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In this YA retelling of Sabrina set in the glam fashion world, Amelia is whisked off to an amazing New York City fashion internship that changes her life--and quickly finds herself caught between two brothers.
A RITA finalist for Best First Book
If anyone saw the prom boards Amelia Blanco makes on her favorite fashion app, they'd think Ethan Laurenti was her boyfriend. They wouldn't know that all the plans she's made for them are just dreams, and that she's the girl who watches him from the kitchen while her parents cook for his famous family.
When Amelia's abuelita enrolls her in a month-long fashion internship in NYC, Amelia can't imagine leaving Miami--and Ethan--for that long. As soon as she gets to New York, however, she finds a bigger world and new possibilities. She meets people her own age who can actually carry on a conversation about stitching and design. Her pin boards become less about prom with Ethan and more about creating her own style. By the time she returns to Miami, Amelia feels like she can accomplish anything, and surprises herself by agreeing to help Ethan's awkward, Steve-Jobs-wannabe brother, Liam, create his own fashion app.
As Liam and Amelia get closer, Ethan realizes that this newly confident, stylish girl may be the one for him after all . . . even though he has a reality TV star girlfriend he conveniently keeps forgetting about. The "new and improved" Amelia soon finds herself in between two brothers, a whole lot of drama, and choice she never dreamed she'd have to make.
A RITA finalist for Best First Book
If anyone saw the prom boards Amelia Blanco makes on her favorite fashion app, they'd think Ethan Laurenti was her boyfriend. They wouldn't know that all the plans she's made for them are just dreams, and that she's the girl who watches him from the kitchen while her parents cook for his famous family.
When Amelia's abuelita enrolls her in a month-long fashion internship in NYC, Amelia can't imagine leaving Miami--and Ethan--for that long. As soon as she gets to New York, however, she finds a bigger world and new possibilities. She meets people her own age who can actually carry on a conversation about stitching and design. Her pin boards become less about prom with Ethan and more about creating her own style. By the time she returns to Miami, Amelia feels like she can accomplish anything, and surprises herself by agreeing to help Ethan's awkward, Steve-Jobs-wannabe brother, Liam, create his own fashion app.
As Liam and Amelia get closer, Ethan realizes that this newly confident, stylish girl may be the one for him after all . . . even though he has a reality TV star girlfriend he conveniently keeps forgetting about. The "new and improved" Amelia soon finds herself in between two brothers, a whole lot of drama, and choice she never dreamed she'd have to make.
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4.0
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Aditi Nichani
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December 7, 2016
There are some books you read just because you’re a) Looking for a light read b) Everybody needs baseless drama at some point c) YOU JUST WANT TO And Alterations was definitely one of those books for me. I knew it wasn’t going to be winning any awards from be under the “makes you want to search your soul” or other such DEEP categories, but HECK, sometimes I NEED a book like that. Amelia is a fashion expert. She lives with her mother and grandmother in their tiny apartment on the estate of some of the richest folks in town, the Laurentis as the domestic help. Of course, the Laurentis have GORGEOUS twin sons, both Amelia’s age, one of who she’s been in love with for forever. And then she gets this AWESOME internship in New York, only to come back and find her whole dynamic with the boys altered. While this book was fun, LIGHT, drama-filled and everything I expected from it, it was also slightly awkward and a little overdone. Some of my problems include: 1. Was Amelia’s internship an INTERSHIP or like Summer School? Because CLASSES and PROFESSORS = SCHOOL. The Devil Wears Prada Mean Bosses = INTERNSHIP. 2. I didn’t feel anything with EITHER boy. Like Liam was cuter, and an awkward potato (which I can totally relate to) but NO FEELS. SIGH. 3. Amelia’s sense of EVERYTHING was warped. In her head, BOYS > WORK ON A REALITY TV SHOW. 4. Amelia’s thought process was awkward. All in all, it was an okay-ish read, and what I expected it to be - fun, light, and a great way to pass your time 3 stars!
About the author
Stephanie Scott writes Young Adult stories about teens who put their passions first. Her books include Falling into Place and Alterations--a Romance Writers of America 2017 Best First Book RITA Award Finalist. She enjoys dance fitness and cat memes, and Pinterest is driving her broke. Born and raised in Kalamazoo where there are no zoos, she's a Midwest girl at heart. She now lives outside of Chicago with her tech-of-all-trades husband.
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