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Life at Kingston High #2
The Best Friend
Lishia Vance is flummoxed. One day she has friends. The next day everyone has turned against her. No explanation. Just complete social isolation. Even her best friend Janelle isn't giving her the time of day. When she makes a connection with Riley Atkins, a popular cheerleader, things start looking up. But is Riley really as good a friend as she seems? Or is Lishia better off without her?
With her signature insight into the lives of teen girls, bestselling author Melody Carlson explores the treacherous world of friendship, loyalty, and choices girls face in high school.
With her signature insight into the lives of teen girls, bestselling author Melody Carlson explores the treacherous world of friendship, loyalty, and choices girls face in high school.
224 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2012
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About the author
Melody Carlson
418 books3,245 followersMelody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and bestselling book, The Christmas Bus.
She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series.
Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.
She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series.
Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.
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March 4, 2020
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star
Early High School Teens- One Star (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Two Stars
My personal Rating- One Star
{Add a full star for older girls in Public/Private School}
This is definitely one of my least favorite books by Melody Carlson for different reasons but mainly because of content and how I wish Lisha would have been quicker to tell the truth. It does end well with a good lesson, but not a series I plan on rereading again.
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New Teens- One Star
Early High School Teens- One Star (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Two Stars
My personal Rating- One Star
{Add a full star for older girls in Public/Private School}
This is definitely one of my least favorite books by Melody Carlson for different reasons but mainly because of content and how I wish Lisha would have been quicker to tell the truth. It does end well with a good lesson, but not a series I plan on rereading again.
{{Official Content Review to Come.}}
June 3, 2012
The Best Friend is a teen novel that many girls can identify with. I recall the days when true friends were hard to come by and everyone wanted to run with the in crowd. The author captures this well. She also shows how distorted perceptions and half-truths can alienate real friends, plus they can create rifts between people that are hard to bridge. On the other hand, the author shows how Christian friends can wrap around the hurting teens and loved them back into the fold. Plus, God can even use the person who strayed off the path to lead another person into the fold who would never have been reached any other way. God uses even our mistakes to work His will in this world. Lots of good lessons and themes in this book. I have to say that I wasn't fond of Lishia for most of the book, and Riley I have never been fond of. That girl is a mess. But the bottom line is there is a good message about friendship in this story that will reach teens, and it shows how confession really is good for the soul. I enjoyed the book and read it straight through.
August 17, 2013
Way worse than the first book. Absolutely hated the main character and her sidekick, Riley.
May 23, 2012
Title: THE BEST FRIEND
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Revell
June 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8007-1963-0
Genre: Inspirational/young adult
Lishia Vance thought she had some really good youth group friends. But then suddenly a new girl comes to town, and she loses all her friends. In a miff, Lishia gets up to move away from the table and goes to sit with another girl, a cheerleader, who is sitting alone.
Riley is Lishia’s middle school friend and suddenly she’s claiming Lishia is her best friend, except she’s asking her to do some really dishonest and mean stuff. Lishia is uncomfortable with this, but she does what Riley asks because that is what best friends do.
Now Riley has gotten Lishia on the cheerleading squad and Lishia is finding it isn’t all what it’s cracked up to be. She hates the person she’s become. And she hates being Riley’s puppet. But is she willing to do what’s right and face what could be public humiliation?
THE BEST FRIEND is the latest book by Ms. Carlson and my daughter was anxiously waiting for me to finish it so she could read it. Ms. Carlson really writes books that appeal to teens and tweeners. Some of the issues are rather adult and edgy, so if you are protective—or ultra-conservative, you might want to be careful, but it deals with real issues that, unfortunately, teens face today.
Lishia is a very realistic teenager – desperate enough for a friend and to be accepted that she was willing to do anything to achieve that. I hated some of the bad decisions she was making and that even her family seemed to support her bad choices by encouraging her to spend the night with Riley, despite knowing her reputation, and by bragging about her getting on the cheerleading squad, like that was the ultimate, even better than her perfect GPA. Not that cheerleaders are bad—my best friend was one—but most of the ones in this series were really messed up.
If you are looking for a new Melody Carlson book for your favorite young adult then THE BEST FRIEND is a great book to consider. $12.99. 215 pages.
