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My Playboy Story: Hopping from Richmond to Hollywood
"My Playboy Hopping from Richmond to Hollywood" follows Malorie's personal journey as a young model through the politics, games, and privileges of the Playboy Mansion. The story begins as Malorie adjusts to life in Los Angeles after having moved from Richmond, Virginia. It covers her modeling career as she meets some corrupt casting directors who bring her out with the wrong crowd. Eventually she finds sanctuary at the Playboy Mansion where she enjoys four years as Hugh Hefner's guest. In that time she makes countless friends, experiences surreal events, and falls in love with the Playboy Mansion lifestyle. Though the story doesn't end happily ever after, Malorie walks out with a positive attitude having gone through the experience of a lifetime. (This book was previously published as "Everyone's Best Friend at Playboy.")
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186 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 22, 2017
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Malorie Mackey
5 books21 followersMalorie Mackey is an actress and model based out of Los Angeles, California. Malorie grew up in Richmond, Virginia where she loved sports, the outdoors, animals, and all forms of art. She took to acting at a young age, so it was no surprise when she decided to go to college for theatre. While in college, Malorie studied body movement with the DAH Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia, voice in Herefordshire, England with Frankie Armstrong, and the business of theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Malorie moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles after receiving her BFA in Theatre Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University. Upon arriving, Malorie participated in the Miss California USA 2011 Pageant where she won the “Friend’s Choice” Award (popular vote) and received a beautiful award for it. Since being on the West Coast, Malorie can be seen working on many Indie films, such as the Sci Fi Movie “Dracano.” Most recently, Malorie starred in the Biography Channel show “My Haunted House” and the TV Pilot “Model Citizen” with Angie Everhart. She ended 2014 working on three Indie Films: “The Martini Shot,” “The Taker,” and “The Summerland Project.” Throughout all of her experiences, Malorie has kept diligent journal entries. It was these entries that became “My Playboy Story: Hopping from Richmond to Hollywood,” the second edition of Malorie’s first published book. Malorie is inspired to continue writing. Next on her docket is to create a travel journal and, from that, a video travel blog. Stay tuned as Malorie travels the World making this dream a reality.
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January 1, 2022
This book was ok. I love all things Girls Next Door, and this was tangentially related. However, so much about the author and her story are just bizarre.
Malorie’s intentions are highly unclear and suspect IMO. Why did she care so much about making it to the Playboy Mansion? She claims she didn’t want to be a Playmate (which I very much do not believe), had a fiancé, so she wasn’t interested in being a “Girlfriend.” She says that she liked the show GND and made it her goal to make it to the Mansion. Again, why?
Malorie spent a year going out with the creepy “Russel” and his crew, which she spends a lot of time judging and trashing. She literally hates Russell, his girlfriend, their going out group, she didn’t drink, and she didn’t like partying. But she went out with them multiple nights a week for a year out of the vague hope that Russel could get her into the Mansion. She literally made Russel her third job on top of her actual paying job and then trying to get her acting career off the ground. What was it so important to her that she would waste a year of her life and all those nights away from her fiancé/husband? It really makes no sense to me.
She does finally find her way into the Mansion as she gets invited to a movie night via a Playmate friend. She goes to movie nights and makes fiends with some of the other movie night people. She makes it sound like she became part of the Playboy family, attending movie nights and parties. She claims she was part of the elite at Playboy, but this just feels incorrect to me. As far as I can tell, Hef spoke to her one time. I’m not sure he knew who she was. She hated almost everyone at the Mansion, didn’t drink, and didn’t really enjoy the parties. But she continued to go out of fear of getting kicked off the guest list.
Her relationship with Crystal was very odd. She spent a lot of time trashing Crystal, calling her ruthless and fake, and out to get everyone. But, Malorie was more than happy to use Crystal to get Instagram followers, free trips to Disney, and access to VIP events. She calls out Crystal for being fake and a bad friend, but Malorie was just as bad. She hated Crystal but pretended to be friends with her. It was really stupid. Again, what is so important to you that you spend so much of your time with people you dislike doing things you don’t like?
