Friday, April 23, 2010

Top Ten Uses For an Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro

Book review #31
Top Ten Uses For an Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro
Rating: Four stars (refer to the rating system on the right)
Summary: (taken from Goodreads)

Sophomore year, Nicolette Antonovich was dumped two days before prom by the hottest guy at school. As a result, she became the proud owner of one unworn, perfectly magical pink vintage dress. But Nic is determined to put that night behind her for good. She's a junior now— older, wiser, and completely overwhelmed by a new set of problems: (1) The bank's ready to foreclose on her childhood home. (2) Her father's too busy with his "replacement" daughter to care. (3) Her best friend's brother is an eternal thorn in her side. (4) Her best friend isn't exactly the rose attached to that thorn. (5) Rumors are flying around school that could get her kicked off the volleyball team, which would (6) ruin all chances of a college scholarship. (7) She still likes the boy who dumped her in the first place. (8) And what in the world do you do with an unworn prom dress, anyway? Strangely, it's getting to the bottom of this last dilemma that just might hold the answer to all Nic's problems.

I just spent the last hour or two curled up into a ball, complete with a cup of tea, totally engrossed in the life of Nicolette Antonovich. I really needed a lighthearted fun read too escape from the real world for a bit, and that's just what I got. What I loved the most was that Top Ten Uses For an Unworn Prom Dress was light and fluffy, but at the same time realistic.

Nicolette has quite a bit going on with family issues on the side, two very handsome boys fighting for her, and friendship problems to top it all off. The one thing that helps her get through it all is the "magical" unworn prom dress. See,as a sophomore, Nic got asked out by her longtime crush Rascal to the prom. Nic couldn't have been happier, she bought her dress and everything. Then Rascal's actual girlfriend moves back to town. Leaving Nic with no date to the prom, a broken heart, and an unworn prom dress. She doesn't really know how she feels about Rascal now and then there's Jared who makes things even more complicated.

I absolutely adored Nicolette. I just liked how everyone knew she was great, except the only person that really mattered-herself. As for Jerad (her best friend's older brother) I  fell in love with him the second he was introduced. I always secretly wanted them to get together. Rascal, I definitely did not like. I mean at first I was just as blinded as Nic, but after his true colors came out I finally came to my senses.

The top ten uses for an unworn prom dress were spread out throughout every few chapters. They were so fun and made me love the book even more. That along with the pacing of the book really made this an enjoyable read. You become so engaged and attached to the characters you almost feel like your watching a sitcom.

You can't help but smile while reading this book. It is most definitely one of those feel good books. It certainly made my day a lot better. Romance, drama, and light-hearted all wrapped up in one perfectly describes this book. Find a comfortable spot because once you start this you'll probably be there for awhile :)

*An extra special thanks goes out to Tina Ferraro for sending me a copy of this!

15 comments:

Tales of Whimsy said...

Ahhh sounds so cute!

j said...

Haven't heard of this one. It sounds really cute. :)

ham1299 said...

Books that make me smile are always good! :-)

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Jan von Harz said...

Boy does this summary and title bring back memories. I was a sophomore got the dress to go to the junior prom with a football jock and got mono instead. I also could have used some help with all my daughters dresses.

Love your review on this one and really need to read it.

Emidy @ Une Parole said...
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Emidy @ Une Parole said...

This is really cute! I'm in the mood for a light and fluffy books like this one. Great review, Sara!

LJK/WhatMissKelleyIsReading said...

I'm visiting from the hop, and now I've reserved this book at the library too! Great review.

Christina T said...

You first mentioned this sometime ago on your blog and I added it right away to my TBR list. I'm so glad you liked it! I look forward to reading it too. Sometimes a lighthearted book is exactly what I need. Great review!

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Carrie at In the Hammock Blog said...

Hi! I'm stopping by from the book blogger hop!! This book sounds really cute, love the cover!!

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