The Princess-in-Training Manual/Divas Don't Fake It

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Summary: Spoonful of French Sugar helps Existentialist Sugar Go Down
Review: Jean Paul Sartre taught us how to present deep ideas in popular formats, like novels & plays. Contemporary existentialist DeSoignee (AKA Drucker) continues this tradition, presenting the Princess as a role we can play, whether born royal or not, determining our essense by the choices we make.

Rating:
Summary: Spoonful of French Sugar helps Existentialist Sugar Go Down
Review: Jean Paul Sartre taught us how to present deep ideas in popular formats, like novels & plays. Contemporary existentialist DeSoignee (AKA Drucker) continues this tradition, presenting the Princess as a role we can play, whether born royal or not, determining our essense by the choices we make.

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Summary: FIVE STARS
Review: Loved the concept of two books in one. This one is definitely a quick read. Fun and punchy and uniquely different. Divas Don't Fake It was the better story of the two with an exciting, feisty heroine in Xandra. The Princess was a bit hard to relate to, but the story idea was fun. All in all, an easy two commuter train rides read.

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Summary: Cute, quick read
Review: Loved the concept of two books in one. This one is definitely a quick read. Fun and punchy and uniquely different. Divas Don't Fake It was the better story of the two with an exciting, feisty heroine in Xandra. The Princess was a bit hard to relate to, but the story idea was fun. All in all, an easy two commuter train rides read.

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Summary: Such a FUN READ!!!
Review: Read this book for a fun, funny escape into the world of privilege and divahood. My favorite was Princess-in-Training, the fairly tale/advice manual written by a saucy, sassy little lady who takes you on a ride and lets you out at the end wanting more. I laughed and smiled as her foibles and mishaps and ultimate fame found her traipsing the globe and wrecking havoc in clothing boutiques. A very fun read, indeed.

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Summary: Cute, quick read!
Review: This two-books-in-one offering is great to read in one sitting. The concept is cute and the stories are entertaining. However, in the spirit of constructive criticism, I should point out some loose ends. I think Divas Don't Fake It should've been longer. It would've made quite an interesting novel if the characters and story had been further developed. The aforementioned novella is my favorite of the two -- for Orloff uses the same no-nonsense language she used in Spanish Disco. Xandra Kingston is a great character. We need more heroines of this sort. Although there are times in which Xandra's confidence is a bit too caricatured to be believable. The Princess-in-Training is also nice. It chronicles Princess Jacqueline de Soignee's overall fabulousness. However, I found the heroine's fashion talk and shopping expeditions a tad boring. She namedrops famous fashion designers from beginning to end. At times I felt as though I was reading a less amusing version of Confessions of a Shopaholic. All in all, not a bad reading experience. This isn't as good as Losing It, A Clean Slate or Diary of a Blues Goddess, but it is a fun, quick read nevertheless. I recommend it as a great complement to a deep bubble bath and a martini.