Hi everyone! I hope your summer is going well and that you're having a great time on a beach or mountain or lake somewhere! I just read an absolutely amazing book that I just had to review, so you would all know about it! It's the kind of book that I would never have read if somebody didn't tell me about it, or that I would have turned my nose up at in the bookstore, but I'm so glad I read it! Wow, I just looked it up and turns out it's a series! Barnes & Noble here I come! Title: Chloe by Design: Making The Cut Author: Margaret Gurevich Number of Pages (paperback): 380 (including fashion sketches) Excerpt From Back of Book: For fans of Project Runway comes a series that puts fashion at the forefront. 16-year-old Chloe Montgomery has always loved everything to do with fashion. Clothes, accessories, designing- she knows it all. And when she finds out a new reality series for aspiring teenage designers is holding auditions in her town, she's desperate to win a spot on the show. She knows this is her chance to finally get her designs noticed. But before Chloe can realize her dreams, she has to survive the competition. MY REVIEW Just to make it clear, this book is not just for fans of Project Runway. I'm not even exactly sure what happens on Project Runway, yet I loved this book. I'm not even a really fashionable person- I mean, my wardrobe consists of t-shirts and jeans. I'm not the next Coco Chanel, or even close. But that didn't stop me from loving this book! I liked how the main plot never diverged. The idea was that she was going to be on a reality fashion TV show, and that's what happened. Of course, there were little twists and tweaks along the way, but the plot never changed and the main idea stayed that- the main idea. Comment if you understand why I chose the picture above!! Hint: you must like poetry to understand!! :) :) The main character, Chloe, really reminded me of Megan Wong from the MDBC. Both of them have the fashion designer dream and both of them will do practically anything to get it. Chloe's mentor on the show was just a little reminiscent of Wolfgang (from the MDBC), though she didn't use as many exclamation points as Wolfgang! The only thing that confused me a little bit was Chloe's best friend, Alex. I loved her, of course, but the whole book I was debating whether she was a tomboy- because of the outfits she was described wearing. Or maybe she was just uninterested in clothes, yet was a girly girl? That small detail isn't important to the overall plot, it's just something that I wondered about. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED all the descriptions of the clothes. I loved hearing about Chloe making the clothes, all the little things she tweaked, all the "sewing and fashion speak" that I didn't understand a bit of yet loved anyway. I also really liked seeing the sketches of the outfits the contestants designed. Sometimes I would have trouble picturing it in my mind, but then a picture was provided and suddenly it all made sense. That's a definite plus to this book! I am happy to award Making the Cut 5 stars! It deserves them! Have you read this book? What did you think of it? If not, do you want to now? Tell me in the comments! -Olivia
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7/7/2016 08:35:58 am
This doesn't really sound like my cup of tea, but that cover! I think I may have died and gone to heaven just looking at it. I *do* love Megan Wong, too, so maybe I'll give it a try. I've been wrong before. :)
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Olivia
7/7/2016 02:53:03 pm
That was exactly my thought too, but I ended up enjoying it a lot! I feel like if Megan were real, she'd be asking the others if they could read Making the Cut for book club. ;)
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Carter
7/13/2016 11:02:30 am
Do you think I would like this book? Also, great review, and it is the kind of book that I might have skimmed the back cover and put back at Barnes and Noble, so thank you for letting us discover it.
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Olivia
7/18/2016 07:49:37 pm
Yes, I think you would enjoy it!!
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Olivia
7/18/2016 07:50:54 pm
I hope you end up liking it! I've never seen Project Runway, but after reading this book I may want to look into it. :) I agree that the cover is perfection! Thanks for your comment.
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