My first misadventures with Tallulah Casey were a bit of a mixed bag. From the out set I believed this book was destined to be my new best friend, appealing to my own dreams of drama school at a young age; so I was very excited to get stuck in. However I felt after the initial few chapters the story started to drag. Tallulah just passed on from day to day for a big chunk of the book until everything seemed to happen at once and then the novel ended. Abruptly. Overall though I did enjoy the book. It was amusing and the setting and situations were all things I could appreciate. I just think that the middle could have done with a little bit more of a pick me up to keep the reader engaged.

idk it was very funnily written which is good for a humerous novel but i stopped reading for a long time and i couldnt remember what happened so i stopped very good book though

Tallulah is more down to Earth than her cousin. ^_^ Not as crazy.

not as great as the georgia nicholson series, but still a fun and entertaining read. ( can be finished in less than a day)

Louise Rennison is known for her Georgia Nicholson series, and the heroine of her new series is Georgia's cousin, Tallulah Casey. Tallulah is starting a summer program at a performing arts school in Yorkshire. She's a bit apprehensive about the program, but she's looking forward to a summer of new friends and many boys.

She and her fellow students are briefly disappointed on the boy front when they arrive at the school and discover that it's not coed, but they soon learn that there's a boys' school just down the road. The school and the town are both inhabited by a group of zany characters, and Tallulah and her new friends get into lots of adventures. The book is hilarious and a good, quick read.

Talullah is a quirky, funny, and likable heroine. She thinks she's too tall and she bemoans her flat chest. She's trying to figure out her place at her new school, and she worries that she doesn't have any artistic talent. I think young readers will be able to relate to Tallulah, and they'll likely enjoy this book. Although the cover suggests it's appropriate for 12 and up, there's nothing objectionable in terms of content for slightly younger readers (unless you object to a little kissing). The heroine and her friends are 14 (and not particularly advanced for their age), so older teens may be a bit bored. However, I assume that like Rennison's previous series, the heroine will age in future books.

American readers may find the British slang hard going at first (especially the Yorkshire dialect), but Rennison has provided a helpful and hilarious glossary written in Tallulah's voice.

(I received a copy of this book from Amazon Vine.)

Cute and fun, definitely reminded me of Angus, Thongs, etc. etc. Tallulah might be a bit weird for your average "cool girl" reader, but for a Euro-fan or other out of the box teen, this would be a good suggestion. Geared more towards a younger audience.