Friday, September 3, 2021

"The Prom Queen" by Melody Carlson

About this book:

  “That glittering crown was meant for just one head—Megan’s.
   Megan Bernard would sell her soul to be prom queen. Okay, maybe not her soul. But her popular older sister Belinda was prom queen last year, and Megan is certain that the only thing that would make her truly happy would be to attain the same honor. Her friends think it would eb pretty cool too.
   But when Megan decides she’ll do whatever it takes to take home the crown, life gets decidedly…complicated.
   Does “celebrity” cost more than it’s worth?”


Series: Book #3 in the “Life at Kingston Hill” series. Review of Book #1 Here! and Book #2 Here!


Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are read; Prayers; Talks about God; Church & Youth group going; Watching a pastor on TV (the pastor preaches about “name it and claim it! Believe it and receive it!” and Megan wonders if it’s true and takes his advice to change her thinking but towards the end of the book, calls it crud); Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of praying & prayers; Mentions of churches, church going, youth group, pastors, services, & sermons/messages; Mentions of Christians & Christians being in positions to influence others; A mention of a miracle; A mention of being blessed; A mention of a Christian radio station; A mention of a family’s best form of salvation (next to God) being a whiteboard schedule; A mention of looking like a nun.
 
 
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘bug off’, a ‘dumb’, an ‘idiot’, a ‘sheesh’, two forms of ‘crud’, two ‘duh’s, two form of ‘shut up’, two forms of ‘wimp’, and seven ‘stupid’s; A few curses are cut-off (“save it for someone who gives a—”, “you stuck-up—“, etc.); Mentions of colorful language & curses (said, not written); Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Megan’s sister Belinda teases her about not being able to be prom queen and her weight & Megan and her younger sister argue and fuss at each other; Mentions of a guy hitting a girl and attempting to do it again (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of hatred & snobby girls; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of Megan’s parents’ divorce; Mentions of gambling & a casino-themed fundraiser; Mentions of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, & smoking; A few mentions of a teen diagnosed with cancer; A few mentions of a girl with multiple piercings; A couple mentions of lies & lying; A mention of a car wreck; A mention of virgin margaritas; A mention of a cigar;
             *Note: Going to Starbucks; Mentions of the school’s play of “The Fiddler on the Roof”; A few mentions of brand names (Barbie, Colgate, Gap); A few mentions of movies & actors/actresses (Miss Congeniality, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock,); A few mentions of popular books (Harry Potter, Twilight, & the Hunger Games); A mention of the Beatles.
 
 
Sexual Content- An almost-kiss-that-turns-into-a-forehead-kiss; Flirting & Playing hard-to-get with a guy; a ‘hot’; All about many mentions of a prom, getting ready for it, & dates; Mentions of boyfriends, girlfriends, dating, dates, exes, & break-ups; Mentions of being a “jerk magnet” (Book #1, described as how some girls have a look (typically having the right curves and a mane of long, blonde hair) that attracts guys who think she’s auditioning to be his personal playmate); Mentions of flirting, playing hard to get, & coming on to someone; Mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of hints about being a prostitute & a woman doing what she has to do; A couple mentions of flirting with a guy to get him to do something for you; A mention of a two-timer; A mention of a pastor being easy on the eyes; A mention of a guy being called “delectable”; A mention of a come-on line;
             *Note: Megan’s sister teases her and makes snide comments about her weight; Mentions of short dresses, dresses with V-necks or that are strapless (see cover); A few mentions of losing weight & diets; A few mentions of a rumor of a guy not liking girls; A few mentions of a rumor of a girl taking a girl to prom as her date; A few mentions of girls’ curves; A few mentions of underwear; A few mentions of shaping undergarments; A mention of a guy complimenting Megan’s tight t-shirt; A mention of Megan commenting on “her girls” in a tight dress; A mention of a long-legged blonde that turns guys’ heads; A mention of butting in someone’s business.
 
-Megan Bernard, age 18
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        230 pages

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My personal Rating-
{Add a full star for girls in Public School and/or interested in prom related things. }
Personally, I found Megan to be more than a little annoying at the beginning of the book, but I was happy with the changes at the end. This definitely isn’t my favorite series by Melody Carlson because of all the drama with boys and friends, but it can be entertaining to some degree, I suppose.
 
 
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.

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