Can yous tell I'm a sucker for cute majority covers? Excited to part my reading listing from this past times month. Hoping to brand this into a monthly serial if yous all savour it!
Primates of Park Ave by Midweek Martin
Summary: I originally picked this upward because I had read an excerpt inward the NYT most the majority in addition to I thought it was fascinating. It's a flush of a adult woman moving from Lower Manhattan to the Upper East Side (UES) in addition to how she finds herself adjusting to the most hugger-mugger in addition to social elite "tribe" of the Upper East Side Moms. The writer uses her background inward anthropology to acquire to a greater extent than most the grouping inward a primal way in addition to applies her studies to attempt in addition to interruption into the group. Near the terminate of the book, something tragic occurs that makes her re-think everything in addition to finds out at that topographic point is in addition to hence much to a greater extent than to this elite tribe than she originally thought.
Why I liked it: Living inward New York (or watching shows similar Gossip Girl) yous ever listen whispers in addition to rumors most what life on the UES is similar in addition to this majority sheds a lot of lite into it. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of people ever wishing to lead keep extreme wealth in addition to ability but at what cost? As they say, mo' coin mo' problems.
Would I recommend it: Yes!
Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford
Summary: You're going to run into a major topic of loving New York City books in addition to particularly ones that focus inward on the social elite. It's a flush of a daughter who's social-climbing woman bring upward has landed her inward prep-school in addition to presently after, the Upper East Side. Never genuinely finding her house inward the city, the main grapheme takes a chore at a showtime upward aimed at the elite. As she tries to practice her chore in addition to interruption into the group, she starts to prevarication most her ain condition to check into the basis of debutants, grand dollar article of apparel in addition to status. But that's non where the bad decisions stop. But eventually, something has to break... in addition to it does. Big time.
Why I liked it: I thought it was a neat flush of the rising in addition to autumn of a phony social climber. It drew me inward in addition to hence much that I fifty-fifty started to experience anxious most all the lies in addition to incorrect choices. It was a really quick in addition to slow read.
Would I recommend it: Yes!
The Twilight Wife by A.J. Banner
Summary: I randomly graded this majority at the LAX airdrome in addition to hence I could lead keep something to read on the plane. I really had no thought what I was getting into but the reviews online looked promising. It's the flush of a adult woman who has had a horrible diving accident in addition to remembers cypher from the past times few years. With the assist of her devoted hubby in addition to few friends, she tries to brand feel of the flashbacks in addition to memories she has left. But cypher is adding up. The to a greater extent than she learns, the worse things get.
Why I liked it: I really had no expectation for this majority in addition to for the tertiary or in addition to hence of the book, it was a lot of her (and the reader) trying to brand feel of things. I questioned everything in addition to tried to figure out what was going on -- how this was a "thriller." Well I certain got it. I couldn't plough the pages fast plenty in addition to I fifty-fifty got all sweaty in addition to nervous! I finished the majority inward four hours -- seriously could non lay it down!
Would I recommend it: Yes!
The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger
Summary: This majority was really sent to me sometime final twelvemonth in addition to I simply never got to a greater extent than or less to reading it. Decided to pick it upward because I was out of books to read ane nighttime in addition to ended upward really loving the book. It's the flush of a immature woman someone lawn tennis thespian in addition to her rising to fame. She volition halt at cypher to endure the best. But to practice in addition to hence agency cutting ties, changing her expert daughter ikon in addition to perhaps losing herself inward it all. The rising to the top tin strength out endure great, but at what cost?
Why I liked it: I know really petty most the lawn tennis (or the lawn tennis world) in addition to hence I thought it was fascinating to acquire to a greater extent than most it (without it beingness wearisome or confusing). The writer builds neat stories to a greater extent than or less the main grapheme in addition to her rising to fame that leaves yous wanting to a greater extent than each time. It was a really fun in addition to slow read.
Would I recommend it: Yes
Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry
Summary: This flush is laid inward the fiscal wall street basis earlier the existent estate crash inward 2008. The main grapheme appears to lead keep it all -- a large paying chore that supports her hubby in addition to children in addition to their life on the Upper West Side. But expression a petty deeper in addition to yous abide by out that her chore is filled alongside sexually inappropriate frat boys, the pressure level of a hugger-mugger "glass-ceiling club" at work, a hubby that doesn't function in addition to an ex-fiancé (who she never got over) who happens to at ane time endure her biggest client. Something eventually has to give in addition to we're non simply talking most the market.
Why I (didn't) similar it: I was simply continually frustrated alongside the main character. She never stood upward for herself in addition to I was constantly annoyed past times her timidness. She has the ultimate daughter boss in addition to she simply permit people walk all over her. It's likely to a greater extent than of a existent life majority than the others I read but at that topographic point were in addition to hence many times where I had simply wished she did things differently -- particularly inward her relationships alongside those to a greater extent than or less her.
Would I recommend it: No
The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes in addition to Jo Piazza
Summary: This majority is most the editor inward main of a large fashion magazine in addition to her fighting when her previous assistant comes dorsum from concern schoolhouse in addition to tries to lead keep reign of the magazine in addition to plough it into an app. Not knowing what social media is, the editor inward main is inward an conform or popular off situation. But ane matter is for sure: she's non letting her magazine go. The flush is ane of passion in addition to learning in addition to a lot of bumps a long the way. Good people volition ever succeed!
Why I liked it: It's was a flush of expert in addition to evil in addition to ane where I told myself "only ane to a greater extent than chapter" until it was 3am every night. I think I connected to it because it was most novel media in addition to the transition from impress to online but I think anyone inward the digital historic menstruation volition experience the same. I loved how much I was rooting for the main grapheme chapter later on chapter in addition to really how likable in addition to smart she was. I dear a expert daughter boss!
Would I recommend it: Yes!
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I institute a dear for reading piece nosotros were inward Hawaii over New Years in addition to at ane time I simply can't seem to halt reading. I attempt in addition to read every nighttime earlier bed but most of my reading comes during the weekends. I lead keep the LONGEST reading listing correct at ane time since I experience similar I'm in addition to hence behind. So if yous lead keep whatever majority suggestions, I would dear to listen them. I volition add together them to the list. I experience similar the best books come upward through recommendations in addition to hence I'm all ears!
Let me know if yous similar this ready for reviews or if at that topographic point are things I should add/take away!
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