If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor

Okay, come on. Just look at that title! Maybe it's just my opinion, but it sounds ridiculous, looks ridiculous, is ridiculously long- it's ridiculous.
Lucy Norton was fine with never really knowing her mother, she certainly didn't need a replacement. When her father remarries, she finds herself having to move far, far away and deal with just the worst "family" ever. Lucy's life develops into something pretty similar to the lovely Cinderella fairytale- so where's her prince and fairy godmother?
The main reason I didn't really like this book was because I don't agree with Lucy's values. She is an outcast and obviously she wants to be the belle of the ball, become lovely and popular. Why???
Anyways, I really like the ending but it came way too fast. Most of the book was pretty well paced but the ending was too rushed.
I'm not sure if I'd recommend this or not. Maybe if you just want a light read. Or if you liked Confessions of a Not It Girl, it's by the same author.
I'll rate the book 6/10- mostly because I like the ending.
~Mushu

Scrawl by Mark Shulman

This is the journal of Tod Munn, your typical bully. He's mainly writing this journal because it's his punishment for doing... something. In here we'll learn what kind of hard times a bully like Tod is going through, and the story behind exactly what happens.
Okay, this book is kind of confusing because Shulman tries to write things as though it was a real journal. For example, at one point Tod ripped out pages in his notebook, so his counciler taped it back in the front. Thus, the first thing you read are the pages he ripped out. That makes it confusing until you reach the entry when he ripped them out. So the book is quite confusing, but it eventually explains itself.
I liked this book and some things I found very clever. There are some things that dissapointed me, like they never really explain why Tod's in detention (well they do, but super briefly) and other sorts.
I'd recomend this book to people who likes those journal-type books, or an interesting school story.
I'll rate this book an 8/10
~Mushu

As Dead as it Gets by Katie Alender

Here it is, the third book in the Bad Girls Don't Die series. After how the second book left off, I was pretty excited to be reading this and I'm not dissapointed. Ah... what a good book. Warning though, don't read this review unless you have already read the second book.
After Lydia Small's death, Alexis would love for things to just return to normal. Sadly, normal's not an option for Alexis. After the incident with her eyes, she can now see ghosts on TV and in pictures, not only that, she can see Lydia's ghost. Lydia seems to be attacking Alexis, trying to get revenge, but when other girls start getting hurt- some Lydia didn't even really know- it seems a bigger problem is beginning to happen.
The beginning of this book was kind of confusing for me- mostly because I couldn't remember anything from the last book. After a while, though, the story really caught a hold of me. I love the characters and how the plot unfolds. There were plenty twists in the story, keeping me on my toes.
I'd reccomend this only if you've read the other two books. If you have, definately read this!
I rate this book a 8.8/10
~Mushu