Fix

Fix is an outstanding book, and is full of wonderful plot twists. However, in some parts of the book, the plot gets a little boring. To start with the good elements of the book, the general storyline was very believable from where I stand. The story is told from two points of view, alternating between each chapter, eldest sibling, and back to youngest. The book starts out introducing two young women and their parents, one who happens to be an actress and model, that move from La Jolla, CA to Bel Air. Upon moving to their new home the eldest daughter is allowed to get a nose job because of her issues with piers making fun of it. At her new school she becomes popular. The book then fast-forwards to her graduation year. Her younger sister is now the one that is going under the knife for a surgery her parents and sister think that she wants. However, she's not the only one that is going under the knife. That's my limit. No other information can be revealed. From just the basic plot structure, it is very believable that the two young girls are allowed to have surgery because of their parents spoiling them. Another excellent part of the book was that there was not only one big twist, but there were three. Now, usually when there are that many plot changing twists the book gets a little boring. However, I found that these twists actually added to the suspense of the novel. They made it seem more lifelike and interesting. Another excellent part of the book was the telling of the story. The whole book had another level of depth when the author wrote from each sister's point of view. This allowed readers to understand both parts of the story as well as both girls' opinions. On another note, that's basically all the good things I brought from this book. Now, to the bad. Some of the terms used in the book may not appeal to all people. A lot of the lingo is from Southern California, and is quite hard to understand if you're not from there. Also, some of the imagery in the novel wasn't on the same level of PG like the rest of the book. One last element that did not appeal to me was the lack of the character's life. The book doesn't provide a lot of information about what life was like for the characters before moving. This would have helped readers understand just why the eldest daughter wanted surgery, and it would have allowed us to see the situation better from her eyes. After reading this novel, I brought out many yes's and no's from the book to rate it at a four. The four, and not a five, comes from the fact that it was a great book, but it still could have been a little better to my tastes. It's not a three because it was great, and it did have a good plot line. Also, it had that element that made me sit on the edge of my seat, yet it wasn't a suspense novel. The novel just had that extra little piece that made it jump up to a four. From my review, I hope you take away some insight on the book. Also, I would like for you to voice your own opinion about the book by reading or not reading it.

Cameron and Allie are sisters. They used to look like it, too. Since Cameron turned fifteen, though, things have changed. Cameron and Allie inherited big noses from their father, but other than that, they both have the good looks of their mother, formerly a rather famous model. When Cameron turned fifteen, her life changed completely. For the better, she says.How? She got a nose job. She turned from homely to gorgeous, moved to a new school, and now she's so much more popular and happy than before! Plastic surgery, Cameron feels, is a brilliant idea. It can fix everything, right?Now she is turning fifteen, and Allie's mother feels that she needs the same birthday present Cameron got: a nose job. It made Cameron a much happier person, and who wouldn't want that for their other daughter? Problem is, nobody asked Allie. Allie is already confident and happy, the way Cameron keeps saying plastic surgery made her. There's one thing she's not that Cameron is, though: gorgeous. But really, does Allie need to be gorgeous? Or is that just what her family has led her to believe?Leslie Margolis's novel FIX is, aside from being an interesting story about a family, particularly two sisters, a great look at a rather controversial issue: plastic surgery, particularly for teenagers. It shows all sides of the issue, from the perspective of two teenage girls (who, admittedly, could be slightly more realistic characters at times). It is a riveting story, and Allie's and Cameron's very different motivations for making the decisions that they do are quite believable. FIX is certainly worth reading, particularly for anyone who is considering plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons.Reviewed by: Jocelyn Pearce

Have you ever thought about having plastic surgery to enhance your everyday appearance?Well that's the question that ran through Cameron Beekman's mind in the book FIX by Leslie Margolis. She had thought about this around the age of fifteen. She got extremely tried of kids making fun of her and calling her "beakface" all because of her nose. Her mom found out about what had happened to her and all of the teasing. She had given Cameron the option to have a nose job for her fifteenth birthday. It was like a present. Now, Cameron is eighteen years old and she is going to UC "Santa Barbie" for college and she wants to look better than she does now, even though she has tons of friends, popularity, and a boyfriend that likes her a lot. She doesn't care what people think because it's all for her appearance and for UC Santa Barbie duh.Cameron's younger sister Allie on the other hand has the same nose that Cameron had before she had surgery. Both her mom Julie and Cameron think that it would be a good idea on Allies birthday to give her the same present that Cameron had gotten for hers: a nose job. Allie had no say in this at all. She already was an amazing soccer player and had tons and tons of confidence so what did she need a nose job for?