dates, mates and cosmic kisses by Cathy Hopkins
Izzie is a cool and hip girl from London, England. After meeting mark, a totally snog-wothy boy, she thinks she`s in love. She is smitten and gives him her number, but Mark never calls! Izzi gets desperate, and needs her two best friends, Lucy and Nesta, to ceep her head clear. After some words of kindness and a cosmic kiss, followed by another period by silence, Izzie finds out that she rather be with a guy that actually pays attention to her. Izzie therefore takes control, and instead of giving her number away, she turns it around, and decides to never wait for a guy to call her again!
Izzie is clever, but also a confused teenager, that don’t understand why they never learned about boys and relationships on school.
She has a lot of help in her friends, and they tell each other everything. The book is about being a teenager, and finding you’re self I think. Izzie gets in a situation where she doesn’t know what to do, or how to handle it. She is unsure, and in one way desperate and frustrated. For this she needs her best friends and a lot of advice. In the end, after many hours sitting by the phone, Izzie finally takes a number instead of giving hers away. Izzie then gets more confident, and I also think that made her stronger in one way.
I think the realationship between Lucy, Nesta and izzie is important in the book. no matter what happens, they always stand together. Thats something i think is important to remember in real life too, we should always know that our best friends will be there. A boy you meet, can be the most important thing at the moment, but if you get to the ugly break up, he won`t stand by you`re side and be there for you like you`re best friends will.
