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Prada & Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard (trade paperback)
Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin)
238 pages
$8.99 U.S.
Rating: 3 out of 5
For a light, fun time travel read, check out PRADA & PREJUDICE by Mandy Hubbard. It won't set the world on fire, but it's a good, solid story featuring a teen girl on a trip to London who literally trips over her brand-new Pradas and lands in the past--in Regency England. Mistaken for an expected American guest by a duke and his cousin, Callie has to figure out where she is, who she is, what she believes in, and why the arrogant young duke is seeming more and more appealing every day. Oh, and she'd better not let anyone find out she's a fraud...
Callie is a sympathetic character who feels ostracized from her rather "Mean Girls" traveling classmates and just wants to fit in and have fun like everyone else. Her adventures in the past strengthen her to re-face the present and make for a just plain fun read. And the author knows enough about life in Regency England to make the story feel authentic--chamber pots, anyone?! Likeable heroine? Check. Intriguing setting? Check. Fun romance? Check. Compelling voice? Not really, but definitely readable. Edgy/outstanding overall? Not any more than most light comedic YAs, but still worth the $$.
--Lincy
