Hoe verover ik een prins?

Calypso Chronicles #2

by Tyne O'Connell, Karin Breuker

Wanneer Calypso na de vakantie vol goede moed terugkeert naar school, wordt direct duidelijk dat dit semester niet zal verlopen zoals ze zich had voorgesteld. Zo blijkt niet haar beste vriendin Star haar kamergenoot te zijn, maar Calypso's aartsvijand Honey! Star deelt nu een kamer met een oogverblindende princes uit Nigeria.
Ook haar spannende sms-romances met kroonprins Freddie én de knappe Billy bezorgen haar hoofdbrekens; met wie van de twee moet ze nu naar het gala? En wat te denken van de roddel dat haar bondgenote Portia achter haar rug om prins Freddie heeft veroverd? Is Calypso straks de grote verliezer in dit schaakspel?
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Genres: Young Adult, Chick Lit, Romance, Teen, Fiction, Contemporary, Boarding School

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Tyne O’Connell is a bestselling British author. Her 13 novels have been published to great acclaim by Headline UK, Bloomsbury USA & other international publishing houses.
http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/...
"An eccentric is not trying to define themselves, they're born seeking a different way," explains Tyne O'Connell, and if anyone should know, it's her. The Mayfair-based author and socialite seems to have been torn straight from the pages of an Evelyn Waugh novel; with her cut-glass accent, perma-fixed tiara and layers of pearls.
Despite recently being diagnosed with a brain tumor, O'Connell has continued to embrace the extraordinary.”
In 2015 HRH as patron of the historic Eccentrics Club awarded her the title of “Most Eccentric British Thinker” based on her research into the 17th C when Eccentricity became the quintessential aspects of the British character. Her extraordinary life has been featured in TV documentaries & feature-spreads in Vogue UK, Elle & most UK broadsheets. Cassandra Jardine in The Daily Telegraph UK wrote: “The Impossibly glamorous Tyne O’Connell’s real life is every bit as extraordinary as her fiction” ELLE UK.
Critics have described O’Connell as, “Enid Blyton of our time” comparing her bestselling boarding-school series, Pulling Princes to “an up to date Mallory Towers”. The first four books in the series are set in a fictionalised Eton College &St Mary’s Ascot near Windsor Castle and based on her three children’s experiences at boarding school & Oxford as well as her own extraordinary life in Mayfair.

Born into an Irish Catholic family, daughter of a retired spy, her favourite chore as a child was collecting eggs from the hens for sixpence writing & reading. She was told by teachers & family she would be an author from age eight. Her first bestselling book was Sex, Lies & Litigation, pub1996 Headline to rave reviews.
Shes spent all her life in Mayfair where she brought up two husbands & three children. The area is at the heart of her ancestry & many of her books. She writes about all things Mayfair for mayfaireccentrics.com, & elsewhere. Visit her at www.tyneoconnell.com & follow her on Instagram @tyneoconnell

O'Connell was educated by elderly Flemish Sacre-Coeur nuns (born in the 1870-80's) with the expectation that she would marry a diploma or Catholic aristocrat - perfectly equipping her for a world that hadn't existed since the 1930’s. It was an unusual Victorian style upbringing & by 17, she was accomplished in Le Cordon Blue, Croquet, Semaphore, Literature, Latin, Needlepoint, Flower Arrangement, Diamond Valuation, Deportment, Millinery & Embassy Dinner Seating. After school she returned

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Reviews

[Jaqueline Miguel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este é mais um livro do género infantojuvenil voltado para o público feminino. Por algum motivo faz parte da coleção denominada Clube das Amigas. Foi mais um daqueles que eu tinha na minha estante sem nunca o ter lido até Fevereiro de 2015 (já com 21 anos). Mas se acham que a idade interfere com os meus gostos, enganam-se. Eu consigo abstrair-me bem disso.
O livro anterior a este era um dos meus favoritos da coleção e li-o e reli-o bastantes vezes. Quando soube que havia continuação fiquei em pulgas para a ler. Mas depois de o ter nunca mais lhe peguei. Vá-se lá entender…
Esta continuação, apesar de a ter achado ligeiramente mais aborrecida que o anterior, não deixa de ser um dos melhores do género. Adoro histórias de príncipes que se apaixonam por raparigas de classe baixa. Além disso envolve animais de estimação, duelos de esgrima e colégios internos só para raparigas. Temos princesas e filhas de superestrelas famosas. Além disso sempre me identifiquei com a Calypso devido ao seu cabelo sempre despenteado e com pontas que parecem corninhos. Ahah!
Não posso deixar de recomendar dado que, tanto este como o anterior, foram dos livros que mais gostei de ler na minha infância/adolescência.

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Não vou dar rating porque foi uma leitura just for fun e nostálgica.
Foi engraçado recordar estas personagens e os pensamentos que se tinham aos 14/15 anos.

