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Exclusively Chloe

por J. A. Yang

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In the public eye since she was adopted as a baby from China by her Hollywood celebrity parents, sixteen-year-old Chloe-Grace, longing for a "normal" life," undergoes a transformation with the help of her mother's stylist and finds not only the life she wanted but an important key to her past.
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Exclusively Chloe was by no means a provocative novel but rather something to sooth the time away. When I first spotted Exclusively Chloe I immediately knew that it would be an adorable read.

Chloe-Grace was the roundabout teen that wanted to escape. J.A. Yang created a perfect scenario that is popular in the famous society—divorce. So who can blame Chloe when she wanted to escape it all. The transition from famous Chloe to everyday Lilly was slightly unrealistic as a new haircut and downgrading your clothes will not hide you from people finding you out. Which, thank goodness, J.A. realized as he the paparazzi soon discovers her.

Exclusively Chloe does well in reenacting a typically celebrity life from what I know from television. From the cute and high end fashion to the club scenes and outlandish events, Exclusively Chloe manages to show it all off.

Some characters fell flat for me though. Rachelle I cannot seem to grasp as a best friend material. Vickie I was suspecting throughout the entire novel as a backstabber for some reason or another. Jake came in abruptly but was still endearing. Angela I wanted to stab her eyes. Jana was picture perfect—really nice and caring. Luther, the makeup artist, somehow shone to me. I think I was blinded by how awesome he was and dazzled by the stars radiating from him.

Still taking a hold on that this book was rather short I must admit that J.A. did well on the characters. I poke at the small details because that is what I do.

The ending was a bit fast paced than I cared for. The entire conflict was wrapped up in a bright red bow. I would have liked to see the struggle played out more instead of everything being so peachy-clean.

Overall: Exclusively Chloe was a cute and easy read that is perfect for the summer. ( )
  ylin.0621 | Feb 19, 2010 |
Reviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for TeensReadToo.com

Chloe-Grace is a celebrity just for being her. She's the first celebrity-adopted kid in Hollywood and everyone has watched her every move all her life. Now that Chloe's sixteen, she wonders what it would be like to be "normal" and be a regular kid at a regular school. So she decides to get a "make-under" and go undercover at a new school. But is Chloe ready for the real world?

Ok, I admit it, I read the headlines on the magazines when I'm standing in line and I watch E! News. This book was a cute light read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys a look into Hollywood, so if you know the names of celebrities and their children, you'll probably enjoy this book.

Chloe is relatable and even though she has a famous, expensive, and fashionable lifestyle, she's nice and sweet and wasn't a rich snotty girl, which I liked. I got annoyed that Chloe didn't seem to realize that Rachelle wasn't that great of a friend - she was the character that bugged me the most and she seemed to only want to be near Chloe because of her fame. Vicki and Jana, on the other hand, were great friends and I'm glad Chloe recognized their true friendship.

This book really felt like it had two parts - it was about halfway into the book before Chloe actually got to her undercover make-under, which I had been looking forward to reading about. It really seemed like it was two books combined into one - Chloe the famous girl and Chloe the normal girl. Because it took so long to get to Chloe the normal girl, the romance wasn't as built up as I would have liked. Jack was still pretty adorable though, even with the short amount of book time he was given. The ending also felt a little rushed - I wish there could have been more in the second half dealing with Chloe's normal life.

Since this was a pretty clean read (Chloe does go out to a club, but she herself doesn't drink) I'd give this one to younger teens or tweens looking for a book on the rich and fabulous. If you're looking for a light beach read that reads like a gossip magazine, I would pick up EXCLUSIVELY CHLOE. ( )
  GeniusJen | Jan 14, 2010 |
The Good: It was way better than I expected it to be. The story line has been used a lot before, but it had it's own quirky twist to it. There are some cliches in here and it's sometimes corny... but somehow, J.A. Yang pulls it off!

The characters are awesome. Regardless if they're main or supporting, I could differentiate between all of them and I loved (except a few who I just wanted to stab with a pencil) all oth them! And Chloe... unlike all the other normal person during during the day and celebrity by night main characters, I actually liked her. So, kudos to you, J.A.

