Life in the rag business sure is stressful for Ella
when her new boss threatens to make cuts if she does not bring home the gossip.
That, plus the break-up of her boyfriend, not to mention her mother’s cancer diagnosis,
makes burning the candle at both ends impossible, or is it? Of course what goes
on in ACCORDING TO A SOURCE (St. Martin's Press/Thomas
Dunne Books) is more than what’s already been mentioned but contrary to many
reviewers who divulge most of the plot, I’ll let you savour it at your own pace.
What I will reveal, however, is how good a time I had
with ACCORDING TO A SOURCE. I’ll
admit, I’m always a little bit wary when it comes to first time novelists but I was
pleasantly surprised by the whole thing. The main heroine is a lovable little
go-getter who yearns to make it big amidst all of her personal problems. How
she does so pushes her in all sorts of sticky situations that ultimately get
resolved but not without putting a smile on your face. Moreover, her
relationship with her sibling rivalry of a sister and their cancer-stricken mom
adds more depth to what is first considered a light character.
Former gossip columnist Stern handles herself quite nicely
in mixing high-jinks with tender moments. Plus, she serves up the romance
aplenty between the heroine and the hottie agent who seems too good to be true.
Told in the first person, with a roman-à-clef attitude (her whole blind item
gimmick of nicknaming real celebrities is always a thrill to guess) ACCORDING TO A SOURCE is fun,
well-written, and should please gossipmongers everywhere.
Thanks
to the publisher and NetGalley for
the chance to read this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Until next post—Martin
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