Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot

Cute! Cute! CUTE!

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That just about sums up this book. It took me about three nights to finish and I was soo dissapointed when I got to the last page. But not because the ending sucked; because I couldn't read anymore! Lucky for me, the next book comes out this summer. I really can't wait... But wait! Don't look up the next book yet, because the title will definitely RUIN the ending to this one, and no one likes a spoiler.

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I read the first book from this series last summer over a a good tanning session in my backyard. It was such a fun piece of chic-lit (a.k.a. chic literature); I knew I had to get the next one when it came out. So I put it on my Christmas list and my sister tried to find it for me, but none of the local bookshops had any copies. So I ended up looking it up on our campus library system once I got back to North Carolina in January, and low and behold: they had a copy.

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QB in the Big City begins with the lovable 23-year-old heroine, Lizzie. And seriously, you can't help but simply adore her to pieces. She's young and naive and has such a good heart, but somehow always opens her big mouth at the wrong times and gets herself into trouble. I mean it's all classic silly stuff, but makes the book oh so hard to put down.

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I'll try not to give too much of the plot away, but in the first 10 or so pages, Lizzie moves in with her boyfriend who has an apartment in NYC. At the same time she's freaked out about finding a job (she's a recent college graduate with a B.A. in the history of fashion, go figure) and her best friend seems to be having some sort of crisis with her long time boyfriend Chaz, which she refuses to talk about. But this is all just the basic premise here. There's actually so much more going on within each plot level, but saying more would give too much away.

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To put it frank: If you're like me, someone who can't help but eat up these girly little beach reads in one or two sittings, the Queen of Babble series is a MUST for you. But obviously read this book after Queen of Babble, since this is Cabot's sophmore release of the series. And while these books aren't going to stay with you for 50 years, or maybe even five, they're definitely worth it for the present-moment satisfaction they will bring -- But, (to quote a certain Reading Rainbow host) don't take my word for it.