Airhead (Airhead #1)

Reader reviewed by Jewelie

This review is about the book "Airhead" by Meg Cabot. I read this book two summers ago, and I still believe it happens to be one of the first thought provoking books I've read. When I first read it, it seemed to be a little bit too sad for me. The concept was that a girl died and her brain was transplanted into a celebrity girls body. No one could know about the procedure, and she had to go on living her new life, without her loved ones. As I'm getting older I have more of an appreciation for it than I used to. I think that the underlying concepts and messages are vitaly important for young adults to learn, and Meg Cabot does an amazing job at getting them across to her young readers. Definitely a novel worth reading.

Reader reviewed by The Paperback Princess

This book was very unique. Unique story line, unique character, and a unique over-all feel to it. It was refreshing in that way!

The story was kinda weird, though. It was a little too sci-fi-like for me. But other than that, the story was really funny, fresh, and cute. I love Meg Cabot's style of writing, and the story was well written with relatable dialogue, and relatable characters. Although most of us aren't put in the position Em is put in, the way she handled it seemed like how any normal person would (try) to handle it.

Also, the way Em talks is very relatable. And how Lulu talks. She says "like" a lot, which I tend to do. And when Frida saw Lulu, Gabriel, and Nikki, she did that fast-talk, starstruck thing, which was very entertaining to read. Actually, all the situations Em was put in were very entertaining.

I enjoyed this book very much, and will be looking forward to the next book!

Reader reviewed by M

This magnificet book by Meg Cabot was a thriller. At first I was like um.. I don't think his i going to be good but it turned around after Em was Nikki. But did feel bad for Em because it's kind of creepy to be in someone else's body.  I loved this book so much I bought it. 

Reader reviewed by Lea

When Em Watts goes to the Stark Megastore, she didn't have any clue what she was in store for. After a freak accident injures Em to the point she can't use her body, and Nikki Howard is left brain dead, Stark industries does something crazy. They put Em's head in Nikki's body. Now Em is stuck  trying to be Nikki, and trying to get her best friend Christopher to notice her, and realize who she is underneath the exterior...

The novel starts a little slow, but it still ends up with a great plot. The next one is sure to be  a hit.

Reader reviewed by Julie

Airhead is sort of a Freaky Friday meets the future, although it's set it modern day NYC. Teen Em Watts grudgingly accompanies her younger sister Frida to the grand opening of a Stark Megastore, replete with musicians to sign cds. Frida is a huge FON (fan of Nikki Howard, teen supermodel), and is memsmerized by the presence of her idol. The crowds shift and as the model begins to make her way through the store, Em must push through to catch up with her sister. Next thing you know, a plasma tv has fallen from the ceiling and hit Em right on the head. Em wakes up a month later in the hospital, with some interesting side effects of her accident. Definitely the beginning of an Em/Nikki saga for Cabot

Reader reviewed by whatofwonderland

An interesting (and so very likely!) concept. I enjoyed this book very much. I have been a faithful follower of Meg Cabot, and am pleased to report that she has not let me down with this sci-fi twist novel. We need more books in our society that will help us to think outside the everyday norm, and that will expand our imaginations for the better. I anxiously await her next installment of this series, Being Nikki. I also recommend all of Meg Cabot's books; they're all very witty and comical.

Reader reviewed by Alana

I've always thought of  Meg Cabot's books as guilty pleasure reading, and this book supports that. Airhead is about Emerson, a normal girl who doesn't quite fit in at her school. In fact, she has only one good friend: Christopher, who she may of may not be in love with. Christopher, a definate 'geek', is a nice change from the rest of Cabot's men. Then, suddenly, Emerson's mind is transplanted into Nikki Howard, a model's, body. Somehow, Meg manages to pull that crazy idea off. And suddenly, Emerson's life is changed.

Reader reviewed by Courtney

This book is awesome. It is a story about a girl who becomes who she truly dislikes...litteraly. However her fatal accident left her with no choice. Living the life that another would die for Em Watts still isnt happy and she'd give it all away just to be herself again. All the hot guys and drama just isn't her but she has to admit the kissing part isn't so bad. This tragic but involved story leaves you wanting more. Good thing the well anticipated sequal BEING NIKKI is coming out Spring of this year...YEAAAAAA!!!!!!

Reader reviewed by Nourdjan

I can't lie; this had to be the oddest book that I have read by one of my favorite authors!

Emerson Watts is a pretty typical nerdy girl at a good school. She has one best friend, who she is secretly in love with (It is a guy, by the way.) But she is only typical until she goes to a store opening with her sister and gets injured in a very freak accident.

When she wakes up after about a month of being unconscious, she feels like she is someone else.

And she actually is.

This is not a paranormal book. She gets a brain transplant.

At the end of the book I literally said, "Get me the next book! NOW!" The ending is a total cliffhanger!

The characters are smart, witty, and a little weird, as with typical Meg Cabot books. A fun read, even though the beginning is a little hard to understand, and can be difficult to get into. However, it is definitely worth reading the whole thing, because it is truly hilarious!

Reader reviewed by abscae

Personally, I felt a little iffy about this novel, but with all the good reviews this book has been getting, maybe I'm judging a little too harshly. I don't even know why I'm forming an aversion to the novel, it's just that by the middle of the novel, I barely wanted to read it and then I had to force myself to finish the novel.

In the beginning of the novel, everything was fine. I was completely riveted to the story and everything was going great. Until the huge! surprise part came along and then it just went pfft!. I guess I just couldn't get over the concept of what had happened: not the sci-fi part, but moreover why it happened.

Otherwise, I see why everyone else praises the novel. The characters, especially, really shine out: they are completely real and made me laugh and ache with their actions and what happened.

I do know that I have to read the next one in the series, it's definitely addicting.