Jasmine Oliver

Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com

PRADA PRINCESSES wraps up the trilogy of the PROJECT FASHION series by Ms. Oliver.

Marnie, Frankie, and Sinead have come to the end of their freshman term and everyone is going crazy trying to get their end-of-year projects completed.

All the freshman fashion students are to participate in the show, and each girl must come up with amazing projects for presentation. The best project will be the center of the exhibit.

Sinead has created a body art project that requires her to be photographed nude with her artwork on display.

Frankie has been asked by Sinead to design jewelry to complement the body art.

And Marnie can't decide what she wants to do until she gets inspired by shoes.

But, of course, there is more going on than just the craziness of the final show. Sinead's mom has dropped a bombshell that they may be broke. And Marnie's dad has gone missing.

With the support of Travis and Rob from across the square, the three girls manage to survive their freshman year of fashion school and remain friends -- and true to their art at the same time.

PRADA PRINCESSES wraps up Ms. Oliver's series nicely. It has more depth than the previous two stories and brings the storylines full circle for closure. Happy endings abound and the girls have shown growth in their characters from the beginning of GUCCI GIRLS to the ending of PRADA PRINCESSES.

For a fun look at life at fashion school, give Ms. Oliver's series a try.… (més)

Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com

ARMANI ANGELS is the second book in the PROJECT FASHION series by Jasmine Oliver. This book picks up where GUCCI GIRLS left off. ARMANI ANGELS is a continuation of the first story and segues its way into the final story of the series, PRADA PRINCESSES. The story continues the antics and struggles of fashion school for Frankie, Sinead, and Marina.

Ms. Oliver writes a fun tale of three girls who have only met at the beginning of their first term of fashion school. Immediately they click and help each other as they deal with different crisis throughout the course of the story.

Sinead's mom owns the townhouse the girls are living in. Sinead is the understated beauty of the group but doesn't see herself as beautiful and doubts her designing ability. Throughout the story, she has an on again/off again relationship with Travis from across the square.

Marina is the outgoing girl in the group. She has a growing romance with Travis' roommate, Rob. Due to climbing debt, she takes a job bartending in the club where the gang likes to hang out at.

And Frankie is the reserved one. Always the one in the background, she somehow manages to get sucked into the world of modeling. Her modeling assignments start to interfere with her schoolwork and she must make a choice as to which path to follow.

The story is kept simple and light, without any real serious traumas happening to any of the individuals. Ms. Oliver delivers a fluffy tale of young girls on their own in the heart of London.… (més)