The Bad: Chloe cries a lot. Maybe it's just me (since I'm such an ice queen), but I thought that was way dramatic and I thought it was a little... generic. You know when you're a newbie writer, you tend to pull the "she sobbed hysterically" and "it was the last thing I said/thought before I passed out" card. At least Chloe didn't "faint into the blackness", otherwise I might've just chucked the book out the window.

The epilogue... UGH. The only thing that comes to my mind when I think of it is, "What the EFF YOU CEE KAY?" It was totally unnecessary! It really had no purpose other than to show some fluff! So, I was a little dissapointed on how it ended.

Overall: Exclusively Chloe is a light and entertaining read that will charm reader with it spectacular style. It is an awesome debut and I strongly suggest you buy it (it's in paperback, too!) because it is FABULOUS.

Grade: A- ( )
  TheDreamerReader | Jul 18, 2009 |
I really really liked Exclusively Chloe. At first glance it might appear to be all glitz and glamor, the Hollywood Lifestyle and while that's part of it there is so much more going on than the blurb leads you to believe. For as much as Hollywood and fame don't equal a realistic life for 99% of the population, I found this story to be really believable and understandable. When is comes down to it, it's about a girl trying to find her place in the world with people that get her and like her for her and not who her adoptive parents are.

My favorite parts of the story were when Chloe-Grace (aka Lilly while at public school) is trying out this other lifestyle in public school. Her clothes aren't designer, she drives a old car, and is just a regular girl at school. Those were the most interesting parts of the story to me, all the layers of excess are stripped off and Chloe's personality shines through. One of my favorite things in the book is the real reason she decides to start at a public school, and I'm totally not spoiling it for you, you'll have to read the book to find out! I'll only say by the end of the book I had a few tears in my eyes. What a great story!

I will admit that the story wraps up with a nice big bow on top and some people don't like those kinds of endings, but me, I loved it! It made me feel so good! I am excited to see what author J.A. Yang comes up with next! ( )
  mint910 | May 23, 2009 |
Being the first celebrity adopted kid doesn’t make Chloe-Grace’s life easy. The Chinese American has had her fair share of the limelight, even before her superstar parents file for divorce and publicly party, to Chloe-Grace’s humiliation. Tired of a life that’s constantly in the tabloids, not to mention her best friend Rachelle’s love for all the attention, Chloe-Grace decides to go “undercover.” She learns that her biological parents and younger brother live in a less classier neighborhood nearby, and decides to attend her brother Henry’s “normal” high school in an attempt to be anonymous and maybe connect with her family.

EXCLUSIVELY CHLOE depicts the harsh realities of Hollywood politics without being too trashy. Chloe-Grace is a relatable and likable protagonist, a young girl caught in between the glitz of celebrity life and a desire to know what it feels like to be normal. If you’ve ever wondered what Brad and Angelina’s lot might feel like as teenagers, there is an excellent possibility—one can hope!—that they will turn out like Chloe-Grace: a down-to-earth girl who doesn’t take her glamorous situation for granted, yet knows how to have fun with what she has.

The book falls short in quite a few aspects, however. I found the pacing of EXCLUSIVELY CHLOE to be rather odd, as Chloe-Grace and her friends party through half the novel before she even thinks about being normal. I had expected from the synopsis on the back of the book that more of the story would revolve around Chloe-Grace’s experience as a normal teenager at an average high school, and so Chloe-Grace doing basically nothing for a hundred pages took me off on an unhappy detour.

Besides for Chloe-Grace, most of the other characters are unexciting and unoriginal. You have your basic attention-obsessed best friend, flamboyant homosexual stylists, career-oriented parents, super-nice everyday classmates at the “normal” high school, the perfectly sweet romantic interest. The stereotypes and generalizations bogged the story down for me, leading to an unsatisfying conclusion that was too neat, too easily wrapped up.

The shortcomings can be cast aside, however, if you’re simply looking for a fun and new look into Hollywood life. Chloe-Grace’s story of the trials and tribulations of being a celebrity-adopted kid will be the one everyone can turn to for a glimpse at how they live—at least until Maddox and his brothers and sisters hit puberty. ( )
  stephxsu | May 19, 2009 |
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In the public eye since she was adopted as a baby from China by her Hollywood celebrity parents, sixteen-year-old Chloe-Grace, longing for a "normal" life," undergoes a transformation with the help of her mother's stylist and finds not only the life she wanted but an important key to her past.

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