"Prom Date" by Melody Carlson

About this book:

  “The stakes have never been higher for the girls of the Dating Games club. But can one glittery night ever live up to their expectations?
  The girls of the Dating Games club have learned a lot this year--about boys, dating, friendship, and themselves. Now the school year is wrapping up, and the biggest date of all looms on the horizon: prom.
  With this new challenge comes a lot of extra pressure and expectations. Everyone wants the perfect dress, the perfect date, the perfect dance. But when one of their own needs their support, can they make the biggest night of the year about something bigger than themselves?
  Join Cassidy, Devon, Abby, Bryn, and Emma for one last dance that promises to be one they'll remember for the rest of their lives--and for friendships that will last a lifetime.”


Series: Book #4 in “The Dating Games” series. Review of Book #1 Here!, #2 Here!, and #3 Here!


Spiritual Content- Set at a Christian high school; Prayers; Going to a youth group; Talks about God & His love; ‘H’s are not capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & His love; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of a Bible; Mentions of churches, church going, youth groups, sermons, & pastors (including a female co-youth pastor).

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of ‘shut up’, two ‘duh’s, and eight ‘stupid’s; Lots of eye rolling; Some sarcasm; Mentions of leukemia; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of divorces & fathers leaving their families; A few mentions of an alcoholic father & a mom who was addicted to pain pills; A few mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of rumors & gossip; A couple mentions of a husband abusing his wife; A couple mentions of being drunk (and underage Book #2);

             *Note: Mentions of the Oscars, celebrities, & songs; Mentions of brand names & designers (including Apple products); A couple mentions of social media.

Sexual Content- a ‘chick’, two ‘hooker’s, and eight ‘hot’s; All about many mentions of boys, boyfriends/girlfriends, & dating; Many mentions of dances & dates; Mentions of male attention; A few mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of a husband leaving his wife for another woman; A couple mentions of a cheek kiss; A mention of abstaining from sex; A mention of what a guy really wants;

             *Note: A few mentions of a dress with a plunging neckline; A few mentions of bare shoulders & strapless dresses; A couple mentions of a girl’s curvy figure; A mention of a girl usually wearing too-tight clothes; A mention of an idea feeling sexist.

-Devon Fremont, age 16/17

-Cassidy Banks, age 16/17

-Emma Parks, age 16/17

-Bryn Jacobs, age 16/17

-Abby Morrison, age 16/17
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        209 pages

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My personal Rating-

Was this my favorite Melody Carlson series? No, probably not, but this last book made the series much better. I really enjoyed seeing how the girls all grew in character and towards each other through these four books—about a year in the series’ setting. I think it would have been fun if there were some name dropping of prior characters in past series by this author, but it was still a good series. I would love to see how all the girls are doing, though, so maybe a novella could happen? It would be nice. ;)

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*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.