Epic Fail- Claire LaZebnik

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Songs

Amazed- Lonestar

Get to Me- Lady Antebellum

Long Teenage Goodbye- Lady Antebellum

 

Epic Fail the Review

4 Stars

          In this new take on Pride and Prejudice we meet Elise and Derek. AKA our new Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. I have read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and I will say there are quite a few similarities in this book. In the fact that the main character Heroine comes from a relatively poor family and the main character’s hero comes from a wealthy family. Also there’s a male antagonist who takes advantage of the male protagonist’s sister.  I really loved this book and this is the second time that I’ve read it. It probably won’t be my last. Now why is that?

          Well for one I loved the take on Pride and Prejudice. I felt it was executed really well. There were a few similarities but not enough that you would call it a copy cat in a new era. Epic Fail was different and fresh.

I felt that the characters in Epic Fail had the same personalities as Jane Austen’s novel. Elise was a sweet and caring sister just like Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice. Elise was a very caring older and younger sister. She loved her older sister Julie and she got along with her younger sisters too. Sure they got on their nerves, they drove her crazy, but she loved them anyway. In my opinion Elise is better than her sister Julie. I don’t know why I feel that way, I just do. It is just a feeling I’ve had since I first read the book. Elise’s family was embarrassing. Especially her mother. Her mother, in my opinion, is a hot mess. I’m sure other people feel the same way. Elise is just like every girl in the world, in the fact that we are all looking for someone to love.

Elise found someone to love in Derek. Derek is the Mr. Darcy of Epic Fail. They have the same type of personality. Derek is possessive, protective, misunderstood, and guarded. He doesn’t trust people because when your parents are famous actors, you don’t know who wants to be with you for you. You don’t know if they love you or who you belong to. Derek is very protective of his friends and family. Mostly his sister Georgia. He would do anything for his sister. He is also protective of his friend Chase. I saw that when Julie and Chase broke up. Derek felt that it couldn’t have been Chase’s fault because he was blind when it comes to his friends. He wants to believe the best of them and he doesn’t want to see them hurt. People misunderstand him because they see him as arrogant and untouchable because of who is parents are. When in fact Derek is down to earth and nobody deserves to touch him because they don’t see him for him. Everyone else just sees the looks and the money that he comes from. Throughout the book Derek learns to trust others and he learns to fall in love with someone. That someone being Elise.

I kinda liked Julie too. I felt that she was a strong secondary character but the love she shared with Chase just seemed too good to be true. That’s the reason I don’t like Chase as much too. Their love just seemed false. Julie was sweet, caring, and confused about her love for Chase. She felt like it was too strong but she didn’t really try to understand it. She was just go with the flow.

Lastly I did not like Webster Grant. He befriended Elise but only so he could use her. He was a jerk and a pervert. He took pictures of girls who were given too much to drink and he used the pictures as blackmail to get money out of wealthy parents. Elise didn’t know any of this until she learned from Derek about the truth about his sister. Webster blackmailed Derek’s sister and that’s why they have this outstanding hatred for each other. Webster deserves to be hated. He was also a liar. I hate liars. I mean seriously is it so hard to tell the truth these days?

Anyway for the most part I loved the book with an exception of a few minor points, cough cough, Webster Grant, cough cough. I will most definitely read this book again. Probably in the near future.