Charlotte Usher is only seen as a shy girl. She is obsessed with becoming popular so she will be seen by her crush Damien. Suddenly, she chokes on a gummibear and dies, she is never the same again. Being 'dead' gives her a different perspective on things and makes this book quite interesting.
I think a lot of people will appreciate the quotes and illustrations that give this book character. With each chapter there is a life lesson of sorts and Charlotte really matures throughout the book because of this.
I give this book a 8/10. I think you would enjoy it if you like books with a dark theme but are still fairly humorous at the same time. It gets a eight because even though it is an entertaining read it isn't super amazing. It does teach us some important values and helps us see that it's not good to focus on being the most popular, the prettiest and the smartest all the time. You won't regret reading this book but you might not want to read it again.
I think a lot of people will appreciate the quotes and illustrations that give this book character. With each chapter there is a life lesson of sorts and Charlotte really matures throughout the book because of this.
I give this book a 8/10. I think you would enjoy it if you like books with a dark theme but are still fairly humorous at the same time. It gets a eight because even though it is an entertaining read it isn't super amazing. It does teach us some important values and helps us see that it's not good to focus on being the most popular, the prettiest and the smartest all the time. You won't regret reading this book but you might not want to read it again.
Good review, Zoe. Your comments sound very fair and reasonable. It is quite hard to write a book that is very serious and "heavy" but that also has humour in it (one that does this really well is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - you might like to check it out)
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