My Review of... "52 Reasons to Hate My Father" by Jessica Brody
This was such a super cute book :)
Lexi may be spoiled, cranky, meddlesome, and at times annoying -- but she's also compassionate and pretty darn hilarious at times.
Lexi is an heiress to 1/5 of a media empire created by her never-present father, and needless to say she's had a life filled with everything a girl could ever ask for-- except for a real family.
The only family member she can even talk to is the youngest of her 4 brothers, Cooper, who happens to currently be half way across the World, with the peace corps. Hardly easy to get in touch with.
We first meet Lexi right after she crashes her brand new Mercedes into a convenience store. Since this isn't her first offense, her father -seeming to not know how to deal with her- gives her an ultimatum: in order to receive her $25 million trust fund, she must complete 52 odd jobs. Each for a week at a time, to make up an entire year. If she refuses, or doesn't take it seriously enough -- she forfeits the money and she's on her own.
It's a rough start at first.. needless to say. She vacuums up an entire room! But, after some failed attempts to get out of the servitude, she starts to find she actually can do some of the things expected of her.
I liked Lexi, a lot. She was spoiled, true. But, I could see why she was the way she was.. Why she took things for granted, why she thought a summer of nothing but life on a yacht was perfectly normal, why an over-the-top 18th birthday party in Vegas sans-parents was commonplace for her. It was her life, the way it had always been. No one had been there really to tell her otherwise, at least no one that mattered enough to her for her to listen.
Of course there's a cute boy in it! Even if he does work for her dad - ew! And, is the slave-driver taking her to every job - double ew! ;)
Luke, the intern with the killer abs (I'm thinking he did the shirt change in front of her on purpose... Just saying) is a nice addition to the story. His attitude is a polar opposite from Lexi's - a good contrast to her.
Luke is driven to succeed in life, hence why he happens to work for Lexi's dad. He doesn't want to be like his dad, never keeping a job, he wants to make something of his life... and gets stuck babysitting his boss' brat daughter in the process.
At first it's rough between the two of them. They butt-heads constantly. And, though we don't see him as much as I originally thought we would, he's still an integral part to the story. And ultimately to Lexi's life.
I feel like this should be a video log instead :) -- Loved those BTW. Especially, Luke's to Lexi ::so cute::
'What did I learn from this reading experience?'
Hmm, that everyone has to start from somewhere, and eventually everyone finds a place they truly belong :)
5 STARS!! Awesome book!