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Revell
June 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8007-1963-0
Genre: Inspirational/young adult
Lishia Vance thought she had some really good youth group friends. But then suddenly a new girl comes to town, and she loses all her friends. In a miff, Lishia gets up to move away from the table and goes to sit with another girl, a cheerleader, who is sitting alone.
Riley is Lishia’s middle school friend and suddenly she’s claiming Lishia is her best friend, except she’s asking her to do some really dishonest and mean stuff. Lishia is uncomfortable with this, but she does what Riley asks because that is what best friends do.
Now Riley has gotten Lishia on the cheerleading squad and Lishia is finding it isn’t all what it’s cracked up to be. She hates the person she’s become. And she hates being Riley’s puppet. But is she willing to do what’s right and face what could be public humiliation?
THE BEST FRIEND is the latest book by Ms. Carlson and my daughter was anxiously waiting for me to finish it so she could read it. Ms. Carlson really writes books that appeal to teens and tweeners. Some of the issues are rather adult and edgy, so if you are protective—or ultra-conservative, you might want to be careful, but it deals with real issues that, unfortunately, teens face today.
Lishia is a very realistic teenager – desperate enough for a friend and to be accepted that she was willing to do anything to achieve that. I hated some of the bad decisions she was making and that even her family seemed to support her bad choices by encouraging her to spend the night with Riley, despite knowing her reputation, and by bragging about her getting on the cheerleading squad, like that was the ultimate, even better than her perfect GPA. Not that cheerleaders are bad—my best friend was one—but most of the ones in this series were really messed up.
If you are looking for a new Melody Carlson book for your favorite young adult then THE BEST FRIEND is a great book to consider. $12.99. 215 pages.
June 19, 2012
MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK
Lishia Vance has no friends, they have totally written her off. She’s now looking for someone to hang out with, since that’s what teens do, they stick together, well that’s the usual thing anyway, isn’t it? Did Lishia’s friends abandon her for no reason, or did she run them away? And just how far with Lishia go in order to have the friendship she wants? Well, you will have to read Melody Carlson’s new book “The Best Friend” to find out just what happens with Lishia Vance.
Well, Melody Carlson does it again, she writes another YA book that will appeal to the teenagers in your life and they will sure want to read this one. Melody creates characters and situations that are so real-like that I felt like I was talking to a friend about life with their teenager.
Lishia finds the friend she is looking for, but Riley leads Lishia astray from the life she was living. This book is not always easy to read, because Melody writes about actual issues our teens face today, and sometimes it’s not pretty! The issues in the book get a bit edgy, especially as the characters starts lying, drinking, doing whatever she had to do to ruin the reputation of others in order to make themselves look good. And there were a few things I thought the author went a bit to far with, but then as I thought about it, these things are what our teens face daily. That makes me appreciate Melody Carlson for being bold enough to write about the ‘edgy’ issues, showing our teens what happens if they make the wrong choices, and then through her writing, leading them to choose life in Christ. And if this book helps one teenager turn their life around for Christ, it’s worth it all!
“Available June 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
This book was provided by Revell Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I was not required or expected to write a positive review. The opinions in this review are mine only.
Lishia Vance has no friends, they have totally written her off. She’s now looking for someone to hang out with, since that’s what teens do, they stick together, well that’s the usual thing anyway, isn’t it? Did Lishia’s friends abandon her for no reason, or did she run them away? And just how far with Lishia go in order to have the friendship she wants? Well, you will have to read Melody Carlson’s new book “The Best Friend” to find out just what happens with Lishia Vance.
Well, Melody Carlson does it again, she writes another YA book that will appeal to the teenagers in your life and they will sure want to read this one. Melody creates characters and situations that are so real-like that I felt like I was talking to a friend about life with their teenager.
Lishia finds the friend she is looking for, but Riley leads Lishia astray from the life she was living. This book is not always easy to read, because Melody writes about actual issues our teens face today, and sometimes it’s not pretty! The issues in the book get a bit edgy, especially as the characters starts lying, drinking, doing whatever she had to do to ruin the reputation of others in order to make themselves look good. And there were a few things I thought the author went a bit to far with, but then as I thought about it, these things are what our teens face daily. That makes me appreciate Melody Carlson for being bold enough to write about the ‘edgy’ issues, showing our teens what happens if they make the wrong choices, and then through her writing, leading them to choose life in Christ. And if this book helps one teenager turn their life around for Christ, it’s worth it all!
