Mini Magoo Review: Your Life But Cooler

REVIEWED BY MINI MAGOO

This is the sequel to Your Life, But Better.

In Crystal Velasquez's clever book, Your Life, But Cooler, you are the main character.  After every chapter, you decide how the chapter ends by taking a quiz.  You then receive a score which will direct you to a certain page in the book.  So the story's plot really depends on how YOU act.

Some answers will lead you to rejection and humiliation, while others will lead you to fame and fortune.  Other decisions are more minor, and on some, either way you go will lead you to something good.  However, there's no telling what will lead you where, so tell the truth on the quizzes to enhance your experience!

The base plot of Your Life, But Cooler involves you at school on a day when there are being auditions held for choir.  This is a huge deal, because the people who get in are allowed to perform at Carnegie Hall, where, according to gossip-obsessed Amy Choi, the Glee cast might be looking for extras!  You and your best friends know that the most popular kids in your grade are bound to get the part, and you all want to do something about it.

Then, one of your best friends suggests that you try out. You can see the sense in that: you have a fantastic voice. But you're not sure if you want to actually go and audition in front of everyone. On the other hand, your best friends would be devastated if you don't audition, and you don't want the popular kids to get the part, either. Of course, you still get the jitterbugs when you even think of agreeing and auditioning. So what do you do? Take the quiz to find out!

Crystal Velasquez had a very unique idea in making the reader the main character.  Even without this aspect, Your Life, But Cooler would still be great, but this made the reader more involved.  Interacting with this novel is a great, fun experience, and I'd recommend it for ages eight and older.