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Sealed With A Diss
by Lisi Harrison
248 pages (paperback)
Genre: Fiction/YA

If the Clique books weren't so short, popular, and available at the library, I wouldn't bother with them. But they are all of the above, and they're bearable. The characters, though annoying at times, are realistic if exaggerated a bit (not being a miniature NY private school socialite, I wouldn't know). Massie, Alicia, Dylan, and Kristin are all fashionable, at least. Except, I really do know a guy who likes The Notebook.

The ending is cliffhanger per usual so that the publishers can squeeze as much money as possible out of preteen girls. Seriously--$10 for one volume, when it's about half the surface area of a trade paperback? The plot is completely episodic. Not recommended except in very specific circumstances.
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Don't feel like digging it out of my library bag in my room, so I'm not bothering with number of pages. Just know that, um, it's really short. Like, 1-inch thick short, and pretty small lxw wise, with large typesetting too. It's read-in-two-hours-off-and-on short. I really don't know why I bother keeping up with the Clique series, as it's not my type. Maybe because it's short? I also don't know why I bother setting up a graduated to-read list of library books when I just end up with boring/childish choices half the time anyway. Huh.

Anyway, It's Not Easy To Be Mean is basically on par with all of Lisi Harrison's other books: great for 7th graders, not so much for the rest of us, and definitely undeserving of bestseller status. I <3 the fashion details, though. (Don't ask, it's a personal semi-obsession.) I can't discuss this particular volume without spoiling the previous books, and I'm too lazy anyway, so I won't even try.

Genre: Fiction/Young Adult
Rating: C-


I think revisiting a certain poem gave me a reversing mood. Hrm.

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