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• Romancing the Throne ( young adult novel) Katherine Tegen Books (New York, NY), 2017

1. Romancing the throne LCCN 2016950153 Type of material Book Personal name Courtney, Nadine Jolie, 1980- author. Main title Romancing the throne / Nadine Jolie Courtney. Edition First edition. Published/Produced New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] ©2017 Description 392 pages ; 22 cm ISBN 9780062406620 (hardcover) 0062406620 (hardcover) Links http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=0062406620&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=d5a5a538addfa1022f50a9e48259a9769067ef934dbd13904ecf8d5c553660d9&ectype=MOREINFO More Info CALL NUMBER PZ7.1.C682 Ro 2017 Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms

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  Nadine Jolie Courtney
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  Nadine Jolie Courtney
  Nadine Jolie Courtney
  Born Nadine Haobsh
  August 23, 1980 (age 37)
  New York City, New York, U.S.
  Nationality American
  Alma mater Barnard College
  Occupation Author, Blogger
  Spouse(s) Erik Courtney (m. 2013)
  Nadine Jolie Courtney (née Haobsh; born August 23, 1980) is a Circassian-American novelist, blogger and reality TV personality. She is the author of Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best and Confessions of a Beauty Addict. Her blog Jolie in NYC received international press in 2005 after Courtney, a former beauty editor, was outed[1] and dooced for anonymously blogging about the beauty industry.[2] The New York Post subsequently dubbed her "the poster girl for the blogger generation".[3]

  In 2015, she appeared on season 2 of Bravo's reality documentary television series Newlyweds: The First Year alongside her husband, filmmaker Erik Courtney.[4]

  Contents
  1 Controversy
  2 Present day
  3 Books
  4 References
  5 External links
  Controversy
  After graduating from Barnard College,[5] Courtney worked at FHM, Lucky, and Ladies' Home Journal.[6] In March 2005, she began blogging under the pseudonym Jolie in NYC, where she dispersed beauty advice and celebrity gossip.[7] Her identity was revealed by the New York Post in July 2005,[8] and when she was asked to leave Ladies' Home Journal while an offer at Seventeen magazine as Beauty Editor was simultaneously rescinded,[9] her story received international coverage. Courtney appeared on Anderson Cooper,[10] MSNBC,[11] ABC, Fox and CNN[12][13] and was profiled by the New York Times ,[14][15] People Magazine,[16] The Guardian,[17] Cosmopolitan magazine,[18] Women's Wear Daily, Fashion Week Daily, and Time.[19] She was subsequently spotted on the town in 2005 with Entourage star Adrian Grenier.[20]

  Present day
  From 2005 – 2007, Courtney worked as a business consultant to 10-goal polo player Carlos Gracida[21] and in 2006 was Creative Consultant to Sarah, Duchess of York.[22] She has written for Town & Country,[23] Vanity Fair,[24] Robb Report[25] and FoxNews.com.[26]

  Under her maiden name Haobsh, Courtney is the author of the bestselling beauty guide Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best;.[27] Her first novel Confessions of a Beauty Addict was published in January 2009.

  Courtney lives in Santa Monica with her husband Erik Courtney, an independent information technology consultant and filmmaker.[28] They have a daughter, Aurelia,[29] whose birth was kept secret until the reality show's final episode.[30] Her third book, a young adult novel called Romancing the Throne, was published in summer 2017.[31] Courtney's fourth book, a young adult novel called All-American Muslim Girl, is scheduled to be published by FSG Books for Young Readers in spring 2019.[32]

  On March 25, 2016, Courtney's relative Pierre Haobsh was arrested on suspicion of murdering a Chinese herbalist, his wife and 5-year-old daughter in Santa Barbara, California. [33] Courtney released a statement on March 27, 2016 condemning the murders and extending prayers to the family.[34]

  Books
  Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best. Avon A (2007). Paperback: ISBN 0-06-112863-5, ISBN 978-0-06-112863-9.
  Confessions of a Beauty Addict. Avon A (2009). Paperback: ISBN 0-06-112862-7, ASIN: B003A02X5M.
  Romancing the Throne. Katherine Tegen Books (2017). Hardcover: ISBN 0-06-240662-0

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  Nadine Jolie Courtney is the author of Romancing the Throne, Beauty Confidential and Confessions of a Beauty Addict. A graduate of Barnard College, her writing has appeared in Town & Country, Cosmo, Vogue.com, and many more. She lives in Santa Monica, California with her husband Erik and her daughter Aurelia. She is still waiting for her invitation to Buckingham Palace. Find her online at nadinejoliecourtney.com or on Instagram @nadinejoliecourtney.

