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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
This really was supposed to be good, the opener with someone going still drunk to a job interview was hilarious and sad all wrapped into one, but it fell short wayyyy short. The main part of the novel with her in rehab with a celebrity as she is supposed to write an expose of the celebrity in rehab was a real snoozefest. Haven't been that bored with the meat of a novel in awhile. SUCH a disappointment because her other novel, Arranged I simply loved, beginning to end. I definitely want to read her other novels still, but I feel she is a bit of a mixed bag and I will just take each one as a separate island.
I loved Spin. Catherine McKenzie's books are always a good read, and this one did not dissapoint. While the story line wasn't 100% original it offered unique twists I didn't expect at all. Its fun, entertaining, and surprising all in one awesome book.
This book is easily one of my favourite books. I stumbled upon this book by browsing the shelving cart at the library and I'm so happy that I picked it up.
This is a story about Kate, a woman who really knows how to party it up, who shows up drunk to an interview to her dream job. Needless to say, she didn't get the job. She does, however, get offered an alternate job with the promise of scoring her dream job upon successful delivery of an article about a celebrity's stay in rehab. All Kate has to do is attend rehab for thirty days and get the dirt on this celebrity. Sounds easy right?
Well, I'll leave it up to you to read the book and find out for yourself.
Why I liked this book: I loved this book! The main character, Kate Stanford, is easily relatable. The book is narrated by her and you do feel like you are apart of her journey. I had a hard time putting this book down and I will be recommending this one to everyone.
This is a story about Kate, a woman who really knows how to party it up, who shows up drunk to an interview to her dream job. Needless to say, she didn't get the job. She does, however, get offered an alternate job with the promise of scoring her dream job upon successful delivery of an article about a celebrity's stay in rehab. All Kate has to do is attend rehab for thirty days and get the dirt on this celebrity. Sounds easy right?
Well, I'll leave it up to you to read the book and find out for yourself.
Why I liked this book: I loved this book! The main character, Kate Stanford, is easily relatable. The book is narrated by her and you do feel like you are apart of her journey. I had a hard time putting this book down and I will be recommending this one to everyone.
I loved this book from the first page. I loved the pacing and humor and the protagonist, Kate.
The day before a job interview for a dream job writing about music for a magazine called The Line, her friend invites her out for a drink, which turns into many drinks.
Because she’s had so many drinks the night before, she barely makes it to the interview on time. Her brain is cloudy and she can’t think straight. At one point she has to run to the bathroom to vomit. The woman who follows her recommends AA, which Kate thinks is ridiculous. She screwed up this interview, but it was just a one-time mistake. Yes, it’s true that for a while now, Kate has been stealing her roommate’s bottles of wine, which the roommate buys as an investment. Kate sees no issue with drink the wine since her roommate won’t.
Depressed, Kate goes home to drink and follow the story of Amber Shepard, a woman who became famous playing The Girl Next Door on a TV show as a teenager. Amber used that success to star in two successful horror films and a movie that garnered her an Oscar nomination. Unfortunately, she’s been caught on camera smoking crack, and is sent to rehab.
Bob, the owner of The Line, also owns a magazine called Gossip Central. He considers Kate’s less-than-spectacular job interview and thinks she might be the perfect candidate to go undercover at the rehab center to get the inside scoop on Amber.
Naturally, Kate doesn’t think she has a problem—she’s never had a DUI for example, because she’s smart enough to take cabs. But there are other things in her life that indicate she’s not living honestly—with her friends, family, and herself.
The story is fun and fast-paced. I recommend it.
The day before a job interview for a dream job writing about music for a magazine called The Line, her friend invites her out for a drink, which turns into many drinks.
Because she’s had so many drinks the night before, she barely makes it to the interview on time. Her brain is cloudy and she can’t think straight. At one point she has to run to the bathroom to vomit. The woman who follows her recommends AA, which Kate thinks is ridiculous. She screwed up this interview, but it was just a one-time mistake. Yes, it’s true that for a while now, Kate has been stealing her roommate’s bottles of wine, which the roommate buys as an investment. Kate sees no issue with drink the wine since her roommate won’t.
Depressed, Kate goes home to drink and follow the story of Amber Shepard, a woman who became famous playing The Girl Next Door on a TV show as a teenager. Amber used that success to star in two successful horror films and a movie that garnered her an Oscar nomination. Unfortunately, she’s been caught on camera smoking crack, and is sent to rehab.
Bob, the owner of The Line, also owns a magazine called Gossip Central. He considers Kate’s less-than-spectacular job interview and thinks she might be the perfect candidate to go undercover at the rehab center to get the inside scoop on Amber.
Naturally, Kate doesn’t think she has a problem—she’s never had a DUI for example, because she’s smart enough to take cabs. But there are other things in her life that indicate she’s not living honestly—with her friends, family, and herself.
The story is fun and fast-paced. I recommend it.
Imagine an insider's look at Celebrity Rehab without the edits chosen by the producers. That's what you get in this novel, with a fictional starlet who appears to be a hybrid of several real-life celebrities who have gone off the deep end in a very public light. It's hard to like the protagonist, a wannabe author who agrees to go into rehab undercover to report on said starlet, but if you keep the mindset that she is truly ill, her god-awful choices aren't as simple to judge. The story is entertaining, if for no other reason than to find out how this woman going to get out of the situation she has created.
This was a great vacation read. It wasn't too heavy, but it wasn't so light I felt dumber for reading it. A deeply flawed protagonist that has an interesting self-discovery and a little bit of a happy ending romance. Can't ask for much more while sailing the ocean blue.
When I started reading this book, my first impression was that the story was a bit shallow, or not detailed enough for my liking. But as I delved deeper into the book, I realized that Catherine McKenzie has the perfect writing style to satisfy a reader but simultaneously keep them begging for more. The book follows Kate Sandford’s journey through alcoholism, rehab, gossip, friendship, and love, and sacrifice. Kate makes mistakes but not so many that she’s an unlikeable main character, which is an important component of an enjoyable story. Spin is a great story that everyone should read.
Diverting enough story of rehab, celebrity, and gossip. Not much depth or insight, and everything is tied up in a very neat and unrealistic bow at the end.
This book was ok for mind candy, but a bit too formulaic for me.
I liked it. I liked the music references. I liked the main characters, I liked the plot. I will read all of her books and hope that they continue to deliver the way this one did.