Alexandra Brown (1)

Around Christmas time I usually switch to cosy, christmassy books - but this one is too much, like a to much colored, much too sweet cupcake, like the ones to eat just to please your host, but that gives you more stomach discomfort than comfort. The Bridget-Jones-like main character Georgie just is not able to act, but to only react to all things happening. Driven by the urge to please the makers of a reality show, overrunning the famous, comfortable department store she works for and transforming everything into a TV spectacle at every price, Georgie is willing to put every grain of self-esteem into the "glamour"-pot. Astonishing, she never thinks about just leaving enstead of making a fool of herself. Definitely no more Carrington's books for me - and the second star is only given because the story is well written.… (mehr)