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Reader reviewed by Stephanie

The normal college freshman Ally Cavanaugh auditions for a spot on the reality show thats being filmed on her college campus. Miraculously shes chosen and gets to live in a grand, luxurious house with her four housemates: the slutty Jasmine, shy Simone, ghetto-pimp James, and Abercrombie-hot Drew.

Everyone on the reality show seems to have a role, even her. Ally is, according to Drew, whom she thinks is full of himself, the hot girl with the long-distance boyfriend. Indeed, she and her boyfriend, Corey, have been together for two years. College is the first time theyve been separated for more than a weekend.

Ally knows that Corey is the most important person in her life and that they will end up getting married one day. First, however, she must battle changing priorities, the difficulties that come with having everything she does exposed on cable TV, and most of all her growing feelings for Drew, who turns out to be not as bad a guy as she had once thought he was.

Nothing really seems to go on in REALITY CHICKor at least in the reality part of it. The reality show spin on the novel seems to be just a phrase thrown in there; we didnt see much of what it was like to be watched by the nation. It just seemed like a roundabout way to get Ally and Drew together and make Ally fight with Corey. Still, REALITY CHICK is a quick read, and you can sure pick it up for an afternoon of relaxation after, say, taking the SATs.