“Available June 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
This book was provided by Revell Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I was not required or expected to write a positive review. The opinions in this review are mine only.
June 8, 2012
Another fast read in the Life at Kingston High series by Melody Carlson. Since it had been a few months, it took me a little be to become re-acclimated to who was who in this book but after about 15 pages I realized who Lishia was and who Riley was. The main characters from the previous book have small roles in this book, but mainly this book has a new cast of characters from the same high school.
As with all of Melody Carlson's YA books, she tackles an issue that faces teenagers head on. This time it is loneliness, popularity and what a girl (or boy) will go through to get friends. I could definitely relate and although I wasn't fond of Lishia in the first book (The Jerk Magnet), I found myself very sympathetic to her in this book. And also though she brings all of the consequences of her actions on herself I also could see how easy it was to get sucked in.
While just a little on the cutesy side at times and a little over-the-top, I still really feel like this book can get it's point across while being an entertaining story. I read it quickly in one sitting and had to know what would happen to Lishia, Gillian and Riley. It's sad to think that girls can be that manipulative, but it really is a fact that some can be. But the truth is some can overcome and be true friends as well and that is a good point to be made as well.
I think this is a great series especially for the younger teen set that is just starting to face some of these issues and I look forward to reading the next book in the series. Ms. Carlson is great at getting right to the heart of the matter and telling it like it is without being too preachy. I really like that about her books and think teens will as well.
As with all of Melody Carlson's YA books, she tackles an issue that faces teenagers head on. This time it is loneliness, popularity and what a girl (or boy) will go through to get friends. I could definitely relate and although I wasn't fond of Lishia in the first book (The Jerk Magnet), I found myself very sympathetic to her in this book. And also though she brings all of the consequences of her actions on herself I also could see how easy it was to get sucked in.
While just a little on the cutesy side at times and a little over-the-top, I still really feel like this book can get it's point across while being an entertaining story. I read it quickly in one sitting and had to know what would happen to Lishia, Gillian and Riley. It's sad to think that girls can be that manipulative, but it really is a fact that some can be. But the truth is some can overcome and be true friends as well and that is a good point to be made as well.
I think this is a great series especially for the younger teen set that is just starting to face some of these issues and I look forward to reading the next book in the series. Ms. Carlson is great at getting right to the heart of the matter and telling it like it is without being too preachy. I really like that about her books and think teens will as well.
November 27, 2012
In her second book in the "Life at Kingston High" series, Melody Carlson dives back into life at the high school.
Through the relationship between Lishia and Riley and their interaction with the cheerleading squad, Carlson peels back the layers of angst that sometimes surround teen girl friendships.
The story is interesting - in a "non preachy" way, Carlson uses fiction to talk about a variety of issues: friendship, integrity, honesty and more.
In a sea of teen books that seem "dark," this series is a "lighter" read. (No vampires or werewolf here). However, amid the storyline, Carlson unpacks topics like underage drinking, tainted drinks (date rape drugs) and teen blackmail.
In all honesty, the books are written about high school girls - and the things they will do for other people. Especially when they might have a low self confidence.
On the scale of one to five, I give this book a solid three. It's a good follow up to The Jerk Magnet - Chelsea's story (it introduces Lishia as a minor character.). I know from past experience, the tween/teen girls I work with love Carlson's books. So I anticipate this series being popular as well.
Note: As a freelance journalist, I was provided a copy of this book by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. This review was not influenced by a free book - just in case you (or the FTC) were worried about this detail.
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Through the relationship between Lishia and Riley and their interaction with the cheerleading squad, Carlson peels back the layers of angst that sometimes surround teen girl friendships.
The story is interesting - in a "non preachy" way, Carlson uses fiction to talk about a variety of issues: friendship, integrity, honesty and more.
In a sea of teen books that seem "dark," this series is a "lighter" read. (No vampires or werewolf here). However, amid the storyline, Carlson unpacks topics like underage drinking, tainted drinks (date rape drugs) and teen blackmail.
In all honesty, the books are written about high school girls - and the things they will do for other people. Especially when they might have a low self confidence.
On the scale of one to five, I give this book a solid three. It's a good follow up to The Jerk Magnet - Chelsea's story (it introduces Lishia as a minor character.). I know from past experience, the tween/teen girls I work with love Carlson's books. So I anticipate this series being popular as well.
