A Midsummer Tights Dream by Louise Rennison (Misadventures of Tullalah Casey #2)

Tallulah is back at Dother Hall, home to the arts academy she attended in the last book. Tullalah is happy to be reunited with her friends, The Tree Sisters, and the boys at Wolfe Hall. But she is confused about snogging and Charlie and most of all about the town bad boy, Cain.

Truly Tallulah is Georgia Nicholson's successor as she should be, being cousins and all. She is so confused by the Snogging Scale that Georgia and her Ace Gang made up and does nose licking even rate on the scale? She is afraid she is no good at kissing and is too tall and gangly for the boys. But Tallulah is a charming girl and very quirky and so all the boys love her. Much like Georgia no matter how weird Tallulah is, they still want to snog her.

There is a lot of slang and I wonder if British girls are really like this. I mean, I can see a lot of myself in Tallulah at that age, wondering if boys like me. It's pretty obvious to me who likes her but she really only sees her flaws. There is a lot of crazy stuff that happens and the way Tallulah talks is different but funny. And ooh er, there is one really terrific kissing scene that had me melting just like Tallulah.

Misadventures of Tullalah Casey
Withering Tights

Withering Tights by Louise Rennison

 Talluah Casey is going away to theater camp or "college" as she calls it.  There she meets some fun and talented girls and has adventures involving boys, owls, and, of course, the theater.

Vaisey said, "It can't really be Mrs. Rochester, can it?"
I said, "Well, you say that, but it all adds up, doesn't it?  We're in Yorkshire on some moors at a big house, the roof's on fire and someone who may or may not have been banged up in the attic for years, has just come out on to the roof?  I'm only stating the obvious.  Who else can it be?  p.49/50

As a huge fan of Georgia Nicholson and Louise Rennison in general, I was excited to see a new series coming from her.  And this was definitely her style.  Tallulah is Georgia's younger cousin and so there is some family resemblance attitude-wise.  Just as Georgia was clueless about boys so is Tallulah.  But Tallulah is cluess about a great many other things.  She is precious and funny and apparently very tall.  It's funny because I always think no one can be that clueless and then I remember myself in high school and oh yes they can.  Reading her adventures with the boys, especially Cain, the brooding bad boy, brought me back to being a teenager.  Except I've never been tall or lanky and not inclined to the theater.  But Tallulah is refreshing and amusing and very British and I enjoyed this book. I thought this was a cute book, not quite as amusing as the Georgia books but definitely a good follow-up for Rennison.  Tallulah is going on my must read series list.

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