Brilliant Avery Sisters Trilogy Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Rachel Vail Suzy Jackson Audible Studios Books
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Quinn Avery can handle change. It's just paint, right? Bright, blinding white paint covering her once dazzling red bedroom walls. Quinn knows she shouldn't be angry at her mom - she's doing what she must to sell the house - but still, Quinn is beyond mad, and she doesn't know what to do about it.
Until now, Quinn was doing a pretty good job at pretending to be her old self, the calm and brilliant Avery daughter, responsible big sister to Allison and Phoebe, piano virtuoso, girl who makes everyone proud...but without the sanctuary of her room, a new, wild Quinn is emerging. Lying, sneaking out, partying, Quinn is practically asking to get caught. When Quinn adds kissing the wrong boys - including her sister's boyfriend and her own piano teacher - to her list of crimes, has she gone too far to save herself?
Brilliant, the final book in Rachel Vail's critically acclaimed sisterhood series, which includes Lucky and Gorgeous, follows Quinn through a summer of change as she discovers that while letting go is never easy, hanging on can be even harder. Witty and poignant, Brilliant is the perfect ending to this addictive trilogy of interconnected sister stories.
Brilliant Avery Sisters Trilogy Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Rachel Vail Suzy Jackson Audible Studios Books
I read Lucky and Gorgeous, the first two books in this series, and really liked them, mainly because I like the way that Vail describes the relationships between the Avery sisters and their friends, so I couldn't wait to read Brilliant, the third and last one, to read about Quinn, the oldest Avery sister.If you have read Lucky or Gorgeous, which are told from the point of view of Phoebe and Allison Avery, you know that they, along with their older sister, Quinn, are going through a financial crisis because their mother, who is the primary bread winner in the family, has done something wrong on her job (we don't know exactly what) and it has jeopardized not only her job, but the financial security of the family.
In this book, which is told from Quinn's point of view, we learn a little more about what Mrs. Avery did in her job that caused the problem and which now requires them to sell their house and move in, temporarily, with Mrs. Avery's parents.
Her family's financial difficulties are followed by some more personal difficulties for Quinn. She has a brief romantic encounter with her sister's (ex?) boyfriend, and then has some humorous moments with the extremely good-looking but incredibly shallow and self-centered playboy, Mason. I didn't really disapprove of her conduct, though. After all, isn't being young and single supposed to allow one the freedom to experiment and not be tied down? Still, by the end of the book I was rooting for Quinn to dump the moron and go for the brilliant Oliver whom she had know all her life.
I particularly liked the way that Vail describes the funny moments that arise between Quinn and her family members when, for example, Quinn discovers why the ice cubes in her grandparents' freezer are yellow.
I also liked how Quinn was forced to confront her own shortcomings (why does Quinn engage in reckless behavior, including kissing her sister's boyfriend?) and the shortcomings of others (Quinn's new friend, Adriana, turns out to be a shallow and mean person).
Her behavior becomes increasingly rebellious and as she tries to shed the chains of being the "good" girl that everyone expects her to be and act like a party girl, she has a brush with disaster.
The issues that the books deals with are familiar but thanks to the many perceptive observations, they are shown in a new light. By the end of the book, Quinn may not have have resolved for herself, and the reader, some difficult ethical issues, but at least she has shed some light that made me feel like I understood them better.
It seems to me that what sets a moral person like Quinn apart from some of the less appealing characters in the book is that she cares enough to struggle with issues of morality, and the others simply don't care, or are incapable of caring. Quinn has grown up, and one gets the feeling that she and her sisters are stronger for having gone through such a difficult experience.
There is a fair amount of tension in the family because of that, but in each of the books in this series, there is humor and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. Eventually, there is also some resolution which leaves you feeling like you learned something about how we all deal with crises and hopefully learn from them. As Quinn would say: "It's a start."
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Brilliant Avery Sisters Trilogy Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Rachel Vail Suzy Jackson Audible Studios Books Reviews
In two previous novels, Rachel Vail has explored the ups and downs of Avery sisters Phoebe (in LUCKY) and Allison (in GORGEOUS). Now, in her third and final book about this family in crisis, Vail turns her attention to oldest sister Quinn.
Quinn is the mature one, the responsible one, the one her mother chooses as a confidante and her sisters choose as a role model ("the one who handles things well and doesn't curse"). She gets good grades, has nice friends (even if they're a bit nerdy and their idea of a good time is watching a "West Wing" marathon), and has landed the perfect resume-building job for the summer before junior year. She'll be a counselor at a day camp for underprivileged kids, a job not without its ironies "Like all the other counselors...I am (or at least have been) overprivileged, and this job, while fulfilling on its own merits, was also designed, not just coincidentally, to help me get into an elite college eventually, so that I could continue on my overprivileged path."
