Hey everyone! I am finally done with this semester as of last week - woohoo! When I go back in the fall, I'll be a college senior! Where did the time go? Yikes!Anyways, I'll be posting some reviews very shortly, but in the meantime, I hope you will all welcome back my mother, Kim, for another guest review. She reviewed Eternal on the Water a few months back, and I am glad to have her here again! As I've mentioned before, my mom is the person who got me into reading and she loves to read too! So here is her review of Bridie Clark's, The Overnight Socialite.
Summary: Lucy Jo Ellis, an aspiring fashion designer from Minnesota, has just been fired from her job working for a design house in Manhattan. Wyatt Hayes IV is very rich and very bored and not using his Ph.D. in anthropology. After breaking up with his socialite girlfriend, he brags to his friend that he believes he could transform any random girl with no background into an "It" girl. A chance run-in with Lucy during a torrential downpour where she is soaked and looking her worst, they strike a deal. He will train her to run in his social circles and at the end of three months, if she is a success, he will set her up with a design job. Little does she know, he is also writing a book about this whole experience, which could jump start his book career, but unfortunately expose her as a fake.
My Review: The Overnight Socialite was promoted as a modern twist on the classic Pygmailion story of My Fair Lady and it did have the same basic storyline and I loved it. I thought the characters were very well developed and believable, although obviously I am not part of the jet set scene in New York City! I was really pulling for Lucy to succeed without sacrificing her true self. Of course there are obstacles in her way, including evil Cornelia Rockman, Wyatt's jilted ex-girlfriend, who tries to ambush her every chance she gets. This was a truly enjoyable story. This is Bridie Clark's second novel, so I am definitely going to read her first book, Because She Can, which I just put on hold at the library, and look forward to reading future publications!
My rating 4/5
You are absolutely right!When I read your summary I thought this is like another modern version of My Fair Lady =). Nice review Steph!
ReplyDeleteOkay I so want to read this now. I hadn't even heard of it. Another book to add to my to-buy list.
ReplyDeletei know what you mean about time. i can't believe i'm already a year out of college. congrats on getting through another year of college steph! and so cool how your mom is a guest reviewer :)
ReplyDeletei've never read the author's books but this sounds like a fun chick lit. i like the cover with the butterflies too.
Pygmalion? Really? I love that story. I should read this. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteI have heard good things about this book. It is on my shelf - I just have to read it :)
ReplyDeleteWasn't this book enjoyable? I quite liked it when I read last month. I'm glad your mother enjoyed it too!
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