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    Being Nikki: An Airhead Novel

    Written by Meg Cabot

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen

    3.5/5

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    Emerson Watts was pretty sure there couldn't be anything worse than being a straight A student whose brain had been transplanted into the body of a teenage supermodel.
    But it turned out she was wrong.

    Because that supermodel could turn out to have a mother who's mysteriously gone missing, a brother who's shown up on her doorstep demanding answers, ex-boyfriends crawling out of the woodwork who want more than just a photo op, and a British heartthrob who's written a song about her that's topping the charts.



    How can Em balance all that with school, lingerie runway shows, and weekend jaunts to St. John - especially when she's got final exams; a sister who is headed to the high school cheerleading championships; a former best friend, Christopher, who's intent on destroying Stark Enterprises to avenge the death of his lost love; and a company she represents that seems to be turning to the dark side...



    But then, nobody said it was going to be easy, being Nikki.

    A W. F. Howes audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd Audio
    Release dateSep 1, 2009
    ISBN9781407450131
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    Being Nikki: An Airhead Novel
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    Meg Cabot

    Meg Cabot is the author of The Princess Diaries series which topped the US and UK bestseller lists for weeks and, after winning several awards, Meg Cabot was crowned the 'reigning grande dame of teenage chick lit' by The New York Times Book Review. Meg Cabot has written many books for children, teenagers and adults, including the bestselling Abandon series, the All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular and The Mediator series. She has lived in various parts of the US and France, but now lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband and one-eyed cat, Henrietta.

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    Reviews for Being Nikki

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    • 4/5
      Honestly the whole concept is absolutely ridiculous, but I really enjoyed myself. This series isn't something to take seriously, but it is nice to read just to escape for a little while. I wish I could say that I didn't figure out where the story was going to go, but I did. It's exactly how I would have concluded the series, so way to go Meg! Really this is a fun adventure that you will want to put down but will find yourself unable to drop. Just read it, you know you want to!
    • 3/5
      Yep, still fun.
    • 4/5
      very interesting
    • 4/5
      Really really a middle book with a nasty cliffhanger. Interesting exploration of what's happening with the brain transplant and its implications.
    • 3/5
      Book 2…not much better, I’m sad to say. (Ignore my original rating, please.)

      I kinda touched on the plot in my last review, but this is the book where the plot does improve. One of my biggest issues with the first book was that “Total amnesia does not exist in real life! Nor does it work that way!” and that Em had to screw up or not convince someone that she was really Nikki Howard. (Lulu’s theories aside.) So, when Nikki’s brother Steven shows up and calls her out on the fact that Em’s not his real sister, I loved that. I loved that Steven knew something really fishy was going on and he wasn’t going to be fooled by anyone.

      Em’s characterization gets a little better in this book, although not by much. I like that she does support her little sister’s decision to become a cheerleader, and that she’s willing to find out what happened with Nikki’s and Steven’s mom. And there’s a good scene with her and some other models joking before a rehearsal that I really liked. However, I still had my frustrations and there’s a lot of the telling not showing going on in this book as well. She’s also very contradictory, especially when it comes to Brandon/Gabriel/Christopher/random boy she makes out with. Em keeps saying that she’s not that kind of girl, that she can’t help the way Nikki’s body reacts whenever a boy touches her (do not get me started on this excuse) and she loves Christopher, totally! Em doesn’t do anything to dissuade this behavior, she just let the guys take advantage of her. Quietly suppressing rage here.

      I also really don’t like how the Stark plotline gets barely mentioned. It’s played up that Christopher wants to take them down (understandable, yet slightly impossible), and Em mentions it every once in a while, but so much time is spent on “I really really love Christopher, but I have all of this other stuff and you guys don’t understand how hard it is for meeee.” You almost forget that there’s a weird plot going on with the bad guys.

