Jasmine had everything a girl could want.¹

So it wasn't her idea of SuperFun to move halfway around the world to Venice, Italy, leaving her fab pals and hot new boyfriend back in Los Angeles.² But Venice isn't so bad . . .

Until Jasmine's Evil Hench cousin, Alyson, and her Best Fiend Veronique arrive,³ Jasmine's secret plan to jet to California is foiled,⁴ her boyfriend starts hanging with someone named Candy,⁵ and her only friend in Venice turns out to be in deadly peril.⁶

Faster than you can say “gelato,” Jasmine is caught up in a catastrophic caper featuring a runaway heiress, a smoldering gondolier, 142 kinds of pizza, and a bothersome kitty. But before she can face off against a dangerous adversary, she has to face herself.

While wearing white leather pants.⁷

¹ Rock star boyfriend, homicidal hair, fabulous pals, iNsAnO father . . . ² No, this was the work of Dadzilla, smiter of life's happiness. ³ They ask to be called by their faerie names, Sapphyre and Tiger's*Eye. No, I am not joking. What? I'm supposed to keep the scary stuff inside the book?⁴ Hello Dadzilla!⁵ Who may or may not have perfect hair and boobs and be able to communicate with dolphins.⁶ Not that anyone believes it. Until— What? That is for inside the book too? Okay, fine.⁷ Only part of the time. The rest of the time I have to wear . . . oh, right. ScArY stuff inside.

Michele Jaffe