Everyone Worth Knowing (3)

EVERYONE WORTH KNOWING by Lauren Weisberger

Sorry for the lag-time in-between book reviews, but I’ve started school and have a lot of school material to read now.

RATING SYSTEM

1 – I did not like the book at all.

2 – It was decent, but I would not recommend it.
3 – It was an enjoyable read. Recommendation could go either way.
4 – It was a very good book. I would recommend it.
5 – It was an excellent book! Must read!!
6 – A new personal favorite – new top ten spot. Must read!

BOOK RATING

I give this book a 3.

“EVERYONE WORTH…” SYNOPSIS

Bette has always been a dependable, responsible young woman. She went to a prestigious college and then got a job at a bank in Manhattan shortly after. There’s one problem though… Bette is miserable and bored.

One day Bette gets fed up and before she can think about it, she quits her job. Now what’s she going to do? Luckily, before she start panicking too much, her uncle – a famous New York City columnist – says he can get her an exciting party planner job at Manhattan’s hottest PR firm. She accepts.

Although Bette starts out seeing this as just a job, it quickly starts to swallow up her life. Entangled in a fake relationship with a famous man, just to keep her firm in the papers, Bette cannot pursue a relationship with the man she has fallen in love with. At the same time, her relationship with her best friend and her uncle fall to the wayside as everything she does is fodder for Page Six.

Will Bette lose her soul to her job and her pseudo-fame? Or will she decide to make a change and regain what really matters?

STATS

Pages:                         367
Published Year:        2005     
Personal Rating:       3 (of 6)
Type:                           Paperback, Personal Collection
Genre:                         Fiction, ChickLit

THOUGHTS

Okay, so I must admit… yes, this book is a little bit ChickLit. I normally don’t read that kind of stuff, but at least this book isn’t completely mindless like most ChickLit. It has an entertaining story and characters your root for.

This book was written by the same author who wrote Devil Wears Prada and it is pretty much along the same lines. Girl loses her soul to her job, thereby losing all her friends and her man and must decide what’s most important to her.

Yes, it’s the same premise, but a different story.

The book is very much like sweet, glittery, candy. It’s fun and light and entertaining. If you are looking for War & Peace, this ain’t it. If you are looking for something fun to read, I would recommend this.

PERSONAL

The new library books are in and book club is coming up, so expect some new reads soon!

 
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