Inspect A Girls Best Friend (Spa Girls, #2) Authored By Kristin Billerbeck File Paper Edition

liked this book more than I did the first one, I think that some of the things Morgan has gone through helped get her to view things from a different perspective, Can't wait to read the next book from Poppy's perspective, This book was a HUGE step up from the first one! Morgan is a much more complex amp deepemotional character than Lilly IMO, amp her story was interesting amp much more sympathetic than Lilly's.
After reading "She's All That," I didn't want to read the next one in the series, Now, after finishing this one A Girl's Best Friend, I can't wait to start Poppy's story amp the continuation of Morgan's with "Calm, Cool, amp Adjusted.
" I'm praying it's just as good, if not better, I liked this one over the other two story lines in the series, Its kind of a refreshing take on the 'stressed out' rich girl, The series is super funny and witty, Recommend for those looking for a funfunny story,for the fluffiness. Lilly, Poppy amp Morgan have been friends since they met in college, They call themselves the Spa Girls, often taking trips to the spa to get away from their problems, Morgan, having just fallen for an already married conartist, feels she needs a change from living off daddy's money, She moves in with Lilly, only to find out that daddy isn't what she thought, What will Morgan do when her inheritance is in jeopardy and she has to truly become her own person

I thought this was a really cute book amp it had lots of warm/fuzzy moments.
Although, I do think that the story line went around in circles several times, There were points in the book that were discussed and then discussed again in the very next chapter, I started to find this annoying, hence the lower rating, But I do still plan on reading therd book in the trilogy, SUMMARY: Three friends. One spa. And an infinite amount of oversharing!

From the outside, Morgan Malliard has it all: diamonds at her disposal, a willowy figure, a doting daddy, and all the elegance that money can buy.
But money can't buy happinessor an identity to call her ownand Morgan is realizing her perfect life has no purpose other than spectacular grooming which isn't really a purpose at all.
. . unless you're a chimpanzee. Then a fallingout with her father dropkicks Morgan into the real world, and she is suddenly forced to get an actual job, wear affordable shoes, and cope with public transportationnot to mention deal with that mysterious hottie who may or may not be stalking her!

It's time for a spa getaway with her best gals, Lilly and Poppybecause there's just something about lying under a pile of sweetsmelling papaya plaster that can help a girl figure things out.
Like the fact that life isn't about living up to a perfect ideal, and that with God's grace, the beauty of it may just be in the flaws after all.


REVIEW: The beginning of the book moved very slowly, the middle got more interesting, and the ending felt very rushed, I liked the change in Morgan from a materialistic girl to a more Christian woman but felt the author could have focused more on her change and less on her drama.


FAVORITE QUOTE: "We are broken people, regardless of station or environment, and my need for Christ becomes ever more apparent, like the one ray of light shining from the west bank of windows.

This book was awful, I could not get into it at all, The spa theme made it very shallow, and the Christian aspect seemed forced, I like the idea of combining the chick lit and Christian genres, but this book failed miserably, I will definitely not be reading any of her other books, since according to others this is the best of the series, Contemporary Christian fiction is not usually my genre of choice, but I enjoyed She's All That so much that I wanted to continue the series.
While it is Christian fiction, it's not as overtly God centered and themed as other books I have read, I like that. I truly enjoyed the book, it was a fluffy read, but no so fluffy as to be unbelievable or to talk down to the reader.
It was well written, though I did notice a few sports in my copy where the characters

were called by the wrong name, I put that down to poor proofreading, and it did not really detract from my enjoyment of the book, I would definitely recommend this series to anyone looking for a quick, fun, fluffybutnottoofluffy read, Okay, I didn't like this book in the beginning, but after a few chapters I started to enjoy it, Its more of a girly book than I normally read, but it was neat to see the friendship thesegirls have, It has made me realize how much I miss having close girlfriends, I plan to read the rest of the Spa Girls collection, I also enjoyed that they are Christian books, Not sure if they are labeled as so, but they often relate to the Bible to life and what the girls are going through, A new twist to a "normal" Christian book, I enjoyed this story better than the first book in this series, However, as with most of Billerbeck's books, I have a hard time relating to any of the characters, I will read the last book in the series just because I have to I'm weird that way! but I'm not likely to read anything else by Billerbeck any time soon.
Awesome book focusing on the importance of friendship and the trials of those in the media's eyes who we place on a pedestal,
I loved this book ad literally carried it EVERYWHERE with me, This was the best book of thepart series, I enjoyed the plot and climax, It was an easy read, I am not a reader and I sat down and read it in one day, I really enjoyed it! Part two of the Spa Girls series, a GREAT book! This is thend book in a trilogy aboutfriends from Stanford that can't be more different, Poppy is a hippy chiropractor, Morgan is a wealthy socialite and Lilly is a struggling up and coming clothes designer,

