Book Review: Glamour On the Runway by Melody Carlson

Bestselling teen fiction author Melody Carlson returns with more drama for the Forrester sisters in

GLAMOUR!

Ever since reading Spotlight, Guitar Babe and I have looked forward to this next book of the On the Runway series by Melody Carlson. GLAMOUR, book 5 of the series, continues with the sisters busy preparing for their mother’s wedding and their trip to the Bahamas to film their popular reality-TV show.

While Paige is leading in the wedding preparations, Erin finds out that their TV director, Fran, is sick with leukemia. Fran confides this to Erin with the condition that she has to keep it a secret. What can Erin do to help Fran?

In the meanwhile, Paige is high with love because of her recently announced engagement to designer Dylan. Erin doubts that this is true love but Paige seems to be so happy.

More drama ensues when they go to the Bahamas to film their TV show during Fashion Week with the very sick Fran. In the Bahamas, the threat of an incoming hurricane keeps them in the hotel and cancels much of the Fashion Week shows. The presence of Dylan with Paige also causes tension among the sisters. The story ends quite dramatically.

MY THOUGHTS

As usual, Melody Carlson does a good job of describing the feelings of a young Christian girl caught up in all this drama. I appreciate that we see how Erin actually matures in this story as she strives to help those she loves. Here in GLAMOUR, we’ll see how Erin matures emotionally while dealing with several issues in her life all at once: her self-centered sister, her bestfriend's pregnancy and delivery, a friend's illness and not the least of all, her love life. We’ll also read how she learns to trust in the Lord for the lives of those she cares for.

I am so looking forward to getting to know Paige Forrester better as she is portrayed as someone who is just so self-focused. I hope that her character is developed further in the next series of books.

GLAMOUR  is set for release on March 2011 and can be purchased here:

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