Review: Entertaining
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2013
I was given a copy of this book in return for an honest review.  Where to begin?  At first I was thinking this isn't my kind of book.  The characters are shallow, pretentious and at times living on another planet they're so freaking rich.  What's to like about that?  Well I actually found humor in that and in other places as well which is what really kept me reading.  About a third of the way through the book (I never quit) I started to find the bits and pieces I could cling to.  In a nutshell "money isn't everything" although I'm not sure how any of these characters could survive without it given the lifestyle they all lead.  There were parts of the book that reminded me of Super Freak by Rick James.  Every so often that song would pop into my head I suppose because there were some freaky things going on in private and in some cases public in this book.  To each his own.The author's intent or at least how I perceived it became more clear and I actually found myself enjoying the story and educating myself on all the designer labels I've never even heard of.  Thus the "Manhattanites" label of the series.  I found the play on words or should I say names throughout entertaining.  Frankly, it isn't the type of book I normally read but I never shy away from trying something new and what do you know I liked it.The only characters I truly developed feelings for were Warner Truman (main man) and Kiki the Mormon admin (sound funny? It was!).  I guess the self-made millionaire I could relate to while the rest of them were all born with a silver spoon and wore it like a badge of honor while looking down their noses on the rest of the population.  In short, it's a really well written story with a plot that I ultimately found entertaining. I must say Avery Asher can write!  Avery if you're reading this...keep writing.