• Nadine Jolie Courtney Website - http://www.nadinejoliecourtney.com/

  Nadine Jolie Courtney is the author of Romancing The Throne, Beauty Confidential and Confessions of a Beauty Addict. Her fourth book All-American Muslim Girl will be published in 2019 by FSG Books for Young Readers. A graduate of Barnard College, her writing has appeared in Town & Country, Cosmo, ELLE Canada, Refinery29, Vanity Fair online, Vogue online, and many other outlets. She starred on the second season of Newlyweds: The First Year on Bravo and lives in Santa Monica, California with her husband Erik and her daughter Aurelia. She is still waiting for her invitation to Buckingham Palace. Find her on Twitter @nadinecourtney and Instagram @nadinejoliecourtney.

  Are you an author? A blogger? A journalist? What ARE you?
  All of the above! I’ve had a long and winding road to now, but after years spent as a magazine editor and a beauty blogger (one of the first!), I took off my “blogger” cap in 2015 to begin focusing on my books full-time. In my time not spent combing berries out of my baby daughter’s hair, I’m a luxury travel writer.
  How do you spend your time?
  I’m a Santa Monica-based writer and mom–but not necessarily in that order. My writing time is done 1) during my two-year-old daughter’s increasingly-short afternoon nap, and 2) in the evenings after she goes to sleep while drinking copious amounts of red wine, wishing I had a nanny (when I make the JK Rowling bucks, right? right?!), and getting jealous of my husband for watching TV downstairs without me.
  What’s your new book about?
  It’s called ROMANCING THE THRONE and is about two sisters at English boarding school in a love triangle with the future King. (Think: Kate & Pippa, if Pippa dated William first.) My husband hates it when I say “it’s blah! meets blah!” but sometimes I am lazy, so: it’s The Other Boleyn Girl meets Gossip Girl. I’m a huge royalty fan, spent some time in England working in the polo world, and also VERY briefly worked for a fancy royal (shh), so I drew on all that experience to create a fictional read that I hope you find juicy. Click here to pre-order it!
  So. A reality show, huh? What was that all about?
  I mean, if Bravo came knocking on your door, would you say no? It was a wild and wacky thirteen months of filming, but I wouldn’t take back a single second of it. And, yes, Erik and I are still married.
  What are your favorite books?
  Where to begin?! Here are but a few of the many books I’m obsessed with (for all ages): Harry Potter, The Great Gatsby, Polo, Middlemarch, One Day, Goodnight, Moon, So Much For That, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Forever, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Little Prince, Atonement, The Fault in Our Stars, The Time Traveler’s Wife, The Sun Also Rises.
  Why did you stop beauty blogging?
  I believe with every fiber of my being that all women deserve to look and feel their personal best. However, after 15+ years in the beauty industry–11 spent as a beauty blogging pioneer–I realized that things were changing too much for me to continue on. I still love the beauty industry and (hopefully) always will. But blogging has changed too much in the post-Instagram era for me to participate: it used to be about providing a service for readers. Now, it’s about racking up social media numbers. *** I played that game for a while, and it didn’t sit right with me: quite simply, it felt gross. I got into beauty blogging in 2005 because I wanted to connect with readers and I wanted to spread some rare, sorely needed truth. Then beauty blogging became popular, a Thing, and a job—and a job is about getting paid. Getting paid usually isn’t synonymous with truth: if you piss off the people writing the checks, checks don’t get written. I spent a couple of years hand-wringing, and then I finally realized I needed to take myself out of the game altogether for a while to cleanse my palette and get some perspective. *** Naturally, as my life has changed and I’ve gotten married and started a family, my priorities have changed, too. I want to write about my life and my experiences: and now they include marriage, and babies, and ailing family members, and travel, and midlife crises, and depression, and things that sometimes aren’t so pretty. My goal has always been to be a full-time novelist, and now that my third book ROMANCING THE THRONE is (almost) out there in the world, I’ve decided to put all my eggs in the books basket. *** For those blog readers who have been with me since the beginning, please know that I adore your loyalty. For new readers who are just coming to me, I hope you love my books, and I hope you can also find some good material in my years of blog archives to enjoy. It’s helpfully arranged into the topics I used to cover most: beauty, travel, personal, and of course royalty.

• Temptalia - https://www.temptalia.com/nadine-haobsh-qa-session-for-beauty-confidential/

  QUOTED: "Unlike most of the other writers of beauty books, I’m not a makeup artist and I’m not a hairstylist. What I bring to the table is my background as a beauty editor and the fact that I’m not a beauty editor for any magazines now."
  "Beauty editors have seen and tried it all (and have the beauty battle scars as proof!), and I pass all that info on to you without any conflict of interest, or any editors behind the scenes wincing every time I slam an overrated product that advertises in our magazine. My only agenda is helping other girls and women who love and are curious about beauty, just like me, but who don’t have access to all these experts and insider tips."