[Marla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Growing up on a Midwest farm I always thought it would be cool to attend a boarding school. But if the schools are like this, no thanks. That just seems like you can't get away from the mean girls. At least in public school you can go home at 3:15 but at a boarding school you are with them pretty much 24/7.

[Makenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ending of this book was so cute!!!

[Yola NY · Rating 4 out of 5]

Udah ada yang baca “pulling princes : menggaet pangeran”? itu novel sebelum “stealing princes”.

Novel kedua dari series the chronicle of calypso Kelly ini bercerita tentang awal mula kehidupan semester baru calypso di kelas sebelas, teman-teman sekamarnya yang baru dan kebingungannya di antara memilih Billy, kapten tim anggar sekolah khusus putra Eades, dan Freddie, sang pewaris tahta inggris.

Calypso kurang bersemangat ketika ia mengetahui tidak sekamar lagi dengan 2 orang sahabatnya, Star, anak keluarga musisi rock yang terkenal dan Georgina, seorang keluarga bangsawan Inggris, dan malah mendapati ia sekamar dengan Honey, anak keluarga kaya yang walaupun bukan merupakan keturunan bangsawan tetapi berlagak seperti ia mempunyai gelar dan sekaligus orang yang sudah dianggap calypso sebagai musuhnya karena tahun kemarin menyebarkan foto ciumannya dengan sang pangeran inggris, Freddie.

Hari-hari calypso dipenuhi dengan tingkah-tingkah kacau apalgi ditambah dengan honey yang selalu ikut campur urusan mereka, dan ia disibukkan dengan kecemburuannya terhadap Indie, seorang putri Nigeria yang kian hari mulai merebut sahabat-sahabatnya. Calypso mulai merasakan sahabat-sahabatnya yang seperti menjauh, dan hubungan dengan cowok-cowok ini semakin lama membingungkannya. Apalagi ketika ia bertemu dengan Billy dan Freddie di akhir minggu bebas, tingkah Billy yang canggung dan Freddie yang sepertinya ada hubungan khusus dengan Portia, teman sekamar calypso yang baru dan juga merupakan anggota keluarga bangsawan Inggris.

Puncaknya, ketika Freddie tidak bisa ikut dengannya ke pesta dansa La fiesta, yang sudah lama diimpikan Calyspo. Cowok itu harus menghadiri pesta dansa bangsawan dan calypso semakin tak tenang ketika Portia juga menghadirinya.

Cerita di edisi kedua ini, bikin penasaran, alur ceritanya dan juga dialog2 tokoh yang sering disela tokoh lain sehingga bikin penasaran apa yg sebenarnya terjadi.

Tapi endingnya cukup melegakan kok.

[Cherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book, a character want to reflect on is Calypso. She is having a text-flirtation with two really cool, handsome boys. One is really rich and the other is royalty. The La Fiesta ball is coming up but she doesn't know who she's going with. And even worse, she rooming with one of the meanest, most stuck-uppest, richest, psycho girls on school. Well, she's also rooming with a very aloof-demeanour girl, whose mother died over the vacation. She becomes friends with her until she gets the weird assumption that Portia (the aloof-demeanour girl) might be taking HER boyfriend to the royal ball. She gets kind of jealous and starts planning lots of things, like attacking Portia ferociously in fencing. And then Portia starts to hate her. This all proves that Calypso is a really possessive person towards her boyfriend(s)and that she jumps into crazy conclusions. In the end, though, she tries to patch things up with her former friend. Read the book to find out what happens when she tries.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brill 2nd book in the seris of the Calypso Chronicles!!!

When Calypso is placed in a dorm room with It-Girl Miss Honey O'Hare, she reckons this year is gonna be a nightmare. And to be honest with you, shes not far wrong.

But also in her dorm room is Lady Portia Herrington Briggs, her fencing companion. But when boys complicate thier new found friendship, its not good. And when an invitation to the Euro-Royal Bash dosn't turn up, Calypso's sure her and Freddie's relationship is over.

But maybe a unexpected shocking suprise could change that around???

[Cara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not as good as the first book in the series, Pulling Princes, but Stealing Princes is still really cute. I felt there was a little too much recap at the beginning of the book, but towards the end I could not stop reading! During some of the book I was a little afraid of the direction Calypso's character was going, but she straightened herself up eventually! And it seems as if Calypso finally has her prince, but we'll just have to see what book three has in store!

[Mariana116 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an important part of my 'teenhood' and I really loved it, I never got to read the next ones because they haven't translated nor have the english version so I'm left with pdf, which I'm not a big fan of so I guess I'll just have to wait.
The characters were witty and funny, also age apropriate, and I tought it had a feel of 'Wild Child', which I saw after reading the books and found some similarities.

