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northbynorthwesterly's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a hard sell when it comes to chick lit, so I picked up The Agency as a skeptic - and indeed, it took me about 100 pages to get into it, at which point I could. not. put it down. At first I found Tess, the protagonist, a bit off-putting, but I warmed up to her and found myself rooting for her quite fiercely. And yes, I saw some of the plot twists coming a mile away, but I don't consider that a bad thing - if it's a formula that entertains and satisfies, I'm perfectly happy to read something formulaic. A great cast of secondary characters, and some humor that made me cackle. Gotta love a protagonist who's a little bit evil. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised.
gilanamia's review against another edition
3.0
While it was interesting to see a little of the workings of a media agency (add *that* to the list of places I wouldn't want to work!), unfortunately, watching the protagonist make the journey from utterly without morals (as she herself would cheerfully admit) to having the occasional qualm was just not quite satisfying enough to make me want her to win out in the end. The book and the characters were reasonably well written; I hope this author will try again with slightly more likable characters.
lisadee's review against another edition
4.0
This was a goodreads giveaway book.
If you enjoy the "The Devil wears Prada" sort of book than this might be of interest with the only difference being that the setting is in the publishing/entertainment representation business instead of the fashion industry.
The main reason for liking this book was the character of Tess Drake. When you read her you find yourself cheering her on. She gets to the most rock bottom point in her life and still seems like she could kick some serious butt.
If you enjoy the "The Devil wears Prada" sort of book than this might be of interest with the only difference being that the setting is in the publishing/entertainment representation business instead of the fashion industry.
The main reason for liking this book was the character of Tess Drake. When you read her you find yourself cheering her on. She gets to the most rock bottom point in her life and still seems like she could kick some serious butt.
meli65's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable fluff. High-powered media agent wants to start her own business. Set in London for the Anglophile.
marcie's review
3.0
For a book lacking so much substance, it was actually quite a fun read. I breezed through this thing, laughed a lot and was quite entertained.
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