Note: As a freelance journalist, I was provided a copy of this book by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. This review was not influenced by a free book - just in case you (or the FTC) were worried about this detail.
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June 5, 2012
Drama, drama, drama. That is the life of Riley, and now the life of Lishia Vance. Of course becoming the best friend of Riley Atkins, the drama is sure to be a part of Lishia's life too. However she did not realize it would become more of a feeling of being Riley's puppet. Sneaking around the two of them have managed to get one girl kicked of the cheer leading squad and magically Lishia is the first alternate (with a little computer help). What Lishia does not enjoy is the feeling that she has sold her soul to Riley, and that is nearly as bad as the devil.
This book was a quick read and was so spot on about teen age drama. It was a great story and I think Melody really hit it spot on with the drama, conniving and betrayal. This is a story that all teenage girls need to read. I really enjoyed the book and give it a 4 star rating.
This book was provided for review purposes only, no payment was received for this review.
Available June 2012 from your favorite seller of Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
March 14, 2013
A Quickie Review
Featuring a different leading lady than the previous Kingston High novel did, this one also deals with much headier topics than its prequel. Sex outside of marriage, alcoholism, and date rape drugs are mentioned--and vilified--throughout. Like all of Melody Carlson's "young adult" works, though it has an important message, it is not for young children. Teens and some "tweens" can appreciate it, though it may be "preaching to the choir" for many of those who are likely to read it.
Score: 3.75/5
Featuring a different leading lady than the previous Kingston High novel did, this one also deals with much headier topics than its prequel. Sex outside of marriage, alcoholism, and date rape drugs are mentioned--and vilified--throughout. Like all of Melody Carlson's "young adult" works, though it has an important message, it is not for young children. Teens and some "tweens" can appreciate it, though it may be "preaching to the choir" for many of those who are likely to read it.
Score: 3.75/5
February 21, 2013
I know I sound like a broken record but I just love Melody Carlson's books, and this one was no exception. They always put me in a good mood and leave me with a peaceful feeling.
The second book in this new series continues with the lives of Kingston High students. Chelsea makes an appearance, but this mostly follows Lishia's new friendship with a popular cheerleader named Riley.
Looks like the next book will follow Megan; I really liked her in this book so I'm excited to hear her story!
The second book in this new series continues with the lives of Kingston High students. Chelsea makes an appearance, but this mostly follows Lishia's new friendship with a popular cheerleader named Riley.
Looks like the next book will follow Megan; I really liked her in this book so I'm excited to hear her story!
July 23, 2012
I love how Melody Carlson can incorporate Christianity into a story where the weight of the world weighs heavy on our shoulders. She hits real life problems that youth face today, and it is not so tame that it is cheesy. Carlson leaves nothing out.
August 21, 2012
Loved it
April 14, 2013
Great message
April 17, 2013
Second book in the Kingston High Series and it shows Lishia's outlook on Chelsea and she finds herself in some trouble.
July 24, 2013
Such a good message at the end :)
April 5, 2021
Fiction. Great resolve.
April 6, 2024
Tbh even though Riley was a bad influence, she was still a better friend than Janelle and Chelsea will ever be. Idk why people don’t think that. You don’t just leave and forget your friends.
August 6, 2014
High school, puberty, friends, boyfriends, all the things in a teenage girl life that can be heaven, or hell. Lishia already experience the loss of her best friend Janelle to nicer, smarter, funnier and prettier Chelsea Martin. Lisha made it her new goal in this book was to find a new best friend for her junior year at Kingston High. Little did Lisha know when she met her “new best friend” it was not the angles who sent her, but the devil himself.
Lisha always knew Riley Atkins. In fact, in middle school they were friends for the both were cheerleaders. When Lisha saw Riley sitting alone on the first day, instead at her popular table with her boyfriend and other cheerleaders, Lisha knew something was up. Riley tells Lisha her tales of woe, and Lisha bits it all up in hopes that Riley will be her new BFF. Riley hatches up a plan to get Lisha on the cheer squad, and her enemy off. Lisha buys into it and help Riley with the task and reporting it. Soon Lisha gets deep into it and wants out, but Riley would not let her, convincing Lisha that she could turn it all around so it is all her fault. Lisha realizes what a mulitative un-best friend Riley truly is and has to find a way out. Lisha might have to find a way out, even if she has to explant h whole truth. Lisha can only hope that God will forgive her, and if she can forgive herself.