[Katie Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend this book if you want a light read, full of teenage problems and humour. Although not meant to be serious, this series does tackles issues such as bulimia and teen drinking. The boarding school setting is fresh and interesting compared to most books, and actually quite realistic. Give it a go!

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute. The ending was great, although there was still some tension between Calypso and Portia at the end. I'm glad she ended up with who she ended up with at the end. Like I said, overall it was a really cute story.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I <3 IT! FREDS IS AMAZING! I DETEST Honey though. <3 it! starting the third one!

[Louisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, Calypso was a fun character, and I just liked all the funny things that happened!

[Tamilore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book as a kid and I loved it. The second book was a bit of an ache because I hated the conflict between Portia and Calypso. Honestly I think she’s a better friend than Georgina and Star. I feel like Star never really understood or tried to understand why Calypso felt like an outcast and Georgina picks and chooses when to be nice to her. Portia was always my favorite character and I like her and Billy cause I never wanted him to be with Calypso anyways 😂

Overall it’s a book for teenagers. If you want to strangle Calypso for being selfish and self absorbed then the author has done a great job at writing the mind of a teenager, we’re all insufferable and I love it…for now.


That being said Calyspo is the dumbest idiot I have ever seen. You didn’t think to text them first all this time? When you do your phone isn’t is service so you just take a Bath and forget about it? Star tells you to check your sim and your address book is deleted and you don’t bat and eye? You catch Honey DELETING your texts and you don’t follow up? She was a dumb fucking idiot in this book. Pissed me right off. How can you let yourself be talked into spending the break in Honey’s house. God if extreme mental regression was a word it would be her.

Now for Portia, a with your big as title your ego is to much for you to tell Calypso you like Billy? That’s all that she needed to do, comparing Honey to Calypso because of what exactly? She also let herself get manipulated by Honey. At this point it’s not Honeys fault.

And lastly A guy told Calypso that Freddie wants you to call him Calypso…what in that statement needs to be clarified? Absolutely NOTHING!! Call Freddie, the end!!!!


This book would have ended if Calypso spoke to Portia and vice versa and if Calypso had just simply asked Billy, “thanks for understand what?” Instead she wanted to be Miss Aloof your not aloof murder! You’re an idiota!

Sigh

[Lexi Bollino · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m going to be honest. I really love honey. Not in like a I feel bad for her way but in a she makes the book really entertaining and is very funny. Like she is so mean but sometimes the unhinged things she says are just so funny. She is just so unhinged and I love it. When Portia and calypso weren’t getting along I honestly didn’t like Portia. Like I don’t know why but she was kinda rude. Like I’m so sorry that you being rich caused your mom to die? Like that doesn’t even make sense and in one of their arguments she basically connected the two. Like calypso was like what do you mean people like me? People who don’t have money and fame and titles. And Portia was like that didn’t stop my mom from dying and like I understand what she was trying to say. But in no way did calypso try to relate the two things like she did that herself. Also how was calypso being selfish, she genuinely thought that you were stealing her man’s. I mean the way Portia talked about Freddie I kinda thought that two. Who wouldn’t? But like the entire thing could have been avoided if they just talked to each other. And why honey did that was just like so honey. She basically said she was bored. Like ok queen. I personally really like this series because it’s basically just rich girl drama, and it’s so funny. I would never recommend this book for plot, but if you want drama, something funny, or liek anything totally unserious I would totally recommend this. It was nothing special but it was entertaining, never once was I bored once the boys were introduced because that’s when all the drama started. Anyway this book is just so funny and entertaining and I think I’m going to rate this a 4⭐️ but it could also be a 3.75⭐️

[Lindsay Heller · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second installment was also cute. I got this book at a thrift store combined with the first books 'Pulling Princes' in a title called A Royal Match. Maybe I should have just combined them but I wasn't sure I was going to continue after the first. Then I remembered that I'm quarantined and what the hell else am I going to do? This one was one of those books where I'd the characters would pause and talk to each other for one minute it would all be fine. Alas, they don't and chaos ensues.

[Abigail · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yaah, dahling, let’s get châteaued and txt some Eades boys! Maybe we can pull them together! Yaah, dahling!

[Caya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just great. I ate this up when I was a teen lol

[Clarabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ce deuxième tome est toujours drôle et pétillant, mais il est aussi extrêmement agaçant du fait de la personnalité puérile de Calypso. Son absence de jugeote rend la plupart de ses attitudes lamentable. C'en est même gênant ! Et je tiens à rappeler que, finalement, la romance royale entre Calypso et le prince ne sert que de fil rouge ténu tant le garçon est peu présent (bon, ok, son personnage n'est pas extraordinaire et encore moins crédible, et j'aime bien Billy dont on cherche à se débarrasser bien trop facilement). Ceci, pour rappeler, qu'il s'agit donc d'une série avec des histoires de filles et de pension, on trouve en vrac des animaux comme doudous, de la vodka dans des flacons de Body Shop, des cours d'escrime ou de latin ou de littérature, des cigarettes, du Febreze, des Jelly Babies et du gloss, énormément de gloss, à dégainer à la moindre contrariété... Cela ne vole pas haut et c'est girly à souhait. J'en ai bien conscience, mais ça me plaît pour mes lectures de vacances.

