I have read the other books in this series and this book has been sitting on my shelf for ages, so I started it.
The cover is, quite frankly, rubbish. The lime green doesn't do anything with the stars and the girl on the cover makes the book seem babyish and boring. It leaves nothing to the imagination. What's more, the words on the front are the sort of words to coax a five-year old.
However, aside from the cover, this book is alright. It's not quality reading, nothing of the sort, but the way it was written in emails and letters was original - and very realistic too. Simone was a well written character, but the fact that she went on a bit was either bad writing from the author or a very strong character. I'm edging on the over-enthusiastic bad writing of the author.
The plot consists of Simone, who has a school project with a really annoying, clever boy named Anthony, who she detests. But then, when Anthony must go to hospital because of a burst appendix, Simone finds that she's the one who has to email him all the catch up work. Soon, they start discussing all the issues in their lives, which is how the plot works - through email. The emails were certainly interesting, but the overall book disappointed me as I liked the other books in the series much more.
So, overall this was not a bad book but not the best I have ever read. My advice? Don't read this if you're over 11/12 years old. It's not worth it.
I might add, if any authors see this, a book made up of letters, emails and the subject of school are very interesting and really hook the reader in. Please could someone do a slightly more interesting book with this in mind?