Me & Miss M Book Review

Written by Olivia Richardson: 19-April-2010

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Ever wondered what a celebrity's life is really like?

Struggling actress Fran has always had stars in her eyes but with a part in a car insurance ad as her only claim to fame, making it big is starting to look unlikely. So taking a job as a PA to Caroline Mason - one half of Hollywood's most famous couples - seems like a fantastic opportunity. Especially when Fran's first encounter with Caroline's sexy, Oscar-winning boyfriend involves him wearing nothing but a tiny towel...

But Fran's new job is far from glamorous as her days are spent fetching never-ending, venti, quatro, decaf, skinny lattes and being an all-round slave to a demanding, botoxed diva. And when the job starts to cost Fran her friends and the man of her dreams she has to ask herself whether it's really worth it.

Review

The vibe
Think The Devil Wears Prada meets The Nanny Diaries.

Love
* The plot and way it's played out and written
* It's got a fast pace (1/3 into the book and you feel you've read a whole book, as it's packed with enough action for one)
* The writing's witty, funny and sharp. As a comparison - it's a cruder (i.e. not as in dirty, but not so Sex-and-the-City-chic-style) version of Sophie Kinsella's books
* I laughed out loud in some places.

Not so keen on
The last 20 pages seemed unrealistic and a little contradictory to the plot in that section. Could have been a better ending.

Rating: 5/5.