Melissa Walker has done it again. Violet by Design, the second book in the “Violet” series (we wrote about Violet on the Runway last summer, and Violet in Private is due out in August) has joined the ranks of the 7th Harry Potter book, My Friend Leonard, and a few other very rare books that I’ve INHALED. Like with Harry Potter and My Friend Leonard, I sat in my lounge chair this week and read Violet by Design in two sittings. I loved it. I just loved it. Like the first Violet book, Violet on the Runway has an engaging plot, some serious surprises, and great scenery–parts of Violet on the Runway are set in a luxurious Brazil pool house, fancy hotels in Paris, and a not-so-fancy hostel in Spain (but there’s sangria, so it’s all good).

With the second installation of the “trilogy” (I feel silly saying “trilogy” when talking about YA fiction–I feel like “trilogy” is much more Lord of the Rings than a fancy, contemporary YA book, but whatevs)–readers will fall even more in love with Violet… I know I did. Also, I also feel inclined to give a huge kudos to Melissa Walker for not underestimating her readers’ intelligence–Violet by Design has characters with depth, a wide usage of “SAT words,” and even a reference to the book Beloved! But don’t take my word for it… discover Violet for yourself!