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Trash #1-2
Hot Trash
Six girls and guys are about to have one hot summer. They've been chosen to move to New York City and be interns on the new reality talk show Trash. But the real drama is going on behind the cameras.
Features the first two books in the series:
Trash
Someone is making a secret video to expose the truth behind the Trash television show. Now, hard-nosed exec Rosanne is out for revenge--and one of the interns will pay.
Trash: Love, Lies and Video
Intern Karma is in love with the most gorgeous male intern at Trash, and he's crazy about her--or is he mistaking her for someone else?
Features the first two books in the series:
Trash
Someone is making a secret video to expose the truth behind the Trash television show. Now, hard-nosed exec Rosanne is out for revenge--and one of the interns will pay.
Trash: Love, Lies and Video
Intern Karma is in love with the most gorgeous male intern at Trash, and he's crazy about her--or is he mistaking her for someone else?
278 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 7, 2004
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Cherie Bennett
135 books154 followersA popular novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist, Cherie moves effortlessly from genre to genre, writing powerful and entertaining work, whether in literary hardcover teen fiction, mass market paperback fiction, for the stage, film and television, and for her nationally-syndicated teen advice column.
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February 4, 2022
Not s revolutionary work of fiction. But definitely a guilty pleasure. I read this when I was 12 and wanted to reread and... boy have my opinions changed. Characters I thought were dreamy are actually garbage humans. Characters I didn't like so much are the ones I like best. Anyways, keep it TRASHy, big duh.
February 22, 2023
So poorly written and repetitive.
Yet strangely addicting.
It left on a cliffhanger, but I won’t be following through since half the book is just going over the same stuff as before.
A nice, unbelievable nostalgic journey.
Yet strangely addicting.
It left on a cliffhanger, but I won’t be following through since half the book is just going over the same stuff as before.
A nice, unbelievable nostalgic journey.
August 19, 2024
I read this book when I was like 12 and even then I could tell it was horrible.
Only thing I can figure is it was a writing exercise for someone to see what was the worst possible book they could get published.
Only thing I can figure is it was a writing exercise for someone to see what was the worst possible book they could get published.
February 13, 2016
4.5 stars. While I was sure I would like this one, I didn’t know I would love it so much. :)
This book combines 2 books from this series in one book. Though I am not entirely sure what happened to the pages (since it seems each book normally has 288 pages, and this one combined only has 288 pages), but oh well. I enjoyed it a lot.
The first book is from Chelsea POV (yes, apparently each book switches between POVs), and we find out how she got to work with Trash TV (it was quite sad, if I have to be honest, that poor girl). I liked Chelsea, she felt the most real, even with her big secret. Hearing about the lives of Karma (Korean/adopted + expensive fashion) or Alyssa (and her big secret + her travel to Europe). I could relate to her the most. She didn’t have money for big fashion, she was pretty much stuck to where she lived. She just felt the most down to earth, and I love characters like that.
She also has a great work attitude, not giving up, even when the job turns into something way more dramatic than she thought it would be. She also slowly finds out that nothing is what it seems in this world. Don’t trust anything.
I loved how she was with that one guy, though I still stick to my point, she deserves better. Not some guy who doesn’t want commitment and would rather want a loose relationship. That is not how you treat girls. :(
Book 2 continues where we left of, only this time from Karma’s POV, which was really interesting as Karma has 2 things going on in her life. A hot co-worker and a girl who looks just like her living in the same city. Is the girl a twin? Is she something else? It was really interesting to see what happened and what the conclusion was to it.
In this book we also find out the secret of Alyssa, which was quite a big one, and also a scary one (though not as scary as Chelsea’s). The book also ends up on a cliffhanger, just when stuff started to get good and we finally found out what was going on.
The books are full of romance, tons of drama, stalkers, popularity and so so much more. Just when you think it can’t be better there will be something new, something exciting happening. Sure, it isn’t high literature, but who cares about that. This book is just the perfect snack in between some serious books. If you just want to sit, and be entertained, this one is perfect.
I didn’t like all the characters, for instance Big Foot was quite annoying (and I hated how she was like a dog biting a bone and not letting go). :( Barry was just horrible (read and find out).
I liked the project that the 6 interns did, to expose Trash TV, and I hope we will also see this one pop up again in the next book(s). Since I want to know what happened to it, and who found out about stuff.
I am quite curious about the next books (yes, I ordered them), and I hope we will get Alyssa’s POV in the next one, it would be amazing, especially considering what happens in the last pages of this book.
Would I recommend this book? Yes!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This book combines 2 books from this series in one book. Though I am not entirely sure what happened to the pages (since it seems each book normally has 288 pages, and this one combined only has 288 pages), but oh well. I enjoyed it a lot.
