Seven Deadlies, Gigi Levangie
Seven Deadlies, Gigi Levangie
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Seven Deadlies
A Cautionary Tale

Author: Gigi Levangie

Narrator: Audrey Esparza

Unabridged: 4 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/17/2013

Categories: Fiction, Humorous


Synopsis

Dear Bennington College Admissions Officer:

I’m probably not your average applicant from Beverly Hills, CA. And I’m not one to brag, but I’m pretty much the smartest girl in my class at Mark Frost Academy. My grades are excellent. My motivation is high. I don’t drink or do drugs or hang out with the bad kids. I’m pretty much all business. My life is not going to end here, in this part of Los Angeles.

I’m going places.

Which brings me to my latest venture: babysitting teenagers.

A few of the moms talked to my mother. You should see them. They gather around her like Bieber fans. She’s barely five feet tall, beautiful and regal, a Latina queen.
Their diamond bracelets shimmer. I look at those bracelets and want to eat them.

Where did they go wrong?

Can Perry help out this weekend? I have to go to New York for fashion week. I have to go to a premiere. My daughter needs help with biology . . . and staying out of my medicine cabinet.

I get paid forty an hour. I have business cards.

My name is Perry Gonzales. The stories you are about to read are true. The names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. By the time you’re finished, I think you’ll appreciate how desperately I need to get out of here.

About The Author

Gigi Levangie Grazer is the bestselling author of five previous novels, including The After Wife and The New York Times bestseller The Starter Wife, which was adapted for USA Network. She is the author of the screenplay for Stepmom, which starred Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon, and has written for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and other publications. She lives in Los Angeles with her two children and one miniature dachshund.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan on December 03, 2013

I'm sorry, but fuck that epilogue. It ruins the book. 2/5......more

Goodreads review by Collin on June 05, 2016

This is the definition of a 3-star book. Promising premise, nice cover art, lovely interior design, an entertaining narrator - all set to the tune of the written, physical story that is thoroughly... okay. I expected more. I could have gotten less. Seven Deadlies is a collection of seven short storie......more

Goodreads review by Paula on November 14, 2013

Perry Gonzales is not like the other people who attend the prestigious school of St. Marks , she is Latina , on a scholarship , intelligent and from a single parent family. She dreams of one day going to University and studying Journalism. After school Perry is the go-to girl for those needing tutor......more

Goodreads review by Dennise Pendergrass on September 05, 2017

I'm sorry, but, what did I just read? If half stars were a thing, 1.5 stars for this one. ***SPOILERS AT THE END*** Intriguing title and blurb, interesting cover design. The book was okay, for the most part. This is a series of stories Perry Gonzalez is sending to an elite college with a focus on wri......more

Goodreads review by Katie on December 11, 2016

I am not actually sire of the book's target audience. I am sure it wasn't aimed at adults - I only happened upon it because I decided to try a few books my local dollar store has on offer. The mix of real and faux references would likely bother a young adult reader and I'm not sure a middle-grade re......more


Quotes

"A sinfully delicious romp through the dazzling devil's playground that is Beverly Hills. Sassy, witty and full of heart, Seven Deadlies is Gigi Levangie at her wicked and hilarious best."
—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Seven Deadlies is a fable for our time. Smart, funny, twisted, and surprising, a terrific must read for anyone who has ever wondered what happens behind the gates of Beverly Hills McMansions and if the spoiled and rotten children who live in them ever get their comeuppance. The answer is a resounding and satisfying YES!” 
—Melissa de la Cruz, author of the Au Pairs and Blue Bloods series

“The humor and biting wit of this clever title will appeal to adults who like P. G. Wodehouse.”— Booklist

"My advice to you over the next few weeks until school restarts is to buy [Seven Deadlies] for yourself. Announce in a firm tone that you will be off duty for the next few hours, get yourself a drink and pick up the Christmas chocolates. Then disappear and read.”—Emma G. Keller, The Guardian (UK)