There's a Way, Monster High: Where There's a Wolf

I am twenty years old and I loved this book more than I think an intelligent college student should. There were just way to many things that kept me from not turning the pages and walking away. In fact, I have only one negative thing to say about this book.

This is a book meant strictly for pleasure reading for fantasy and novels alike. While it kept true to the high school novel feel, it also had enough fantasy to make it that much more interesting than just high school girls worrying about losing their boy toys. It was similar to any other young adult novel I have read except for the one factor making it completely different: it revolves around the descendents of monsters. If it wasn't for that, I probably would have hated this book. I have always loved everything to do with fantast monsters and creatures. The fact that Mattel created a doll series about it was cute, but the book made it enjoyable for an audience older than seven years of age.

Quite honestly, I am tired of all the criticism of this book. It is meant to be a light-hearted, moral teaching novel meant for young adults, therefore, it is meant to relatable by teens. All the slang that the students use is how the real world is, people. I am sorry if you don't understand their lingo, but it's how kids are, especially high schoolers. They invent words that they think are cool and some tend to catch on. Melody's family is from Beverly Hills. Why wouldn't they have designer clothes? Frankie was born 15 days ago. What else would she wear but what magazines and the media tell her to, which just happens to be designer clothing. As for the celebrity names dropped, this is not in the leagues of Lewis or Tolkien. Few people will read this in 50 years when the current generation doesn't know who Lady Gaga or Justin Beiber is. This was meant for the generation here and now.

This is not a deep novel people. There is no great mission by amazing warriors meant to save the world. The romance is just that: cute teen romance. No sex and no deep involved feeling that are too complicated. If this novel was not grown up for you, then you probably shouldn't be picking up books from the young adult section. Try some Lukyanenko novels and then talk to me. Thanks.

Moving on. The books two main female characters are Melody and Frankie Stein. The description is a bit misleading, however. Frankie and Melody actually don't even really talk to each until the end. Before tragedy strikes, bringing them together, the two are lost in their own little worlds, hardly even concerned with each other. Both girls are focused on making it a new community and high school, while dealing with major crushes and vicious students. Each makes their own friends. One's are psychotic back-stabbers that need to have cell phone service banned and barred. The other's are true and stand behind her even if they don't agree with her.

The characters were adorable, crazy, funny, and had so much...well character. It was easy to tell one from another and I absolutely loved reading about them interacting with each other. Most of the novel had me either laughing, or setting the book aside until I could get over my empathetic embarrassment. I found myself sympathizing with all the characters' points of view even though none of them know the whole picture like the reader does. Not to mention, sharing Frankie's frustration. I was with her 100% even though I kept telling myself her parents' way was the safest. How could you not feel frustrated when everyone was telling her to have pride in what she was and the forcing who to hide what she was? Hypocritical much? I thought so.

Now to the only negative thing I have to say about this book: I wanted to continuously shut Melody down. I found it down right annoying that she thought she knew how Jackson (Dr. Jekyll's grandson) and Frankie (Frankenstein's granddaughter) felt about being outcasts just because she had a nose she considered ugly. Are you kidding me? Really? I thought this was a poor attempt by Harrison to give Melody and Frankie some common ground. Being made fun of because of your nose is nowhere near the devastation of being hunted down because your grandfather was a chemical addict or a stitched together living doll. Oh, I am sure that it was tragic enough for Melody, but how dare she say she understood what it was like. Melody was never in mortal danger for her difference, so please, honey, get off your self-righteous horse.

The main reason I loved this book so much was because it was so distracting. It was such a light and fluffy book about the "simplicity" that is high school life. It was refreshing from all these novels nowadays where the protagonist is the only person capable of saving the world, their loved ones, blah blah blah, while the protagonist is also some immensely powerful being. Note to writers: that scenario is getting old real quick.

Frankie Stein is thrilled when her parents tell her that she is ready to go to school. Frankie has high hopes for high school - she can't wait to make friends and to finally have the chance to wear her amazing wardrobe out in public. She's spent her whole life (all 15 days of it) inside her father's lab (a/k/a the Fab) and her only friends are the Glitterati (her pet mice) and her parents. Aside from her mint green skin, the thick bolts in her neck and the seams that are holding her appendages together, she would fit right in. But Frankie is none to happy when she is told that she and RAD's (other monsters like her) have to blend in with the normie's (random normal folk). Generations of RAD's have found safe haven in Salem, Oregon and cannot risk the chaos and uproar that a monster siting might cause - witch hunt anyone?

