Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com

You thought Hottie and her friends were done after the first novel? Think again! The Department of Hotness is back! What a fun series!

Alison Cole and her band of friends have taken it upon themselves to fight crime in their city. The most hysterical encounter is when they take out the PBG gang. Okay, I'd love to tell you what that stands for, but why take all the mystery out of it???

Alison enters the contest to be America's No. 1 Jen Girl. Jen magazine is Alison's Bible. When she actually wins, she's in Heaven. What Alison will soon discover, though, is that working at Jen may just be Hell.

At first, the 15-year-old Editor-in-Chief, Pixie, becomes Alison's BFF. But Pixie is bipolar, and when she doesn't get what she wants, she goes ballistic. Alison discovers this fairly early on and the rest becomes a nightmare. Pixie discovers a gorgeous dress at one of her daddy's research divisions, and finds that it has amazing powers. Powers that are far stronger than Hottie's gifts.

Alison and the Department of Hotness have to face their toughest enemy yet in the teenage Pixie. Throughout the story, Alison's friends have issues of their own, and Alison and her boyfriend, T, also have to deal with the one-sidedness of their relationship.

I don't know if there will be any other books in the HOTTIE series, but if so, I'll be in line to read them. Alison is such a strong, take-charge character, and her friends are so neurotic that you can't help but laugh out loud at their adventures. ( )