Paisley Hanover Acts Out by Cameron Tuttle

Always one of the popular kids, sophomore Paisley Hanover gets a rude awakening when she’s booted out of yearbook and into the badlands of drama class. Out of her element but only momentarily out of ideas, Paisley takes action—and an unexpected liking to her drama buddies. The result? An undercover crusade that could bring down the popularity pecking order, and Paisley along with it.

This is the story of how Paisley Hanover gets wise, gets bold, and gets into a hilarious mess of trouble. With a package as fresh and clever as Paisley herself— including a cool slipcase, a fabulous novel, and Paisley’s notebook of embarrassingly funny ideas and doodles—it’s the start of a series that embraces the “Un” in UnUsual.

After hearing all of the buzz about the Paisley Hanover books, I finally decided to pick myself up a copy. At first I didn’t like the books. Paisley seemed to act a bit childish and not very intelligent. She was all about popularity and gossip. To me it seemed that the same behavior occurred throughout the book, which became a growing pet peeve of mine.
I also felt like the book would drone on in parts. I don’t really want to know what Paisley does to get ready for her day, if it doesn’t have to do with the story line in the book (I’m not saying this particular example happened, it is just an example).
That being said, I did enjoy reading it. It was a step away from my normal life, which is always refreshing. Paisley was an interesting character to read about. Even though she annoyed me, I found parts of her school life really fun to read about. She is a character that’s easy to relate to, which is also a good thing.
I think in order to read this book successfully, you need to be in the right mind-set. I recommend it to teen girls.

FTC- Bought.