The Boy Next Door
2 journalers for this copy...
Going out to MICHBACC on Monday, 2/3/03.
Mel Fuller is a gossip columnist for the secondary newspaper in New York City, the New York Journal. She wants to move on to hard news, but is having a hard time convincing her boss that she should be allowed to do this. She has just broken up with her boyfriend, star reporter Aaron Spender, because she found out that he cheated on her with another reporter while they were on location in Kabul. She also has a propensity for being late for work and the novel begins with her latest tardy. It turns out that she is late for work because her neighbor has been assaulted in her apartment and Mel, being a sweet "girl next door" type from the Midwest, feels it is her obligation to look out for her neighbor as well as her neighbor's pets. Eventually, she tracks down her neighbor's only living relative, one Max Friedlander, famous fashion photographer and he assures her that he will be there as soon as possible to take over the pets' care. What follows is hilarious and romantic - definitely a different sort of romance.
What a preciously cute novel! Written entirely in e-mail format, this romance cum mystery was a great read. Though it falls more into the classification of "beach book" rather than "great literature", there is no reason that it can't be read and enjoyed! Due to the e-mail format of the book, there are several first-person narrators. It is neat to get a feel for what is happening from several individual perspectives. Instead of reading what is going on "as it happens", the reader hears about things before and after they happen.
Though the book could have benefited from a bit more proof-reading, the mistakes aren't enough to take away from the readers' enjoyment. Mel's refreshingly non-whiny personality is a stark contrast to some of the usual heroines of chick-lit. Way to go Meggin - you have written a real winner here!
What a preciously cute novel! Written entirely in e-mail format, this romance cum mystery was a great read. Though it falls more into the classification of "beach book" rather than "great literature", there is no reason that it can't be read and enjoyed! Due to the e-mail format of the book, there are several first-person narrators. It is neat to get a feel for what is happening from several individual perspectives. Instead of reading what is going on "as it happens", the reader hears about things before and after they happen.
Though the book could have benefited from a bit more proof-reading, the mistakes aren't enough to take away from the readers' enjoyment. Mel's refreshingly non-whiny personality is a stark contrast to some of the usual heroines of chick-lit. Way to go Meggin - you have written a real winner here!
Journal Entry 3 by kayters at Controlled Release in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA on Saturday, February 1, 2003
Release planned for Monday, February 03, 2003 at Controlled Release in Studio City, California USA.
Yay! Received this book this weekend. Can't wait to read it! Thank you kayters!
I loved this book! The e-mail format of the book really made me feel a part of the story. Quite like water-cooler gossip! It was a great fun and light read. I am recommending this book to my friends and have passed on to a co-worker (who will hopefully make a journal entry) before sending it on to continue its journey! This book has gone to 3 co-workers (no journal entries, drats!) and all enjoyed it. Available for trade/release.