      That said, I liked the twist that Nikki was really alive, and I liked that Brandon finds out and decides to use this information to his advantage. Sure, it’s a little obvious, but it makes for new conflict in the next book. But like the first one, the moments where I facepalmed were a little much and lessened my overall enjoyment.
    • 1/5
      I highly disliked this book, it was incredibly annoying to read and especially frustrating. I found myself shouting at the book at times because things were not going the way I wanted them to go. It annoyed me incredibly that Em couldn't talk to Chris and that Nikki came back in Em's body. I fail to understand why they would be forced to swtich bodies. Why not just put them in their own bodies? Why tell someone that they couldn't have their own body and then let someone else show up in their old body? You just can't do that. It's not right.I would not recommend this book unless you enjoy being frustrated at the different turning points in the book.
    • 3/5
      Following on from the first story, Em Watts is still trying to deal with being Nikki Howard and dealing with the aftermath of all what has happened. Her life has changed so much and she is trying to cope but finding it hard, she doesn't really have a huge amount of time to deal with everything that's happened. This story leaves you on a pretty big cliffhanger.It's not great, but it dragged me in and kept me reading.
    • 4/5
      Airhead, Being Nikki, and Runaway, by Meg Cabot, are the three books that make up the Airhead trilogy. The story is very far fetched. After an accident in a department store, Emerson wakes up to find her brain transplanted onto the body of a supermodel. Emerson has to pretend to be Nikki while trying to remain herself. The first book hooked me enough to keep reading but honestly I find them all a bit silly. That darn Meg Cabot can always hook me into her stories, weird as they might be. While I can’t wholeheartedly recommend them to adults, the target teen audience might enjoy the trilogy.
    • 5/5
      Make sure that if you are going to read this book, you have the next one handy as this one ends in a cliffhanger. Meg Cabot has done an excellent job bringing her characters to life. Each character has such individualistic quirks that you can't help, but feel like you really know them. Her story also moves at a nice, quick pace making this a book that you can quickly get through and an excellent read for an airplane or long trip. Overall, I loved the story and the twists! I can't wait to read the next one!
    • 4/5
      The concept of this book is incredibly innovative and intriguing. I loved Meg Cabot's past books and this series is no exception. The main character was both funny and endearing, I really felt like I knew her at the end of the first book. Nikki and the main character were perfect foils for each other, Nikki bein harsh and selfish and the main character being far more caring and funny. The characters that Meg Cabot placed in the book with these two personalities really allowed the main character to stand out and tell her story. As a neuroscience student, I love the brain. The ability to transplant brains both frightens and intrigues me, this book gives a novel approach as to what could potentially happen if the process was ever successful. This book is great for teens/young adults (female).
    • 3/5
      The exciting sequel to "airhead". I really enjoyed this.
    • 4/5
      Emerson is used to be an overweight teen into computer gaming but now her brain is in the body of a highly paid glamourous model who is the face of Stark Enterprises. As well as coping with the issue of who she really is, Nikki/Emerson has to deal with a new-found brother, a missing mother and whether Stark is trying to take over the world. This is the second book of a trilogy but can be read without reading the first book.
    • 4/5
      Being Nikki is the second book in Meg Cabot's Airhead series. This review assumes that you have read the first book, Airhead, and may spoil that book for you if you haven't.In Being Nikki, Em is learning to live her life as Nikki Howard. Modeling is a lot harder than she thought it would be and balancing that and school is more than Em bargained for. When Nikki Howard's brother Stephen shows up looking for their mother, Em discovers that the mysterious Stark Corporation has more secrets than she thought.It's hard to write any more about this book without giving too much away but I will say that I thought it was even better than Airhead. I can't wait to read the next book (and I believe last) book in the series and find out how it all ends.
    • 3/5
      This review assumes you have read the first book in the series, as a result may contain information that could be viewed as spoilers.Being Nikki is the continuation of Cabot’s Airhead series. In it readers are still following Em Watts (aka supermodel Nikki Howard) as she attempts to adjust to her double identity — reconciling her desire to remain level headed boring girl Em while attempting to make that fit into the hot girl package Nikki gave her.Specifically we delve further into the family dynamics of it all. Not only is Em losing touch with her parents and sister but she’s gained Nikki’s family to boot. The disconnection doesn’t extend solely to blood relations but also to the friends and lovers in her life. Still trying to block off Brandon Stark, Nikki’s celebutant boyfriend, Em now finds herself the focus of famous pop star Gabriel Luna’s affections as well. This sends her into the depths of despair because all she really wants is to have the love of her best friend, the guy who thinks she’s dead, Christopher. Add in Nikki going back to high school, her flightly best friend with the heart of gold and a hint of corporate espionage at the end and the reader has a delicious recipe for fun.The progression of Em’s story in this book was as enjoyable