Sloane Sisters

Alright, alright - you've got me. I've never admitted this on my blog before, but I really like The Clique series, and even though I haven't read it, I'd probably like the Gossip Girl
series too. It's not because I like girls calling the B-word behinds
each others backs, but it's more because I love reading about all of
the predicaments the girls find themselves in, all because they want to
be popular and for people to like them. That's probably why I didn't
find it hard to pick this book up, but believe me when I say this novel
has more to it then it seems.

Sloane Sisters
starts off with a very interesting introduction. In interesting, I mean
kind of shocking. Anna Carey wrote it so that we get the basic facts we
need in a crisp voice that got to the point, but she also wrote it in a
way that told us "People, anything can and will happen." And that it did.

I found that, unlike characters from other Gossip Girl
type books, the main characters in this novel actually seemed to have a
valid reason for doing what they did. Sort of. While Cate and Stella
spent most of the book fighting to "rule the school" which I found
quite pointless, Lola's urge to find friends and get her crush to
notice her felt real and true. Andie's dream of proving her older
sister, Cate, wrong by pursuing in modeling did not seem led by
jealousy (at least, not much) but it was more . . . inspiring.

In Sloane Sisters the author used lots of neat phrases like, "she finger-combed Lola's wind-knotted waves" and "she gathered her hair together at the nape of her neck in a ponytail"
(notice how they're both about hair? *smiles*) that I find people do
all the time in real life, but authors rarely put these common tid-bits
in books. Well, unless it's just me. But it's not me . . . right?

The
point is, Anna Carey's debut novel is an entertaining, quick read that
can't hurt to take out from the library. They don't even swear! Yes,
the ending does become clear two-thirds into this book, but it's still
fun to read all the same. My only complaint? At the very, very end when
Carey dedicates a page hinting to what the next book is about, she
takes a Gossip Girl approach to the book and, I think, kind
of dampens the happy feeling you just got from the ending.

Sloane Sisters was like a Clique-wannabe. Geared more towards the Middle Grade then YA.

What I liked best about this book and the upcoming series are the catfights. Who doesnt love a good catfight? I liked the competition and the heated arguments between Stella and Cate. Like the Clique series, they bounce between the words friends and enemies.

Andie and Lola, both cast off from their older siblings, are girls that I sympathize with. Seriously. They did absolutely nothing wrong yet their older siblings aka Cate and Stella are determined to think of them as losers and freaks. I actually like them better than Cate and Stella because they are more lovable. Sure, theyre a bit weird especially Lola and her fat ass cat but theyre cute.

Cate and Stella. Hmm, what should I say? They are like Mads&(Madison? Clique series main top girl) copies. They are both obsessed with designer clothing and material belongings. At first, they bond because of their common passion for clothing but when they both realize that they are a threat to each other due to their need for being the top dog, they get down and start getting messy.

There are definitely some variations in the Sloane Sisters compared to the Clique series such as: four girls becoming sisters, 2 queen bees, and 2 geeky sisters. However, there are also a ton of similarities: the catfights, the competition for LOTS of things, a loser (or two), etc. etc. As you can see, I personally thought the Sloane Sisters was basically a copycat of the Clique series. So if you enjoyed that, then check this series out.