The Daughters by Joanna Philbin

I have a very nasty habit of buying books from the bargain section of my local bookstore just because they only cost five or so dollars, and some of them sound really interesting. This was again the case with The Daughters by Joanna Philbin, although the bright orange cover underneath the dust jacket also helped with the decision.

The Daughters follows three characters, Lizzie, Carina, and Hudson. All three girls are the daughters of people who are very famous in their society, all for different reasons. Lizzie's mother is a supermodel, Carina's father is an insanely rich business person, and Hudson's mother is a pop music sensation! The story follows the three of them as they deal with the pressures put upon them by the press and their families. They have established several rules about how to deal with paparazzi and other press figures in their life, but it has been getting difficult for them to abide by these rules, particularly for Lizzie. That is, until a photographer approaches her and tells her that she may just be the fresh face of her generation and offers her a job modelling. 

I did enjoy this book, as it was a very light, mostly fluffy sort of read. The chapters were short, easy to get through, and entertaining. The three main characters all have very distinct personalities and are easy to distinguish from one another, and all of them are dealing with their own problems, even if the story focuses more on Lizzie, we still get glimpses of what the other two girls are dealing with, especially with the ending of this book being the way it is, and leaving it open perfectly for the sequel. 

My only real problem with this book was the character's ages. They are all around the age of fourteen throughout this book, and with the way they were acting, the decisions they were making, and the general things which were going on in their life, it seemed like they should be closer to the seventeen to eighteen range. Of course, a lot of this could be my personal bias because of the way that my life has been, and it may not have been the same for a lot of other people. However, just in general it seemed like some of the problems they were dealing with should have been things for older teens as opposed to fourteen year old's.

Over all I found this book to be entertaining and I look forward to picking up the sequel whenever I can get my hands on it!

STAR RATING: ★★★★