  NADINE HAOBSH Q&A SESSION FOR BEAUTY CONFIDENTIAL
  ZARCHIVED NOVEMBER 30, 2007
  Nadine Haobsh has recently published her book entitled Beauty Confidential. Nadine brings beauty to your door step with this humorous and guilty-pleasure-reading book with all sorts of tips, tricks, and secrets on how to look your very best. This is a great stocking stuffer for your favorite beauty addict, because Nadine gives such a refreshing account of the beauty industry from her unique perspective from being a current beauty blogger and former beauty editor.

  Nadine was available to answer some questions submitted by the Beauty Blog Network, and here’s ours:

  Q&A with Nadine Haobsh

  What are some tips for traveling light, without missing any essentials, for the upcoming holiday travel season? — Temptalia Hmm, so you mean you can’t bring an entire suitcase devoted entirely to beauty products? (Kidding, of course even though I have been known to do just that a time or ten.) Start with the basics, and then add more if you have room:

  SKIN: 1) A cleanser, 2) A day moisturizer with SPF, 3) A night moisturizer with peptides, retinol, glycolic or salicylic acid. (My favorites: Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash, Olay Regenerist Touch of Sun SPF 15, MD Skincare Hydra-Pure Vitamin C Serum)
  HAIR: 1) Travel sized shampoo and conditioner, 2) Leave-in conditioner. (Scrunch leave-in conditioner and let hair air-dry, or apply before heat-styling to help hold and condition. You probably have a hairdryer at home, but may not have other tools. If you have room, throw in a curling iron or flatiron, to dress up hair and impress relatives who have driven in from five hours away and will secretly pick on your appearance otherwise.) (Herbal Essences makes yummy travel-sized versions, and I’m a huge fan of Infusium leave-in)
  MAKEUP: 1) Foundation, 2) Bronzer or blush, 3) Mascara, 4) Lipgloss. (If you have room, add black eyeliner and a neutral colored eyeshadow. Otherwise, the bronzer can double as shadow.) (In my bag: Bare Escentuals, Guerlain Terracotta bronzer, NARS Orgasm, Max Factor Lash Perfection, and Clinique Black Honey)
  MISC: Throw a sample-sized tube of perfume in your makeup bag (Bond no 9 Chinatown is too good to be believed), don’t forget a razor, and depending on how long you’ll be home consider bringing tweezers, mini scissors and an emery board.
  Now, keep on reading for Nadine’s answers to our fellow BBN blogs’ questions. Do you have any beauty secrets that you haven’t shared yet? Why or Why not? If you do, will you share one with us? Thank you so much! — Sarah O. Believe it or not, I’ve shared all the gossip about the beauty industry that’s fit to print. (Well, most of it, at least. There are a few things I’m taking to the grave, just because I believe in karma, baby! But some situations may or may not surface in my fictional book that’s coming out next year.) As far as beauty tips, I’m always learning new things, although I usually post them on the blog instantly! So right this second, I have nothing new to impart; I’d better get studying up!

  What’s the “beauty vibe” like in UK & CA, what are the differences? — Gloria Oh my goodness, the beauty vibes in London and Los Angeles could not be more different! While Londoners are much more formal (or at least sound like it, what with their lovely Hugh Grant cut-glass accents) they also take beauty a lot less seriously. Makeup? Highlights? Manicures? Who has time? There’s an exhibition tonight, and then a party after work tomorrow, and this weekend will be spent in the country with friends at a regatta or polo match Angelenos, on the other hand, play like they’re all beachy and Cali and What, me worry?, but in actuality, they have their beauty regimens meticulously planned, don’t work out without sporting more makeup than most women do on their wedding day, and have standing appointments with the waxer, tanner, manicurist and stylist. Of course, I’m generalizing here, but I’ve met countless women in each city that really do fit these molds to a T.

  What makes your book different from the plethora of beauty books already on the market? Why should beauty buffs like myself add your book to my beauty library? — Toya Smith Marshall Great question! Unlike most of the other writers of beauty books, I’m not a makeup artist and I’m not a hairstylist. What I bring to the table is my background as a beauty editor and the fact that I’m not a beauty editor for any magazines now. Beauty editors have seen and tried it all (and have the beauty battle scars as proof!), and I pass all that info on to you without any conflict of interest, or any editors behind the scenes wincing every time I slam an overrated product that advertises in our magazine. My only agenda is helping other girls and women who love and are curious about beauty, just like me, but who don’t have access to all these experts and insider tips.

  As a fellow NYC girl being glamorous here can be very expensive. What are your best tips for cheap and glam living in nyc? — Marina Klimasiewfski Glamming it up on the cheap is all about learning where and how to spend your money. You can find some of the best products on the market at the drugstore, such as Olay Regenerist, Cetaphil, Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Cream SPF 15 (really, anything from Neutrogena!) Max Factor Lash Perfection Mascara, Pantene shampoo and Infusium conditioner. More often than not, I voluntarily choose these products over more expensive offerings sold at places like Bendels and Barneys. A lot of the myth behind prestige products is just that: myth. It’s mostly marketing, packaging and hype. Go drugstore for products, and then spend whatever earmarked beauty money you have left on the best haircut you can afford; it’s with you everyday, and a great cut will last for several months and truly flatter your face shape and hair texture.

