Throughout the series, Carol's adventures become more outlandish, involving things such as foiling a kidnapping plot, dealing with a marriage proposal from a Middle Eastern prince, and coping with bothersome behaviour from younger children.

The author's sure touch with current adolescent idiom and his humorous, likeable characters should make this book a sure winner with both boys and girls in the upper elementary grades.

"[1][2] Fellow critic Patricia Fry was more neutral, stating, "this reviewer would have felt more comfortable if the author had found a vehicle for Carol other than the in-fighting world of the beauty contest, but this book has enough strengths to warrant a place on your modern-series shelf.

"[4] The book was listed in the social media group Dark Canada Fiction for its bizarre sense of humour, including Carol saying the quote, "when this is over, I'm going to come to Ottawa and bite off your ears.

"[5] Freeride Indian-Canadian mountain bike coach and engineer Anita Naidu listed the series as an inspiration for her own personal love of BMX riding as a female; interviewer Leslie Hittmeier noted, "sitting in the backseat of the car while her parents drove her home from dance practice in Montreal, Naidu gazed out the window and saw a group of skateboarders riding around on speed bumps in a parking lot.