A review by northbynorthwesterly
The Agency by Ally O'Brien

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.