The Queen of Second Place

Let's all give a hand to special talents. It's nice to have one, even if it isn't really helpful. And these talents are the focus of this book. Basically the great part is that the author, Laura Peyton Roberts, mentions all these seemingly random facts about the characters, but at the end, you get to see it all combine together to make a great finish. Apart from that, this book was so predictable that you didn't know which path the author would take. The cliché one, or the so-unexpected-it's-expected-beyond-belief one? Overall, The Queen of Second Place was your average chick lit book, but maybe it goes a teeny bit above the mark.

Cassie has been many things in her life, including bad hair day victim, prime teasing target, and illegal chauffeur for her little brother. But the thing that's been consistent in her life is second place. It's a gift. She places second in EVERYTHING. Cassie's not alone, though. All her friends seem to have talents too, though theirs are much more helpful (or at least less negative). So Cassie's already figured that she'll just be the "girl+friend" instead of the girlfriend when there's a new guy at school. But just because she knows that Sterling "Fourteen-Karat" Carter will get one more boy to add to her "Possible Dates to the Winter Formal" list doesn't stop Cassie from trying.
A mistake, it turns out.

Related links:
• Author's website