Greek: Double Date

Okay so I have never seen the show "Greek" but since it is on ABC Family I knew it would be family-appropriate but still fun. The book definitely has me curious about the show now! The book is a very quick read and since it is paperback it is easy to carry around and read at the beach, in bed, or wherever. I thought this book was cute and I didn't feel lost at all without seeing the show as the book does a good job of introducing characters. The story is about a sorority girl who is so nice she agrees to be her brother's roomate's date to an Engineering Awards ceremony, well due to an emergency the ceremony gets switched to the night of the All Greek Formal where Casey has a date with a hot new guy. Casey is too nice and juggles everything smoothly, all while reminiscing about her past boyfriends. It is not at all an inappropriate book, just typical guy drama. I don't even recall any making out or anything outrageous that would be typical Greek life. Basically what I am trying to say is that it is save for young girls to read as there is nothing "R" rated, although it does refer to an incident of the one boyfriend was caught having sex with another girl. I did find it to be a quick read and even though I am past my college days and wasn't a sorority sister, I still liked the book and am eagerly awaiting the next book in the series to come out!

It didn't start out that way. Casey Cartwright was doing the honorable thing. She agreed to help her brother, Rusty, find a date for his roommate, Dale, to the engineering awards' banquet. When she couldn't convince any of her fellow Zeta Beta Zeta sisters or pledges to go with him, she agreed to escort him. Dale was a nice guy. He just had a bit of a crush on her and she wanted to make sure he knew she was going as a friend, nothing more. The night after the engineering banquet was the All Greek formal. Casey has been boyfriendless for a while, but when the new assistant to the dean shows up at the sorority house for a signature, Casey is smitten. She manages to invite Rob to be her date to the formal. So two dates on two different nights, no big deal, right? But then distinguished alumni get food poisoning prior to the engineering event, causing that to be moved to the same night as the All Greek formal. Figuring that very few engineering majors were also part of the fraternity system, administrators saw no problem in having two functions on the same night. But it does put Casey in a bind. Wanting to do right by Dale, but eager to see if there are sparks with Rob, Casey doesn't know what to do. And thus is the focus of DOUBLE DATE. Half the fun of the story is getting to the night in question and seeing if and how Casey might juggle both dates. I don't watch the series, so I can't say if the book is based on a story line or not. But reviewing the ABC Family website, the characters are the same. Each one has their own little quirks and all are likeable in their own way. Reading this was just a teaser that whetted my appetite to find out more of what all these characters can get into. Reviewed by: Jaglvr