Overall, Malorie really struck me as a hanger-on, freeloading mooch. I don’t understand what she was doing at the Mansion at all. None of her “friendships” were true or organic. She totally used people to get what she wanted. She eventually got kicked off the guest list, which made sense to me. I didn’t like how she trashed literally everyone in the book and tried to portray herself as an innocent, naive angel. None of this makes any sense to me.
Malorie’s intentions are highly unclear and suspect IMO. Why did she care so much about making it to the Playboy Mansion? She claims she didn’t want to be a Playmate (which I very much do not believe), had a fiancé, so she wasn’t interested in being a “Girlfriend.” She says that she liked the show GND and made it her goal to make it to the Mansion. Again, why?
Malorie spent a year going out with the creepy “Russel” and his crew, which she spends a lot of time judging and trashing. She literally hates Russell, his girlfriend, their going out group, she didn’t drink, and she didn’t like partying. But she went out with them multiple nights a week for a year out of the vague hope that Russel could get her into the Mansion. She literally made Russel her third job on top of her actual paying job and then trying to get her acting career off the ground. What was it so important to her that she would waste a year of her life and all those nights away from her fiancé/husband? It really makes no sense to me.
She does finally find her way into the Mansion as she gets invited to a movie night via a Playmate friend. She goes to movie nights and makes fiends with some of the other movie night people. She makes it sound like she became part of the Playboy family, attending movie nights and parties. She claims she was part of the elite at Playboy, but this just feels incorrect to me. As far as I can tell, Hef spoke to her one time. I’m not sure he knew who she was. She hated almost everyone at the Mansion, didn’t drink, and didn’t really enjoy the parties. But she continued to go out of fear of getting kicked off the guest list.
Her relationship with Crystal was very odd. She spent a lot of time trashing Crystal, calling her ruthless and fake, and out to get everyone. But, Malorie was more than happy to use Crystal to get Instagram followers, free trips to Disney, and access to VIP events. She calls out Crystal for being fake and a bad friend, but Malorie was just as bad. She hated Crystal but pretended to be friends with her. It was really stupid. Again, what is so important to you that you spend so much of your time with people you dislike doing things you don’t like?
Overall, Malorie really struck me as a hanger-on, freeloading mooch. I don’t understand what she was doing at the Mansion at all. None of her “friendships” were true or organic. She totally used people to get what she wanted. She eventually got kicked off the guest list, which made sense to me. I didn’t like how she trashed literally everyone in the book and tried to portray herself as an innocent, naive angel. None of this makes any sense to me.
March 28, 2016
I don't say this very often, but do yourself a favour and skip this book. The writing is bad, full or errors and the writer is so immature that it's beyond annoying. It's also way overpriced on amazon
I requested this book as I was very curious to get a behind the scenes look at the Playboy mansion. Malorie was never a playmate, and just hung out at the mansion, but there wasn't much of a 'behind the scenes' look in this book. She went to the mansion, watched movies and interacted with a few of the people there, but overall there was very little worth reading in this book. However, I do have to admit I read the whole book. I was tempted to DNF, but in the end I was curious to see how it ended.
I requested this book as I was very curious to get a behind the scenes look at the Playboy mansion. Malorie was never a playmate, and just hung out at the mansion, but there wasn't much of a 'behind the scenes' look in this book. She went to the mansion, watched movies and interacted with a few of the people there, but overall there was very little worth reading in this book. However, I do have to admit I read the whole book. I was tempted to DNF, but in the end I was curious to see how it ended.
February 9, 2016
The content of this book isn't bad, but there should have been an editor that corrected quite a few spelling errors and sentences that were repeated several times. At times, I felt like I was reading from a high school diary because some of these women are emotionally immature. However, anything Hef related is fascinating and I enjoyed the read. Hef is getting older and won't be around much longer. The one thing I got out of this book is that Crystal is one smart gold-digger.
August 23, 2024
Don’t waste your time on this garbage.
Malorie should be sending a gift basket to Holly & Bridget because the only reason anyone would spend $ to read this poorly written judgmental book is because they reviewed it on their podcast. I didn’t want to skip episodes so here we are.
