Foiled

Hello, Gorgeous! #2

by Taylor Morris, Anne Keenan Higgins (Illustrator)

Mickey's thrilled to have some female friends for a change. But things get a little too close for comfort when her mom goes and hires Lizbeth to work at the salon. Mickey's worried that Lizbeth is stealing her thunder. After all, Lizbeth is everything Mickey isn't-outgoing, bubbly, and quick-on-her-feet. But when Mickey tries too hard to outshine her, things backfire in a hair-raising way!

Genres: Middle Grade

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 2011

About the author

I write books and stuff for teens and tweens.

Author for celebrity chef and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis' series, RECIPE FOR ADVENTURE, about how food can take you places, published by Penguin's Grosset & Dunlap. The books are, "Naples!" "Paris!" "Hong Kong!" and "New Orleans!"

HELLO, GORGEOUS! is a series about a well-intentioned blabbermouth who works at her mom's hair salon. The books are "Blowout," "Foiled," "Tangled," "Swept Up," and "'Do and Don'ts." Published by Penguin's Grosset & Dunlap.

I also wrote "BFF Breakup," "Class Favorite" and "Total Knockout: Tale of an Ex-Class President" for Simon & Schuster's Aladdin/MIX line.

I'm a full-time writer and freelance editor.

Reviews

[Tami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haven't received my copy yet, just received notice I had won. 9/15/11
Received my copy last night, hope to start soon, I have 1 more plus my current read in front of it. 9/28/11
Started 10/13/11
Finished Friday 10/14/11

Mickey wants to be a hairdresser! Her mom owns and runs the best salon in town. As soon as Mickey turned 13 she has been allowed to work at the salon. Mickey is best friends with the boy next door, but new to her now are 3 girlfriends. A school assignment comes up where the kids are to shadow someone at their job for 3 weeks. Mickey's friend Lizbeth isn't excited to be working at her mothers law firm, so Mickey and her mom decide to offer her chance to work at Hello Gorgeous! Salon with them.

First, I want to say, I rated this book according to how I feel it holds up against others like it. It is obviously written for the tween crowd. 10-13 or maybe 14 year olds. That said, I enjoyed it. It was a quick read, but after the really heavy book I read prior, I needed this. My niece is 11 and she is going to love this book. It has everything a typical girl could want. Beauty, fashion, a little flirtation, and all set very realistically. I did think the mom seemed a little out of it. She should have noticed her daughters issues/moods/whatever, but again, that is typical for these kinds of books, Parents don't have a clue.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was so cute! It was the fun mishaps and mayhems of a twelve year old girl. I was instantly transported back to when I was that age, and I remember going through so many of the same things, just not in a hair salon.

While this may be book 2 in the series, it is definitely not necessary to read them in order. I read Foiled before I read Blowout, and they both made perfect sense.

I loved Mickey's story. I definitely experienced so many of the same things when I was her age, and still today I find myself in those situations. I loved the message that it also told along the way. All the bumps in the road for Mickey led to an ultimatum that she realized, and it helped her grow closer to others.

I really enjoyed Morris's writing style. It really made Foiled fun to read. The characters were also a joy. I loved Jonah and Eve. Both of them were just really great characters.

I would definitely recommend this one! After reading Foiled, I am super excited to check out other works by Taylor Morris. I loved her writing style and this story was just too cute.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very interesting to read.The characters were reasonable and able to compare to reality.I love this book!There's not much I can say about this book other than it was very interesting and I love the fact that it teaches us a lesson at the end.Apologize and not to do things that are not stuff that you can do but professionals can.I haven't read the other books in the series of 5(I believe).I have only read this one since its the only one I own. Hahaha! :)
When Mickey was adding highlights to Eve's hair,I seriously thought she would've succeeded.Because her mother owns the salon and she works there after-all.I love how at the end of the book,everything just went well,and was forgiven.

I would give this book 4 stars. :D

[Susann · Rating 4 out of 5]

The glam and the goof-ups continue in the second installment of the Hello, Gorgeous! series. Mickey is so excited to finally have a set of female friends that she loses sight of what's important and almost loses everything she's worked for.

What makes Mickey so real is that she clearly learns from her earlier mistakes but then goes and screws up in a different way. She's learning that it's not always easy to maintain friendships, but she continues to be accountable for her actions. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really my type of book, but if you like hairstyling crazy events then this series is good for you

[Kristy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good!!

[Lisa Lucas]

Won in Goodreads giveaway, review coming soon.