  Do you agree on the news and commentaries that mineral makeup is just a hype? Can anyone wear mineral makeup? — The Mineral Makeup Blog If mineral makeup is all hype, then color me fooled, because it’s literally changed my life. I have rosacea and spent my teenage years embarrassed by my red nose and chin, perennially searching for a foundation that looked natural, covered my redness, zits and pigmentation, wouldn’t cause breakouts, and—very important!—didn’t make me feel like I had a pound of stage makeup on. I must have switched brands every three months for ten years. Even the ones that didn’t make me breakout still felt heavy, and tinted moisturizer is a joke with my complexion; it covers nothing! When I discovered Bare Escentuals, it was an epiphany, like the brand had been created just for me. (Self-involved, much?) As I started to turn my friends, family and, eventually, blog readers onto it, however, they were all expressing their own happiness with it: the way it evened out my best friend’s olive-y skin-tone, the glow and youth it brought to my mother’s complexion, the suddenly invisible pores and blemishes my former roommate enjoyed while using it. What I’ve seen has made me a huge advocate of mineral makeup across the board (the fewer ingredients in a product, the better), and so I do truly believe that anybody can benefit.

  Nadine, are you brand conscious? I know that there is quite a term as being a brand snob, but there are also ones out there adventurous enough to pick really low priced brands. Where should we draw the line on which to try? (because we can’t try everything from high end to the lowest of low end! ) — Beautynomics It’s hard to figure out what’s worth the money, what’s worth throwing caution to the wind for (we’ve been so brainwashed that expensive is better, it can sometimes be just as nervewracking using that new, raved-about drugstore product!) and what to skip, but I trust word-of-mouth recommendations. Learn to trust certain bloggers—who will not just post a litany of products and say, “Oh, this just came out, and isn’t it pretty?” but will give a review of the product after having put it through the testing-wringer—listen to your beauty-obsessed friends, and troll the boards at places like Makeup Alley. If 500 girls are all orgasming over a certain mascara or intensive conditioner, you can bet it’s great!

  What is the most efficient and effective beauty gadget that you have tried? — Beauty Gizmo I am absolutely besotted by the Solano Sapphire flat iron. It was superhip years ago, and has now been replaced by other, newer brands, but I still can’t give up my Solano. It heats up in seconds, and even works when I’ve been too lazy to blowdry my hair beforehand, and am left with a curly, tangled, beachy mess. It’s truly worth every penny.

  What ways do you think that the beauty and publishing industries contribute to the pressure on modern women to conform to a certain — and perhaps virtually impossible — standard of beauty? Or, conversely, how do these industries help empower women in terms of cultivating positive body image? — Jazmin Casing I love that Dove uses real women in their ads, runs the Campaign For Real Beauty, and promotes the message that what you see in most ads isn’t real — it’s all airbrushed and art directed, and that we should celebrate and appreciate our bodies. Modern standards of beauty are a complex thing, and it’s easy to point a figure at the media and say, “You! It’s all you!” Of course, there are many factors. Parents play a part, peers play a part, boyfriends play a part. But it’s irresponsible to downplay the media and fashion industry’s role in actively distributing and promoting these images. The old line that clothing simply looks better on skinny women is insulting and tired; if designers are making clothing that is most flattering to 1% of the population, they’re not doing their jobs correctly. There’s absolutely no reason to continue photographing unhealthily skinny women and portraying it as “normal” and “ideal.” Yes, some women are naturally thin. But the fact that, “Hey, you’ve lost weight!” is perceived as a compliment is simply messed up. Our bodies are beautiful, strong, wonderful machines that should be celebrated; what they aren’t are accessories to be molded and prodded to fit trends and to fit clothes.

  What’s the greatest thing that has happened to you because of your blog? — Elke Von Freudenberg Starting my blog has brought such a wonderful and motley crew of characters into my life! It gave me the freedom to travel, the inspiration to write, the pleasure of connecting with and attempting to help strangers make the most of their looks, and the thrill of securing a book deal. I am so, so grateful for every single person that reads Jolie in NYC, and I’m even more grateful that people keep coming back and genuinely seem to enjoy reading it!

  What is your most favorite makeup product and why? — Stylish Opinion This is easy: Bare Escentuals mineral makeup! I could write an entire book devoted to why I love this stuff so damn much (and have probably written almost that much over the year on my blog), but I’ll keep it simple. BE is amazing because it has SPF 15 sunscreen, won’t make you break out, feels absolutely weightless and covers redness and pigmentation like no other. I hate the heavy, cakey, paint-like feel of foundation, but don’t dare leave the house without it (except for on grungy weekends when I know I won’t see anybody!), because it makes such a huge difference in my appearance. BE lets me have the best of both worlds: the coverage is amazing, but it feels like I have nothing on. Obsessed!