The trouble is, Quinn and her family aren't feeling quite so overprivileged anymore. Quinn's mom, formerly the breadwinner, has lost her high-powered job amid a financial mismanagement scandal. And, in turn, the Avery family has lost its staff, its home, even many of its most valuable possessions, including the piano Quinn loves, not least because it gives her a connection with her teacher's son, Oliver, on whom she's had a crush forever. Quinn is confused, angry, and more than a little resentful toward her mom. So it's no real surprise that good-girl Quinn, the brilliant one in the family, starts making some really stupid choices.
First, she steals a pair of her mom's fabulous (and fabulously expensive) high-heeled shoes. Then she gets a bit too close to her little sister's boyfriend. Meanwhile, she's enjoying the attention of a beautiful camp counselor, who promises to hook her up with a guy rumored to be a bad boy, who normally would be way out of her league. But, as Quinn discovers, breaking free from expectations isn't always that simple "Once a girl has crawled out of her usual box," Quinn reflects, "it is so hard for her to fit herself back into it. But a girl not in a box of any kind, it's sort of like being a turtle who shrugs free of her shell, right? How bad a plan is that? Where the heck do I find a new exoskeleton if I'm shedding the old one?"
Much like her sisters in their respective books (not to mention her parents, who are also in upheaval), Quinn's major hurdle is trying to define what her life means in the wake of the major turmoil happening in her family. High school is complicated enough, but for her, these complications are confounded by her desire to do the right thing and her realization that she might not have any idea what the "right" thing is.
BRILLIANT is also noteworthy because of its complex portrayal of Quinn's evolving relationship with her mother. Often in YA novels, parents serve as minor supporting characters at best (when they're even on the scene at all). Here, however, a major plot point is Quinn's growing awareness of her mother as a person --- a deeply flawed, beautiful and proud but sometimes thoughtless person --- apart from her role as a parent.
Quinn's newly mature awareness of herself as part of --- and apart from --- her rapidly changing family is the real outcome of her personal crisis. And despite some bumpy patches in her journey, it appears that, in the long run, Quinn is going to do an absolutely brilliant job of growing up.
--- Reviewed by Norah Piehl
Not the greatest book I've ever read, but I couldn't put it down. Best of the series! Great story, Quinn is my favorite of the Avery sisters.
This was a fantastic book, for those of you who love those teenage love story that have some drama in them, you will love this book. I absolutely love Quinn, and if you have read the first two books of the Avery Sisters Trilogy, you know what I mean. Please read this book, you will not regret it!
I read Lucky and Gorgeous, the first two books in this series, and really liked them, mainly because I like the way that Vail describes the relationships between the Avery sisters and their friends, so I couldn't wait to read Brilliant, the third and last one, to read about Quinn, the oldest Avery sister.
If you have read Lucky or Gorgeous, which are told from the point of view of Phoebe and Allison Avery, you know that they, along with their older sister, Quinn, are going through a financial crisis because their mother, who is the primary bread winner in the family, has done something wrong on her job (we don't know exactly what) and it has jeopardized not only her job, but the financial security of the family.
In this book, which is told from Quinn's point of view, we learn a little more about what Mrs. Avery did in her job that caused the problem and which now requires them to sell their house and move in, temporarily, with Mrs. Avery's parents.
Her family's financial difficulties are followed by some more personal difficulties for Quinn. She has a brief romantic encounter with her sister's (ex?) boyfriend, and then has some humorous moments with the extremely good-looking but incredibly shallow and self-centered playboy, Mason. I didn't really disapprove of her conduct, though. After all, isn't being young and single supposed to allow one the freedom to experiment and not be tied down? Still, by the end of the book I was rooting for Quinn to dump the moron and go for the brilliant Oliver whom she had know all her life.
I particularly liked the way that Vail describes the funny moments that arise between Quinn and her family members when, for example, Quinn discovers why the ice cubes in her grandparents' freezer are yellow.
I also liked how Quinn was forced to confront her own shortcomings (why does Quinn engage in reckless behavior, including kissing her sister's boyfriend?) and the shortcomings of others (Quinn's new friend, Adriana, turns out to be a shallow and mean person).
Her behavior becomes increasingly rebellious and as she tries to shed the chains of being the "good" girl that everyone expects her to be and act like a party girl, she has a brush with disaster.
The issues that the books deals with are familiar but thanks to the many perceptive observations, they are shown in a new light. By the end of the book, Quinn may not have have resolved for herself, and the reader, some difficult ethical issues, but at least she has shed some light that made me feel like I understood them better.
It seems to me that what sets a moral person like Quinn apart from some of the less appealing characters in the book is that she cares enough to struggle with issues of morality, and the others simply don't care, or are incapable of caring. Quinn has grown up, and one gets the feeling that she and her sisters are stronger for having gone through such a difficult experience.
There is a fair amount of tension in the family because of that, but in each of the books in this series, there is humor and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. Eventually, there is also some resolution which leaves you feeling like you learned something about how we all deal with crises and hopefully learn from them. As Quinn would say "It's a start."
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