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    Diva

    By Alex Flinn

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    In Diva, the companion to Alex Flinn’s YA novel Breathing Under Water, Caitlin is dealing with a lot. She’s living through the aftermath of an abusive relationship, she has a youth-obsessed mother who just doesn’t understand her, and she’s on a constant yo-yo diet to live up the standards of her nitpicking friends.
     
    All Caitlin wants is to escape her not-so-glamorous life and pursue her dream of becoming a singer, but when she’s accepted into the Miami High School of the Arts, her life doesn’t magically become perfect. Yet despite some struggles to keep up with her competitive classmates and the distraction of cute new crush, Caitlin never loses her sense of humor and eventually gains the confidence to achieve her goals.
     
    Perfect for fans of such books as Carolyn Mackler’s The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperTeen
    Release dateMar 13, 2012
    ISBN9780062208231
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    Alex Flinn

    Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a spin on Beauty and the Beast that was named a VOYA Editor’s Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens. Alex also wrote A Kiss in Time, a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty; Cloaked, a humorous fairy-tale mash-up; Bewitching, a reimagining of fairy-tale favorites, including Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and The Little Mermaid, all told by Kendra, the witch from Beastly; Towering, a darkly romantic take on Rapunzel; and Mirrored, a fresh spin on Snow White. Her other books for teens include Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. She lives in Miami with her family. Visit her online at www.alexflinn.com.

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    • 4/5
      Caitlin wants to be an opera singer, and she is good; she gets accepted into the performing arts high school in Miami. The problem will be convincing Mom to let her go.

      This is a sequel to Breathing Under Water and follows Caitlin after her break up with the abusive Nick. She’s still dealing with weight and Mom issues. I haven’t read the first one and don’t feel like I needed to have read it first. Caitlin’s growth into an acceptance of herself made this a good read.
    • 3/5
      This is not the reworking of a fairy tale. Instead, it is the story of a approximately a year in the life of a teen-aged girl who happens to love opera and learns a few valuable life lessons along the way. Geared toward young readers, this book was still enjoyable for this adult.
    • 4/5
      light fun. This book is the sequel to Breathing Underwater, which was about a boy who beat his girlfriend, told from his perspective. Diva is what happens to the girl, Caitlin, after the relationship is over.
    • 4/5
      Caitlyn, the girlfriend who got beat up in Alex Flinn's Breathing Underwater, still has issues with ex-boyfriend Nick and the group of fake friends she inherited when she began dating him. She's been to the 'fat farm' over the summer where she lost 30 pounds, and is still weight-obsessed. What she really wants to do-- but no one can understand-- is sing opera. She secretly auditions for a spot at a Miami High School for the Arts, which would keep her from running into Nick, get her away from the friends she knows are real friends, and give her some space from her divorced and cranky mother. The narrative switches back and forth from a first-person narrative, emails, and blog entries from Caitlyn's online alter-ego, Opera_Grrrl. This is essentially a tale of self-discovery for a number of characters, most especially Caitlyn. Nick is a minor character but still looms large for Caitlyn as she occassionally runs into him and is reminded of their abusive relationship. Caitlyn's mom dates a married man-- a rich doctor-- with the hopes of luring him away from a wife he doesn't like. Caitlyn struggles with the morality of this, as well as her mother's wish to be seen as Caitlyn's sister rather than her mom. Caitlyn's fears and doubts about herself and her talents as she moves to a new school are evident, and it is on this score that the book succeeds. We feel for her and relate to her, but Caitlyn seems to believe she is alone in these universal feelings. Diva is a good-stand alone book, but also a great companion read with Breathing Underwater.
    • 3/5
      Suprisingly not cheesy. It was a decent read, very teenagery but I do believe that was the point. It was strangely engrossing and dealt with some VERY serious issues in an amazingly tactful manner.