Author: Stacy Kramer and Valerie Thomas
Release: August 16, 2010
Publisher: Sandpiper
Source: We Love YA ARC Tours
Life seems to have it in for Franny Flanders. Her best friends aren’t speaking, her parents just divorced, and her hippie grandmother has moved in. The only karma Franny’s got is bad karma. Then Franny gets her hands on a box of magic recipes that could fix all of her problems. It could even change the world! Finally, life is looking up. But Franny is about to learn that magic and karma aren’t to be played with. When you mess with the universe, it can bite back in unexpected ways. Ouch!
How cute! That was my first thought after reading Karma Bites because it really is. A very cute, and extremely light read made Karma Bites a very enjoyable read, especially for the summer. I definitely recommend this for younger teens, mostly girls.
Frannie was a great protagonist. She was very flawed and wasn’t portrayed as some perfect angel. Her friends, while slightly unbelievable, were very sweet and fun to read. They were there for her, even though it may not have been the best thing for her. Her enemies, while there are tons, don’t compare to her arch nemesis- Elodine. She was such a beyotch it made me want to scream!
The middle school atmosphere was really unbelievable, meaning that even though cliques may exist, they aren’t organized and don’t have names designated for their cliques. Beeks and peaks, really? But after I got past that, I realized how fun this book was gonna be. The unrealistic middle school atmosphere made it an even funner (yes I know it’s not a word) read.
The whole box issue was tons of fun to read. It is an obvious allusion to Pandora’s Box and it was so fun to read the similarities. The recipes and actions Frannie had to do to get the recipes to work were so funny. Towards the end, I actually laughed out loud a few times, mainly because of Moosie.
Karma Bites, though it is written by two people, is very easy to read. It never feels like there is some strange switch in writing style, which was awesome because it would get very confusing if there was a bunch of jumping around between writing styles. I was never confused as to what was happening, though I did feel as though it was a bit repetitive at times.
Karma Bites is an extremely light, cute read, perfect for a day at the beach. I would definitely recommend it to tween girls because of it’s great cast of characters, intriguing atmosphere, and twists and turns that you will never see coming. Written by two talented authors, Karma Bites is never confusing and would be a great read for anyone looking for something light and fun.
This is so fun and the grandma really made me laugh.
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