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| Queen of Babble in the Big City (Queen of Babble) | 
 enlarge | Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Avon A
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 11163
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060852011
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060852016
ASIN: 0060852011
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Product Description
Lizzie Nichols is back, pounding the New York City pavement and looking for a job, a place to live, and her proper place in the universe (not necessarily in that order). "Summer Fling" Luke's use of the "L" (Living Together) word has her happily abandoning plans to share a one-room walk-up with best friend Shari in exchange for cohabitation with the love of her life in his mom's ritzy Fifth Avenue pied-a-terre. Lizzie's landed a non-paying gig in her chosen field—vintage wedding gown rehab—and a paying one as a receptionist at Shari's boyfriend's father's posh law firm. So life is good . . . for the moment. But almost immediately her notoriously big mouth is getting her into trouble. At work she's becoming too chummy with society bride-to-be Jill Higgins, inflaming the ire of Jill's troublesome future mother-in-law. At home she's made the grievous error of bringing up the "M" (Marriage) word to commitment-shy Luke. Once again joblessness and homelessness are looming large for hapless blabbermouth Liz—unless she can figure out some way to babble her way to a happily ever after.
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 Babble away. July 5, 2007
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I used to be a huge fan of Mag Cabot's chick lit until I've read Queen of Babble and Queen of Babble in the Big City. It may just be the characters, like Lizzie, in these books that I dont particularly like and that annoy the heck out of me. It may be that I feel these could really be teen books and not adult chick lit. They really are just all fluff.
I enjoyed the story in this book but sometimes it seemed like there wasn't really a direction it was moving toward. Even though I struggled a bit trying to get through this, I know I have to read the sequel. Talk about a cliff-hanger ending?! Geeze.
The Lizzie Broadcasting System is back and better than ever August 12, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The heroine of Meg Cabot's Queen of Babble is back, and better than ever, in Queen of Babble in the Big City. When readers last left Lizzie Nichols, she'd just hooked up with Luke, an actual prince (though the French don't recognize their monarchs anymore), had just saved the day by restoring a much abused wedding gown, and was finishing up her degree in the history of fashion at the University of Michigan.
In QoBitBC, Lizzie has moved to New York and plans to make her living as a certified wedding-gown specialist. Unsure of how she's going to pull it off, considering she hasn't quite got her degree yet, and she doesn't know where she's going to live or how she'll afford it, Lizzie is just reveling in her relationship with Luke and figures things will work themselves out. After all, her best friend Shari is moving to New York as well, and together they can find a half-decent place that won't be too expensive. Right? Well, all of this is before Luke asks Lizzie to move in with him to his mother's Fifth Avenue apartment, complete with a real Renoir over the bed. Lizzie can't turn down this opportunity, even if it does mean leaving Shari hanging, because she loves Luke and knows that moving in with him is only the first step toward getting the proposal she's always wanted. With a part time job as a receptionist at a law firm, and another (unpaying) job working for a French couple who are wedding-gown specialists, Lizzie thinks she might have it all figured out.
That is, until Luke's mother starts getting mysterious phone calls from a man who isn't Luke's father and Lizzie decides to keep this information to herself; and until her firm starts representing the down-to-earth normal girl who happens to be marrying the most famous bachelor in New York and Lizzie finds herself desperate to restore the girl's wedding dress despite the firm's strict confidentiality policy; and until Lizzie's best friend starts having problems with her boyfriend that no amount of karaoke and cheap beer can solve... Then Lizzie finds herself trying to keep her mouth shut while still getting everything she thinks she deserves.
If there's one thing that can be said about Meg Cabot, it's that the woman knows how to write amusing, entertaining, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny chick lit that is sure to keep you enthralled from start to finish. So it's not the newest or most original story... those are hard to come by these days. Meg Cabot puts just the right amount of real-world experience, pop culture references, and realistic human flaws to make her characters relatable and her story enjoyable. Yes, Lizzie can be annoying with her inability to keep a secret (except all the wrong ones), her refusal to acknowledge her own fault in certain situations, and her complete lack of common sense when it comes to dating, mating, and extricating, but really... nobody's perfect. My one problem with this story, and with Cabot's writing in general, is that it doesn't feel finished and it's always so clear that you're being set up for a sequel. But I suppose that's the nature of the writing game these days and I can forgive her for it as long as the stories keep me entertained.
Read Queen of Babble in the Big City #1) if you've read the first book because, while you won't be lost without it, there's really no point if you don't have the proper background, and #2) if you're in the mood for a quick beach read that will keep you entertained.
It's Typical Meg Cabot July 1, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The review before me said that the book was predictable. I'll agree with that to a point. But I don't read Meg Cabot to be surprised. I read her books because they're fun. I read her books because I like how she writes and that she includes pop culture references.
If you liked the first Queen of Babble book, you'll like this book. It's Lizzy being Lizzy but growing up a little and having to deal with life throwing her curve balls.
Definalty a worthwhile read!
 Was disappointed September 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off I wanted to say that I love Meg's writing, and I really enjoyed the first book in the Queen of Babble series. With that said I really did not enjoy this book in the slightest. The plot was predictable, but not in a good way. Basically I did not want to continue reading once I figured out what was going to happen. The character development seemed really shaky with an ending that did not fit with the first original story, even though I udnerstand that characters should change greatly with development and circumstance. I am hoping that the third book will be better, because I was incredibly disappointed with this book
Cute & Quirky September 24, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I will admit that I adore the Princess Diaries movies ~~ and I have not had a chance yet to read Meg Cabot's books till I saw this one going back to the shelves at the library ~~ so I picked it up on a whim. I needed something light and fluffy to while away a busy weekend ~~ and something to relax me without too much thinking. This book fits the bill. It's perfect for those crazy weekends when you want to read a few pages before turning out the light at bedtime.
It is a fun book ~~ not a serious tome (nor did I think it was meant to be one either!) but a light-hearted look at romance and love, friendships in the Big Apple. I didn't read the first book in the Queen of Babble series but I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. Lizzie has moved in with Luke, her summer fling turned into a serious romance. Lizzie also needs a job badly and more than anything she wants to restore old wedding dresses. As she couldn't find a job, she ends up working part time as a receptionist at Chaz's father's law firm. She also finds a lovely shop owned by a French couple who restores wedding dresses ~~ only problem is, she isn't getting paid for it. As the fall progresses, Chaz and Shari breaks up, Lizzie fears that Luke's mother is having an affair due to mysterious messages left on the answering machine, Luke is preoccupied with classes to get ready for the medical school entrance exams and Lizzie is doing her best not to babble all the secrets to everyone she meets.
It is a cute book. Perfect, like I said, for those busy weekends when you want to read something but something that isn't taxing to the mind or imagination. It's also perfect for those long flights home over the holidays ... so pick it up and enjoy a fun-filled life in the Big Apple.
9-24-07
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