Review: Extreme Makeover that didn't work.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2013
Lead females going from frumpy and drab to knock out gorgeous has certainly been done before. In this book changes happened too abruptly for this plot to work. Adrienne is a wealthy 23 year old jet setter who is using the disguise to get a job working for the CEO of a subsidiary company of her deceased father. She needs insider details to thwart a takeover of the board by her step father.Here are all the problems I had with this book.1.Womanizing Chase Aaron hires her as his personal assistant. With her hair dyed a dull brown, her breast bound with an ace bandage and long baggy suits, Adrienne still somehow manages to attract her boss.2. Her transformation occurs when she needs to go to a company party. Her friends hijack her with the approval of Chase for a day off as well as money for the spa and a new wardrobe. Don't all bosses do that? Only one friend knows about the subterfuge but no one else in the company seems to question what just happened when Cinderella appears at the ball.3. Adrienne has devoted her whole life shopping and jet setting before the death of her father. At 23 she is still a virgin and somehow Chase doesn't need to be told. He can just sense her innocence. This could have worked only if there had been a different back story. Read Susan Elizabeth Phillip's Angel Baby to see how this bit can be done extremely well.I was torn between 2 or 3 stars but ended up giving it 3 because I did finish the book but deleted it from my Kindle.