Publication: July 19th 2016 by Simon Pulse
Source: Received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. Thank you!
Goodreads Summary: The Devil Wears Prada meets Sex and the City in a wickedly funny debut novel about a girl who lands a dream internship at a magazine in New York City. If only she hadn’t lied about being a dating expert on her resume…
Harper Anderson has always thought she should have been born somewhere more glamorous than her sleepy Northern California suburb. After all, how many water polo matches and lame parties in Bobby McKittrick’s backyard can one girl take?
Already resigned to working at a Skinny B’s Juice Press for the summer, Harper is shocked when the ultra-prestigious teen magazine, Shift, calls to say they want her to be their teen dating blogger for the summer. All she needs to do is get her butt to New York in two days.
There’s just one teeny, tiny problem: Apart from some dance floor make-outs, Harper doesn’t have a whole lot of dating experience. So when Shift’s application asked for an “edgy” personal essay, Harper might have misappropriated her best friend’s experiences for her own. But she can just learn on the job...right? Will the house of lies Harper has built around her dream job collapse all around her, or will she be able to fake it until she makes it in the big city?
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My Thoughts:
A little white lie never hurt anyone, right? Or even three...or ten...or you lose count if you're Harper Anderson. This book promises quite a bit. It's meant to be like The Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City, Gossip Girl; I've seen it compared to quite a few other books and movies that simply have a common theme of New York and magazines in it. Well, I've never seen Sex and the City or Gossip Girl, but it definitely delivers its promise of The Devil Wears Prada and more! (Pug prom? Who knew!)
Harper was a pretty interesting main character. She's awkward and bumbling in person but snarky and well-written in print (or should we say screen), even if she doesn't realize how snarky she is herself. I enjoyed going on Harper's adventure to New York with her and was excited to see where her dating blog would take her; and wow did it take her places! While there were plenty of times I wanted to shake Harper and tell her to stop, there were plenty of times I was cheering her on through her and her friend's escapades. Harper definitely surprised me throughout the book and I loved reading as she found herself.
I love the way this book is written with Harper's blog posts thrown in. It adds so much fun and authenticity to the book to read what Harper chose to post on her blog. The plot never lulled for me but I do have to say that the plot is very predictable. As soon as Harper arrived in New York, I could pretty much tell you exactly what was going to happen as the book went on and new characters are introduced. The book also heavily features pop culture in virtually every aspect of it from the way the characters speak to different Internet sites and social media to emojis and more, which will definitely appeal to the younger audience. Regardless of its predictability, I thoroughly enjoyed taking the ride with Harper through her ups and downs of her internship and her magical summer in New York City.
I had never felt an interest in visiting New York, but after this book I have to say the hunger has been planted in me to walk those streets one day. I also would like to order an Aunt Vee for myself.
Likes: The setting. Harper's blog posts. The Shift girls were fun.
Dislikes: Harper's actions sometimes made me want to shake her. Very predictable. Minor but I personally could've done without as much pop culture. It adds a lot to a book in a current year but in 10 years time, this book will definitely appear dated.
Overall:
Recommend? Yes!
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