[Fanny Roswita Ria · Rating 2 out of 5]

masih dengan kehidupan Callypso Kelly yang disemester ini harus sekamar dengan Honey O' Harey, musuh bebunyutan dan Portia yang juga 1 tim di klub anggar. Callypso harus menahan cemburu karena sekarang Star 1 kamar dengan Georgina dan Indiamaca atau yang dipanggil Indie, putri dari nigeria serta murid baru di sekolahnya. Terlebih lagi Star yang menyatakan keluar dari klub anggar dan ingin fokus dengan musiknya bersama-sama Indie.

Callypso menjadi korban kejahatan Honey yang menyembunyikan sim card telponnya sehingga sms Freddie dan Billy tidak bisa dibacanya. Akhirnya di buku ini Callypso dapat menentukan sapa yang paling dia sukai.

Agak sebel melihat Callypso disini karena dia mau diadu domba oleh Honey dan malah pergi ke rumah Honey ketika liburan musim panas. Bukan ke rumah Star yang notabene sahabat karibnnya. Walaupun di ending ceritanya sangat romantis.

[Jen (chekherjoy) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Check out my video review here: https://youtu.be/wTk_hdyxeiI

Calypso's returns for another term. This time she has friends, an upcoming ball, and two guys texting her. One of them is even the crown prince of England. Her term isn't quite perfect. Calypso is roomed with Honey, the meanest girl in the entire school.

I'm loving this series. These are light, fun, fluff reads. Calypso's life gets more complicated and she's feeling left out. All she wants is to go the ball. I'd want to go the ball too. The Honey line with Honey is great.

[Ms. Patterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read the first book in this series, but it's been a while. It didn't take me too long to get back into the story. Calypso, an American girl, goes to an all-girl's Catholic school in England. It's your typical story filled with girl drama. You have the mean girls, the cute boys, the bff's, the jealousies, the arguments, and so forth. It all works out in the end. Not a bad story, but definitely not memorable. C- rating.

[Julieta · Rating 1 out of 5]

The plot was thin, and I didn't care for the way it was written.
And also, I didn't like how the name of the token black girl in the book (Indiamaca) was an anglicised version of the common igbo name Ndidiamaka. This was laziness on the authors part. If I was an Igbo woman making a novel with a token white girl called Natasha I don't think I'd call her N'Tasha to suit the syntax of the local demographic.
But I guess this kind of thing sells and the writer has to eat so...

[Asuka Mai · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wew.. baca ini bikin greget banget sama Calypso... ga kaya buku pertamanya yang bikin kasian dan suka sama calypso. Disini Calypso sekamar dengan honey O'Hare temen asramanya yang sangat membencinya dan selalu ngebullynya. Namun lama-kelamaan Calypso jd kaya si Honey perlakuannya... belum lagi Calypso yang flirting sm dua cowo sekaligus yaitu Pangeran Freddy dan Billy. Calypso menerima akibatnya s3ndiri akan kelakuannya...

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Calypso is back for another term at St. Augustine's, and this time she is rooming with her archenemy Honey, instead of with her friends Star and Georgina. She can't choose which boy to text, Prince Freddie or older boy Billy, and her friends seem to have a new best friend, Indre, so Calypso is left jealous and alone. What's a girl to do?

[Colette · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stealing Princes was a disappointment. I didn't enjoy the main character, she came across even more shallow and selfish than the first book, as did her friends. I was expecting humor, yet there wasn't any comedy and the plot mostly consisted of the main character whining. I wouldn't recommend this series.

[Loribeth Hossein · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this one and Tyne has become my favorite author in no time. Started this last last week, lost touch in between but I picked it up again earlier today and finished it in a go. I really I were Calypso, and I had hunky boys around me. Every girl who had an awesome teenage years in boarding would love this, those who did not will get a piece of it in this book.

[Inge · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was a lot better then the first one. There were more stories alligned, more intrigues and more mystery.
Now you couldn't easily tell what was going to happen and were it would lead. Some suprising twists were there. It became better. If the library buys the third book I am willing to give it a shot.

[Joana B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seriously so disappointed. This had great ideas and could have been a really good book, but I just don't think it was executed properly. And honestly if someone asked me what this was about I couldn't even answer, it was so confusing.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE this book!!