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Métro, Boulot, Paréo (2012)

by Nicola Doherty(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

2811210873 (ISBN13: 9782811210878)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Milady

review 1: Okay, let me clear something up. I am NOT a romantic person by nature (as my husband could probably confirm). However, when it comes to book the complete opposite applies. Although I read many genre's (including Crime & Thrillers) I love romance and comedy books. Sometimes for me the purpose of reading is to escape real life and to just believe that the ridiculous and sublime may just happen (even though the realist in me knows it wouldn't). Therefore, the synopsis of The Out Of Office Girl sounded perfect to me. Alice Roberts is having an awful summer and when her boss is taken ill and she is given the chance to go to Italy to interview Hollywood bad boy Luther Carson she jumps at the chance.As soon as I picked this book up and started reading I just adored Alice. She was... more a normal girl with a normal job who is thrown into the deep end and given the opportunity of a lifetime. I was hooked within a matter of pages! Alice flies over to Sicily and her job is to edit the autobiography of Luther along with his agent Sam and the publishing company's Ghost Writer. As soon as she lands we are given a glimpse into Luther's life and his bad boy antics seem just the start. Luther is an enjoyable read as well as some of the other characters such as Sam and Annabel.Doherty does a great job of setting the scene in Italy and she made it sound extremely idyllic. The story itself takes a few funny turns as we see Alice get herself stuck in certain situations which she isn't quite sure how to get out of. The storyline towards the end is a little predictable but if I'm being honest I quite enjoyed the fact that things worked how they should have done. This book is certainly not intellectually challenging, but to be honest its not a factor for me when reading. I read this and felt much the same as I do when I watch Dirty Dancing. Yes its something that would never happen but when you are in the moment and enjoying it, it's good enough. I will certainly be looking out for future publications from Doherty and think that she has written in a similar way to Lindsey Kelk. If that's the case and she keeps the great storylines up then she is well on her way to drawing e lot of fans in.
review 2: I really enjoyed this book, it felt like pure escapism and made me feel sunny and happy like I had actually been to Italy with Alice. Even the cover oozes summer, warmth and happiness. The celebrity factor made it even more interesting for me, to be able to enter the dream world of celebrities and luxury in the sun is just the type of thing I love to read about.Alice was a lovely character, she is a likeable down-to-earth girl who I really felt I could relate to. Some of the disasters she faces and the great way she deals with them made me like her even more. There are also funny moments in the story that had me laughing out loud particularly one involving a green swimsuit!I’ll admit that I wasn’t keen on Luther or Sam at the beginning, they seemed rather arrogant but I definitely warmed to them as the story progressed, I suppose it was because I didn’t fully understand them and needed to know more. Eventually though I loved all the characters and was completely caught up in their highs and lows, I just didn’t want to put the book down.The story not only gives an interesting insight into the world of a celebrity but also the editing world – it seems that there is a lot more that goes into that kind of work and I really enjoyed reading about that side of it.This is a sunny, light, holiday read that has a lovely ending. By the time I had finished reading I had a big smile on my face. less

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