  With the arrival of television, “video killed the radio star.” Do you believe internet media will eventually overtake print media? — Carleen Pruess Absolutely; it’s an inevitability that internet media and blogs will overtake print media; they’ve already completely changed the landscape of journalism and publishing in just a few short years. Honestly, I can’t believe that some publishing companies are still attempting to charge for online content; it’s a losing battle, and the longer they resist, the more catching up they’ll have to do. I think print media companies who recognize the power of the format and gradually introduce blogs and websites into their brand with the same respect they’d treat the launch of a new magazine will do fine; not every website will succeed, but the failure of one does not signal doom for the rest. And just because any idiot with a computer and internet connection can set up a blog doesn’t mean it’s an easy, Mickey Mouse-operation; companies should realize this and start (and continue) to hire professionals that are trained and experienced in online media. Treating it seriously now will yield major dividends later. It makes me sad that print media, newspapers in particular, is on the decline, but that’s progress, I suppose. And, especially considering we live in an age of instant gratification, why wait until tomorrow when you can read (and then blog!) about it today?

  What are some of the perks you have seen to being a blogger? — Henna Ahh, the glamorous blogger life. Full of champagne and caviar parties, chauffeur driven cars, mounds of Christmas presents — oh, wait, that was being a beauty editor! There aren’t that many quote-unquote perks that come with being a blogger, unless you count the freedom to work from home in your pyjamas, set your own schedule and interact directly with people from all over the world that you’d normally never have the chance to meet. I do consider all of these things perks, and so I love the fact that I can blog and make a career from it! (But I’m not going to lie; private jets are nice, too.)

QUOTED: "a frothy, modern fairy tale."
"a light and fluffy read with a solid life lesson lending structure."

Courtney, Nadine Jolie: ROMANCING THE THRONE
Kirkus Reviews. (Mar. 15, 2017):
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Courtney, Nadine Jolie ROMANCING THE THRONE Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins (Children's Fiction) $17.99 5, 30 ISBN: 978-0-06-240662-0

Courtney whips up a frothy, modern fairy tale, dealing with everything from sibling rivalry to protection of privacy.Libby and Charlotte Weston are more than just sisters--they're besties. Even attending separate prep schools, the nouveau riche white girls text daily. So narrator Charlotte's ecstatic when Libby must switch schools, joining her at prestigious Sussex Park, where England's wealthy scions come to be educated. As Charlotte reaches out to smooth the way for her older sister to fit in with her "in" crowd, Libby finds that she too can make friends in this rarified group...especially with her sister's new crush, Prince Edward, heir to the throne. In the same school, in a tight-knit circle of social elite, all seems to be going well until something becomes obvious: there are two sisters but only one prince. Choices need to be made...and someone will be hurt along the way. Starting off slowly, Courtney builds a solid cast of characters, spreading out from the sisters and the prince to their coterie of friends--the jet-setting, jealous heiress, the lesbian society girl still looking for love, the boy who tries too hard to fit in, the responsible dorm proctor...they're all here and very recognizable even if their world appears to be more shallow than glamorous. A light and fluffy read with a solid life lesson lending structure. (Chick lit. 14-18)

Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
"Courtney, Nadine Jolie: ROMANCING THE THRONE." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Mar. 2017. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A485105182/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=fab778e3. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

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QUOTED: "teens who enjoy the escapist, real-world fantasies of life among the rich."
"Those looking for the romantic tale promised by the title will be disappointed."

Courtney, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne
Elizabeth Matson
Voice of Youth Advocates. 40.1 (Apr. 2017): p58.
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3Q * 3P * J * S

Courtney, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne. Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, 2017. 400p. $17.99. 978-0-06-240662-0.

Social-climbing fashionista Charlotte has finally scored friendship entree into the elite group of old money and titled progeny of Britain's upper class, which includes none other than Prince Edward, heir to the throne. Several make-out sessions later, Charlotte and Edward are an item. When her older sister, Libby, transfers to the same boarding school, Charlotte is thrilled to hang out with Libby and Edward. It turns out, though, that Libby and Edward have a lot more in common than Charlotte and Edward.

What seems like it is going to be a lighthearted romantic triangle among the rich and titled curiously turns out to be narrated by the girl who does not get the prince. Charlotte wallows in resentment for a rather minor betrayal after she has already dumped the prince. While the romance between Libby and Edward happens in the background and largely off the page, Charlotte's story takes an abrupt turn. Still estranged from her sister, she serendipitously makes all the right connections to become an overnight success as the creator of an innovative fashion app. The message that there are more ways to happiness than finding the perfect prince is a welcome one, although Charlotte's path to success is unrealistically easy. Teens who enjoy the escapist, real-world fantasies of life among the rich and famous may enjoy the unconventional turns of this story, but those looking for the romantic tale promised by the title will be disappointed.--Elizabeth Matson.