I’m so glad this book is less than 200 pages. I feel like it’s taking forever to get through it and I’ve only spent about an hour reading it so far. I’ll sum it up below so you don’t waste your time.
Pick me girl who thinks she’s better than everyone else is determined to make it to the Playboy Mansion even though she despises everything about that lifestyle. She basically watched a couple episodes of GND and decided to make this her mission. She has contempt for everyone and everything attached to the mansion yet she just has to be a part of it. She uses people then calls them terrible for using others. She’s a prude and calls other women whores. She doesn’t want to wear skimpy clothes and mocks other women for doing so. She doesn’t drink or party yet had to go out to clubs and parties and sit in the VIP section so you should feel so sorry for her. She’d rather be home with her cat and her man (really, who wouldn’t rather be home with their cat?) but goes to the most sought after parties and then trash talks everything about them. She uses Hef and his generosity to get free meals etc.
There you go. I haven’t even finished this book and I rarely write reviews. I’ll revise it if I’m wrong about her. At this point I think she’s a judgmental C**T.
Malorie should be sending a gift basket to Holly & Bridget because the only reason anyone would spend $ to read this poorly written judgmental book is because they reviewed it on their podcast. I didn’t want to skip episodes so here we are.
I’m so glad this book is less than 200 pages. I feel like it’s taking forever to get through it and I’ve only spent about an hour reading it so far. I’ll sum it up below so you don’t waste your time.
Pick me girl who thinks she’s better than everyone else is determined to make it to the Playboy Mansion even though she despises everything about that lifestyle. She basically watched a couple episodes of GND and decided to make this her mission. She has contempt for everyone and everything attached to the mansion yet she just has to be a part of it. She uses people then calls them terrible for using others. She’s a prude and calls other women whores. She doesn’t want to wear skimpy clothes and mocks other women for doing so. She doesn’t drink or party yet had to go out to clubs and parties and sit in the VIP section so you should feel so sorry for her. She’d rather be home with her cat and her man (really, who wouldn’t rather be home with their cat?) but goes to the most sought after parties and then trash talks everything about them. She uses Hef and his generosity to get free meals etc.
There you go. I haven’t even finished this book and I rarely write reviews. I’ll revise it if I’m wrong about her. At this point I think she’s a judgmental C**T.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 30, 2017
From Bench Warmer model and indie actress Malorie Mackey comes the tell-all memoir Everyone’s Best Friend at Playboy. Though never a Playboy model or girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, Mackey became a regular Mansion guest for 4 years and a personal friend of Crystal (Harris) Hefner. A fan of E!’s The Girls Next Door, she became infatuated with the Mansion and began to actively pursue an invitation in 2011 after placing in the Miss California USA Pageant. Mackey goes on to recount how she worked the club scene and eventual made a contact that got her into the Mansion, and then become a regular guest at Hef’s movie nights until a falling out with Crystal. She also goes into the friendships that she made with the Playboy models and Hef’s girlfriends and eventual third wife Crystal, along with the backdoor cat fighting that followed Crystal’s breakup and subsequent reconciliation with Hef. However, Mackey seems to protest too much that she was never taken in by the debauchery and lasciviousness that she surrounded herself with, painting herself as an innocent who went to the Manson for the ambiance and interesting people; the basic “I read Playboy for the articles” excuse. Still, she seems genuine enough and comes off as likable and grounded. While it’s not the most well-written memoir, Everyone’s Best Friend at Playboy is an interesting look at the post-Girls Next Door era of Hefner and the Mansion.
February 14, 2016
The author describes herself as "the girl next door" and her dream was to get to the Playboy Mansion. She wasn't a playmate and had no desire to be one so she had to find someone of influence to get her to the mansion. She eventually befriends a playmate and gets invited to a movie night in 2011 and spent the next four years as a "guest". There were weekly movie nights she attended and she ended up befriending Hugh Hefner's wife, Crystal (this doesn't end well).
In the book she said she worked at Bench Warmer ... I'm assuming it's the company that produces trading cards with female models, including playmates. She didn't say what she did there but whatever it was she had a lot of flexibility as she was able to spend two or three nights a week at the Playboy Mansion plus go to Disneyland often with Crystal. According to her website, she is an actress and a model.