as the first, perhaps even more so given the added emotional turmoil. She continued to struggle with how to resign herself to the fact that she is now Nikk, the shallow and superficial type of girl she’d always loathed in life. More than that she slowly comes to the realization that perhaps Nikki wasn’t as shallow as originally thought. Em learns how hard Nikki had to work at being a model and how empty her life really must have been without family and friends who really loved her for more than the tangible gifts she could give them.I never once felt like the story Cabot was telling was unrealistic. Sure, Nikki’s life has a definite Paris Hilton vibe to it but I think in the circumstance of that type of celebrity it isn’t strange that a girl of Em’s age is really and truly on her own as any adult would be. The fact that it’s no longer Nikki leading that life and that Em is attempting to adjust to freedom while still wanting some level of involvement by her real family makes it all the more relatable. I enjoyed the relationships built in this book and the dynamics between the different parties brought forward some interesting twists and turns.While some second in a series books lose their oomph this one did not disappoint. The characterizations were continually interesting and showed depth. The situations (minus one far fetched medical aspect that is the foundation of the whole story) are plausible and make Em and her cohorts extremely rootable. This is definitely a series I would recommend to teens and lovers of fun light-hearted young adult reads.
    • 5/5
      About~ Things aren't pretty for Emerson Watts.Em was sure there couldn't be anything worse that being a brainic in the body of a supermodel. But is turned out she was wrong.It turns out she has a mother who's gone mysteriously missing, a brother who's show up on her doorstep demanding answers, and a former best friend who's intent on destroying Stark Enterprises.How can Em balance all that with school and runway shows- especially when she's got ex-boyfriends crawling out of the woodwork who want more than just a photo op- and a company she represents that seems to be turning to the dark side....Not to mention trying to convince the love of her life that models aren't really airheads after all...especially one model in particular.Nobody said it was going to be easy being Nikki.My Review~ First off, I want to apologize for taking so long for me to read this book and write this review. I have been busy studying for final exams and doing many projects and H.W. for school. The only time I do get to read is when I have finished all my H.W. and projects for the day and that does not happen until late at night around 1:00AM and by that time I am tired as hell. I can't wait till school ends.Anyway, back to the review.This is one of the best chick-lit books I have ever read. I don't think any chick-lit book can top Meg Cabot's Airhead Series. I have nothing bad to say about this book.I love how Meg Cabot writes the funny and quirky thoughts of Em Watts. I love all the new characters and their personality's. I love the plot of the story and all the problems Em has to deal with. At times I felt like there were more problems than answers. But a lot of the issues were answered at the end of the book. Which brings me to say the ending of the book was a big surprise. I was so not expecting what happened to happen. All in all, I recommend you read this book and put it in your TBR pile. I can't wait till I get to read the read the squeal in the Airhead series Runaway.Plot: 5/5Characters: 5/5Ending: 5/5Cover Art: 5/5Pages in Novel: 336ISBN: 978-0-545-04058-7Other book in the Series: Airhead, & Runaway~Kassandra
    • 4/5
      Once again, Ms. Cabot comes through with laughs, suspense, and a dose of romance. This book ends mid-action which left me wanting to know what happens! There are new characters in this book, which makes for new relationship tangles, and some surprising twists. Can't wait for the next one!
    • 3/5
      Meg Cabot gets really ambitious with BEING NIKKI, the second book in the Airhead series, which features corporate conspiracies, advanced technology, and hidden motives. However, the pacing was clumsy, which made for a less-than-satisfying reading experience.BEING NIKKI introduces a whole array of new complicating elements. While these eventually move the plot along to its ambitious point of corporate conspiracy, the first two-thirds of the book did very little for that point. I constantly found myself shaking my head in disbelief at the number of confusing layers wrapped up in one another that did not contribute to the point of the book. The characters were, for the most part, annoying and no different than they were in the first book.The ending I admit is pretty cool, but it places high expectations on the third book in the series to wrap all the different threads up. I will probably finish reading this series, as BEING NIKKI ends on such a horrifying note that I can’t help but demand to know how it ends, but I highly doubt this will go on any list of books I’d recommend to people. The series lacks something…maybe heart?
    • 2/5
      This is the second in the "Airhead" trilogy by well-known and -loved young adult series scribe, Meg Cabot of "The Princess Diaries" fame. Having been introduced to Ms. Cabot's work through the first in this series and enjoyed it immensely, I was looking forward to the sequel. I was disappointed. "Airhead" captured the overworked science fiction part of my imagination while keeping its roots firmly in reality and pop culture. "Being Nikki" attempts to do the same but most of the juicy good ideas were used up in "Airhead" already. This part of the story sounds like the first part all over again without any of the excitement. High school junior Emerson Watts' brain is still transplanted in supermodel Nikki Howard's body. Em is getting used to being Nikki, so much so that she gravitates towards Nikki's family and away from her own. She uncovers more conspiracies under the direction of the enterprise she is the face of: Stark. And the events become ever more dramatic and outrageous, one can almost see the actors that are going to be cast in the movie. *Yawn* That's not to say I won't finish the journey when "Runaway," the final installment comes out, I'm just not waiting for it with bated breath.