So off to "normie" school she goes under tons of make-up and conservative clothing to hide her more "original" traits. There she meets other monster teens who quickly befriend her Claudine (Clawdeen), Draculaura, Lagoona Blue, Deuce, D.J./Jackson Hyde, and Cleo.

In alternating chapters from Frankie's POV, you also meet new student and town resident, but more importantly, normie, Melody Carver. Melody and her family have just moved to Salem from Beverly Hills. Merston High and the town of Salem, Oregon, are in for a surprise when their September Semi (ironically themed "Monster Mash") - gets a tad bit more ghoulier then anticipated.

Oh, but I loved Frankie. She's such a sweet thing. I loved her attitude, her love of who she is and what she looks like really gives a positive vibe to the story. Ms. Harrison truly makes her shine throughout Monster High's pages. Although we do read a lot about Melody, and I did enjoy her chapters, Frankie's story was so much more interesting. I loved the mystery of who was a monster and who was a normie.... I kept trying to guess which monster the kids were... I found myself quite entertained by this.

I will forewarn that there is a cliff-hanger ending - so be prepared to be left feeling anxious for the next book. What will happen to Frankie, Melody, and their friends? The writing is witty, fun and definitely appealing for tweens. Super cute story and one that I think will be a sure hit with young-ins plus there are some great messages scattered throughout. You guys also have to check out their "RAD" website. This is the start to what seems to be a very promising series. I can't wait to see what happens next.

I gave 4 stars because of common teens' love story.
First I got interested in these dolls. Now I cannot stop buying new ones. Next, I watched all cartoons, and now decided to read books.
So, I noticed that people who read these books wrote that they are full of sexual content. Well, yes, but not that much. Actually this serie is marked as YOUNG ADULTS FICTION, so I don't understand why moms read these books to little girls... It is obviously for teens and young adults, about boys, dating, love and school life.
Well, since I just wanted to read some easy book, I was contented. I liked the idea of book, romance and just easy reading.

After getting a nose job for their daughter Melody, super superficial parents, Beau and Gloria Carver decide they are ready for small town life and move from Beverly Hills 90210 to Salem, Oregon (relatively speaking, Hicktown, USA) where she will attend Merston High. Meanwhile, in another part of Salem, Viveka and Victor Stein, parents of a newly minted monster daughter named Frankie, celebrate her birth. Unlike Melody, Frankie has self-confidence to spare and wants to out herself to the world though she learns the hard way the benefit of blending in. Fortunately, she is able to hide in plain sight (blending in with the "Normie's) through the use of camouflage techniques like body paint and clothing that covers her inhumanely-looking parts. Frankie defies her parents' wishes repeatedly, jeopardizing her very existence and her chance to attend the dance, which is the climactic event of the story with its monster mash theme, the perfect place (maybe) to come as you are. Melody and Frankie interact several times throughout the story but you couldn't really say that they become the bffs readers might expect.

The "it's okay to be different," theme is a common one, but author Lisi Harrison puts a unique spin on it by incorporating characters who are extreme in their looks (monster), beliefs (super superficial), and behaviors. Although there is little to complain about the writing style, plot or content (which seems appropriate for the recommended age 12 and up, mostly lots of crushing and kissing) of Monster High, the many references to superficiality get irritating after a while...at least to an adult. Better: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, The Boy Project by Kami Kinard, and Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.

Reading Monster High and Monster High: The Ghoul Next Door, I have found the series okay so far. It isn't something I'd wish to read over and over again, but if bored I'd pick the books up. They are light reads despite the many chapters and aren't terrible. They just aren't amazing either.

While nothing like the Mattel doll line with the small journals as well as nothing like the web shorts on MonsterHigh.com the books at least lack in plot holes, continuity slip ups and forgotten facts.

As long as you don't expect the book to be like the Mattel line, you'll do just fine. This is less fantasy, alternate universe than those. Set in our time and our universe, it has slight fantasy in the fact that monster are among us and have been for ages. This series is on survival, acceptance, fear and change.

