Review: From someone who hates 'chick' books- this book was a very pleasant surprise!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2012
I was recommended this book by a friend- we are both, shall we say, acquainted with the 'phone kitten' industry. I checked out the synopsis and it seemed like every other 'chick' book that I have hated. Still, it was free, and due to my industry connections I thought I'd check it out.I LOVED this book! It was silly, fun, exciting, suspenseful... I was really pleasantly surprised. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a 'fun' mystery read.However- what I did not like, was the mini-movies you could view at the end. 'Not like' is actually a fairly tame statement, in fact I pretty much hated these- there was absolutely nothing right about them, and to me, they detracted from the story even after I had finished it and loved it.Why? A few reasons. One- the actress who plays the main character was nothing like I would have thought from the book. I know this happens, we all have different visions in our minds; but she was actually much older and not very attractive, which is not what I got from the writing at all. Two- her portrayal of a 'phone kitten' was absurd. The way she spoke, like she was a horrible actress, obviously bored and couldn't care less- she wouldn't have lasted a month in the industry, much less done as well as it was shown in the book. Three- Showing her not only obviously bored and not caring about her job, but doing noisy things around the house at the same time- frankly it makes the whole industry look bad to those who don't know better. And it was not how she was portrayed in the book- what I took from the book was that she was a dedicated and talented Phone Actress.So, great book- loved it! But scrap those videos please, they are horrendous and don't do anything for the story.