My Own Personal Soap Opera by Libby Malin was released by Sourcebooks this month.Summary: Frankie McNally is the headwriter on the daytime soap, "Lust for Life." Unfortunately, the ratings are slowly dwindling and a representative from the show's leading sponsor is sent in to try and revive the show. Frankie finds herself caught romantically between this handsome older man and the gorgeous star of the show. Meanwhile, a real life jewel thief is copying a storyline from the show, forcing Frankie to decide to keep it up to save the show's ratings or shutting it down to prevent future crimes.
My Thoughts: This was a light, fast read with a cute story. Frankie is a sympathetic likable character, trying to juggle her personal and private life. She has an interesting relationship with her mother, who is a huge fan of the show and is constantly pitching story lines to her. When Frankie is faced with a problem in her personal life, she tends to work it out by writing out stories for the soap's characters. This was an interesting and fun premise for a novel plus it was really interesting to read about TV shows and how it all works behind the scenes!
My rating: 3.5/5
I read a book by this author last year and really enjoyed it although I can't seem to remember the title. Glad to hear that you enjoyed this one as I would like to pick it up at some point :)
ReplyDeleteCute review. Adorable cover.
ReplyDeleteNice review, the book looks fun and I always am curious about the making of tv shows. :)
ReplyDeleteWow..Lovely. I like how it sounds. A soap opera characters? Very clever..
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun, frothy read.
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like a fun read!
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