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Summary: Sarah never disappoints!
Review: Well Sarah Mlynowski definitly won me over with Milkrun, but As Seen On TV made her my absolute favorite chick lit author. This novel has a little more depth than her first, and the characters are given time to grow and change, all while leaving room for a happy ending. The characters were distinct and I felt like I knew everyone well. Even during the times when I hated Sunny, I still wanted to be right there with her. This plot had the potential to get boring and drawn-out, but the author kept it alive and interesting. I couldn't put it down! Highly recommended, along with Sarah's first novel, Milkrun!
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Summary: a sign of the times
Review: With the glut of reality shows these days, this novel truly hits home to everyone who ever thought "I could be on that show!" while thinking "WHAT idiot would want to be on that show????" Sunny Langstein lives in Florida and has been asked to move in with her boyfriend Steve in New York. She procures a job offer in New York, and has packed up her apartment in Florida. She arrives in NYC to find the job offer rescinded. While going to dinner with her father (who abandoned her, her embittered sister and her deceased mother ages ago), and his newest girlfriend Carrie (Sunny's former camp counselor, of all people), Sunny finds herself an offer to appear on "Party Girls!", a reality show that features 4 girls going to a differentbar each week! As a casting assistant, Carrie helps Sunny land a spot when one of the original cast members is caught shoplifting. Only Sunny has to pretend to be single, as Party Girls are more fun that way (and it's in their contract.) It gives Sunny somthing to do, and while it does not pay, she gets tons of free clothes and manicures, and a $1000 stipend. And she figures this will get her the contacts she needs in New York to break into the business world. Sunny starts turning into a superficial snob before Steve's very eyes. He hates being a secret as Sunny becomes more famous. Meantime, she and Carrie become closer as her father tires of this girltoy and starts looking for another. The scenes describing the show are horrifyingly accurate and you start to feel humiliated for Sunny. The cold cruel world of TV!!!! This is Mlynowski's best work yet -- it is so captivating and makes you wonder if Sunny truly sees this as a desirable world for her or will she seek out her old dreams again?
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