Title: My Double LifeAuthor: Janette RallisonSeries: NonePublisher: Putnam JuvenileReleased: May 13, 2010Website: http://janette-rallison.blogspot.com/Book SummaryHer whole life, Alexia Garcia has been told that she looks just like pop star Kari Kingsley, and one day when Alexia's photo filters through the Internet, she's offered a job to be Kari's double. This would seem like the opportunity of a lifetime, but Alexia's mother has always warned her against celebrities.
Rebelliously, Alexia flies off to L.A. and gets immersed in a celebrity life. Not only does she have to get used to getting anything she wants, she romances the hottest lead singer on the charts, and finds out that her own father is a singing legend. Through it all, Alexia must stay true to herself, which is hard to do when you are pretending to be somebody else!
So Cute! I love escaping into Janette Rallison's books! She creates great characters who despite their flaws actually have a moral compass and values.
My Double Life was a fun realistic fairy tale like story. One of those books that makes you smile and laugh and sigh. It's an upbeat and feel good story that can easily be read in an afternoon or evening.
If you are looking for a light-hearted, quick read with a great message you can't go wrong with My Double Life.
Rating: 4.5 Stars - Highly Recommend
Content: Clean
Source: From Author for Review
Title: Slayers
Author: C.J. Hill (AKA Janette Rallison)
Series: Slayers Book 1 of ?
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Tags: Fantasy, Dragons,Young Adult
Dragons exist. They’re ferocious. And they’re smart: Before they were killed off by slayer-knights, they rendered a select group of eggs dormant, so their offspring would survive. Only a handful of people know about this, let alone believe it – these “Slayers” are descended from the original knights, and are now a diverse group of teens that includes Tori, a smart but spoiled senator’s daughter who didn’t sign up to save the world.The dragon eggs have fallen into the wrong hands. The Slayers must work together to stop the eggs from hatching. They will fight; they will fall in love. But will they survive?
Slayers is the first book in a new series by one of my favorite young adult authors. C.J. Hill is a pseudonym for author Janette Rallison. I've loved Janette's young adult romantic comedies and was excited that she has branched out into the fantasy genre.
Slayers is a great book I enjoyed reading. This is a clean fantasy book that will appeal to a wide audience from tweens through adults. C.J. Hill has created a unique breed of dragons and dragon slayers and written them into a fun story line. I'm looking forward to the sequel.
Rating: 4 Stars - Great Book
Content: Clean
Source: Review copy from author & ebook off Netgalley
Welcome to author Janette Rallison. Janette has written some of my favorite humorous, young adult books. I've got a great interview and then a giveaway for her 2010 release My Double Life.
If you could travel in a Time Machine would you go back to the past or into the future? Well, according to the latest novels (and we know authors are always right) the future is populated by dystopian societies that will do things like make you fight to the death in hunger games, choose your spouse for you, or put you in a deadly maze. Whereas the past was populated by numerous hot dukes, lords, and viscounts who were always looking for spunky heroines to settle down with. Taking that into consideration, I think I would visit the past.
If you could invite any 5 people to dinner who would you choose? That depends whether my choices were limited to the living or if I could invite the dead too. (Although really, the dead don’t usually make good dinner guests.) And really, it’s too hard to choose just five, because George Washington gets all bent out of shape if you invite Abraham Lincoln and not him. So I’ll tell you which five writers I’d choose to have to dinner. Jane Austin, James Herriot, J.M. Barry, Ellen Conford (she was my favorite author growing up) and Charles Dickens
If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you? A plane, a pilot, and a runway. But if escaping the island wasn’t part of the plan, I would want my husband, my laptop (so I could write) and a power source so my laptop didn’t die.
What is one book everyone should read? Mine. Definitely. Just pick one—everybody should read it.
What is the last book you read? Glen Beck’s The Christmas Sweater. I was on my way to a book event and listened to the CD in the car. Big Mistake. I started crying. As an author, you never want to show up to an event all teary eyed.
What is the last movie you watched?Mega Mind—and yes, I did analyze the plot, the characterization, the theme, etc. You can’t help yourself when you’re an author. It’s a cute story though. Lots of funny lines, although it did make me wonder if society has stopped believing in heroes. (See, I told you I have to analyze everything.)
If you could have any superpower what would you choose? I’ve always wanted to fly. Admittedly, it’s sort of a pointless superpower. I mean, besides not getting stuck in rush hour traffic, there are very few advantages to flying. (Plus you’d get a face-full of bugs, which is revolting.) But how cool would it be to go zooming around the sky? This may be why in an upcoming book (Slayers) I have a few characters who can fly.
When you were 12 years old what did you want to be when you grew up? I did a school visit at my old junior high and the librarian there looked up my 8th grade yearbook. I wrote that I was going to be a writer. I was actually surprised when she told me. I had no idea at age 12 how hard it would be to achieve that goal. I guess it’s a good thing no one told me or I might have chosen something else.
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate, but that’s only because you can never find black licorice flavored ice cream anywhere. I loved that as a child. Although, that flavor of ice cream may be one of those things that is better in memory than in actuality. Sort of like those 70’s and 80’s
Tansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn't exactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum "Chrissy" Everstar, Tansy's fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair godmother, of course, so Tansy's three wishes don't exactly go according to plan. And if bringing Robin Hood to the twenty-first century isn't bad enough for Tansy, being transported back to the Middle Ages to deal with Rumpelstiltskin certainly is. She'll need the help of her blended family, her wits, and especially the cute police chief 's son to stop the gold-spinning story from spinning wildly out of control. Janette Rallison pulls out all the stops in this fresh, fun-filled follow-up to the popular My Fair Godmother.
I really enjoyed the first book in this series My Fair Godmother. It's unusual for a sequel to be better than the original book but Janette Rallison managed this amazing feat with My Unfair Godmother.
This book is cute, clean and fun. I laughed out loud more times than I can remember. The references Janette makes to popular culture are hysterical. References from everything from Twilight to popular music are sprinkled throughout. I'm not sure if this book was supposed to make me cry but there is one scene near the end were I had tears in my eyes.
Well done Janette! My Unfair Godmother is a hilarious twisted tale that combined elements from Robin Hood and Rumplestiltskin into one fabulous adventure. If you enjoyed My Fair Godmother I'm sure you'll love this one. It can be read as a stand alone but I highly recommend reading My Fair Godmother first.
My Unfair Godmother is scheduled for release on April 12. 2011.
Content: Clean
Rating: 5 Stars
Source: Around the World ARC tour
This was such a cute book! I love how Janette Rallison manages to write a super clean story while keeping it fun for the teens reading it. It just goes to show you don't need bad morals to have a good time!
~Debz
Really it is cute book. I am appreciating the efforts of Janette Rallison of writing such a beautiful book. I will definitely try to purchase this book for reading it.
I love this concept--it's one of those high concept books that actually appeals to me. I'll keep an eye out! Thanks for the review. :)