Ariel Horn

Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking when I was in that chick-lit frenzy. I just don't have the patience for these annoying characters anymore! This book's about a girl who is on a job hunt so she can move to New York and make it big. If she can't find a job in 9 months (honestly, 9 MONTHS!), she'll go and teach as a volunteer on a far off island instead. Every chapter describes an attempt at getting a job, but every time she's getting close, she decides it's not what she really wants and blows it. For someone who is apparently desperate, she applies very sparingly (only once every two weeks or month) and doesn't even go for the lowly jobs anyone could get. Thank god, actually, or the book would be even longer...

Having said that, I do have to admit that some parts were pretty good. The audition for a play, the poetry night and the very first interview were pretty funny and did have me laughing out loud. Also, the main character's relation with her boyfriend is somehow very 'real' and just plain cute.

Maybe okay for a not too critic beach reader, but I wouldn't recommend it. There's better chick-lit out there.… (plus d'informations)