Queen of Babble

By: Meg Cabot

Narrated by: Kadushin Ilyana

What's an American girl with a big mouth, but an equally big heart, to do?

Lizzie Nichols has a problem, and it isn't that she doesn't have the slightest idea what she's going to do with her life, or that she's blowing what should be her down payment on a cute little Manhattan apartment on a trip to London to visit her long-distance boyfriend, Andrew. What's the point of planning for the future when she's done it again? See, Lizzie can't keep her mouth shut. And it's not just that she can't keep her own secrets, she can't keep anything to herself.

This time when she opens her big mouth, her good intentions get Andrew in major hot water. Now Lizzie's stuck in London with no boyfriend and no place to stay until the departure date written on her non-changeable airline ticket.

Fortunately, Lizzie's best friend and college roommate is spending her summer in the south of France, catering weddings in a chateau. One call and Lizzie's on a train to Paris. Who cares if she speaks only rudimentary French? One glimpse of gorgeous Chateau Mirac -- not to mention gorgeous Luke, Chateau Mirac's owner -- and she's smitten.

But while most caterers can be trusted to keep a secret, Lizzie's the exception. And no sooner has the first cork been popped than Luke hates her, the bride is in tears, and it looks like Chateau Mirac is in danger of becoming a lipo-recovery spa. As if things aren't bad enough, ex-boyfriend Andy shows up looking for ""closure"" (or at least a loan), threatening to ruin everything, especially Lizzie's chance at ever finding real love -- unless she can figure out a way to use that big mouth of hers to save the day.

©2006 Meg Cabot, LLC; (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Fun listen...

Well this book was a fun listen. It wasn't earth shattering, or totally riveting... but it was entertaining. There were several parts that were unbelievable - reminded me of a lot of the teen/college romantic movies with the unbelievable plot lines. But if you ignore those few intances, it's a light, fun listen. Good narration as well.

It was not my favorite

I love the Queen of Babble series and Meg Cabot in general. The narrator did a great job bringing the characters to life for me - but I wish I had read the reviews first before purchase. This is an abridged version and there is a LOT of plot removed which makes the story move too quickly and much of the underlying plot which motivates character is missing. It was abruptly ended also with none of the smooth resolution and lead up to the next book i'd expect.

5 star story from Meg when you read the whole thing. A light easy read. 3 stars for whoever edited the plot for this version.

Fun

I really likes this story. I've been looking for an author that writes similarly to Sophie Kinsella and I've finally had great success. The book was fun, had funny characters, and was very entertaining!

Amusing read

I very much enjoyed this book. The characters are unique but believable. This book made me smile and laugh. Love that part of this is set in a French Chateau with a winery/vineyard. Lovely setting.

it is all about the narrator

I love the narrator and plan to listen to all books narrated by her. Can she please narrate more books - i am running out!