QUALITY

5Q Hard to imagine it being better written.

4Q Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses.

3Q Readable, without serious defects.

2Q Better editing or work by the author might have warranted a 3Q.

1Q Hard to understand how it got published, except in relation to its P rating (and not even then sometimes).

POPULARITY

5P Every YA (who reads) was dying to read it yesterday.

4P Broad general or genre YA appeal.

3P Will appeal with pushing.

2P For the YA reader with a special interest in the subject.

1P No YA will read unless forced to for assignments.

GRADE LEVEL INTEREST

M Middle School (defined as grades 6-8).

J Junior High (defined as grades 7-9).

S Senior High (defined as grades 10-12).

A/YA Adult-marketed book recommended for YAs.

NA New Adult (defined as college-age).

R Reluctant readers (defined as particularly suited for reluctant readers).

(a) Highlighted Reviews Graphic Novel Format

(G) Graphic Novel Format

Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
Matson, Elizabeth. "Courtney, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne." Voice of Youth Advocates, Apr. 2017, p. 58. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A491949476/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=3bd7daa9. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

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QUOTED: "This fun, easy read will interest those looking for a sweet romance with nuanced sister relationships."

Courtney, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne
Danielle Jacobs
School Library Journal. 63.5 (May 2017): p94+.
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COURTNEY, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne. 400p. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Bks. May 2017. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780062406620.

Gr 7 Up--Sisters Charlotte and Libby Weston both fall for Edward, the prince of Britain and heir to the throne. Set in modern-day England, this contemporary novel takes place at the sisters' fancy boarding school, where Edward is also a student. The plot takes a long time to build up to the main conflict--the scandal that occurs approximately halfway through the book when Libby "takes" Prince Edward away from Charlotte--but it begins to pick up after that. Courtney's writing style is descriptive, and the premise is romantic, which will win over many teens. The setup and the character development are refreshing and enjoyable. Protagonists have their own personalities, which makes them memorable and distinguishable. In addition to dealing with the main conflict, the sisters and their friends also face typical high school drama. More character focused than plot-driven, this fun, easy read will interest those looking for a sweet romance with nuanced sister relationships. VERDICT For young teens who are fans of YA love stories with a twist of glamor, money, and modern fairy tales.--Danielle Jacobs, Las Vegas Clark County Library District

Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
Jacobs, Danielle. "Courtney, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne." School Library Journal, May 2017, p. 94+. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A491032132/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=faeed1a5. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

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"Courtney, Nadine Jolie: ROMANCING THE THRONE." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Mar. 2017. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A485105182/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=fab778e3. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018. Matson, Elizabeth. "Courtney, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne." Voice of Youth Advocates, Apr. 2017, p. 58. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A491949476/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=3bd7daa9. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018. Jacobs, Danielle. "Courtney, Nadine Jolie. Romancing the Throne." School Library Journal, May 2017, p. 94+. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A491032132/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=faeed1a5. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

• LITERARYHUES
  https://literaryhues.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/book-review-romancing-the-throne-by-nadine-jolie-courtney/
  Word count: 776

  QUOTED: "If you want a love triangle involving siblings while seeing the lifestyle of the rich and famous, go ahead and check this book out."

  ROMANCING THE THRONE BY NADINE JOLIE COURTNEY
  Published May 30th 2017 by Katherine Tegen Books
  Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

  GOODREADS SUMMARY:
  Scandal, secrets, and heartbreak abound in this juicy, modern girl-meets-prince story—perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Jennifer E. Smith. “Maybe sisters aren’t supposed to fall for the same guy, but who can mess with chemistry? A divine romantic comedy” (Brightly.com).

  For the first time ever, the Weston sisters are at the same boarding school. After an administration scandal at Libby’s all-girls school threatens her chances at a top university, she decides to join Charlotte at posh and picturesque Sussex Park. Social-climbing Charlotte considers it her sisterly duty to bring Libby into her circle: Britain’s young elites, glamorous teens who vacation in Hong Kong and the South of France and are just as comfortable at a polo match as they are at a party.

  It’s a social circle that just so happens to include handsome seventeen-year-old Prince Edward, heir to Britain’s throne.

  If there are any rules of sisterhood, “Don’t fall for the same guy” should be one of them. But sometimes chemistry—even love—grows where you least expect it. In the end, there may be a price to pay for romancing the throne…and more than one path to happily ever after.

  My Rating:🌟🌟

  Actual rating: 2.5 stars

  MY REVIEW:
  Thank you, HarperCollins and Edelweiss, for sending me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

  Okay, before I start, I just wanna say that I knew what I was getting into, and that there were a lot of possibilities for the outcome of the story. The one the author chose, was really disappointing for me.

