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Zoe and Chloe: On the Prowl
Zoe and Chloe need escorts for the forthcoming Ball, and one thing's they're definitely not going to go with their mates Fergus and Toby who are simply not dreamboat material. Zoe yearns hopelessly for glamorous Oliver Chloe gets swept off her feet by dangerous Beast Hawkins. More realistically, they also advertise for young men to help with an "exciting project". Zoe, everybody's minder, also has to help her older sister Tam out of a serious fix. Zoe's struggles to rescue Chloe and Tam have to be scheduled alongside some excruciating interviews with various boys who have replied to their ad. Alas, the boys who have applied bring a heap of problems with them... Zoe and Chloe are at their wits' end, when suddenly, out of left field, an amazing solution appears. The experience is mind-blowingly liberating.
1 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 2007
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September 27, 2017
Zoe and Chloe are on the prowl for a date to a ball, and not only that, there is also unrequited love, a troubled sister, and a Beast(ly) boyfriend. :P
I spotted this book on Saturday, and just had to have it. Especially when I found out this is the same author as Girl, 16 Pants on Fire, which I adored. And then I started reading it and discovered to my delight, that this book takes place in the same world, and even in the same school. The girls even know Jess and Flora!!!
I liked Zoe instantly. She was just oh so fun, and I loved what she tried to do to get Oliver's attention, even if that meant lying about that farm. I was really looking forward to seeing how that would end, as she would have to tell him one day. The way Oliver found out was a bit anti-climax but I still found it funny.
I loved how much she cared about Chloe. But I was definitely even happier that she wasn't afraid to voice her opinion on things. How she set her own borders and didn't step over them.
And she was quite responsible (though maybe she should just have told her parents that she was going to her sister). I loved how she lectured her older sister, and tried to help her out even though Zoe is much younger. Even later with the money, she didn't just go to her friends to beg, instead she brought up the topic and asked if they could help.
Chloe was a pretty fun girl, though at times I wished she would be a bit kinder towards her best friend. Zoe does a lot for Chloe, but it seems that Chloe just doesn't see that. But at least they were able to talk about it, and I did like their friendship. I think these two will be friends for a very long time.
I had a laugh at what they did to find a guy to go to the Earthquake Ball. Putting up an advert, and then all the chaos that followed. Poor girls, they should have specified a bit more. But it did bring a ton of hilarity as the girls set up interviews, and then the whole Life Coach business. I was just rolling around laughing at the silliness. It amazes me that one guy came back, even though the girls had a big case of farts gone wild (yes, farts, as that is what happens when one eats beans on toast before an interview). It was so fun to see how Zoe really got into the Life Coach stuff, while Chloe stayed for away from it.
Donut was just a gross guy. I was disgusted at how he acted, and how seemed to not be able to get the hint.
The same goes for Beast, he really lives up to his name. He is quite Beastly, but I guess some girls fall for that, including Chloe. Though whatever she sees in him... Lord only knows.
The only thing I didn't like was the sister. How she asked her 15/16 year sister for money and for her to beg with her friends to get more money. I was just so angry. The sister clearly needs a crash-course in how money works and how to not spend everything in one go, especially not on expensive stuff like clothes, or food. So throughout the book I was worried how this would end. Would Zoe give the money to her sister? Would her sister lose the money instantly? Would the parents find out? I was definitely happy with the conclusion to this problem. Sure, I still wish she would have gotten help. But I guess she did change a bit throughout the book. She is trying at least to be more careful with money.
I was so happy with the cameo appearance for Jess and Flora. Even if it was short, I was still happy to see them.
I laughed oh so much during many many parts of this book. From the babysitter parts to things about her family to her plans for the Earthquake Ball (which were absolutely fabulous and awesome). So be warned, you may get a belly ache from all the laughing you will do while reading.
I would recommend this book to everyone + I will be buying the other books in this series as I want to read what happens next in the lives of these two girls.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I spotted this book on Saturday, and just had to have it. Especially when I found out this is the same author as Girl, 16 Pants on Fire, which I adored. And then I started reading it and discovered to my delight, that this book takes place in the same world, and even in the same school. The girls even know Jess and Flora!!!
I liked Zoe instantly. She was just oh so fun, and I loved what she tried to do to get Oliver's attention, even if that meant lying about that farm. I was really looking forward to seeing how that would end, as she would have to tell him one day. The way Oliver found out was a bit anti-climax but I still found it funny.
I loved how much she cared about Chloe. But I was definitely even happier that she wasn't afraid to voice her opinion on things. How she set her own borders and didn't step over them.
