Reviewed by Leah on
I have never read a Meg Cabot book before but know she’s the author of The Princess Diaries (which I’ve seen the film of starring Anne Hathaway)! However I saw Queen of Babble and loved the sound of it and decided to give it a read. I wasn’t disappointed.
I loved Lizzie – she speaks before she thinks, like me, and she was just hilarious. I loved how when she arrived in London she was worried a homeless person was staring at her so went to the Meet Your Party booth and had the attendant call out for Andrew. Trouble was, he was the person staring at her. Funny moments like that were really well done and were laugh-out-loud.
The book was mainly about Lizzie and was written in the first-person to help that so we only got to know Lizzie’s friends through her – which is no bad thing. I liked Shari, Lizzie’s best friend, and liked how she and Chaz were with each other, they seemed so comfortable in each others company. Luke (or Jean-Luc) was also a really great character and I loved how his and Lizzie’s friendship started on the train and then Lizzie’s shock when she learnt who he actually was. Again, another comedy moment!
Another stand-out character for me was Lizzie’s Grandma – she was only in the first few pages but I LOVED her! She spoke her mind – worse than Lizzie! – and was hilariously funny.
I didn’t like Andrew, obviously, and couldn’t stand Dominique but that’s how they were meant to be portrayed – we were meant to dislike them!
The writing was great and there were only a few errors I noticed. That, and the fact Shari is referred to as Sheryl on the blurb on the back was all that was wrong with it. And to be honest, I generally ignore small errors or just correct the sentence myself and re-read it!
The book was realy enjoyable, highly amusing and Meg Cabot has another fan in me. I’ll be looking for the two sequels now to follow Lizzie on more of her adventures!
Rating: 5/5
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- 30 August, 2009: Reviewed