  In terms of writing style, the book was giving off a Gossip Girl vibe what with giving us a glimpse into the life of the rich and famous teenagers. Charlotte was sort of the Jenny Humphrey (book version) in my thoughts. It also involves a lot of discussion of new money vs old money, and some girl on girl hate which is a reading pet peeve of mine.

  Charlotte is the fashionista, the sporty, the more social sister. Libby on the other hand is the quiet, nerdy sister. They’ve gone to separate schools their whole lives so when Libby suddenly transfers to Sussex Park after a scandal at her school, Charlotte is determined to make her sister fit in and run the same social circles as her.

  My issue with this book and the same as with Something Borrowed (the movie, I haven’t read the book) is that I don’t believe that it just happens. You don’t just happen to start seeing the person your best friend or sister used to date.

  Call me salty but, these are unspoken rules. Well, at least for me. And they make sense, cause they’re there to not cause unnecessary angst. And I feel that’s what the majority of the book is. It’s full of Charlotte moping and avoiding her sister and Edward to not cause awkwardness. The situation just got a bit too messy. And I do not care if you’re the prince of England did you not at least had some decency to not date one sister right after dating the other. I mean, you could, but as long as you’ve talked about it with the former and just not have any bad blood going into the new relationship.

  It’s not like Edward is swoonworthy either. It feels like the only redeeming quality he ever had in the book was that he was a prince.

  I compared this to Gossip Girl but with the GG books, I like how it ended and I wish I could say the same for this book.

  I may have all these issues, and I might not be a fan of how the story panned out, but will say this: Libby and Lotte are sister goals. They’re different from each other but are really good together.

  Overall this isn’t my cup of tea, but if you want a love triangle involving siblings while seeing the lifestyle of the rich and famous, go ahead and check this book out.

• Makeup Files
  http://www.makeupfiles.com/2009/01/23/book-review-confessions-of-a-beauty-addict-by-nadine-haobsh/
  Word count: 663

  QUOTED: "It’s a good time, and an easy read. If you like beauty ... then you’ll like this book. If you like a bit of romance, you’ll like this book. If you hate your job, you’ll like this book."

  Posted by Trisha Bartle on 1/23/09 • Categorized as Beauty Reviews

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  Confessions of a Beauty AddictRecently, I had the privilege of reading Confessions of a Beauty Addict by Nadine Haobsh. You may know Nadine by another name: Jolie in NYC. She’s been one of the foremost beauty bloggers on the ‘net for some time now.

  Now she has a novel, Confessions of a Beauty Addict, all about Bella, a beauty writer in the magazine industry. Bella has a great job at Enchante, the hippest women’s magazine on the scene. Unfortunately, things turn sour when Bella lets just a bit too much alcohol slip in, and too much information slip out, during an interview. Her words haunt her as she’s black listed from the beauty magazine world. Now all she can do is take a job at another magazine for… *gulp*… middle-aged women. How will Bella survive? What’s the deal with her new, mean publisher? Only time will tell.

  Sounds good, right? Definitely.

  As I read through the book, I found the character of Bella to grow and change as a person. In fact, that’s the case with nearly all of the characters in the book. Some novels will have stagnant characters that never seem to move or grow. Confessions of a Beauty Addict doesn’t have that problem.

  Nadine Haobsh weaves this story like a pro, using her unique experience in the beauty industry to give the readers a look at what it’s really like to work at a magazine. And, for all you romantics out there, there is a bit of a spark between Bella and a certain someone. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit giddy like a school girl over the romantic parts.

  This book is a must-read for beauty bloggers or anyone out there thinking of getting into beauty writing. Through Bella’s tribulations, you end up learning a lot about the industry. You also get a look at what not to do when you’re crafting your articles or blog posts.

  One gripe I did have with the book was all of the industry jargon. Miss Haobsh uses a lot of lingo that someone outside of beauty writing might not know. Heck, I’ve been blogging about this stuff for almost a year, and I didn’t even get some of it. Then again, I liked how the words she used made you feel like you were reading something from an insider perspective. You can tell she really knows her stuff!

  And hey, you might learn something about beauty along the way.

  This novel isn’t just for ‘beauty addicts’. Anyone who has ever had a job will be able to relate to some of the stress-inducing things that Bella goes through in the book. We’ve all had a boss that doesn’t appreciate us, or a task that we feel is beneath us.

  Reading this reminded me why I’m self-employed. 😉

  Should you read this? Sure! It’s a good time, and an easy read. If you like beauty (and I think you do if you’re at Makeup Files), then you’ll like this book. If you like a bit of romance, you’ll like this book. If you hate your job, you’ll like this book.

  So, I give Confessions of a Beauty Addict by Nadine Haobsh a:

  A-
  Confessions of a Beauty Addict comes out January 27, 2009. You can pick it up at all major booksellers, as well as online.