At least that seems to be the core. On the outside it is full of notes like fashion, labels, music of 2009 to now... (Which can be annoying - you just have to blur it out in your mind like how some can blur out boring teacher lectures. :P) While that gives setting it also limits this book to a time period that will fade. What it does give is small insights of the characters' stances in a school setting. Instead of flat out saying what rank, clique and so forth a character is in, these tidbits tell enough to be of some use.

Having seen the web shorts, I also find that the books gives people a new view of the characters they like be it minimal to substantial. I love how it gives great expansion to JD/Jackson and a different look to the relationships of Cleo, Clawdeen, Lagoona/Blue and Draculaura.

Some find the parts about Melody to be useless and boring, but the thing is, with her it gives greater perspective on what makes monsters/RADS and humans/Normies relatable. It shows the views a bit more on both sides of the scale and how other characters come into play to allow certain events to happen. So for this series, she is necessary even if she is boring compared to the Monster/RAD cast.

My review must make this book seem pretty complicated, but if you look at it for surface worth, it isn't at all. If you look at it on a bit more of a scholarly level it can be more than vapid, teen trash and have meaning and depth.

Unlike the Mattel line from web shorts to dolls and diary journals, this series doesn't seem to be directed at the tween community and more for the teen in some cases. Certain scenes, despite quite clean as far as I see, could be too "mature" for tweens.

Admittedly, sometimes during the book I kept remembering a book I read about the Salem Witch Trials. What likely led up to them, girls starting trouble that escalated to the point they couldn't take it back and so forth. It also reminded me of various times in history of fighting for equality be it race, gender, sexuality and so forth... as well as how it continues on today. Sure, in this book it is not on such a serious tone, but considering the audience it is aimed at, of course it isn't.

For those who aren't tweens, however, it is always best not to hold expectations or assumptions that a book will be the same as a movie/webisode/doll line or whatever. That is why people get so disappointed when a movie isn't as good as a book or a remake is not that same as the first version. Just take things as they are.

I like the dolls, enjoy the web shorts and even though the book might have been a lot "cooler" if it had followed the trend Mattel took, it does have its merits even if they aren't on a "this has changed my life" or "favorite book ever" level.

Monster High by Lisi Harrison is a great book once you flip through the pages. Unlike The Clique, which had The Pretty Committee swearing their mouths out, this book produces a more mature set of novels from Lisi, who is a very good author. The story takes place in Salem, Oregon (unlike Westchester, New York and fictional Alpha Island) where Frankie Stein is built and programmed to have the knowledge of a normal fifteen year old. Meanwhile, Melody Carver and her family are moving from Beverly Hills (90210) to the fresh air of Salem, to help prevent Melody's asthma from going overboard. The story flips from Melody to Frankie continuously, while the mysterious Lost Chapter makes Frankie go double and so does Melody, leaving Melody with even numbers and etc.. Lisi Harrison has proven her best work in the first book in her third series, which from start to end, does a fantastic overview of high school problems. Lisi will not disappoint you with this work of art.

If you're older than junior high, I wouldn't give this a chance, unless like myself you are a fan of the dolls. If you're a die hard horror fan, enjoy gore, characters with depth, or reading books without watching/reading commercials, then give this book a pass. However, I think young girls will gobble this up, getting the references (at the time of this review, anyway) and feeling as cool as the dolls they play with.

The Good: This book has an awesome premise and carries it out very well. It's got a decent message hidden underneath its classic horror character story line.

The Bad: Cutesy words like "Normies" quickly drove me insane. The "kids" do a version of basic teen rebellion, thinking they know better than their parents. It's standard fare that will likely delight a middle grade to early young adult crowd, and immediately turn older readers off.

This book was too cheesy and corny for me. But maybe the younger YA crowd will like it more.

I thought the plot was original. Monsters hiding in plain sight of the "normies". And while I don't think we were supposed to figure out just who was a monster and who wasn't, I had the monsters pegged from the very beginning.

I did like the two main characters--Melody and Frankie. They were definitely true to themselves and wanted to be liked for who they were and not what they looked like. Which would be a good moral for tweens to read about.

