Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants

This is the fourth Georgia Nicolson diary and the formula shows no sign of wearing thin. Georgia and the Sex God end their ill-starred liaison but Dave the Laugh – perhaps standing a little too obviously in the wings – is quick to replace him in Georgia’s affections. Add the hilarious sub-plots of the school trip to Paris, Georgia’s young sister and Angus’ forays into fatherhood and the package is complete.

Teenage readers will enjoy the reassurance of familiar characters and relish the changes in their circumstances. Parental woes are captured magnificently, with Georgia’s long-suffering and endearingly predictable ‘Mutti and Vati’ lurching from one social cliché to another in gorgeously inept form. This is laugh-out-loud stuff, yet Rennison tempers Georgia’s astounding self-absorption with moments of insight and sympathy. There’s a good deal here to amuse and entertain but plenty of reassurance for beleaguered teenagers, too.