This was fun - I do like Lizzie's voice. There were a couple times when I rolled my eyes, but even more times where I yelled things akin to "are you SERIOUS?" at the book. Lizzie's life is... Wow. And she brings half of it on herself, a quarter by dumb luck, and another quarter of sheer bad luck. And I loved reading about it. Very entertaining.

fun ending. not as good character development as the first book (the second assistant), but all in all, an adorable read.

I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first. It was a lot more unrealistic and over the top. Some of the details were still fun to read about though.

Fun book for the summer. Quick, easy read, but very entertaining

Fun to read. Funny. Good look at the ins and outs of the dark Hollywood underbelly. Co-written by a producer, so def has some Hollywood insight.

Really enjoyed it and looking forward to the sequel.

it was a nice book...wish i could find a copy of The Second Assistant...

Combine one part Hollywood Car Wash, one part Devil Wears Prada, and 2 parts Hollywood blackmail mixed with the Oscars and you have yourself the First Assistant.

This book wasn't as good of a read as The Second Assistant, and that for me was disappointing because I really enjoyed the first book. For me it felt as though things just happened too easily for this naive character of Lizzie. Once again here is a character who sticks her head in the sand (instead of filing she burned papers so she could play Sudoku? She was shoving bills in drawers and went on a spending spree? Shopaholic series anyone?) and by sticking her head in the sand things just happen for her if she sheds a few tears? Here was the chance to make a character take control of her life and show the world she would not buckle, but instead she runs off to Thailand to be a teenager's assistant.

And thank goodness for that plot point because the one redeeming quality of this book was the character of Emerald. Too bad Lizzie didn't stay in Thailand because the book would have been salvaged with her more in the front line.

My one wish - have a spinoff book of Emerald's life! Then I can redeem this book by thinking of it as the book that introduced me to Emerald.

Really enjoyed this one. Reminded me a bit.

OK as far as sequels go but not as good as the first one. Went on for far too long (and it's a short book).

Even better than the first one!

I don't really remember much about the first book, but this one, the sequel, was really entertaining. Great easy ready. It's funny to read about a small fraction of "hollywood" from the inside. From arranged marriages with wierd religions that sound entirely too much like Tom Cruise, to all the drama of the Oscars, this book definitely kept me interested.