Book Title: The Publicist (Book #1) by Christina George
Category: Adult fiction
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Audible
Length: 6 hours
Release Date: Nov 2014
Narrator: Lisa Cordileone
Audiobook available: Internationally
Tour dates: Nov 24 to Dec 12, 2014
Content Rating: PG-13 Mature
About the book:
Behind every book, there’s always more to the story.
Can one woman change an age-old institution like publishing? Probably not, but Kate Mitchell sure wants to try. As a publicist with a large, respected New York publishing house, Kate finds herself at the mercy of a broken publishing system, books that don’t always sell (at all) and author egos that are often, well, as big as the island of Manhattan.
Enter the star Editor, MacDermott Ellis. Tall, handsome, charismatic, married, and ready to save the day. Kate wants to do the right thing but her hormones seem to be driving her decisions. Then there’s Allan Lavigne, once a revered author, now as forgotten as yesterday’s news; and his nephew Nick, who wants to sweep Kate away from New York for another coast, California.
As Kate tries to navigate the landmine of publicity, the over-the-top author expectations, and the careful dance of “I’m sorry, your book isn’t on the bestseller list this week”, she also finds authors who are painfully overlooked by a publisher wanting more sex, more celebrities, and more scandal.
Review: I enjoyed this book. The characters were well written and relatable. I never want to spoil the book with my review. That said, I love it when a main female character is strong but still has her weaknesses without being a twit. Kate Mitchell is just such a character. She makes bad decisions with her eyes wide open about the fact that they are bad. She doesn't blame anyone else for her decision but she does fix her own mistakes.
Kates creative fixes for her clients also kept me coming back for more. The ending leaves me wanting a book two.
Because this is an audio book I want to say a few words about the narrator, Lisa Cordileone, as well. I listen to a lot of audio books as I drive many miles a week. The narrator perfectly captured what I thought Kate should sound like. Her voice inflections and change of tome made it easy to follow which character was which and who was speaking at the time. I found Lisa's voice to be easy to listen to and beautifully modulated.
Because this is an audio book I want to say a few words about the narrator, Lisa Cordileone, as well. I listen to a lot of audio books as I drive many miles a week. The narrator perfectly captured what I thought Kate should sound like. Her voice inflections and change of tome made it easy to follow which character was which and who was speaking at the time. I found Lisa's voice to be easy to listen to and beautifully modulated.
About the Author:
she enjoyed creating it.
Tour Schedule:
Nov 25 - The Book Junkie - review / giveaway
Nov 25 - Eargasms Audiobook Reviews - review / giveaway
Nov 26 - Perfect Chaos - review / author interview / giveaway
Nov 26 - Nighttime Reading Center - audiobook spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 27 - Brooke Blogs - review / guest post / giveaway
Nov 28 - Green and Glassie - review
Dec 1 - Back Porchervations - review
Dec 1 - Dee's Book Blog - review / author interview
Dec 2 - Working Mommy Journal - review
Dec 3 - Toot's Book Reviews - review / author interview / giveaway
Dec 4 - A Bit Bookish - review / giveaway
Dec 5 - The Book Fairy - review / giveaway
Dec 8 - Bound 4 Escape - review
Dec 9 - I'd Rather Be at the Beach - review / giveaway
Dec 10 - Pinky's Favorite Reads - review
Dec 11 - Little Whimsy Books - review / giveaway
Dec 11 - Real Army of Moms - review / giveaway
Dec 11 - Life With Katie - review / giveaway
Dec 12 - A Soccer Mom's Book Blog - review / author interview / giveaway
Dec 12 - Pure Jonel - review / author interview
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