violacea | another book (Reply)

Just finished reading Adios to My Old Life, by Caridad Ferrer - this is a book in MTV's relatively new-ish fiction line, which I hadn't ventured into yet. The story follows a 17-year-old girl as she competes in a fictional Latin American version of American Idol. It's a very fast read, a fairly short book, very fast paced. I enjoyed it - it reads very much like a VH1 or ABC Family movie, with the impossibly good heroine (both in talent and personality) overcoming nerves and politics and her very own wicked witch in order to become everyone's sweetheart. Not the deepest plot on the plane, that's for sure, but that's okay. If what you're looking for is a fun look at the performance reality show culture and a cute drama to pay attention to for a while, it's a good read.

I'm sure there was something I should have done tonight aside from read, but damned if I can remember what it was. Oh, well.