A finished copy was provided by the agency for review.

I have a huge love for some light fluffy reads and chick lit was one of my favourites to read when I was around 19, so I thought I’d give this a shot. I was sadly taken aback because this one was just too much for me.

The social climbing, sample sale shopping, husband hunting and name dropping was all too reminiscent of the Upper East Side life and I pretty much hated it. I thought our main character “Moi” was going to have a huge character change in where she realizes how selfish and shallow she really was. There was a minor inkling of it when someone tells it to her face, but I didn’t see much change in her. I found her to be wide-eyed and naive, pretty much wanting any guy who was good-looking or even gave her the time of day. I honestly can’t believe the amount of acronyms she uses in the book. They do speak in another language and I felt really annoyed about all the name dropping that was given. Julie, her best friend wasn’t any better. She almost an anxiety attack planning her book club and in the end, they all just wanted the attention of the poor professor Henry. It’s just like Mean Girls, but with money and houses.The only character that had promise was Charlie and I liked him instantly from the start. I just didn’t understand any of his attraction to Moi anyway so I figured in the end, he would be the rock that helped her.

I always wondered how the fabulously wealthy really lived, and I’m safe to say that my judgement was correct. I know this is fiction, and I know this is exaggerated for the book, but I still can’t believe some parts of this could be true. Who wrestles people for a coat?

Overall, I would recommend passing on this chick lit book. It wasn’t for me at all.

A very funny, light-hearted, astute and loving look at our Park Avenue Princesses.

Here is the 1st paragraph so you can see what this book is like:

"Bergdorf Blondes are a thing, you know, a New York craze. Absolutely everyone wants to be one, but it's actually tres difficult. You wouldn't believe the dedication it takes to be a gorgeous, flaxen-haired, dermatologically perfect New York girl with a life that's fabulous beyond belief. Honestly, it all requires a level of commitment comparable to, say, learning Hebrew or quitting cigarettes.
"Getting the hair color right is murder, for a start...."

Such an enjoyable book and I loved the happy ending.

I would def read more Plum Sykes books.

I was amazed by how many people did not like this book. I found it a breath of fresh air (from NY yet) after all the dysfunctional families, domestic abuse and murder in the usual fictional fare. History is even scarier than the fiction. So to read something light and sweet doesn't mean the reader is shallow, it means it is time for a sorbet, reading-wise. I wouldn't want to read only Plum Sykes but I think her brand of romance is very charming, especially as it is not typical romance with every detail of sex described. Calling sex "going to Brazil" (referring to Brazilian waxing) and leaving it at that was very clever imo.

Questo libro racconta del mondo delle ricche bionde famose e praticamente nullafacenti di New York. Piene di soldi fino ai capelli grazie all'intraprendenza di antenati più o meno remoti nel tempo (alla Paris Hilton per intenderci), bellissime, biondissime, magrissime e interessate solo alla moda, all'aspetto fisico e ai buoni partiti da accalappiare.
In effetti la protagonista è leggermente meno insopportabile, in quanto:

- è bruna (quindi, in un certo senso, outsider)
- ha un lavoro
- ha un minimo di cultura (che cerca comunque di nascondere)

Per il resto i problemi sono quelli: il mancato invito alla festa esclusiva, lo strappo in un vestito da migliaia di dollari, l'impossibilità di trovare posto dalla parrucchiera delle dive...

In effetti il romanzo rappresenta in parte anche una critica a questo mondo, in quanto ne dimostra la vacuità e il distacco completo dal mondo reale. La critica, però, è solo lievemente tratteggiata in un tourbillon di vicende più o meno spiritose improntate alla più bieca superficialità e allo sperpero dissennato dei soldi del paparino.

Interessante forse per chi ama il mondo dell'alta società e della moda, a me è sembrato insopportabile e offensivo. E alcuni evidenti punti di contatto con Orgoglio e Pregiudizio me lo hanno fatto odiare ancora di più, non si profana un capolavoro in questo modo...

Orrilibro.

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Light chick lit enjoyed it as a light read. Written in 2004 so not everything aged well.