| Birthday Vicious (The Ashleys, Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Melissa De La Cruz
Publisher: Aladdin
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 35440
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1416934081
EAN: 9781416934080
ASIN: 1416934081
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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Ashley spencer considers her birthday to be the most important event next to . . well, okay, it's just the most important event, period. Hello. So when the invite list is cast and the custom embossed invitations are sent, it's a who's-who list of San Francisco's best tweens. If people don't yet know whether they are in or out, this party is sure to draw the lines of coolness in the most permanent of inks. Ashley intends to prove that there's a reason she's been at the top of the social food chain her entire life, and she's not about to be unseated by some lame website ranking. She'd also like to solve the problem of losing her boyfriend. Will all her birthday wishes come true? Or is it more like it's her party and she'll freak if she wants to?
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It'll annoy or thrill you November 22, 2008
If you can get past the completely selfish, spoiled, sappy protagonists, you may enjoy this book. The ending had a high amount of redeeming value to me... heck, I even almost liked the little brats.
The beginning was a struggle for me b/c I cringe at the whole "like" overuse prevalent in childhood speech patterns. Yes, I know that is a slightly unfair generalization, but the stereotype definitely holds true in the book.
Guess it would be nice to be that fabulously rich though. The Ashleys are 7th graders with ginormous egos and attitude problems that make you want to smack them, but in the end, they're actually likable kids.
The writing style was easy enough to swallow. If you like kid friendly books, this one's safe enough and fairly interesting. Go for it.
 The Story Siren Reviews: November 15, 2008
This is a first for me. My first unfinished book. That's right I didn't finish this book! Had I been reviewing this novel for the author or publisher I would have sucked it up and plugged through, but it's not, and I'm not going to waste my time!
I hope, I really hope that there are no middle schoolers that are this superficial and shallow. I'm sure there are, but I really don't want to read about them. I love Melissa de la Cruz, but I just can't do it, not even for her. Her writing doesn't even redeem how terribly horrendous this story is.
 Ashley November 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book could be a fun read for a young girl if her name is Ashley.
The book is about some girls in their own elite clique. An Ashley clique. Their names are Ashley, Ashley, Ashley, and Lauren. Ashley Spencer goes by "Ashley"; Ashley Li goes by "Lili"; Ashley Alioto goes by "A.A.". The original friends - all Ashleys - allowed a Lauren to join their group of Ashleys.
At the beginning of the book, I didn't think I would like it. It seemed to be a book about rich, arrogant, materialistic snots. I definitely couldn't relate to them, as I am the opposite: humble, modest, conservative country girl. But as I read on, I realized I liked the book. I like reading about young people's friendships and fun times.
At first I had to keep reminding myself that these girls are twelve years old, and not twenty-two. The way they act, the things they do, their language, the things they have: I feel their lifestyle outages them.
Can you imagine being so extremely rich and powerful that you can have the whole world at your fingertips? Just call up a hairdress for the rich and famous in New York and have him immediately fly to you in California to be at your personal service. (And you're only twelve years old!) Just have your dad bring home an elephant from the zoo (the only thing stopping him is some type of city laws).
I enjoyed their friendships, their fun, their boyfriends, their social life.
This particular book ia about Ashley's upcoming Sweet Thirteen birthday party. She is having an unbelievably extravagant party. The party was fun just reading about it.
I recommend this book only to mature young people - those who understand that not all people can be this rich and powerful. I would not recommend this book to be on a school reading list or reading program or even in a school library. It can be a fun, five-star book to those young people who realize that reading takes the reader to different situations, different worlds, and different lifestyles - and we cannot always make our world like theirs.
Unredeemably shallow November 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lime green vomit. Looking "unbelievably hot" at age 13. Strip Hall Queens. Ho's. Kids being spiteful and, yes, vicious to one another. OK, I'll just come out and say it. Social messages or not, this book has no redeeming qualities that I could find. Any "lessons" that kids are supposed to absorb here are too deeply buried in the trash. With all the good young adult literature out there, Birthday Vicious is a waste of money and time that could be spent on something worth while.
Just keeps getting better! October 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had really enjoyed the first two Ashleys books, so I couldn't wait to dig into this latest. I'm 29, but I love reading teen books for pure relaxation and fun, and this didn't disappoint.
Ashley's 13th birthday is coming up and it is going to be the event of the season - that is, if Ashley's Mom doesn't ruin it all by insisting (after puking on the wedding planner!) she tone down the preparations. How can she? Her awesome, circus-themed party to be is already the talk of the school and beyond.
One other small problem: everyone else seems to have a boyfriend but her. When she meets a mysterious hottie on the dock and invites him to her party, it becomes even more important that her party will knock everyone's socks off.
And Lauren? Her old pal Sadie Graham is back, but doesn't yet realize that Lauren is an Ashley now. Lauren's trying to convert the babyish Sadie into an Ashley so that they can all be friends (while keeping her and Sadie's friendship under wraps from the Ashleys so they don't ban her, Lauren!), but Sadie's shockingly resistant. Why won't she just dress nicely and act reasonable? Doesn't everyone want to be an Ashley?
Lots of drama and new revelations in this book, and if you enjoyed the last two, you'll love this one even more. I'm waiting eagerly for the next one.
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