But I wasn't a fan of the ending. I read an ARC, so maybe the ending will change, and I certainly hope it does. I think it was meant to be a cliffhanger, but to me it didn't feel that way. It felt like the book just stopped. In fact, there were a couple of blank pages at the end and I flipped through them thinking that maybe the writing would continue. Nothing was wrapped up, but still left me wanting more. It just cut off. Not my favorite way to end a story.

It starts out with Frankie Stein being created. 15 days later she is a 15-year-old and learns she has to go to school, disguised, by covering her seams and bolts. She tries to bring together humans and RAD's, a nice name for monsters. Meanwhile, Melody Carver moves from Beverly Hills to the same town as Frankie. The disappointing part was she didn't fit in. She makes one friend by signing a contract. I wanted to keep reading though the book was very disappointing.

Simplh cool. Clawdeen is deffinately my favorite character and i loved how she had to "rough it," while trying to plan and make her "Sassy" Sixteen, and manage her blog(with seven whlole followers!) while wondering what happened go every one else after they were forced into exile and staritng the ""rebel course"" then so much more happens i was impressed.
This review was awesome!!

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Peace Out ;p

Monster High is , as Frankie would say, a voltage book. I have read up until the 3rd book (twice!), and as of this very moment waiting for the 4th one to come in my mail. Monster High is a unique readfor all.

Even though the kissy parts made me gag(it was no different with The Hunger Games), I still say it was worth the read.

All the charaters played an interesting role in this story, RADs(Regular Attribute Dodgers) and normies(an odd, yet nonoffencive way of saying, 'humans').

The idea of having both Frankie Melody's percpectives was genious. I couldn't have written it any better.

I was expecting more from the story line of this book because I liked the typical characters so much. This is a really cool concept; I just think I am a little too old to really appreciate the writing style here. I would recommend this book for young girls probably in and below the middle school age.

I got this book for my tween daughter, and of course read it to double check it was clean enough. I thought it was a good story, and felt attached to Frankie. Although it was a bit too teeny-boppy for me, my daughter absolutely loved this book!

I loved this book so much! But.... it wasn't really 5 stars. The book was good and all but this is not for younger elementary school kids(1st-3rd or 4th) It left me hanging with a happy/sad ending. Let me make this clear though. I DO NOT like Brett. That was just a bad idea. I did like the other characters though. Especially Melody. Brett was just a bad example. Frankie was kind of like that too... She had a different personality. That's not bad though. And also there was unneeded details like how they all kept mentioning Lady Gaga. That was getting ridiculous. Overall though it was a good book. This is my opinion, so if you're offended by it, I'm sorry! :(

Lisi Harrison lets you dive into Monster High: A Novel to meet a unique girl Frankie Stein...With minty green skin and neck bolt and stiches. (Get it LOL!) Anyway, Frankie Stein must fight between the the Normies and the RADs by hiding her minty green skin and her neck bolts. Explore Monster high as you read a mixture of high school,romance,friends and cliques! GOOD LUCK!! <33

The story itself is wonderful, but Liz Morton is the absolute WORST reader on the planet. Her delivery is stiff and wooden. Listen to the sample- she sounds as though she's forcing every word out of her mouth with contempt. Not one syllable is correct. Not one word is stressed properly. She honestly put effort into being /BAD/. I'm talking Twilight levels of awful. If you need the audio version of this book, buy the PDF version and download a screen reader. A robot would give a more emotional delivery than Morton. I'm not kidding.

My parents were getting desperate for my 13yo sister to read something, anything. So, while ordering some books for myself, I bought this little number as well. So glad I did! She actually saved her allowance to buy the SECOND book. I can't express what an accomplishment this was. Now that the door's opened, she is reading and expanding more into different genres of books. I haven't personally read the book (it was pink, rhinestoned, and said 'vampire'. My sisters' interests in a nutshell) so I can't say much on the quality of the actual context. The girl is reading and that's all that matters to me.

It's the new it for girls who think they outgrown the Disney characters. Barbie is still cool but I think girl get a kick out of the interchangeable body parts and clothes. Wish I had it when I was kid....

