Book: Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik
Pages: 295
Genre: Young Adult, Romance
Source: Library
Short Synopsis: Elise Benton moves to a new place with a new school. At Coral Prep, she meets the son of hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards, but doesn't know if she can trust him as he is stand offish, and rude.
My Thoughts: I practically devoured this novel in one sitting! I loved it!
Elise Beton and her family just moved to Los Angeles. As Elise and her sisters attend Coral Tree Prep, Elise finds that it's even harder to fit in at a new school. Especially since her mother is the school's principal, and her father is a teacher at the school as well.
Elise manages to catch the eye of one of Hollywood's most famous son's Derek Edwards. But Elise doesn't know if she can trust him as he is incredibly rude, especially to another student named Webster Grant.
Elise's sister, Julianna, manages to attract the attention of Derek's friend, Chase, and the four always seem to be stuck together. As Elise gets to know Derek better, she understands the reason for Derek's attitude. But she still can't help her easy going relationship with Webster, and doesn't get why the two are such enemies.
But as an incident occurs between Webster and one of Elise's sisters, Elise finds out that you can't always trust first appearances, and the plot between Webster and Derek thickens. Who can Elise trust as a friend, and with her heart?
I really enjoyed reading this novel. Very fast paced, and kept me interested through out. It was interesting to read about Elise's trials and triumphs as we get to experience the population at Coral Tree Prep. I also kind of felt that Elise was too free with her trust, and without really hearing the other side of the story, chose to be friends with someone just based on reactions.
I loved reading the love interests between Elise, Webster and Derek. From the reader's point of view, Derek really seemed like a jerk most of the time, and it was really hard to like him. And I kind of wished that Webster wasn't such a jerk towards the end.
I also felt like the novel ended rather abruptly, and felt like there should have been a little more to the story. I felt like LaZebnik didn't leave a lot of room for Derek and Elise's relationship to grow. Overall, it was still a pretty entertaining read, and hopefully there will be a sequel to this novel. I can't wait to read more of LaZenik's novels.
Would I recommend this book: Yes!
Rating: I give this book a 4.5/5.
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