Review: Beyond The Blonde

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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Review: The Truth About Diamonds

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 privileged family, is addicted to drugs (namely Xanax and some uppers), and hangs out in clubs regularly. She is one of those people that everyone is drawn to. She has style, but has a bad habit of hanging out with guys who are bad for her. One day she is approached by Simone Westlake, a gorgeous socialite who is famous for being famous. Simone, who is clearly portrayed as Paris Hilton, is vicious, stuck-up and manipulative. She quickly sucks Chloe into her inner circle and arranges for her and Chloe to do a reality commercial series which portray them as best friends and spokesmodels for a cosmetic line. (more…)

Review: The Younger Man

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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Review: The Secret Lives Of Fortunate Wives

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…)

Review: The Breakup Club

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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