Review: Lisa's the Boss
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2012
Writing a sequel isn't easy! It means you've written the first book, which alone is a big step. Then it means you think it's good enough for a follow-up. Hold on, partner! Sequels aren't for sissies!Author Lisa Lim, who we all know and love from her debut novel, CONFESSIONS OF A CALL CENTER GAL, has once again marched out those pop-off the page characters working for Lightning Speed Communications in Pocatello, Idaho. You'll be happy to know Karsynn Higginbotham leads the pack in SHE'S THE BOSS. Karsynn is joined by the same group of wacky neurotics we grew to love and have missed like Troung, Inge, Maddy, Mika...and in addition this time, we have Carter Lockwood, the drop dead gorgeous boss we love to hate, in charge of all of them.Lisa Lim immediately starts filling what we've become accustomed to getting from her -- our pop culture fix -- our "Fifty Shades of Grey moments," while we're TIVOing Homeland and the mini-mice are hurling themselves onto the traps! A Texas fugitive is seeking employment! It'll make sense when you read it and you will laugh! Trust me!In CONFESSIONS, Karsynn was all about work. In SHE'S THE BOSS, she's all about work, but she's also the boss and she has a boss. At first, they don't get along too well, but she doesn't want to get fired. She asks him to be her mentor. First thing he teaches her, "You get along by getting along."Soon they're off to Malaysia to open a new call center. Two weeks on an island in the middle of the Pacific can change a few things like Carter telling Karsynn he really likes her "badonkadonk." What?!? Exactly!SHE'S THE BOSS taps into the current landscape of corporate greed rolling over the little guy for shareholder's profits, but I think you're going to like the ending on a lot of fronts. It's Chick-Lit au current! It's definitely worth checking out and my pick for best novel of 2012!