I recently read Epic Fail by Claire Lazebnik. I was in between books and wanted an easy light read to make some room on my not read yet book shelf. Here is the overview of the book.
Will Elise’s love life be an epic win or an epic fail? At Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you. Case in point:
As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the school—not that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects.
As the daughter of the new principal, Elise Benton isn’t exactly on everyone’s must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list.
When Elise’s beautiful sister catches the eye of the prince’s best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with Derek, making her the envy of every girl on campus. Except she refuses to fall for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty, and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long.
As I was reading what others thought of this book I found out it is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. I haven’t read Pride and Prejudice in about six years and I didn’t know how it related to Epic Fail until after I had already read it so I did not compare the two as I was reading. However, I now find that some things are similar in that the main character Elise Benton has a strong personality and will not be pushed around just like Elizabeth Bennett. Elise’s strong willed and intelligent character is a refreshing change from all the doe eyed an ignorant girls in so many teen books who are blinded by love and lose themselves in whichever hot guy looks there way. I almost didn't get this book because I thought it would be just another annoying book with a girl who had no common sense. This book really surprised me. It was an easy read taking me less than a day to finish and it had a character I actually liked reading about. If you like a high school love story with just the right amount of drama and not to much sappy love then Epic Fail should be on your reading list.
Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. ~Author Unknown
