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52nd out of 73 books
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76 voters
The Accidental Diva
by
Tia Williams
Being a diva isn't all it's cracked up to be. Just ask Billie Burke. Brainy, beautiful, and at the top of her game, she's the beauty editor at the world's leading fashion magazine, where paying tribute to the perfect pink lip gloss is serious business. Trouble is, all this corporate climbing and party-hopping has left her with migraine headaches-and a long, lonely bout of...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
May 3rd 2005
by NAL Trade
(first published 2004)
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This is my first library book read in 2013 (and for quite a while before that too). I was just browsing the shelves and picked it out. I enjoyed the read, with its SATC-esque humour and setting. I guess you could say it's an African American version of SATC, but with Jay's story bringing in a much darker side of NY reality as well. For a while there I feared Billie was going to ruin her life because of Jay, but thankfully she pulled her head in and got back on track. And Jay was still around at...more
The title doesn't really match the book. It seems to have been chosen to pull in a certain demo. I picked this up because I'm a huge fan of Tia William's blog Shake Your Beauty. Diva is a wee bit pedestrian, but still entertaining, and has a feminist tilt that gets upset repeatedly by the relationship between the protagonist and her lover. The writing is mostly snappy, but the sex scenes can be a bit much. A fun, light read with only some mildly annoying bits.
I've been finished with this book for a while. It's part of my break from "heavy" reading. IT WAS SO GOOD Y'ALL! The "accidental diva", Billie Burke, lives this very glitzy, very enviable life as a beauty editor for a huge glossy magazine. She's a NYC "it girl". I've tried to resist using this description, but it's the best way to describe her...she's like a Black Carey Bradshaw from Sex in The City, only she's still in her twenties. She's beautiful and stylish, her friends are all really intere...more
Something about this title threw me off. . .I was actually pleasantly surprised with this story. Billie Burke was a walking contradiction of sorts, living a fabulous life as a beauty editor- one of the only few black beauty editors- for a mainstream magazine. But then she meets Jay Lane and it's LUST at first sight.
Jay is from the 'hood and although on the surface it appears that he and Billie are complete opposites they actually have a lot in common. However their relationship faces a lot of c...more
Jay is from the 'hood and although on the surface it appears that he and Billie are complete opposites they actually have a lot in common. However their relationship faces a lot of c...more
Very good storyline but not for someone who can't stand cursing. Lots of "F" bombs but it is great the author didn't sugarcoat anything. More realistic because this is more the real life. The title didn't go well with the book though.
supa funny a lot of boy and girl drama !!! made me mad at the end because she left a good man behind for london but at the very end she made the right at the very end
A really fun and light read. Most of the chick-lits out there don't really describe the lives of young, educated black woman! So go out nd get it.
A delightful light book, so funny and spot on. About a black woman in the fashion industry and a guy from the 'hood. Sweet and loving.
I was disturbed by the crass language. I did not connect with the main character and couldn't have cared less about her story.
Was actualy a book on tape for my trip this past weekend. I wanted a good chick lit book to enjoy-and I got it.
didn't have me turning pages to see what would happen...but it was okay.
It was a quick and easy read, but definitely nothing to write home about. It gave us an inside look at the beauty editing world from the lens of a black woman but nothing new. Being the only black person in any field while there is no monolithic experience there are some commonalities and well this book just explored those commonalities. And the relationship with the "love interest" was cute if not sickening. You give your entire life to someone you met 15 mins ago? While it wasn't entirely horr...more
Great easy reading. Perfect for the summer time.
should be on EVERYBODY'S book shelf.
Did not care for much at all.
I'm going to put it out there and say that The Accidental Diva book wasn't written with me in mind. I couldn't completely relate to the characters, but hey, it was a good (and on the lighter side) book!
Wasnt all that bad. The girl was hilarious and serious all at once.
I will always love this book. It's one of my favorite books that I always come back to when I need a nice read.
I loved this book! It was fun to read, I almost read it straight through.
Totally fun and easy read, a good break from serious books.
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