Review: Fun little read with a great main character
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
This book has one of the most likable main characters you can hope to find.  Tony is that flawed, lovable, big hulking guy with the accent that absolutely has a passion for what he does.  This passion starts at a young age and coincides with something his grandmother calls "The Gift."  He is on the outskirts of the mob due to family and tries very hard to stay on the right side of the law.  What I really like about the book is that it shows that you don't need to be generically handsome/pretty with the basic "Midwestern non-accent" to get ahead in your field(if that field is TV journalism) if you work hard and do things right.  Although it does help to have someone going to bat for you even a little bit.  It was a tad slow in spots, but the overall read made up for that.  The book was well edited which made it a pleasure to read.  Oh, and funny, did I say it had some great humor in it?