Queen of Babble | Clare

He looks like something dropped from a helicopter—you know, the perfect guy, for a needy girl trapped on a desert island. That girl being me, and the desert island being my life.

I remember a friend recommending the book Queen of Babble to me three years ago when it first came out. It was only recently that I found out that it was part of a series and there were two more books on the story of Lizzie Nichols (the lead character in the book).

I fell in love with the book the first time I read it. The quote I mentioned at the start of this post is actually my favorite from the first book. I remember thinking about one particular guy from my past when I read that part of the book because that’s definitely how the moment I met the guy felt for me. I’d love to feel that kind of moment again though.

The book for me is something that I could easily relate to because Lizzie is a lot like me: I wear my heart on my sleeve and I sometimes talk too much for my own good (ha ha ha). Like they say about Lizzie in the book: Big heart. Big mouth. Big problems. That’s me…well, except for the big problems part (fingers crossed).

Meg Cabot writes in such a way that is light, funny and entertaining. I managed to re-read Queen of Babble and the two other books, Queen of Babble in the Big City and Queen of Babble Gets Hitchedin just the span of two days. I was so addicted to the stories that I couldn’t stop until it was all done and over with.

“Fun’s great,” I say. “But, you know, Luke…I want to get married someday. I really do. And if you don’t…well, what’s the point of even being together? I mean, don’t you think it’d be better for us to break up, so we can get back out there and try to find the person we can picture a future with?”

From Queen of Babble in the Big City, that quote about getting married is an idea that I share with Lizzie. I don’t see the point of being together with someone if that someone is a person I can’t picture a future with. I want to be married someday. I see that in my future, I just don’t know who the guy would be just yet because I’m not in a relationship with anyone at the moment but still, I want that for my future. So if a guy tells me that he doesn’t see it in his future, I really do not see the point. I am not the type to get into a relationship with people to play the field, Lord knows I’m picky enough as it is. I’m the type who when I pick someone, I’ll stick to that person (after all, it took me long enough to pick one, you know what I mean?). I’m not saying that someone I’ll date should have that requirement, because that is only dating. But if it’s going to lead to a commitment, I’d prefer someone who’s in it for the long haul. Then again, I’ve never been the dating type. My past relationships have never really had a formal, courtship phase anyway.

“You know I love you—as a friend. I don’t want to do anything that might jeopardize our relationship…as friends.”

“I do,” Chaz said. “I want to do things that might jeopardize our relationship as friends a lot. Because we’re always going to be friends, Lizzie. No matter what. I really think it’s the whole physical part of our relationship that needs a lot more work.”

That was one of the cutest moments toward the end of the second book. It threw me off guard that this character Chaz ended up being in love with Lizzie all along. I didn’t expect that, but it was a welcome surprise. After all, they had been friends for a long time and he was always there for her. In a way, there was always some love between the two because of their friendship, I just didn’t think it would develop into something romantic. Still, I found it to be a good twist because I’ve always believed that a guy and a girl would be better off being friends first before getting into a relationship. None of that dating stuff applies for me…after all, that’s basically a best foot forward thing and being in a relationship is about something more than that. Friendship, as cliche as it may sound, is always a good foundation for a romantic relationship.

“I just want to let you know that when I look into my future, I see nothing but you.”

Could anything sound sweeter than that? Chaz said that line near the end of the second book and was also mentioned at part of the third book, Queen of Babble Gets Hitched, as well. Man, if a guy I fell for told me that, I might literally feel weak in the knees and fall on the floor (hopefully the guy would have his arms around me so I won’t).

I heard that they’re making a movie version of the first book, starring Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Heroes) as Lizzie. I’m not sure that I pictured her as Lizzie but hey, it could work. But I DEFINITELY pictured Sam Page (who played Casey on the show Shark) as Luke, Carly Pope (Popular) as Shari and Alex O’Loughlin (Moonlight) as Chaz. I know the description from the book and the way they look may not exactly match, but for some reason I kept seeing these actors when I read the books! The production company will most certainly cast different actors from who I pictured but to me, these will be the faces of the characters even after I’ve seen the movie (whenever it is shown, that is).

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