This particular book focuses on Morgan and her life with bits of Lilly thrown in since the first book was about her, While these are supposed to be Christian books it is very light on the religious overtones which is nice, I don't mind some references but some get heavy handed with the bible references and such, This is not one of those books,

If you read these, read them in order, I read the first one and then the third one and so this one threw me off a little bit, but not much, They are just better read in order,stars
Morgan Malliard has never known a day of poverty, Her gem and jewelry magnate father has provided everything twentynine year old Morgan has asked for and more, In exchange for modeling her father's diamonds, Morgan is kept outfitted in the best shoes, clothes, cars, and other things that signify a lifestyle of wealth.
But when a case of poor judgment lands Morgan in a scandal, she turns to her Spa Girl friends Lilly and Poppy to help her cope.


Morgan gets the bright idea that she needs to learn what it's like to live in the real world where there are consequences for poor decisions.
She wants to live like her friends without relying on daddy's money, Her friends are skeptical that she can pull it off, but are willing to help her try, What Morgan discovers about herself, about her father, and about what truly buys happiness shocks her and the other people in her life,

This is the second book in the Spa Girls Collection, I had a very difficult time relating to Morgan as a character, She frustrated me when she couldn't even last a day living on her own, Things she considered tragedies being unable to buy new shoes aren't things that many women have in their frame of reference, By the end of the book, she does come to some understanding about herself and others, but it doesn't quite ring true, But I enjoyed getting reacquainted with the other Spa Girls and following Lilly's story further,

For fans of Christian chick lit, this is a light, fun read, It would be helpful to read the first book in the series, She's All That, in order to have background on the characters and the situations.
Humor and interesting plot twists keep the story fresh, I look forward to reading Poppy's story, because she's the one character who is a bit of an enigma, Some romance rounds out A Girls Best Friend, which makes the book appeal to a wider audience,

Shallow. Dumb. Embarrassed. These are just a few words that describe how I felt for even reading this book, I made myself finish it although after several chapters realized i was likely going to hate it,

As a Christian I was disappointed in the characters and could not relate to these "Christian" characters, Couldn't put this down

Meet the spa girl's Lilly, Polly and Morgan, College friends heading into their's, Lilly is our heroine in this fun and funny novel as she goes through dramatic life change dumped by her boyfriend for another woman, fired from her dream job and 'stuck' with crazy curly hair.
This book is fatastically fun to read as I could relate to her character, Can't wait to read the other books Kristin has written, A fun book. I like that God was included but not shoved in your face,

This is bookout ofI think, I am gonna have to go back and read, Three friends. One spa. And an infinite amount of oversharing!


From the outside, Morgan Malliard has it all: diamonds at her disposal, a willowy figure, a doting daddy, and all the elegance that money can buy.
But money can't buy happinessor an identity to call her ownand Morgan is realizing her perfect life has no purpose other than spectacular grooming which isn't really a purpose at all.
. . unless you're a chimpanzee. Then a fallingout with her father dropkicks Morgan into the real world, and she is suddenly forced to get an actual job, wear affordable shoes, and cope with public transportationnot to mention deal with that mysterious hottie who may or may not be stalking her!


It's time for a spa getaway with her best gals, Lilly and Poppybecause there's just something about lying under a pile of sweetsmelling papaya plaster that can help a girl figure things out.
Like the fact that life isn't about living up to a perfect ideal, and that with God's grace, the beauty of it may just be in the flaws after all.
To be honest I didn't love any of the characters and felt rushed at the end, There was a lot happening in the book, I felt all the characters had issues going on, Another great book. There is probably more truth to this than fiction, Money can't buy happiness. Morgan had to learn to how see that you can't hold onto a lifestyle and keep your faith at times, The bible itself says that a servant can't have two masters: Money and God, Worth reading. Another great book from Kristin Billerbeck, Love her humor and drama, . . made my own problems pale by comparison, I seriously enjoyed her sparkling descriptions of San Francisco, made me relive my last Christmas there, But my absolute favorite parts were the uplifting spiritual insights that Morgan gleaned from the complete mess of her life, Those parts felt very real, relatable, and ultimately encouraging, So thanks, Kristin! : not the greatest, took me forever to get through it, it was a slow somewhat boring storyline I gave the first book in the seriesstars.
Since I had the second book already in my to read pile I thought I may as well see if it got better, Sigh.

