Author:Luisa Plaja
Carlota and Bethany are best friends. Bethany is the sensible one with a long-term boyfriend, Carlota is the crazy one with a wild past and rebellious nature. All is fine in their world - apart from Carlota hating her stepdad and longing for a old flame. And apart from Bethany thinking her boyfriend is about to dump her and that her period is late...
Carlota comes up with a plan to put all their troubles behind them and go on a girls-only wild day out, with only their favourite magazine to guide them through the day. If they open it on a fashion page they have to get hold of a fabulous new outfit and pretend to be models. If they open it to a page on snogging, they have to find a boy to snog. The magazine will take them everywhere they need to go - but will it help them to reveal the secrets they are keeping from each other?
Plaja's humour is subtle and the dialogue betwen the girls is spot on. The idea to write the novel from the point of view of both girls is genius
—— Carly Bennett , The BookbagLuisa Plaja's second novel is as brilliant as her first, if not better. The story flows and the characters are well developed and extremely easy to like and relate to
—— So Many Books So Little TimeOnce again, Luisa Plaja has taken a chicklit book, and made it so much more than that
—— About Books For TeensBridget Jones meets the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. A hilarious and entertaining read
—— Ultimate Book HoundI'd recommend Extreme Kissing to anyone who enjoys a fun, girly story with genuine heart. Heck, I'd recommend it to anyone who has a heart. It's a must-read
—— I Was a Teenage Book GeekWould make a great gift for literary eccentrics of any age
—— The Los Angeles TimesI think Uncle stuck with me because of its combination of excess, gadgetry and eccentricity - all of which are modes of being I have attempted to emulate in my adult life. I blame J.P. Martin
—— Will SelfIf there was ever a children's series generating fanatical, "cult" adoration, this is it. And deservedly so
—— GuardianA good read for 11-year-olds who want to know their counterparts a century ago were truly human
—— TESA most enjoyable book, full of life, warmth and humour
—— The School LibrarianCompelling and thought-provoking
—— Teach PrimaryWhat a fantastic job Adel Geras has done bringing these characters to life
—— Sarah's Book ReviewsFull of suspense and the characters were written so well that you were really pulled into their lives
—— Chrissie's CornerThe book comes billed as "a passionate tale of love, betrayal and revenge" - and it is indeed, an excellent, intelligent read which will stretch minds just as it will stretch vocabularies. It is vivid in the world it creates, intriguing as it takes you there and satisfying when it leaves you
—— Chichester TodayAdele Geras gave us brilliant evocations of the ancient world with Troy and Ithaka. With Dido she again takes a classical setting and story and breathes freshness, and above all an up-to-date connection, into the people and the places whilst skilfully remaining faithful to her sources
—— School Librarian