Retro Friday Review : Being Nikki & Runaway

Posted by Kay on May 25, 2012 2:32 pm in 3 stars reads, 3.5 stars reads | 2 comments

Retro Friday is a meme hosted at Angieville and focuses on reviewing books from the past. This can be an old favorite, an under-the-radar book you think deserves more attention, something woefully out of print, etc. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time!

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Being Nikki :   Runaway : by Meg Cabot
Genre : YA, Fiction with a touch of science-fiction
Series : Book 2 & 3 in the Airhead series

On Goodreads : Being Nikki and Runaway

My Thoughts :

Whenever I start reviewing a series on the blog, I feel that I need to review the following books too (if I don’t drop the series, of course!) Which is why today I decided to feature books 2 and 3 in the Airhead series for Retro Friday.

I read and reviewed Airhead, the first book in the series, in 2010 (you can find my review at the bottom of this post). I called it “fun, intriguing and entertaining”, and was captivated enough that I went on to read the following books soon after. Both were one-day-readings, and though the second one definitely suffered the sophomore book syndrome, I really enjoyed it. Meg Cabot is a favorite author of mine, (even though I still have plenty of her books to read!) which is another reason why I really wanted to do this post!

When I look at the notes I took while reading these books, oh so long ago, one of the words that comes up a lot is “twists”. There are many surprises in this story, which took turns I didn’t expect. Yes, the romance part of the story was a little predictable, but that’s usually how they go. I still really liked sweet and down-to-earth Em, although there were a few moments where she definitely would have needed someone to give her a good kick in the right direction! But I also feel it is the burden of Meg Cabot’s characters to often be unaware of what’s happening around them, so in that sense, maybe Em is just what a Cabot fan would be expecting!

If I had to use one word to describe the series it would be : fun. It’s not dark and serious and questioning the world or society, like most YA books do right now with the trend of dystopia. And you know I love dystopian universes, but sometimes, it’s also fun to sit and read something completely silly and light like the Airhead series. If you want a series where you can just turn your brain off and relax, this might be the one for you! 🙂

Series Reading Order :

1. Airhead
2. Being Nikki
3. Runaway