Had this not been a "Christian" book I wouldn't have rated it so badly, But the Christian aspect has no reason to be in this book, Every single Christian in this book is made to look stupid, flightly, and so not like the Christians I know,

Just like the first book, this book is about the friendship of three women, Yet I don't see the friendship at all, A friend gets engaged without telling her friends why A woman gets married and keeps it from her "best friends" for a month This doesn't click at all with the theme.


Morgan is spoiled, stupid, guy crazy, and makes Christians look pathetic, I like the Ashley Stockingdale series better from Kristin Billerbeck, But this was a decent read, . . a little unbelievable at times, but what Christian chicklit novel isn't : I'm really interested in reading contemporary Christian fiction written for women and girls because:I think it's a potentially neat genre with a pretty large audience.
Most of what exists is pretty lowquality in my critical opinion the characters lack depth, the plots are so predictable that you KNOW every book WILL end with the heroine accepting Christ or learning to trust God with her life, getting married to an upstanding young man, and having AT LEAST one baby.
I like to toy with the idea of someday writing quality Christian literature myself, Anyway I was intrigued by the book cover's description of Billerbeck as "one of the first Christian chicklit authors," but I ended up pretty disappointed, She tried so hard for the chicklit thing that the characters just seemed like selfabsorbed airheads who happened to pray EVERY so often, and the Christian themes got lost in a lot of spagoing and boychasing.
I really appreciate that Billerbeck is writing Christian fiction, and I'll probably read more by her, but will also continue my search for an author whose work lives up to my idea of what quality contemporary fiction with Christian themes COULD be.
Unbelievably boring! About KristinI grew up with a strong sense of justice, I simply knew the way things should be, And since Im not smart enough to be a district attorney, I am a novelist, My childhood was slightly confusing, I blame my parents for this, Oh heck, Im going to blame them for everything, I think I would have turned out normal if it werent for them, the billerbecks Okay, probably not, I am a fourth generation Californian, and an American mutt, but identify most strongly with my Italian heritage, My mothers family, of strong Norwegian/German descent, tried to teach me how to do things right, How to cook, clean, sew, budget accordingly all the things a proper young girl should know to be a contributing member of society, I, however, failed m About KristinI grew up with a strong sense of justice, I simply knew the way things should be, And since Im not smart enough to be a district attorney, I am a novelist, My childhood was slightly confusing, I blame my parents for this, Oh heck, Im going to blame them for everything, I think I would have turned out normal if it werent for them, the billerbeck's Okay, probably not, I am a fourth generation Californian, and an American mutt, but identify most strongly with my Italian heritage, My mothers family, of strong Norwegian/German descent, tried to teach me how to do things right, How to cook, clean, sew, budget accordingly all the things a proper young girl should know to be a contributing member of society, I, however, failed miserably. For myth birthday, my grandmother gave me a cookie gun, so its clear she hasnt given up on me yet! That is eternal optimism!My dads Italian family taught me about the good life.
The indulgent life. How to eat, shop and be merry, My Nana had very tiny feet and a penchant for shoes she worked at the Emporium, no doubt to fund her shoe addiction, My afternoons at her house had no lessons, other than how to walk in her high heels, drape myself in her mink stole and drip myself with rhinestones.
Tastefully, of course. I picked up on this lifestyle much quicker, I graduated San Jose State University with a degree in Journalism Mass Communications emphasis in Advertising, gave my life to Jesus during college and found my true love in a Christian Singles Group, which yes, I skewer in “What a Girl Wants”.
He is German. Practical. And a Contributing Member of Society, I am still Italian, fluffy and an aficionado of fine shoes handbags, Together, we have four children and now its our turn to confuse them, The circle of life. Dysfunctional family style. sitelink.