Genre:
Women’s Fiction/Humor/Contemporary Fiction
Description:
“Frankie
Goldberg, struggling actress and stand-up comic in Los Angeles, can't
keep her day jobs thanks to her smart mouth and a lot of other bad
habits. Now a thirty-something catering assistant on a movie set, she
reluctantly agrees to bring a cappuccino to the resident diva. The
young star Anastasia Cole is in tears, distraught about disturbing
changes in the script. Frankie serves a side of common sense with the
coffee, and excited to have an ally, Anastasia offers her the role of
a lifetime. It's not what Frankie had in mind -- but being needed
might be exactly what she needs.”
Author:
“Laurie
Boris is a freelance writer, editor, proofreader, and former graphic
designer. She has been writing fiction for over twenty-five years and
is the award-winning author of six novels: The
Joke's on Me, Drawing Breath, Don't Tell Anyone, Sliding Past
Vertical, Playing Charlie Cool, and
A Sudden Gust of Gravity. When
not hanging out with the universe of imaginary people in her head,
she enjoys baseball, cooking, reading, and helping aspiring novelists
as a contributing writer and editor for Indies Unlimited. She lives
in New York's lovely Hudson Valley.”
Ms. Boris’
novel Sliding Past Vertical
was the winner in the Contemporary Fiction category of BigAl’s
Books and Pals 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards.
Appraisal:
I
haven’t read The Joke's on
Me, so this is my first
introduction to Frankie Goldberg. She has a strong devil-may-care
personality, which tends to lead her into trouble when expressing her
opinion. She moved from New York to Los Angeles to pursue an acting
career, but bless her heart, she just can’t catch a break and this
plays havoc with her self-esteem issues. What she does have going for
her is intelligence and courage to try new things. Ms. Boris has a
talent for writing realistic characters in believable situations and
managing to invest her readers’ attention in whatever journey may
be at hand.
Poor
Frankie is having trouble finding where she belongs, since her dream
of becoming an actress has fallen flat. She has learned along the way
that she has a knack for cooking food in large quantities, organizing
events, and managing other people. She just has trouble applying
these talents to her own life. I laughed when Frankie caught herself sounding like her own Jewish mother while dealing with
Anastasia Cole. Ana is a young bombshell actress who seeks career
guidance from Frankie, despite the Oscar she possesses for supporting
actress. This relationship works well for both of them for a while.
Then a few unexpected twists set the whole story spinning out of
control.
I found
Catering Girl
a fun, captivating story. I would highly recommend this book if you
are looking for something quick to read. Now I am interested to see
how Frankie makes out in The
Joke's on Me.
FYI:
Catering
Girl is a prequel novella to
the romantic comedy The Joke's
on Me.
Format/Typo
Issues:
None!
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 14-15,000 words
3 comments:
Thank you so much, Books and Pals!
You are welcome, Ms. Boris. I want to thank you for writing intelligent Contemporary Women's fiction that doesn't bore the life out of me. :) Also, thanks for stopping in and commenting.
My pleasure. Hey, that should be an Amazon category. :D
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