Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (Adult edition)

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Summary: Very entertaining book!
Review: This book is a compilation that contains the third and fourth volumes of the best-selling Georgia Nicolson diaries. It contains "Knocked Out By My Nunga-nungas" and "Dancing In My Nuddy-pants." Both those books have Amazon average ratings of 4.5 stars, so that should give you an idea of how good this book is. Some reviewers rated the first compilation book (containing volumes 1 and 2 of the series) very low because they were confused and thought it contained new stories. I, for one, like the compilation because I didn't own any books from the series, and it's just more convenient to have one large book instead of two short ones. This book picks up seamlessly from where "On the Bright Side..." left off. The book is written in diary style, so it's very quick and easy to read. I love the British slang and the quirky expressions the title heroine, Georgia, and her friends use. They're fourteen and go to a strict religious school (Catholic, I think). Pretty much all they think and talk about is "snogging gorgey lads" (don't worry - most of the words you can figure out by context, and the author includes a British-to-American glossary). The rest of their time is spent thinking up new ways to make the boring school day a little less boring. The book makes Georgia seem self-centered, and she is, but it is her diary, after all. Whose diary wouldn't be self-centered? Plus, she's a teenager, and that's how teenagers act. Georgia's parents are a continuous source of embarrassment to her. Her cat, Angus, is part wild, and the little bits the author throws in about him are always amusing. As is Libby, Georgia's four year-old sister, who insists on sleeping in Georgia's bed, along with a half a dozen hard, pointy toys. In this compilation Georgia has finally landed her man, Robbie the Sex God, but she can't help thinking about Dave the Laugh. She even finds herself "accidentally" snogging him twice! I'm looking forward to the next volume in the series to see if Georgia matures a bit and realizes which boy is right for her. I recommend this book for girls over 12, especially Anglophiles.