Review: Great book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
Oh, I wanted to dislike Mac.  Sometimes I did, but gosh he is a good guy.  Trying to do right by his wife and kids, yet wanting a life of his own.  He tries to be the good guy, really tries, but darn I just couldn't get past the point that he is married.  I did like that he kept an eye out for Kate, helping her succeed in her publicist career, saving her from crazy authors, and loving her enough to make her happy.Then there is Kate.  She is a strong career woman living out her dream in New York City.  I struggled with her choice to get with Mac, but I also understand that a woman has to follow her heart.  She made me laugh with her descriptions of the crazy authors she had to deal with.  Kate had my heart when learning of her care of Allen and his hot and sexy nephew, Nick.  I loved her patience and understanding and am ready to dive right back into her story in the next book in this series, Shelf Life.The Publicist is a great read.  The struggles of personal life and professional life are so relatable that any woman will find something familiar in this story.  I will recommend this book to my fellow chic-lit readers.This is the second book in The Publicist series with at least one more book to come.  Shelf Life really needs to be read after you have read the first book, so much of the story hinges on things that happen before.  I found both books to be fast reads that pulled me in from the very beginning and leaving me wanting and needing so much more.Kate is the main character.  I love her.  She is strong, independent, and has a huge heart.  When she falls in love she falls fully.  The problem?  She has fallen in love with a married man and the man that loves her is a man she loves but is not in love with.  She struggles with this.  I did not always agree with her decisions, but she owned them and made them either work for her or she changed her mind, making the right decision after the fact.There is really two stories in this book.  The romance of Kate, Nick, and Mac and the inside world of publishing.  As a book reviewer, I have a small part in the publishing/promoting world.  I learned so much more from both The Publicist and Shelf Life.  I enjoyed both parts of this book.  Although the romance kept me entertained, the publishing world part kept me thinking and paying close attention.I highly recommend this entire series and am anxiously awaiting the next part to this story.