Melody Carlson is the author of more than 200 books with the sales of more than five million dollars. That is a lot of books to have written. This is the first book I have read of her, and I can see how she hit two hundred. This book was short. For the story it was 215 pages, which is short. For this book to be a trilogy (and their all this short) she could of just put them all in one. I did not read the first one, but I was able to catch up by chapter 2 of what happen in book one. It was a decent book about a Christian girl who lost her faith, but was able to find it again in the end. Over all a nice read for a rainy day.
Lisha always knew Riley Atkins. In fact, in middle school they were friends for the both were cheerleaders. When Lisha saw Riley sitting alone on the first day, instead at her popular table with her boyfriend and other cheerleaders, Lisha knew something was up. Riley tells Lisha her tales of woe, and Lisha bits it all up in hopes that Riley will be her new BFF. Riley hatches up a plan to get Lisha on the cheer squad, and her enemy off. Lisha buys into it and help Riley with the task and reporting it. Soon Lisha gets deep into it and wants out, but Riley would not let her, convincing Lisha that she could turn it all around so it is all her fault. Lisha realizes what a mulitative un-best friend Riley truly is and has to find a way out. Lisha might have to find a way out, even if she has to explant h whole truth. Lisha can only hope that God will forgive her, and if she can forgive herself.
Melody Carlson is the author of more than 200 books with the sales of more than five million dollars. That is a lot of books to have written. This is the first book I have read of her, and I can see how she hit two hundred. This book was short. For the story it was 215 pages, which is short. For this book to be a trilogy (and their all this short) she could of just put them all in one. I did not read the first one, but I was able to catch up by chapter 2 of what happen in book one. It was a decent book about a Christian girl who lost her faith, but was able to find it again in the end. Over all a nice read for a rainy day.
June 4, 2012
Lishia Vance went from being popular to being an outcast in a matter of days. Feeling left out at the closeness of the girl she thought was her best friend and a new girl, Lishia finds herself pulling away from her youth group friends and even from God. When she strikes up a conversation with popular, beautiful cheerleader, Riley Atkins, Lishia suddenly finds herself thrust into being a member of the "in crowd." But is the cost too much? Is Riley too good to be true or is she genuine? Lishia doesn't know and it's going to take some pretty interesting events for her to discover what exactly she's looking for.
This book is definitely targeted for teens and preteens. As I'm neither, it was a very quick read for me. Early on, I was able to see the direction that the events were heading, and I found myself hoping that Lishia would have some good Christian friends come to her and tell her that she's heading down a dangerous path.
While this probably won't make my read again list, I did get several important things from the story. The first that it's so easy to get caught up in the trappings of the world because it's "pretty". And to me, that reminded me of what sin looks like in our lives. The second thing I got from this book is the value of being honest and telling the truth saves you a world of hurt. Also being willing to say you're sorry is another point that the author makes. Overall, this was a very entertaining book and I recommend it to teens and preteens.
I received this book for free from the publisher, Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group, for the purpose of reviewing.
Look for The Best Friend at your favorite bookseller in June 2012 from Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group.
Rating - 3 stars, but it's really more of 3.5 star book for me.
This book is definitely targeted for teens and preteens. As I'm neither, it was a very quick read for me. Early on, I was able to see the direction that the events were heading, and I found myself hoping that Lishia would have some good Christian friends come to her and tell her that she's heading down a dangerous path.
While this probably won't make my read again list, I did get several important things from the story. The first that it's so easy to get caught up in the trappings of the world because it's "pretty". And to me, that reminded me of what sin looks like in our lives. The second thing I got from this book is the value of being honest and telling the truth saves you a world of hurt. Also being willing to say you're sorry is another point that the author makes. Overall, this was a very entertaining book and I recommend it to teens and preteens.
I received this book for free from the publisher, Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group, for the purpose of reviewing.
Look for The Best Friend at your favorite bookseller in June 2012 from Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group.
Rating - 3 stars, but it's really more of 3.5 star book for me.
June 10, 2012
Teenagers these days seem to be facing a lot more stress and pressure than they used to and author Melody Carlson seems to have a firm understanding of those pressures and she is very good at writing realistic stories that teenage girls can read and relate to and receive a gentle Christian message. Fitting in is something that so many teenagers find so important and as we see in The Best Friend, some girls will go to extreme lengths to belong.
