Laura's Reviews > Bad Kitty

As with most books I read, a friend recommended reading Bad Kitty. Contemporary YA isn't really my thing given my usual choice of anything paranormal, but she talked up how incredibly funny Bad Kitty was. She went so far as to post the first haiku, and I nearly snorted out my drink. So, I basically ran to the library to get the book.

I didn't stop laughing through the entire book! My husband would roll over in bed wondering what exactly was so funny, and I'd read him snippets. He'd look at me like I was nuts and roll back over.

I've never read a book like this. The main character, who narrates, felt to me like an actual teenager, which was a refreshing change. Her friends were hilarious, and the Evil Hench Twins were even funnier sometimes.

But, the book wasn't just one big laugh-fest. I would have been happy with just that, but Michele Jaffe gives us a mystery to solve, too! And, while I had parts of the mystery solved before the end, it was a complicated enough mystery that I didn't know the ending before the end. I appreciate mysteries like this.

So, basically, RUN to get this book if you want to snort with laughter and have a good mystery to solve in the process. The characters, especially Jas, endeared themselves to me, and I plan to read the sequel soon.

Note: Jaffe uses footnotes of the friends holding conversations outside of the storyline. I thought it would bother me, but it usually made me laugh even more. So, don't let that prevent you from picking it up.