Book Review: Withering Tights

Withering Tights: The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey.
Author: Louise Rennison
Rating: 3/5


Withering Tights is a bubbly story that follows fourteen year old Tallulah Casey who is obsessed with her long legs and 'knobbly' knees, as she puts it. She embarks on an at adventure at a summer acting college, Dother Hall for a course. There she's hosted by a more than eccentric family, the Dobbins, and she gets much of a culture shock living in the Yorkshire country side. There she meets other crazy-bonkers teammates at Dother Hall and let the fun begin!

• Boys- check!
• Dazzling humor- check! 
• Fabulosity- check!
• Rolling on the floor laughing- check, check and check!

Many questions arise when reading this book, will Tallulah adapt to this land filled with sheep and energetic citizens? Will she find love? Will she make the best of her experience at her summer school? Will she forget about her knobbly knees?

I must admit, when I bought this book I was really skeptical about the turn out. For those who have been following the Georgia Nicholson series by this author and loved it, you'd know it to be funny, juicy and more than accommodating when it comes to addressing teenage boy crazy issues. This story is more of a spin off from Georgia as Tallulah and Georgia are cousins, and it doesn't disappoint in the funny department-at all!
However, I was a little disappointed with the story- a bit. I mean, since this is a spin-off, I kept comparing it to Georgia and to me it just didn't get to that level. Maybe it's because this is aimed at a younger audience, maybe not. Again- sometimes I couldn't help but feel like this was not so different from Georgia, Tallulah's character more especially.

I'm not suggesting that this is not good enough, it's a good read and a must have if you are a die hard fan Louise Rennison books.

-Haven't read it yet? Go out and get it. :)