She's So Money

SHE’S SO MONEY
CHERRY CHEVA
Contemporary Young Adult
HarperTeen
ISBN# 978-06-128852-4
304 Pages
$16.99
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Rating: 4.5 Enchantments

Maya could never imagine a little freedom could cause so much trouble. When her parents leave her in charge of the family restaurant and her younger brother, Nat, she never thought the restaurant would end up with a hefty fine thanks to two bitchy customers. But in order to keep the 10K fine a secret from her over-controlling parents, she needs to pay it off before they can find out about it. And that’s where Camden King comes in.

Camden King needs help with his homework. His first encounter with Maya as his tutor doesn’t go well at all, especially when he comes across as a bit of a jerk. In fact, she quits when he offers to pay her to do his homework. But Camden is anything but easily deterred.

I have to admit I thought the first chapter or two of the book felt a little slow to me. It wasn’t until Maya was left on her own that the story began to pick up. One of the scenes that stuck with me takes place fairly early in the book. Maya and Camden are talking in the school hallway, having just come to an agreement about the ‘homework’ issue. He starts asking her about having a boyfriend and she says she hasn’t had one and when she says she hasn’t been kissed, Camden leans over and kisses her. I absolutely loved Maya’s reaction to the kiss!

Cherry Cheva is originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan and currently lives in Los Angeles where she writes for the animated series, Family Guy. SHE’S SO MONEY is her first novel. Visit her online at http://www.myspace.com/cherrycheva

Lisa
Enchanting Reviews
June 2008