Marching to the beat of a different drum...

Tired of the beauty-pageant circuit, Virginia Sauter tosses her tiara, pierces her nose, and auditions for the most unlikely of roles - drum major of the high school marching band.

Virginia wins, but is forced to share the title with Drew, whose family has held the position for generations. Sure, Drew is hot, but because of his superior attitude, he and Virginia are constantly arguing. That is, until they share more than just their half-time salute...

But as the drum major's heated competition turns to sizzling romance, explosive rumors threaten everything - including the band's success. Love seemed to be a sure hit, but Virginia and Drew may be marching straight into disaster.

My 129th read of 2006.

Eh. Not one of the better Simon Pulse books. I don't know, maybe it was because this is the author's first book, but it just felt a bit rough to me. Sometimes I felt really confused about situations, and the characters really fell flat for me. Where was the chemistry between Drew and Virginia? I thought we'd actually get the story of her change from pageant girl to pierced nose drum major, but no such luck. A bit disappointing, all-in-all.

And I couldn't help but think "Dreeeew-Morrow! Drew-Morrow! I love ya, Drew-Morrow" all the way through the book. Bad character name... :(

Into the bookbox it goes. Next stop: MsPooh.

Thanks so much...

Cute, teany-bop read. I did hate the way Virginia jumped to conclusions, tho.

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