Last week Trashionista interviewed the lovely Keris Stainton, whose young adult novel, Della Says OMG! has just been released. Keris was previously a Trashi editor and it was so exciting to get a copy of her published novel! What's more, it's also a fantastic read (am trying to cut out the favouritism here but honestly, it's fab!)Losing your personal diary is one of every teenager's worst nightmares. To have lost my diary, full of personal and private thoughts, would have been enough to scare the bejeezus out of me for the rest of my high school life - and still would, to be honest! - but to find out that someone has it and can reveal your deepest, most intimate secrets any time they wish - is something different altogether...
Teenager Della is about to find out what exactly such a nightmare feels like. Living with her gorgeous former-model mum, equally pretty and confident sister Jamie who's soon to be leaving for a summer in the States, and her often embarrassing Dad, Della regularly pours her heart out to her diary that she hides in her room at night.
However, after Jamie's leaving party (at which she finally kisses Dan Bailey, her lifelong crush!), Della quickly realises that her diary is missing.
Della's diary is nowhere to be found. And it's not long before a page of her diary, detailing something rather intimate and embarrassing, shows up on the one place Della does NOT want it to be found - Facebook.
Which means that someone has her diary, and they're not afraid to use it.
With no clue as to who has stolen her private journal, Della begins to suspect everyone who was at the party, including her best friend Maddy, arch rival Gemima and of course, the lovely Dan.
Meanwhile, Della's relationship with Dan is becoming more serious, and even though she still suspects him, Della doesn't want anything to ruin it, especially the diary pages that continue to appear. Will she tell him what's going on?
Can she figure out who the culprit is before even more of her secrets are revealed?
I was so hooked on the book that I couldn't put it down until I had finished it and found out just who stole the diary. The book is for older teenagers (due to some sexual content and terms), but even though I'm twenty-five, I enjoyed every part of it. Della Says made me feel like a teenager again. We didn't have Facebook back then, but I could still feel Della's embarrassment!
Della Says is a tale of friendship and teenage relationships with a bit of scandal and a wonderful amout of wit thrown in. Even for a twenty-seomthing like yours truly, I could relive the possible horror of what Della would have gone through! I can't wait to read what Keris offers us next.
Rating: 5/5