    • 5/5
      Being Nikki is the follow-up novel to Airhead. In Airhead, the readers learned how Emerson “Em” Watts became Nikki Howard. In Being Nikki, we learn more about Nikki’s personal life.The story centers around Em adjusting to Nikki’s high-profile lifestyle while balancing her school work, family and trying to be friends with Christopher. When a mysterious stranger shows up at her Manhattan loft unexpectedly, the story takes off and the mystery begins.I have to admit, I thought Being Nikki was much better than Airhead. Airhead was too repetitive for me. In Being Nikki, Ms. Cabot did a quick recap and immediately jumped into the storyline.At times, the plot was predictable, however Ms. Cabot did end the book with a great cliff hanger. I’m looking forward to the third book in this series, Runaway.
    • 4/5
      Emerson Watts is still stuck in the body of world famous supermodel Nikki Howard after a tragic accident and a brain transplant. She is becoming more accustomed to the fame and the job, but she still misses her old life, family and her old friend, Christopher, who Em is still in love with. So when Nikki's brother shows up, Em is unsure how to handle him or the news that Nikki's mother is missing. And she doesn't know what to do when something even more shocking turns up in the search for the Howards' mother.I admit that this is one of my favorite Meg Cabot series. I enjoyed Airhead and was looking forward to Being Nikki. Now I'm looking forward to Runaway, the next one in this series. Em seems to be a fairly typical teenager, boy-crazy with a good head on her shoulders. Although it did get a little tiring reading about Em worrying about the same thing over and over again. I was surprised, however, at the direction Cabot took the book in the end and enjoyed that. It's not often that I am surprised by a Meg Cabot
    • 3/5
      Nikki Howard, a supermodel who is the face of Stark Enterprises, is living up to her end of the bargain finagled at the end of Cabot's previous novel Airhead. She is attending Em's old highschool, but is missing plenty of school to go on modeling gigs. Her amnesia story is still explaining the gaps in Nikki's memories, but when a good-looking guy shows up at the apartment, her mind is tested. Turns out Nikki actually came from somewhere before she was discovered as a hot commodity and has a b...more Nikki Howard, a supermodel who is the face of Stark Enterprises, is living up to her end of the bargain finagled at the end of Cabot's previous novel Airhead. She is attending Em's old highschool, but is missing plenty of school to go on modeling gigs. Her amnesia story is still explaining the gaps in Nikki's memories, but when a good-looking guy shows up at the apartment, her mind is tested. Turns out Nikki actually came from somewhere before she was discovered as a hot commodity and has a brother named Steven, just on leave from the military. He, of course, can't believe that even with her memory loss, she can't remember their mother, the dog kennel or when she last heard from their mom. They begin to try to retrace her steps, with Em's old best bud, Christopher, who is planning a revenge of his own on Stark.
    • 5/5
      I was not a fan of Airhead, let me say that straight out. I liked the characters just fine, but felt like nothing much really happened. Being Nikki changed all that. In this book, Meg Cabot manages to push the story along at the perfect pace, bringing all the different storylines and parts of Em's life together. What was really great about this was that while Nikki was a sequel, Cabot spent very little time going over what happened in Airhead, unlike other authors who feel the need to recap everything for a chapter or two before actually getting into the story. It all flows wonderfully with Airhead. Airhead also really ticked me off because most of the time, it just seemed like Emerson was making out with complete strangers. She's still got some of that in this book, but it's sparsely sprinkled throughout the book without being overwhelming. There's so much more time that went into plot-development, rather than exposition, which is an awesome thing for those of us who just want the story to move along. The ending could be a whole other review. Without saying too much, Christopher's story and the role he plays is greatly expanded, and readers will completely love and adore this fact. It's mindblowing how much Meg Cabot's storytelling style has changed. She ends Being Nikki in a way that will be a complete shock for Meg Cabot's longtime readers (and I'm sure newer fans will be enthralled as well). She's somehow found a way to completely captivate her readers with more plot twists than you could ever imagine, and a story that will leave you speechless and begging for more. Way to bring the A-game! Rating: 5/5
    • 4/5
      As a follow up to Airhead, the second book delivers more information and picks up speed that you seemed to feel was coming and was merely being set up in the first novel. I enjoyed the second novel better, for the mere fact that everything had been established, and I could now see how Em would handle being Nikki, a famous supermodel. Through her journey to become someone she's not, a mystery unfolds. Where is her mother (Nikki's that is), and will her old friends realize that Nikki is actually Em? All things get revealed...well sort of! Book 2 ends with yet another cliff hanger that leaves you wanting to read Book 3 for the resolution...at least we hope!