While not a terrible book, it is one of the few where the movie may be better than the book. Some of the changes are absolutely jarring- like her going to Stanford Law and not Harvard and even tiny Bruiser's name is actually Underdog. The reviews are much worse than the book actually is, the book really isn't so bad. My preferred way to consume Legally Blonde is definitely the movie. Reese Witherspoon adds a charm to Elle that simply doesn't exist in the book (though it's hard to imagine Elle as anyone else). Don't let the reviews scare you-it's a decent book. Just be prepared that there are clear differences between the stories and characters.