setting and family issues keep this one above water, though, as readers will fantasize about having refreshments at the Beverly Hills Hotel and making movies for school assignments at a posh spa. Anna’s new interest in writing should give her refreshing new goals and plots in future books, too. Anna, her family and the sparkling atmosphere will keep readers interested.

   — Reviewed by Amy Alessio

BLONDE AMBITION: An A-List Novel
Zoey Dean
Little, Brown and Company
Fiction
ISBN: 0316734748
240 pages

The third novel in Zoey Dean’s A-List series begins with Anna Percy having lost her virginity to Ben Birnbaum in a hotel. From there she sees her sister off to rehab, gets fired and rehired on her internship, and meets
a hot new guy. Anna is now working for Clark Sheppard, producer of a new hit TV show and father of Cammie, who hates Anna. She has some feelings for her father’s driver, the mysterious Django, as well as a guy who works on the TV program, and tries to be friends with Adam, who still loves her. Keeping up with all these changes is quite a challenge.
Many of the delicious details of the wealthy lifestyle that have drawn readers to this series are present here. We still experience drinks after school at the Beverly Hills Hotel and designer bathrobes and underwear. But interesting characters need to inhabit that lifestyle to keep it fresh, and there is too much plot here to leave much room. For example, Anna’s friendship with filmmaker Sam, a highlight from GIRLS ON FILM, takes a backseat to her flirtations in this book. Her new relationship with Ben is shallow, after what should have been a huge step for her. Cammie has conflicted feelings about a new stepsister, but that quickly dissolves over her machinations to get some sort of revenge on Anna.
The guys in BLONDE AMBITION seem pretty two-dimensional as well. Ben becomes way too intense too quickly, then suddenly changes again and heads back to school. Adam, the interesting down-to-earth boy from the Midwest, is flirted with by both Sam and then Cammie. All men other than fathers appear to be sex objects, while the girls come off as untrustworthy to each other. Anna seems to be changing in ways that aren’t good during her fresh start in LA.

A fourth book is alluded to in the author description; hopefully this next installment will feature improved characters.
   — Reviewed by Amy Alessio

TALL COOL ONE: An A-List Novel, #4
Zoey Dean
Little, Brown and Company
Fiction
ISBN: 0316735086
304 pages

The fourth book in Zoey Dean’s A-List series follows Anna Percy down to the chic resort of Las Casitas, Mexico. Sam, tired of her new stepmother’s baby preparations, sneaks off to join her. What could two Juicy Couture-clad teens find in an exclusive vacation spa? Danger, adventure and, of course, hot guys. Life back in Beverly Hills has a few surprises lately, too. Cammie is falling seriously in love  with the innocent Adam. Both are surprised by their enjoyment of picnics and talking in the midst of a world of hot parties. Sam’s stepmother Poppy finds a New Age sister in Dee, and even asks Dee to move in with the Sharpes. Anna’s parents consider getting back together as they bond over their concern for Anna’s sister, newly out of rehab. In Mexico, Anna is determined to learn how to
surf, and Sam tries to find a boy who cares about more than getting into her father’s next picture. A trip to a small Mexican Village leads to the girls getting lost. They’re in serious trouble, but then a group from home jets down to try and rescue them.
TALL COOL ONE is fun for the virtual vacation to Las Casitas alone. Reading about the amenities of that resort is delicious. The fantasy plot keeps the momentum of this series going. Fans will enjoy the spring break
adventure and wonder what the Hollywood teens will be up to next time.

   — Reviewed by Amy Alessio

BACK IN BLACK: An A-List Novel, #5
Zoey Dean
Little, Brown and Company
Fiction
ISBN: 0316010928
256 pages

Deciding to ditch the Washington, D.C. trip for the second year in a row, the Beverly Hills High School A-List crew finds out a lot more about love, life and gambling than they expect. This time around they add to the fold Anna Percy, the newly acquired New York born-and-bred WASP who has become a best friend to Samantha Sharpe. With Las Vegas ready and waiting, this elite group of friends ends up doing and seeing things that wouldn’t dare cross their minds in Beverly Hills. Their own little private "senior" trip turns out to be more raucous, funny and astoundingly truth-packed than they ever imagined. From Parker Pinelli winning a much-needed $20,000 that he ends up having to forfeit because he’s underage, to the girls’ stint in a Vegas showgirl contest, this is a never-ending whirlwind. Joined by Anna’s New York friends,  Cyn and her boyfriend Scott, things get a little sticky when they all become participants in a Las Vegas revue featuring a famous hypnotist. Everyone has gone bananas — that is, except Samantha, who has to witness the entire, horrific event. Things go from bad to worse as they all settle down to watch the DVD, and shocking truths about who they really are begin to surface. Can their friendships outlast the reality of how they all feel?
Zoey Dean does it again in the fifth installment of this New York Times bestselling series. From beginning to end, readers will be swept away into the world of the A-List, realizing that although these characters are filthy rich with loads of money to expend, they are also human — breathing, living, and having the same issues as "regular" folks.

BACK IN BLACK is a great addition to this hilariously funny series.

 

   — Reviewed by Belinda Williams

SOME LIKE IT HOT: An A-List Novel, #6
Zoey Dean
Little, Brown and Company
Fiction
ISBN: 0316010936
320 pages

The A-Listers return for a Hollywood-style prom in their sixth book — but you won’t find cheesy matching dresses, flowers and cummerbunds here. It’s couture all the way for a prom that will be on the film set of Sam’s father’s remake of Ben Hur. Romance is in the air with a lot of doubts and insecurities. Anna is conflicted about Ben’s return for the summer. She’s so happy to be able to spend real time with him, but what’s up with family friend Maddy who’s living in his house now? Maddy is a formerly obese girl who came from the Midwest for a stomach stapling and lifestyle makeover. She’s sweet as candy, but she does seem to have a crush on Ben. Still, after everything they’ve been through, Anna can trust him,right? After she gets a chain belt with Adam’s initials dangling as charms, Cammie has a big fight with him. He thought she asked him to help investigate the mysterious disappearance of her mother, but when he does, she’s not ready to handle it — or the fact that Adam knows about it too. Things come to a head on Prom night when everyone else is enjoying a magical evening. Can this odd couple stay together? Dee gets a leave of absence from her hospital for Prom and immediately falls for Ben’s Princeton roommate, Jack. She is sane and together for the first time in a long while, but there is something about Prom that gives these two an unforgettable blind date. Sam hates the idea of Prom. When she finds out about a documentary contest, she decides to offer a snarky look at how ridiculous it really is. When she starts meeting with the prom committee girls, she thinks that making fun of them and their silly event will be so easy. But when one location has a fire, Sam begins getting more involved. While busy saving Prom, she continues her hot romance with Eduardo. It’s too bad he can’t come to the big dance, so she’s taking
her friend Parker, who looks really good in his tux and is so nice. Sam grows tired of worrying if Eduardo likes more sophisticated women and drinks too much at the after-Prom party, which leads to appreciating Parker too much.
There is plenty of romance and intrigue in this book, but some of the best parts of this series are when the gal pals work together. The young women generously team up here to make over Maddy for her own fabulous prom. That scene will make fashion lovers drool as the ladies are fitted with luscious designer wear that readers will covet.

SOME LIKE IT HOT has plenty for A-List fans to enjoy.

   — Reviewed by Amy Alessio