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Georgia Nicolson is a pretty normal 14-year-old British
girl. She hates her parents, her little sister is insane, her cat wants to eat
the poodle next-door, shes questioning her sexuality, and of course she thinks
she will never get a boyfriend (or girlfriend for that matter). Through her
journal entries we get all the juicy insight into her life. Georgia
suspects her mother of having an affair while her father is away in New
Zealand. She also thinks her best friend has
betrayed her by going for a coffee with Robbie, the boy Georgia
is in love with. She also shaves off her eyebrows and accidentally tears a
large clump of hair off her head. Finally, she loses her beloved cat/beast,
Angus, which leads her to Robbie, who it turns out is in love with her too. But
as soon as they finally do some full-frontal snogging Georgia
finds out shes leaving for holiday in New
Zealand next week. Will her new relationship
withstand a summer apart? Youll have to read the next book in the series to
find out.

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is written in diary
form. You will either love this format or hate it. I found that for this series
it works a lot better than a regular novel; if a part is getting boring (which
is a problem I had with this book) you can simply move to the next entry. It
definitely wasnt as hilarious as its supposed to be, and as I said it got a
bit boring in some parts. I suffered from much second-hand embarrassment, even
if the characters were fictional. The situations Georgia
gets herself into are not at all un-realistic, which made them more
cringe-worthy. This is a British book so some of the language Georgia
uses may be unfamiliar to American teens. The version I read had a handy glossary
with clever definitions for all the British slang. Overall Angus, Thongs and
Full-Frontal Snogging is a prime example of a great YA novel. It is unique,
fun, and highly enjoyable.