Review: The Look by Sophia Bennett

The Look is a book by Sophia Bennett, first published in 2012 by Chicken House.

Ted has never thought about modelling, she's Freaky Friday, and that's how it's always been. But when a model agency stops her, could this be her big chance? 

Meanwhile, Ava, her gorgeous sister, falls seriously ill. But she still has the Ava spirit and pushes Ted to go for it. 

When they realize the model agency isn't a scam, what will Ted do? 

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'Hi, I'm Vince. I'm the head stylist. Now, I understand you two beautiful ladies need my help. 

Calmly and confidently, he places his hands on Ava's shoulders, looking as though he deals with patchy-headed teenagers every day of his life. Serigo returns, clippers in hand, to stand behind me. He looks a lot more comfortable now Vince is here.

'Shaving a head is an art form. It's a ritual,' Vince explains. 'We should have incense and flower ceremonies. Instead we have coffee and Tatler. Anyway, let me show you what we can do.'

He puts the clippers in front of us and shows us the difference between shaving the head completely, or leaving a millimetre or two of hair. I'm about to go for the gentler option, but Ava grips my hand and says firmly that she wants hers shaved off completely. 

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When I started reading this book, I wasn't sure, to be honest. Modelling isn't really my thing, and I'm not really a typical girly girl. Also, I realized the writing was slightly like mine (in a different way), and we never think of ourselves that highly (I don't, anyway).

To be honest, when I saw 'model', I wasn't sure if the main character would be someone I would choose to be a friend of in real life (that's what we look for, right?). But when I saw the pink edged pages, I couldn't resist. Who doesn't want to own a book with pink edged pages? 

Anyway, I was wrong about the book. The main character is not what I thought, and neither was the writing, or the book. I'm still thinking about reading it hours after finishing it. Sophia Bennett combines hope, optimism and worries and normal and abnormal parts of teenage life. I loved it.

-Beth

Happy reading!♥