Lisi Harrison lets you dive into Monster High: A Novel to meet a unique girl Frankie Stein...With minty green skin and neck bolt and stiches. (Get it LOL!) Anyway, Frankie Stein must fight between the the Normies and the RADs by hiding her minty green skin and her neck bolts. Explore Monster high as you read a mixture of high school,romance,friends and cliques! GOOD LUCK!! <33

The story itself is wonderful, but Liz Morton is the absolute WORST reader on the planet. Her delivery is stiff and wooden. Listen to the sample- she sounds as though she's forcing every word out of her mouth with contempt. Not one syllable is correct. Not one word is stressed properly. She honestly put effort into being /BAD/. I'm talking Twilight levels of awful. If you need the audio version of this book, buy the PDF version and download a screen reader. A robot would give a more emotional delivery than Morton. I'm not kidding.

My parents were getting desperate for my 13yo sister to read something, anything. So, while ordering some books for myself, I bought this little number as well. So glad I did! She actually saved her allowance to buy the SECOND book. I can't express what an accomplishment this was. Now that the door's opened, she is reading and expanding more into different genres of books. I haven't personally read the book (it was pink, rhinestoned, and said 'vampire'. My sisters' interests in a nutshell) so I can't say much on the quality of the actual context. The girl is reading and that's all that matters to me.

It's the new it for girls who think they outgrown the Disney characters. Barbie is still cool but I think girl get a kick out of the interchangeable body parts and clothes. Wish I had it when I was kid....

this is a truely great story, but the only thing that's the same as the original monster high line are the main characters. this is the story of frankie stein and "normie" melody carver. i won't spoil the story for those who are thinking of buying this book, but don't get your hopes up for the original monster high stories. These books are targeted for teenagers, not young children.

So I had seen the commercials and hype over the new Monster High dolls. They are absolutely adorable! I went on the website and everything and it's so cute because all of the characters have their own distinct personalities and style. When I heard about the book, I bought it right away. Although I have not read the clique series, I watched the movie and was looking forward to this book. It was a fast read and I thought the story line was cute. The only problem I had was the discrepencies between the friend circles from the website and the book. It's a bit confusing but other than that I loved it! (:

The best thing about this is the toy line. The story in this book starts with Frankie but then the author decided to focus on a "normie" named Melody and her self esteem issues. Frankie and the other "monster" kids should have been the main focus of the story but they took a back seat to Melody and her issues. That's why I say this book could have been a lot better and a lot more fun. If you're expecting a real Monster High story, you're just not going to get it. This is monster kids and their folks hiding from the normies for 190 or so pages. Even the High School dance toward the end is a bummer. Do yourself a favor, collect the dolls and skip the books.

I loved this book. The thing I don't understand is how you don't like the so-called product placement. People my age do like, we can relate to the characters. I eagerly await the next book, and I am a fan of all Ms. Lisi's books. In my opinion, the people who don't like his book are not whot this book was intended for. So go ahead, bash the author. I'd like to see you write 20+ popular books.

i loved this book so much. the only thing that i did not like was the set up. for example it went from frankie to melony and it went back and forth. kinda confusing but it was a really good book and i with out a dought recamend it.

These books are for kids who love the dolls, and the dolls appeal to the 8-10 crowd at most. There was more than a little age-inappropriate material, including several references (with examples) to "making out" and several ill advised sexual innuendos ("you wanna hump?" stood out more than others). Also, I don't think the word "sexy" should have had such a star role in books intended for a 9 year old.

This author must have been contracted because of her affiliation with MTV (which should change its name, by the way, because there is no "music" - not like when it first started and wall all music videos all the time - now it is just a bunch of trash tv programs that are trying to cash in on sensationalism and shock factor and trying to promote an agenda that goes against reason) and her other trash novels.

Avoid this at all costs - if you want your children not to be exposed to immoral filth and trash.

As for other reviewers who have stated that children talk about worse things - that does not make it right let alone acceptable.

I read and loved the monster high book,so whoever didn't buy it because of a few crabby mom's reviews, made a big mistake. I am tween almost a teen, and all the friends I shared it with loved it. The moms who wrote such harsh reviews had no right to type any of that. The book was written for young adult girls, not adult women. I thought the book was well thought out and very clever.It had a way of pulling the reader in that I liked. The book is witten for a younger audience, but older girls would like it. The book isn't like the web series and dolls, but Lisi did a fantastic job at making the characters more realistic. Obviously, this book is a wonderful, yet unfairly criticized story.

