Beyond The Blonde
by Kathleen Flynn-Hui
Warner Books
September 2005
5/5 Star

There’s nothing like a refreshingly unique “Working Girl Lit” book where the character has a job other than in the publishing or movie industry. In Beyond the Blonde by Kathleen Flynn-Hui, our main character Georgia has the job of a stylist.

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Tags: Glamour Lit, Reviews, single city girl lit, Working Girl Lit

The Truth About Diamonds
by Nicole Richie
Regan Books
2005
4/5 Stars

Meet Chloe, the main heroine of The Truth About Diamonds. Although Nicole Richie is actually telling the story in first-person narrative, the book is about Chloe. At the beginning of the novel, Chloe is not yet famous, except for the fact that she has grown up in a priveledged family, is addicted to drugs (namely Xanax and some uppers), and hangs out in clubs regularly. (more…)

Tags: Glamour Lit, Reviews

The Younger Man
by Sarah Tucker
Red Dress Ink
January 2006
4/5 Stars

Having enjoyed Sarah Tucker’s first novel, but not her second, I was still interested in reading her latest release The Younger Man. Tucker has an interesting, breathless, and detailed way of telling a story that I have to admit intrigues me.

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Tags: Hen Lit, Reviews, sarah tucker

The Secret Lives Of Fortunate Wives
by Sarah Strohmeyer
Published June 6, 2006
NAL Trade
5/5 Stars

Welcome to Hunting Hills, a part of Cleveland, Ohio where the husbands are all financial analysts and the wives are impossibly fit, slim, calculating and perfect. Hunting Hills wives run the show, and they have some rules that must be adhered to at all times. Some of the rules include to appear busy at all times, even if you aren’t; (more…)

Tags: Glamour Lit, Reviews, sarah strohmeyer

The Breakup Club
by Melissa Senate
Publication Date: January 01, 2006
Red Dress Ink
5/5 Stars

The Breakup Club by Melissa Senate is one of those novels that is told from multiple viewpoints. The interesting and unique thing about this book, however, is that a lot attention and detail is given to each chapter, and each viewpoint is told from a first-person narrative.

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