About this book:
“What's a girl to do when the glass slipper
doesn't fit?
Six months into her stay with her foster
parents, Katie Parker is finally adjusting to her new family. But when a
tornado rips through the town of In Between, nothing is ever the same. When her
foster mom, Millie, is diagnosed with cancer, Katie begins to doubt if God
really does care. What will happen to Katie? Could she possibly have to leave
In Between and the family she's come to depend on? Things spiral even further
out of control when Katie juggles a malfunctioning best friend, Spring Break
plans, and holding the attention of her own Prince Charming. It's going to take
more than a magic wand and some fairy dust to fix Katie's problems. But will
help come in time?”
Series: Book #2 in “Katie Parker
Productions” series. (Book #1’s review Here!)
Spiritual Content- Many prayers; Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, remembered
& discussed; Many, many talks about God, Him being in control &
fairness; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Katie’s foster dad is a
pastor; Katie, at a 100 pages in, is mad at & ignoring God (she doesn’t get
why God isn’t stepping in); Katie is new to church & God and says she isn’t
a Christian *Spoiler* but near the end Katie gets saved *End of Spoiler*; Wednesday
Nights at Church, Singing & lessons; Church camp & a mission trip; Many
mentions of God; Many mentions of prayers; Many mentions of church &
Wednesday nights; Mentions of the Bible; Mentions of those in the Bible; Mentions
of mission trips; A couple mentions of Heaven & Hell;
*Note: Mentions of people being the
devil; A couple mentions of aliens; A couple mentions of meditating.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘darn’, a ‘freakin”, a ‘sheesh’, a
‘shrew’, a ‘stinkin”, a ‘sucker’, a ‘wimp’, two ‘crap’s, two ‘duh’s, two ‘dumb’s,
three forms of ‘sissy’, four ‘idiot’s, thirteen ‘oh my gosh’s and seventeen ‘stupid’s;
Almost cursing (once); Sarcasm & Sass; A tornado & blood (up to semi-detailed);
Pain (up to semi-detailed); A party with underage drinkers & drunks; Many
mentions of injuries & cancer; Mentions of selling drugs, prison & knifes;
Mentions of cigarettes, parties, & alcohol; Mentions of going to the
bathroom, gas, peeing & peeing a pair of pants; Mentions of zits; Mentions
of divorce;
*Note: Mentions of Abercrombie
& Fitch, American Eagle, Victoria’s Secret and other brand names; A mention
of the movie S*x in the City; A mention of a Kardashian; A mention of
Starbucks.
Sexual Content- a neck kiss, a cheek
kiss, an almost kiss, two boarder-line semi-detailed // detailed kisses; Wanting
a kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches & Dancing
(barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing, Staring & Smelling; Talks about
hands & boundaries; Frances wants Katie to turn her into a girl that the
boys will find irresistible; Maxine talks about showing legs & when she was
a show girl; a ‘hoochie’, a ‘slutty’, a ‘smoking hot’, two ‘hotties’, three ‘sexy’s
and fourteen forms of ‘hot’; A guy is called ‘yummy’; A mention of having the ‘hot’s
for someone; A mention of testosterone; A mention of when Maxine’s top blew off
& showed everything; A mention of a grandma showing cleavage; A mention of
a Harlequin book & kiss; A mention of a husband who left his wife (for a
younger model & moved in with her); A couple mentions of anorexia; A couple
mentions of PMS & cramps; Mentions of plastic surgery; Mention of the part
in Book #1 of two guys (one older, one young) dancing together; Mentions of jealousy,
blushing, flirting & winks; Mentions of kissy noises, kissing & lessons
in kissing; Mentions of PDA, hand holing & making-out; Mentions of a leggy
boy magnet; Many mentions of a player & his conquests; Many mentions of
crushes & cute boys; Many mentions of dating, girlfriends & boyfriends;
*Note: The dress on the new cover
is strapless; Many mentions of wonderbras, undies & bras; Mentions of
mini-skirts; Mentions of ads for feminine products; Mentions of body order; A
couple mentions of books & bust lines; A mention of an overly bosomed girl
(technically, she’s called a tart); A mention of Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie
& Fitch models along with them not wearing enough; A mention of half naked
girls; A mention of a speedo; A mention of the wrestling move called “the crotch light”; A mention of a
harness between a crotch; A mention of butt crossing boarder lines; A mention
of a butt falling asleep; A mention of the butt-end of a flamingo; A mention of the butt-end of a donkey costume;
A couple mentions of butting in.
-Katie O’Conner, age 16
1st person P.O.V. of Katie
321 pages
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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High
School Teens-
Older High
School Teens-
My personal
Rating-
{Add up to a
Star and a Half for girls in Public School}
Katie Parker, Katie Parker. She’s
too sarcastic for her own good…which causes some hilarious scenes. Truth be
told, I’m highly sarcastic, so I do like Katie. I’m looking forward to read the
next two books to see what happens to dear Katie. Maxine is an absolute mess,
she had me crying from laughing so hard.
This did have it’s typical Christian
YA/Teen scenes in it, which I admit, I found highly annoying, since I see it a
lot already. The main two parts I’m talking about: The party scene with
underage drinking (and the main girl knowing she shouldn’t be there). The
jerk/player (I sure hope Trevor doesn’t pop back up in later books!).
There are many parts I didn’t like
and comments I don’t think were necessary. I do think a Frances Vega series
by Jenny B. Jones would be neat to see though!
See y’all on Friday with a new
review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this
author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
