Synopsis
Veronica Summer is stuck in the dream job from hell.
The spunky New York reporter is offered the network's morning anchor position, but she doesn't want it because she's a night person. Then the network plays a trump card, promising her the evening anchor chair in three years. So the fiery redhead takes the plunge, with the ultimate gig waiting down the road.
Problem is, that road is filled with two am wake-up calls and the only social life she has is one with bats and raccoons. She quickly realizes she'll never survive the grind and decides the only way out is to get fired by being her snarky self on live television.
And the ratings skyrocket.
Veronica becomes the nation's It Girl, so the network makes her a celebrity contestant on its most popular nighttime dance competition show, Dance Off. While her journalistic credibility is shot to hell by the show's skimpy costumes, she's thrown into close contact with two incredibly attractive men; her dance partner and the show's sarcastic British judge.
And she soon discovers that love is the ultimate gig.
The spunky New York reporter is offered the network's morning anchor position, but she doesn't want it because she's a night person. Then the network plays a trump card, promising her the evening anchor chair in three years. So the fiery redhead takes the plunge, with the ultimate gig waiting down the road.
Problem is, that road is filled with two am wake-up calls and the only social life she has is one with bats and raccoons. She quickly realizes she'll never survive the grind and decides the only way out is to get fired by being her snarky self on live television.
And the ratings skyrocket.
Veronica becomes the nation's It Girl, so the network makes her a celebrity contestant on its most popular nighttime dance competition show, Dance Off. While her journalistic credibility is shot to hell by the show's skimpy costumes, she's thrown into close contact with two incredibly attractive men; her dance partner and the show's sarcastic British judge.
And she soon discovers that love is the ultimate gig.
I had never read a book by Nic Tatano before, after hearing
lots of good things about his books, I delved into this one, and was instantly
glad I did. The plot sounded exactly what I like in a book, fun, and romance. The
book was very smooth, I could have easily read this in one sitting. Also bonus
points for setting it in NYC, my favourite place on earth, Veronica fits incredibly
well into the vibe of New York, and it was the perfect fit.
Veronica Summers was a very funny character, her inner voice
made me laugh out loud at times and her snarky speech that she makes while
attempting to get fired had me smiling, as well as the fictional audience of
the TV show. She is incredibly career focused, and you can see she clearly has
a passion for journalism. However I did find at times that she looked down on
some forms of journalism that she finds isn’t the hard hitting style that she prefers.
She is still completely likable though but no one is perfect and it was a nice
change to read a character that annoyed me a tiny (and I do mean tiny) bit. I
loved the dynamic between Veronica and her friend and co-anchor Scott, their
scenes were a joy to read.
The leading men in this book are as wonderful as you would
expect them to be from this type of book. I think overall Dexter wins overall,
I loved his personality and how Veronica and Dexter tried to one-up each other
constantly. That said I couldn't help but picture Bradley Cooper when reading
about Veronica’s dance partner (who shares his first name) so it was hard to
decide for a while!
This book proves that I waited far too long to read one of
Nic Tatano's books. It’s oh so readable, funny with a dash of glamour, a great
read!
Published by: HarperImpulse
Gratefully received from the Publisher for review.
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