Violet On The Runway By, Melissa Walker

5 Stars

"A wallflower in the spotlight can do one of two things: wilt, or blossom...

Violet Greenfield's life changes forever when a lady in giant Chanel shades tells her she could be IT, the next Kate Moss-but taller, and without the PR problems. That's how Violet winds up with a business card in the front pocket of her jeans on her first day as a senior in high school. Angela Blythe from Tryst Models in New York City wants to put Violet on a plane and whisk her into the world of high-heeled boots and oversized sunglasses. Tall, skinny Violet, who's been P-L-A-I-N practically forever.

And guess what? She's going. " Courtesy of Amazon.

This book is and will be a wake-up call to anyone who wants to be apart of the industry of fashion. It is a great book really for any teenager to read, but it will appeal more to the teenagers who are in love with fashion and modeling.  

At the beginning of the book, we meet Violet Greenfield, who is basically on the outside a plain jane, but in the inside a girl who is interested in fashion and want to be an "It" girl. All that happens when Angela Blythe, a model agent, discovers her at Violet's job at the Movie Theater and then Violet is shipped to NYC to follow her dream. But it wasn't going to be that easy.

Further in the book, Violet is exposed to tabloid rumors, drugs, and modeling secrets and begins to think does she have what it takes. A flower can do two things:wilt or blossom.

This book is an awesome book for every modern, fashionable teen. Like I said above, aspiring models will get a taste of what the modeling industry is really like and whether if they can handle it. It is in someway contreversial, with exposing the dark side. I think America just doesn't want to believe what the industry is like with modeling: eating disorders, drugs, rumors, and the steryotypical catfights. 

I feel that I know Violet as a person now and what she was going through, like I was there at her school, like I was on the runway, like I was following her every footstep. Every reader who reads this book will truly not be sad; Violet On The Runway who is in love or interested in the fashion industry. I can say I was.

Be on the lookout for the sequel, VIOLET BY DESIGN, coming out March 4, 2008.