• Non-Blonde
  http://www.thenonblonde.com/2007/11/trade-secrets-beauty-confidential-by.html#.WszWBi-ZOt8
  Word count: 1049

  QUOTED: "Other than a few glitches, most of this book can be very helpful and informative, especially for those who are still searching for serious holy grail products, looking for makeup tips that actually work or a manual for maintaining their blonde."
  "The tone of the book is chipper and sunny, pretty much like her blog, and is full with endearing anecdotes and stories from beauty mishaps to awkward moments at the salon and on the waxing table."

  THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2007
  TRADE SECRETS- BEAUTY CONFIDENTIAL BY NADINE HAOBSH- BOOK REVIEW

  I remember quite well when I started reading beauty blogs. The year was 2005 and I was beginning to think that in the internet era it was ridiculous to rely on beauty information from monthly magazines, because that couldn't possibly the latest and hottest, not to mention the feeling I always had about their first commitment being to their advertisers and not to the readers. I remember hearing some buzz about an associate beauty editor from Ladies' Home Journal who was busted for blogging about trade secret, thus losing both her job and the job offer from Seventeen magazine she has already accepted. I looked up her blog, Jolie in NYC, found it interesting enough and went on to pursue more beauty blogs.

  I loved reading these blogs, many of them are now linked here, in the side bar menu on the right. They were fresh, updated daily, informative and fun to read. The best thing was the feeling I wasn't being fed press releases and PR purple prose, but was actually reading what real women had to say and getting some good, practical advice that goes beyond the recycled advice in many of the magazines. However, eventually I couldn't help but notice that since these blogs were so real and personal, the advice and point of view were too often inapplicable for me: Many of them were much younger than me, blonde, pale skinned, with a hair-straightening habit and a preference for aquatic fresh or fruity-floral scents (that was before I found some like-minded souls on the perfume blogs). I began thinking maybe I had something to add to the beauty discussion. That was the moment The Non-Blonde was born.

  All of the above is meant to explain why I was so eager to read Beauty Confidential, Nadine Haobsh' book. After all, she achieved what most of us bloggers dream about: A book deal. The cover promises "The no preaching, no lies, advice-you'll-actually-use guide to looking your best". The back cover also mentions "industry secrets and insider tips". To be honest, what I wanted most to read about was not so much how to make a dye job last, but more about the reality of her former "The Devil Wears Prada" existence and especially about the transition from magazine editor to blogger.

  The latter was barely touched, and I understand why. After all, the vast majority of her readers are not bloggers and are looking to buy the book for its Beauty Bible value. The stories from behind the scenes at the glossies are cute, but if that's what you want to read about, Nadine's former boss at Lucky magazine, Jean Godfrey June, has done a better job. Where Haobsh has the edge both on Godfrey-June and on Allure's Linda Wells, is in that she actually names the products, good (mostly) and bad. It's clear she has far less fear of advertisers, so she can tell us that she's not impressed with the performance of Creme de la Mer (why should she be? She's only about 27. Let's talk in a decade) and doesn't like Maybelline Great Lash mascara. Her list of must-have products is interesting and worthy, but I hope no one would really take it as the ultimate shopping list without first stopping to consider the small issues of age, complexion and actual needs.

  Just as I have started my own blog because Nadine and others raved and endorsed products that were obviously wrong for me, despite her conviction in her all-encompassing knowledge, sometimes she's wrong. With all my love and respect for Nars products, their Orgasm blush in all its peachy glory looks ridiculous on me. And I'm not the only freak: My sister whose coloring is completely different than mine, pale and pink-cheeked, looks just as weird in it. So, no, Orgasm isn't universally flattering. Another bad blush moment in the book is the praise for Smashbox O-Glow. Looks like Nadine has missed the Beauty Brains post where they exposed the truth about this product. I expected her to know better than this (after all, I did).

  Still, other than a few glitches, most of this book can be very helpful and informative, especially for those who are still searching for serious holy grail products, looking for makeup tips that actually work or a manual for maintaining their blonde (this is the part of the book I can't comment about. Everything she says makes sense, but I've never had so much as highlights and have yet to come face to face with a flat iron). I liked her myth-crushing approach to makeup and real life solutions, including good advice on products worth splurging for and what's better bought from the drugstore.

  The tone of the book is chipper and sunny, pretty much like her blog, and is full with endearing anecdotes and stories from beauty mishaps to awkward moments at the salon and on the waxing table. I might not turn to her for skincare advice or perfume info (her list of favorites had me shake my head several times), but I'll probably come back to several of her makeup tips and quick fixes, and I'll never look at a a magazine's "how to get the cover look" the same way again (hint: they're lying through their teeth).

  Here's a quote I loved from the book. It sums up everything I think and feel about beauty products:
  "...that's all beauty products really are: indulgent, gorgeous, happiness-inducing luxuries that help take you away from your reality and transport you to another world, one where you're always beautiful, always feeling your best, and always smelling divine."

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