After I read this novel, I was surprised. I expected it to be an immature kid's book, but it actually turned out to be a book that would mostly relate to middle-schoolers and high-schoolers. Even though it is fantasy, their is much truth in it. Yes, it is about a teenager named Frankie Stein who is a descendent of Frankenstein, but her life is like a regular teenager's. (Other than the monster secret of hers) I think a lot of kids can relate to this book. It's a great novel.

I first thought that the book was going to be scary or at least a thriller, then I turned the book around and saw the highly girly cover. I still really liked the plot and the idea and so I bought it (luckily from Wal-mart). I had seen the commercial first when they show the characters and you can go online and join Monster High. I really like the names that Lisi gave her characters (Clawdeen, Draculaura, lagoona blue...)but when I read it it was very girly and light and quite cheesy, and was so annoyed how the author kept making Frankie say VOLTAGE as cool. I got pretty confused with the POVs of both characters,although it was a simple story. Major name dropping, very annoying. In the end, I'll keep the book and read it again but I was dissapointed in the long run.

I REALLY like it I LOVE it really I'm a teenager and I never read when ever I read it I say just a few more pages and I will stop for now but I can't stop reading it there is a lot of kissing so not a book for kids and it doesn't really go with the minster high movies or webasodes or tv shows so not for you to say that's didn't really happen like I did I can't wait to get the next book :D

i loved this book it totaly relates to us teens and the hard times that we have with friends and frenemys boyfriends and guy friend an figureing thingz out in life i read the other book and i cant wait till next fall when "monster high 3" comes out in the mean time im gonna read "the clique" seriz thank u lisli harreson!

the video games r just like the video game. my neighbors granddaughter has the video game and she was staying in town for a few days, and i went over and played the game. and u can tell automatically it was made 4 youner kids, i enjoy video games very much but don't get 2 play them that often, i'm 16 years old and asophomore high school, and i liked the game and haven't read any of the books, not that i'd read them anyway.

i really liked this story.everyone has a diffrent type of life from a monster.but these monsters are really off the hook.frankie my favorite she was well made in a fab lab by her parents but she still lives like a normal teen. shes only well 15 days but she has her mind built in like a normal15 year old.thats why i really like her she loves lighting it refreshes her she tries her best to fit in or squeeze tight with the group and well she does. luv luv luv luv this book.

it is a good good book those who like monster girls and boys in highschool will tots love this i recamond that children under 7 will not like text ya latter :) your bff emmy really it is a good offer there also makeing a new monster high books one is goul (that means girl) goul friends forver! and a draclara book too the reviews say both books are spectaclor tots catch u lats ; ) emmy
BYE MONSTER HIGH!!
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I love the Monster High Series alot. They're fun and very misterious. They teach you alot about all the characters and some stuff that you might not even know already. The book is (I think) the best one yet! I can't wait until the other ones come out.. but I love this series!

i hear of this book from my little 8 year old cousin. well, i hear of the BOOK from a magazine. i told my mom it was a book, and thought why not read it? i love the way melody and frankie bothe have crushes on jackson... err..... and dj. i cant waitt for the next book!!!!

I have read the first two books of Monster High and am starting to read the 3rd. I love Monster High I watch the webisodes and showed my little cuz and now she watchs the webisodes and now is making a collection of all of the characters dolls such as Frankie,Draculara,and one of the brand new ones Rockelle. She says that all she needs now is Venus Flytrap and Rebbeca Steem!!I I am always on Monster high. I would definity recomend it even more though if you are in middle school or high school!!!!!!!! :) ;)

Just a heads up, this is BEFORE the monster high school was created. I really love this book because its for slightly older readers and has justice, romance, and adventure. All about how you should be yourself it really helpes self esteem. Definately get this book and the rest of the series. Love Monster High!

I discovered Monster High on one of my visits to YouTube.com, where the music video was being advertised. It was catchy and got stuck in my head for a few days do I decided to look farther into it. Then I found the cartoons and loved them, I really like the animation, and they are just completely cute. And finally (yes I'm getting to the point) I saw the book at the library and had to read it. I must admit it was a good read despite the reviews, I really enjoyed it, it's a light read true. But none the less a good one. I don't want to spoil it. So I'll just say I can't wait for the next one to come out.

