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Reader reviewed by Kam1978

Louise Rennison's 'On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God' is escapist fiction in it's truest form. It doesn't probe the deep angst of living as a teenager in today's world as other authors such as James Howe or Louis Sacher might. Rennison's Georgia Nicolson is the Bridget Jones in the world of teenaged girls, and her trials and tribulations capture the lighter side of being a teenaged girl.

In the second instalment of Georgia's saga, Rennison continues to explore Georgia's mad little world and it's cast of equally mad characters. She's on a mission to make the Sex God jealous, she's exploring alternate religions (her own brand of Buddism), her mother is flirting yet again as Vati is recovering in New Zealand, Libby still thinks Georgia is a half-girl, half-cat, and Angus is in love.

By the conclusion of Georgia's latest instalment there is already another looming, leaving the reader hungry to experience the next adventure.

Complete with a Georgia-speak to American dictionary in the back, 'On The Bright Side ...' is laugh out loud funny, a great read if one's looking to unwind at the end of a hard day, and recommended beach reading for teen girls on their summer vacation. A+!