false 484024 3 From Booklist In her third outing, Ballis, author of Inappropriate Men (2004) and Sleeping Over (2005), offers up a frothy, fun send-up of reality TV. Chicago interior-designer Lily Allen is thrilled when she gets a job on the new U.S. version of Swap/Meet, where contestants trade apartments and help redesign the apartment of the person they've traded with. What Lily didn't count on when she took the dream job was fussy contestants, a ditzy host, warring fashion consultants who've just broken up, and a competitive fellow designer. Despite the stress, Lily's best friends, high-powered attorney Hillary and artistic Naomi, keep her balanced until they start to get frustrated with her crazy schedule. Lily barely has time to see her friends, let alone date, so she puts off earnest, persistent Ron in favor of the show's sexy new producer, Gary. Readers will have a blast watching Lily and her friends try to figure out what their priorities are in this lighthearted tale. Kristine Huntley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Paperback edition. 472344 6 6 2006 Room for Improvement total:116|5:11|4:47|3:43|2:12|1:3| 116 399 194 22 2 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 05:40:55 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 05:51:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 13:03:31 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 23 08:09:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Dec 31 06:30:18 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 06:32:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 15:18:17 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 15:20:39 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 13:15:26 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 09:31:36 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 18 16:18:52 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 16:20:04 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 17:21:58 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 17:21:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 04:02:59 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 04:03:25 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 20:27:03 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 20:27:35 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Sat Feb 09 10:00:11 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 16:48:36 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 09:59:57 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 07:19:22 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:07:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:19:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 14:10:47 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 16:52:21 -0700 2008
I enjoyed this book very much. It was unique to pair television interior decorating with a storyline human enough to keep the reader interested – job well done!

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