Diva in Control

DIVA IN CONTROL by Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/20/07
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
Rating: 5 Stars

In this poignant novel about our favorite diva -- now in control -- there is lots of humor and romance.

Her mother is marrying a guy that Vivien would like if it wasn’t for his daughters, who are awful to say the least. They are
backstabbing, conniving little brats!

Jake (Vivien’s mother’s fiancé) got her a job on a new show that the critics said needed a female character. That would
have been all right if Chaz, the director of Diamond Heights (the show she got fired from for being a diva) wasn’t the
director! He is, of course, rude to Vivien the whole time, and she knows that he only keeps her there because Jake owns
the company producing the show. Being an actress doesn’t sound so glamorous anymore, does it?

Not only is the director a jerk but the other male actors treat her horribly because she has never done stunts before. (The
show is about people who were transformed into animals and they are trying to take down the mad scientist who made
them this way. Totally an action show!)

I really liked this book because it is funny and lighthearted but also has a great plot. I think almost anyone could read this
book and get something out of it!