By the by I'm way over the teenaged years, so I think this is great fun for all ages.

This author must have been contracted because of her affiliation with MTV (which should change its name, by the way, because there is no "music" - not like when it first started and wall all music videos all the time - now it is just a bunch of trash tv programs that are trying to cash in on sensationalism and shock factor and trying to promote an agenda that goes against reason) and her other trash novels.

Avoid this at all costs - if you want your children not to be exposed to immoral filth and trash.

As for other reviewers who have stated that children talk about worse things - that does not make it right let alone acceptable.

I thought this book was going have a story simalar to webisodes.
The story is way more different and way more instresting. This book is good for
teens and young adults. Kids might find it boring. I didn't enjoy the ending,I felt
ripped off. Most people who like monster stories may like this.

The book is really good! You find out about Melony's birth and explains a lot of questions you probably had in the 2nd book. It wasn't perfect though. But please! Can they just get rid of Brett or Lady Gaga talk?

I have read all three and getting the fourth one but this is my absolute favorite!!! They were all great but this one blew my mind! :) I bet we can all say it was amazing. my favorite part of the book was towards the ending. I was so surprised. I am thrilled to be getting the fourth one. so get this book and you will fall in love with it to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Lisi Harrison presents the reader with the teen monsters of Salem, Oregon. The novel is mostly about Frankie Stein, whose creation is described in the prologue. The author never reveals where Frankie's parents got her body parts from, and that's probably a good thing. The other main character in this train wreck of a novel is Melody, who has quite possibly the most annoying and shallow older sister on the planet. Melody's family moved to Salem to escape from the pollution of California(and to give her a healthier environment because she has asthma).The characters obsess over appearance so much, that it's no wonder Mattel got the right to make the dolls. Harrison duct tapes brand names onto every concievable item she could, which is distracting and irritating. The result is filled with shallow people that the reader may be tempted to hit on the head with a blunt object to knock some sense in. The only fun I had while reading it was writing snarky comments in the margins. Overall, it was a waste of name-brand time.

i thin the dolls are so frk cute and the book was fangtastic and why is every body being so rude to the book i am punkie gothie and 12 i didnt think i was gonna like this but i di and ppl stop haten gosh stop HATEN

It would have been a really cute book, had the "author" not have tried to shamelessly plug as many brand names and pop culture references as possible. It was like a tween, "horror" version of Family Guy with the amount of pop culture references in it. That kind of ruined the story for me.

well i havent actually read the book but from what i hear it is garbage, being my age i wad very excited about reading this book but all the reviews were sayin it wasnt all good. some say it great some say its okay- im not realy sure if im going to buy it if everyone it is saying its horrible so PLEASE tell me what you honstly think !! :/

this is not very good at all but dont take advice from me i dont even like books abought tv shows well some i still like Olivia the pig but the tv show came after the publisher notised that the book was runing out in stores so she made a way that every one could enjoy Olivia the pig by making her a tv show that i dont like sorry!:-()

I got this book for my goddaughter who simply loves Monster High in an effort to get her to read more. Once she received this book she started reading it immediately and reports to me every page she reads and this is so pleasing as she is only 9 years old and has found a love for reading. She said she will take this book to school with her and ask her teacher if she may read it in class. I am so pleased with my purchase and I will definitely be purchasing from this seller in the near future, shopping for Christmas gifts.

As I write this review I haven't completely finished this book. I have downloaded it to my kindle and my free-time activities vary so I go back to it every so often. But, from what I've read I really enjoy it. The book series goes on its own different path from the Monster High webisodes and movies. This is long before Monster High existed when the Monsters had to go to a Normie High School and do what they could to appear human and some things about the characters are different but only slightly. It's nice to get a different perspective.

I dowloaded this to my kindle and I really enjoyed it. The book series goes on its own different path from the Monster High webisodes and movies. This is long before Monster High existed when the Monsters had to go to a Normie High School and do what they could to appear human and some things about the characters are different but only slightly. It's nice to get a different perspective.