I received this
book for review from BookFish Books, and I was interested in reading it because
it sounded like a cute, fun contemporary read. Overall, I thought this book was cute, but it didn’t stand
out to me as a great read.
Title: Red Carpet Day Job
Author: Tasha
Cotter
Genre:
Contemporary, Romance
Publisher:
BookFish Books
Publication
Date: February 9, 2015
Pages: 137
Out in
Paperback?: No
My Rating: 3/5
Review:
Goodreads Summary:
Most residents of New York City
don’t have to wrestle their skirts from beneath roosting chickens, or clean egg
yolk off their stilettos each day before work. But Sophie Waldrop does, thanks
to the organic egg business her boyfriend Scott runs from their 5th floor
walk-up. Though they were high school sweethearts, nothing can make up for
Scott’s inattention now. Finally, Sophie works up the courage to send him and
his chickens packing.
Then Sophie’s boss introduces her
to Nick Jackson, the hottest up-and-coming actor in Hollywood. When Nick asks
her to go to a red carpet awards show with him, Sophie can’t believe her luck.
She never expected to meet Nick, let alone like him. And she certainly never
expected him to like her, too.
When her dream job lands in her
lap, Sophie rejoices that her hard work has finally paid off. But she soon
finds out that being a busy agent to the stars is nothing compared to being
Nick Jackson's new girlfriend. Tabloid tell-alls, Nick’s hectic schedule,
persistent leading ladies, and Sophie’s own promotion and career ambitions further
complicate their fairy-tale romance.
Can Sophie and Nick make their love
last, or will their relationship be more like the paparazzi’s camera
flashes—fast, bright, and fading?
Characters:
Sophie, our main
character, lives in New York and works at a talent agency. Currently, she is an assistant, trying
to work her way up at Ranwick Agency to a talent agent herself. Sophie is a cute character; she isn’t
annoying or hard to read, but I did find that her character lacked depth. Her character seemed very flat, with no
real development throughout the novel.
However, the novel was extremely short, so there really was no room for
her character to grow and change.
Her high school sweetheart, Scott, runs a chicken farm from their
apartment. His character was very
predictable, as he feared losing Sophie to the new client at the agency. Nick Jackson, the biggest actor in
Hollywood and a new client of the agency, begins working with Sophie, and as a
result, the two are linked as a couple in several tabloids. Nick’s character was cute, but
predictable as well. Although I
enjoyed the conversations between Sophie and Nick, I didn’t find there to be
much development of either character.
Plot:
Sophie, an
assistant at Ranwick Agency, strives to become a talent agent at the growing
agency. After meeting Nick
Jackson, an A-list celebrity who is being recruited by the agency, the two are
linked in the tabloids as a couple.
Sophie fears what this will do to her position and her chances of moving
up in the company, especially as a relationship forms. Overall, I felt the plot was very
predictable, although it was cute as times. I personally didn’t relate to some of Sophie’s worries and
plights throughout the novel, which made it hard to connect.
Writing Style:
As I have
mentioned previously, I would have liked to see more development in the
characters; I feel like I would maybe have connected to the story more. I also would have liked to see some
unique plot points; I think that definitely would have helped the story as
well. Overall, I did have some
issues with this novel, but it was cute and a very quick read!
Have you read this book? Let me know what you think below!
FTC Disclaimer:
This book was
sent to me by BookFish Books for review. This is not a sponsored post.
All opinions are my own. No affiliate links were used.
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