This book has more of an edge to it than I am used to with Melody Carlson, but she is forcing her readers to confront some very real issues that I’m sure many of them face. Melody uses this as an opportunity to gently teach young girls valuable lessons that they can take with them as they live their lives. I might suggest that parents read this book before passing it on to their daughters. This would help them to initiate discussion on difficult topics and some parents may have reservations about very young girls reading it, but that’s a personal choice. I found The Best Friend to be meaningful well worth the time to read. I may not be a teenager, but I did take something away from this book as I do all of Melody’s books.
This book has more of an edge to it than I am used to with Melody Carlson, but she is forcing her readers to confront some very real issues that I’m sure many of them face. Melody uses this as an opportunity to gently teach young girls valuable lessons that they can take with them as they live their lives. I might suggest that parents read this book before passing it on to their daughters. This would help them to initiate discussion on difficult topics and some parents may have reservations about very young girls reading it, but that’s a personal choice. I found The Best Friend to be meaningful well worth the time to read. I may not be a teenager, but I did take something away from this book as I do all of Melody’s books.
August 13, 2015
"The best friend" is an amazing and fascinating book. This book is all about teen drama and friendship. Lishia is a teenage girl from the youth group who was thrown out from her group of friends. Even her best friend Janelle is not paying attention to her anymore. Janelle is getting closer and closer to a new girl who just moved in town, now they are inseparable. Riley the most popular cheerleader is also being thrown out by her group of friends. Lishia and Riley were best friends back in elementary school and they are back together now. Together they will plot and throw out a girl from the cheer team, so that Lishia takes her place. "If Gillian is off the team, you'll finally get your chance." (Carlson, 29) This book can be very relatable and realistic. I highly recommend this book to every middle school girls. Everyone has been forgotten or thrown out by their friends. This entertaining and amusing book is all about drama and friendship and I recommend this book to everyone who likes to feel what the protagonist feels and somewhat be related to the things that happen in the book.
July 21, 2016
This book was very realistic and I think Melody does a great job of portraying of what happens when we compromise our faith to have that "best" friend! I really loved the near end of the book as soon as Lishia becomes open and honest while seeking Christ! I also loved the Bible verses that she reads! I have thought that at one time that the money was just talking about money, but like Lishia I realized that it goes much deeper then that! Despite that I'm out of high school and in college I still learned some things from this book that made me rethink my motives behind my actions as well as why I'm doing it! Looking forward to the next book in the series because I know I won't be disappointed! :)
June 5, 2012
While The Jerk magnet wasn't my favorite, I found The Best Friend to be much more enjoyable. I liked the more complicated plot and the decent Christian friends. However, I got a little lost once Lishia and Riley started going to drinking parties, hacking teachers' computers, and having their drinks spiked with GHB (date-rape drug). I felt that, while it did give an interesting example of an ungodly life, it was a little inappropriate for a book in the Christian section. Aside from some parts being a bit of a stretch, the story was interesting and is a good reminder for teens not to stray away from God.
June 3, 2012
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first, but it was still good. This book focused on the darker side of high school, such as the drinking parties and it even had a small bit about a date rape drug. While I think it was good that Carlson included those details, because they are common, I still felt it was quite a darker tone to the first book. I also felt that Lishia had to be partially blind, because of how she acted in the beginning which then fueled the rest of this book. I'm not saying this wasn't a good read, I just feel that this book isn't appropriate for a younger age group. Still an excellent book!
November 24, 2013
I loved the first book in this series (The jerk Magnet) a lot, I've re-read it about 5 times, but this book was only okay, it had a good message but the whole time I was just like what the heck are you doing? It was harder to relate to than the first book. The moral of this story is really good and regardless of the only okayness I recommend this book to everyone who wants to learn about how to deal with peer pressure and being liked.
August 28, 2014
A teen novel about to what length are you willing to go to be popular or have a popular friend. Lishia feeling isolated jumps at a chance to befriend one of the popular girls, to what extend so she have to go to keep it. I didn't like the main character in this book as much as the first book.
April 23, 2013
This book was so-so...never know if going to get a good book or so-so book from Melody Carlson.
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July 22, 2016
I loved the book. It was so interesting and I was able to relate to parts of the book as a young adult.
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