And she was quite responsible (though maybe she should just have told her parents that she was going to her sister). I loved how she lectured her older sister, and tried to help her out even though Zoe is much younger. Even later with the money, she didn't just go to her friends to beg, instead she brought up the topic and asked if they could help.
Chloe was a pretty fun girl, though at times I wished she would be a bit kinder towards her best friend. Zoe does a lot for Chloe, but it seems that Chloe just doesn't see that. But at least they were able to talk about it, and I did like their friendship. I think these two will be friends for a very long time.
I had a laugh at what they did to find a guy to go to the Earthquake Ball. Putting up an advert, and then all the chaos that followed. Poor girls, they should have specified a bit more. But it did bring a ton of hilarity as the girls set up interviews, and then the whole Life Coach business. I was just rolling around laughing at the silliness. It amazes me that one guy came back, even though the girls had a big case of farts gone wild (yes, farts, as that is what happens when one eats beans on toast before an interview). It was so fun to see how Zoe really got into the Life Coach stuff, while Chloe stayed for away from it.
Donut was just a gross guy. I was disgusted at how he acted, and how seemed to not be able to get the hint.
The same goes for Beast, he really lives up to his name. He is quite Beastly, but I guess some girls fall for that, including Chloe. Though whatever she sees in him... Lord only knows.
The only thing I didn't like was the sister. How she asked her 15/16 year sister for money and for her to beg with her friends to get more money. I was just so angry. The sister clearly needs a crash-course in how money works and how to not spend everything in one go, especially not on expensive stuff like clothes, or food. So throughout the book I was worried how this would end. Would Zoe give the money to her sister? Would her sister lose the money instantly? Would the parents find out? I was definitely happy with the conclusion to this problem. Sure, I still wish she would have gotten help. But I guess she did change a bit throughout the book. She is trying at least to be more careful with money.
I was so happy with the cameo appearance for Jess and Flora. Even if it was short, I was still happy to see them.
I laughed oh so much during many many parts of this book. From the babysitter parts to things about her family to her plans for the Earthquake Ball (which were absolutely fabulous and awesome). So be warned, you may get a belly ache from all the laughing you will do while reading.
I would recommend this book to everyone + I will be buying the other books in this series as I want to read what happens next in the lives of these two girls.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
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November 8, 2021i did not kinda like it
it contained words that were too 'GROWN UP' for me
my mom said it was for 15 year olds
and i am just 10 year old
so i better read my next book
it contained words that were too 'GROWN UP' for me
my mom said it was for 15 year olds
and i am just 10 year old
so i better read my next book
September 5, 2009
They put up an advert for boys over 15 in an attempt to get boys to go with them to the school dance. Only it turns out that one of the boys is a complete geek and the other one is basically an android. However, they soon find a solution to the problem.
October 12, 2010
Thin on plot and character depth, but heavy on laughs. Good fun for a teen or tween who wants a few hours of boy-and-drama-filled amusement without having to think very hard. :P
January 3, 2011
it was soowonderful
May 1, 2012
Good for a few laughs but short on plot. And Zoe and Chloe have to be two of the silliest girls on the planet without a shred of common sense.
November 19, 2012
I finished this in one sitting. I found the book to be a very easy cute read.
February 11, 2024
Starts fun if weird, leading to lol scenes, then halfway in goes to the dogs. Quickly Zoe loses her unique personality and morphs into a less-capable version of Jess of this author's "Girl, 15" series.
Again, the situations become painful, the choices more like horror-film characters taking the most obviously stupid directions. With incapable and inattentive parents, would the children be otherwise? And in the end, after some excruciating bs and a few clever scenes, everything turns out fine, for no reason. That is, no 'lesson', no 'learning', no development, just unearned HEA.
Again, the situations become painful, the choices more like horror-film characters taking the most obviously stupid directions. With incapable and inattentive parents, would the children be otherwise? And in the end, after some excruciating bs and a few clever scenes, everything turns out fine, for no reason. That is, no 'lesson', no 'learning', no development, just unearned HEA.
May 9, 2025
Brilliant work
January 10, 2012
Zoe and Chloe: On the Prowl was good for laughs and high jinks but did not have a compelling plot or characters that grow and change. Zoe and Chloe is just a book filled of fluff.
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February 8, 2014this book was really good
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 10, 2015
it was absolute bull shit not even the speck of good in it I read it and didn't understand it at all I thought it was fucking crap
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February 11, 2016It was ok it took a while to get in though.
October 27, 2015
Really fun and hilarious.
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