Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer

Palmer, Robin Little Miss Red, 288 p. Speak (Penguin), 2010.  $7.99.  Content: G (2 swears, no “f”).  Instead of spending spring break somewhere fabulous, Sophie Greene is schlepping down to her grandmother’s retirement village in Florida.  Since her boyfriend has put their relationship on “pause”, she doesn’t feel bad at all about flirting with the very cute guy in the seat next to her, nor taking him to Grandma’s with her.  Sophie is totally obsessed with the main character in the romance novels written by her best friend’s mother and is determined to live her life the way Devon (the character) would.  In the case it may mean hanging out with someone who is more like the Big Bad Wolf, instead of someone she usually goes for.  I still don’t think Palmer has been able to match the magic from the first book in this series (Cindy Ella).  Sophie’s voice grates on the nerves and both male characters are so poorly fleshed that I couldn’t understand why she would want to be with either of them.  On the other hand, it is a fluffy romance novel printed in paperback, so it may catch a few eyes.  MS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher