Book Reviews!

Mia and I have been in a reading frenzy this last week Mia has just finished Hollywood Car Wash, and I have, in a marathon session, finished A Model Summer,The Second Assistant and I'm almost finished The First Assistant, and just about to start Hollywood Car Wash.

Of course, this is all totally fabulous chick lit, 100% enjoyable.

A Model Summer, by Paulina Porizkova was an engrossing and easy read. It was a little bit deeper than your average chick lit book, but no less entertaining. Clearly it was based heavily on her own life and breakthrough into the world of modeling. The only thing that was a bit disappointing was the ending, which was sort of abrupt and left you hanging. I hope Porizkova left it like that so she can write a sequel, because I'd definitely read it.


The Second Assistant, by Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare. I just loved this book. Not only is it totally hilarious, it's a fantastic looked inside the inner workings of a real Hollywood Agency. It's light reading, but totally engrossing. I read it in two days! Highly recommended for summer reading.




The First Assistant: A Continuing Tale from Behind the Hollywood Curtain, by Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare. This is the sequel to The Second Assistant, and although it is still entertaining, it doesn't quite measure up to the first one and the story is a bit all over the place. There are a lot of thinly veiled references to A list celebs that you will recognize instantly, and it's fun to read just for the closure you'll get for the romantic sub-plot.

All in all, three great summer reads!!

Models Can Write

80's supermodel Paulina Porizkova has written her first novel, A Model Summer, all about the wicked world of international modeling. The main character is a 15 year old who gets discovered and then finds out the gritty reality of the modeling world the hard way.

Entertainment Weekly gives it an A- and says:

Yes, supermodels can write. Porizkova delivers a dizzyingly detailed and
wrenching tale of innocence lost.

Paulina has the distinction of being the first person kicked off Dancing With the Stars this season, but I get the impression that her writing is much better than her dancing. She's been making the rounds of the talk shows this week, and there seems to be a good buzz around the book.

A Model Summer is another book I can't wait to read!