Airhead
Airhead by Meg Cabot
This book was not at all what I thought it was. I was under the impression that it would be like the rest of Cabot's books, that the protagonist, Emerson Watts would be thrown into an element she wasn't familiar with and we'd read along as she navigated her way in her new world. Well, technically, that is what this book is about, but not quite. It's what I said with a sci-fi slant.
Emerson Watts is a tomboy with a crush on her best friend that she has never been able to come clean with. She winds up accompanying her little sister to the local entertainment mega store to see Frida's favorite pop star. At the store there is an accident when supermodel Nikki Howard shows up. One of the big screen tvs hanging from the ceiling falls and Emerson pushes Nikki out of the way, taking the brunt of the damage done.
As it turns out, Nikki was killed, but her body was perfect, while Emerson was mangled but her brain was intact, so the doctors did a transplant and turned the two girls into one, with Emerson's brain and Nikki's body. After you got past that it becomes the story of Emerson Watts, a regular girl, getting used to life in a world she never imagined she'd be living.
I liked Emerson and I think Cabot has a way with these stories and characters. She makes interesting heroines and despite the outrageous situations they find themselves in, they handle themselves very believably. It's easy to see why Cabot is so popular. Her books are sweet little snacks to indulge in. They have delightful characters who are easy to identify with and they are placed in fantastic situations, that the average girl won't ever become familiar with, like finding out you are a princess or a supermodel, for starters.
