By: Deborah Gregory

The Story:

Pashmina Purrstein and her posse--Angora, Felinez and Aphro--are poised-ready students at Manny Hanny's famed fashion central--Fashion International High School. These four friends blessed with feline fatale attributes vie for entry into the Catwalk competition where the winners really will take all. We're talking college scholarships, modeling contracts with Snooty Inc., and a trip abroad with all the trimmings of la dolce vita. But first, Pashmina and her friends have to assemble the ultimate fashion street team--while four other "houses" are struggling to do the same thing. Will the House of Pashmina earn their purr points? Wake up and smell the catnip--they're gonna rip the runway.

My Thoughts:

Two (very) clear things that popped onto my head the moment I finish reading the second page of the book; over the top & self-centered. Depending on the person reading it, these things can be either good news or bad news. But in my case, it's like somebody pushing all of my red buttons at once. I like it when an author refers something to the current pop culture but not when it's being done almost 99% of the book. It took me quite a few times reading to actually understand a simple sentence due to too much 'fashion slangs'. Do a 10 year old kid even say something like 'see ya supermodel!' to her friends nowadays? If yes then clearly somebody didn't tell me about it. Trust me, if you're not that into fashion, then run as far away as you can from this one. The first two pages might interest you but beyond that, it became mighty difficult to even understand the story (let alone remembering the almost unpronouncable names - Stellina? Felinez? Chintzy?! Farfalla??!!). Call me uncool & old fashion but I still prefer simple sentences book any day.

My Ratings: * *