When I was first asked to review this new release I was curious about it because of who the writers are. Katie is a senior editor at BuzzFeed as well as an author. Arianna is also a writer who has been published at BuzzFeed among other publications. Not to mention, the synopsis sounded like a fun and engaging read with a little bit of a twist.
Check out my thoughts on this new release below.
PUBLIC RELATIONS by Katie Heaney and Arianna Rebolini
Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: May 9, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1455595686
Young PR star Rose Reed is thrown into the big leagues when her boss leaves town the day of the firm’s meeting with Archie Fox, a young, hot, internationally famous British singer-songwriter. The meeting is going badly until Rose suggests a staged romance with up-and-coming, young indie star Raya. He’ll do it, but only if Rose becomes his publicist.
As the faux-mance between Archie and Raya begins to rehabilitate Archie’s faltering career, Rose finds his herself having unexpected, inconvenient and definitely unprofessional feelings for the crooner. But do late night texts and impromptu burrito binges mean he feels the same? In the end, Rose will have to decide whether to let her fantasy crush go, or to risk her reputation to be with the charming, handsome, scoundrel-y but sweet pop star she’s grown to love.
With a razor-sharp voice full of wry humor, Public Relations is a fun-filled glimpse behind the curtain of the PR machines that create our favorite celebrities.
Review of PUBLIC RELATIONS by Katie Heaney and Arianna Rebolini
This is a fun and quirky novel about the life and times of an upcoming PR rep. I enjoyed the interaction between her and her best friend – funny and so relateable. As well as the inter-office relationships. Very true to life. In fact, I have seen some of these issues myself! The authors did a great job setting up the unique and interesting characters, so in that aspect it was a pleasurable and in-depth discovery.
But being a midlife wife, the story lands very far into the YA (young adult) category. A lot of music references and conversations that is decidedly YA. Multiple references of social media stalking (shhhh – it’s part of the job), tracking information, interacting with the younger crowd. Very much a millennial read.
This was fine for me. I understood it because I work in this arena. However, for someone of my age group or someone who is not involved online, this could be difficult factor to relate to how it works in the story.
The authors were also leading up to a potential love match in a very subtle way. The first half of the book was really mainly about the life and times of the PR rep. It wasn’t until you were quite far into the story that you understood “a crush” was occurring. And then you didn’t know if it was reciprocated or not. But stringing us along is not necessarily a bad thing.
The last quarter and the ending to me was the best part of the whole story. It made up for a lot of the way the book was written and the obscurity of the up-and-coming potential romance. Plus, they set up a possible second book??
The authors did do a great job in creating interesting and unique characters that you want as your BFF’s. They all had a wonderful role in the book that made it engaging and hard to put down. Plus, the book is written in first person which makes it a very personal story with a unique perspective. The writers included a lot of humor and feeling into the story that make this a stand out that you won’t soon forget.
Overall, this book was very well written with great characters and a witty plot. We all had that rock star crush at one time or another in our lives. This book is today’s version, targeted to the current culture of the big city 20-somethings. Perfect for that lazy weekend or beach read!
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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