The first book is from Chelsea POV (yes, apparently each book switches between POVs), and we find out how she got to work with Trash TV (it was quite sad, if I have to be honest, that poor girl). I liked Chelsea, she felt the most real, even with her big secret. Hearing about the lives of Karma (Korean/adopted + expensive fashion) or Alyssa (and her big secret + her travel to Europe). I could relate to her the most. She didn’t have money for big fashion, she was pretty much stuck to where she lived. She just felt the most down to earth, and I love characters like that.
She also has a great work attitude, not giving up, even when the job turns into something way more dramatic than she thought it would be. She also slowly finds out that nothing is what it seems in this world. Don’t trust anything.
I loved how she was with that one guy, though I still stick to my point, she deserves better. Not some guy who doesn’t want commitment and would rather want a loose relationship. That is not how you treat girls. :(
Book 2 continues where we left of, only this time from Karma’s POV, which was really interesting as Karma has 2 things going on in her life. A hot co-worker and a girl who looks just like her living in the same city. Is the girl a twin? Is she something else? It was really interesting to see what happened and what the conclusion was to it.
In this book we also find out the secret of Alyssa, which was quite a big one, and also a scary one (though not as scary as Chelsea’s). The book also ends up on a cliffhanger, just when stuff started to get good and we finally found out what was going on.
The books are full of romance, tons of drama, stalkers, popularity and so so much more. Just when you think it can’t be better there will be something new, something exciting happening. Sure, it isn’t high literature, but who cares about that. This book is just the perfect snack in between some serious books. If you just want to sit, and be entertained, this one is perfect.
I didn’t like all the characters, for instance Big Foot was quite annoying (and I hated how she was like a dog biting a bone and not letting go). :( Barry was just horrible (read and find out).
I liked the project that the 6 interns did, to expose Trash TV, and I hope we will also see this one pop up again in the next book(s). Since I want to know what happened to it, and who found out about stuff.
I am quite curious about the next books (yes, I ordered them), and I hope we will get Alyssa’s POV in the next one, it would be amazing, especially considering what happens in the last pages of this book.
Would I recommend this book? Yes!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
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August 25, 2019Got this book for 70% off in the closing of Kinokuniya store in Jakarta.
This 2 in 1 books contain: Trash & Trash: Love, Lies, and Video
If you like The Hills, Laguna Beach whatsoever you might like this. Well, if they turned into books, that is.
This book is ok. Predictable, it is. I quite like Karma's character. She talks like she's an airhead while she actually is a smartie. I'm gonna read the third book later on.
Trash
First book of the series written from Chelsea Jennings perspective. She was actually Chelsea Ketterings, daughter of a mass murderer in Tennessee & her mother killed her father because he was gonna get her. And later on they changed their name & moved to Nashville.
Out of all 348 TV stations & shows she applied for intern, 347 rejected her & Trash picked her as 1 of the 6 intern. Trash, out of all TV shows & stations. Trash, the number one rated talkshow.
Nope, she didn't dream to be picked by Trash. In fact, she kinda hated it. & Trash is surely trashy inside.. Especially behind the cameras where the films are still rolling..
Trash: Love, Lies, and Video
Second book.
Karma Kushner, the adopted Korean girl raised Jewish always thinks she's unique, but what if there was someone out there who looked exactly like her? And she never knew about that? And that someone avoided her?
Meanwhile, bigfoot kept asking her about the mass murderer's daughter in Tennessee & she must protect Chelsea at all cost. But bigfoot isn't a fool...
Plus, the "My TRASHy summer" thing might come to an end because of some recklessness.
This 2 in 1 books contain: Trash & Trash: Love, Lies, and Video
If you like The Hills, Laguna Beach whatsoever you might like this. Well, if they turned into books, that is.
This book is ok. Predictable, it is. I quite like Karma's character. She talks like she's an airhead while she actually is a smartie. I'm gonna read the third book later on.
Trash
First book of the series written from Chelsea Jennings perspective. She was actually Chelsea Ketterings, daughter of a mass murderer in Tennessee & her mother killed her father because he was gonna get her. And later on they changed their name & moved to Nashville.
Out of all 348 TV stations & shows she applied for intern, 347 rejected her & Trash picked her as 1 of the 6 intern. Trash, out of all TV shows & stations. Trash, the number one rated talkshow.
Nope, she didn't dream to be picked by Trash. In fact, she kinda hated it. & Trash is surely trashy inside.. Especially behind the cameras where the films are still rolling..
Trash: Love, Lies, and Video
Second book.
Karma Kushner, the adopted Korean girl raised Jewish always thinks she's unique, but what if there was someone out there who looked exactly like her? And she never knew about that? And that someone avoided her?
Meanwhile, bigfoot kept asking her about the mass murderer's daughter in Tennessee & she must protect Chelsea at all cost. But bigfoot isn't a fool...
Plus, the "My TRASHy summer" thing might come to an end because of some recklessness.
January 18, 2010
I always thought that the reason I could never be a published author is because every time I have started writing fiction I end up with a big old wordy pile of words with too many words describing every detail of every event and character with a bunch of words. Based on this and Chasing Harry Winston, it seems I am selling myself short.
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