I found it odd that her dream was to get to the mansion. From the sounds of it, a "guest" is a mooch or hanger-on. She would go to the mansion and have supper and then hang around to watch a movie with Hef and the gang. Where you sat was determined by what Hef and/or Crystal thought of you. You had to stay in their favour or you would be dropped from the guest list. This happened a couple times to the author and it was really stressful for her.
Apparently the author would record the events every night in a journal and that's exactly how the book seemed to me ... a diary written by an immature 16-year-old. She should have had someone professional proofread it. The writing could have been tighter as there was a lot of repetition of information, sometimes in the same paragraph. Her use of exclamation points was excessive!!!!! There were many typos ... here are some examples: "hints" instead of "hence", "ally" instead of "alley", "quite" instead of "quiet" and "John Lovitz" instead of "Jon Lovitz". Plus there were a lot of grammatical errors.
What kept me reading this book is (1) I was curious to see what it was like in the Playboy Mansion (the author made it sound very bland ... zzzzzz) and (2) it's a short book (135 pages on my iPad).
This is not a book I would recommend.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2016/02...
In the book she said she worked at Bench Warmer ... I'm assuming it's the company that produces trading cards with female models, including playmates. She didn't say what she did there but whatever it was she had a lot of flexibility as she was able to spend two or three nights a week at the Playboy Mansion plus go to Disneyland often with Crystal. According to her website, she is an actress and a model.
I found it odd that her dream was to get to the mansion. From the sounds of it, a "guest" is a mooch or hanger-on. She would go to the mansion and have supper and then hang around to watch a movie with Hef and the gang. Where you sat was determined by what Hef and/or Crystal thought of you. You had to stay in their favour or you would be dropped from the guest list. This happened a couple times to the author and it was really stressful for her.
Apparently the author would record the events every night in a journal and that's exactly how the book seemed to me ... a diary written by an immature 16-year-old. She should have had someone professional proofread it. The writing could have been tighter as there was a lot of repetition of information, sometimes in the same paragraph. Her use of exclamation points was excessive!!!!! There were many typos ... here are some examples: "hints" instead of "hence", "ally" instead of "alley", "quite" instead of "quiet" and "John Lovitz" instead of "Jon Lovitz". Plus there were a lot of grammatical errors.
What kept me reading this book is (1) I was curious to see what it was like in the Playboy Mansion (the author made it sound very bland ... zzzzzz) and (2) it's a short book (135 pages on my iPad).
This is not a book I would recommend.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2016/02...
February 7, 2016
I think most people are curious about the unknown and the playboy mansion has always had an element of mystery.
I have mixed feelings about this book it reads like a story. It describes Malorie Mackey rise and fall from the playboy world. She started out as a farmers daughter from Virginia. She was part of the pageantry world and aimed to be more. She wasn't the typical fake busty blonde willing to do anything to achieve her goal. However she did have to join the club scene and mix with people who weren't who she would have chosen.
This books gives insight to not just mansion life but the whole playboy industry. It was interesting and full of drama. It shows how hard it is to get into a popular line of work such as modelling and what lengths people are willing to go to.
I'm going to be honest I haven't read many autobiographies therefore I am not an expert but this one is worth the read. 4 stars out of 5.
*I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
I have mixed feelings about this book it reads like a story. It describes Malorie Mackey rise and fall from the playboy world. She started out as a farmers daughter from Virginia. She was part of the pageantry world and aimed to be more. She wasn't the typical fake busty blonde willing to do anything to achieve her goal. However she did have to join the club scene and mix with people who weren't who she would have chosen.
This books gives insight to not just mansion life but the whole playboy industry. It was interesting and full of drama. It shows how hard it is to get into a popular line of work such as modelling and what lengths people are willing to go to.
I'm going to be honest I haven't read many autobiographies therefore I am not an expert but this one is worth the read. 4 stars out of 5.
*I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
August 6, 2024
As a listener of the Girls Next Level podcast - I found this book very interesting. If you are a level up member and have been listening to the Crystal Hefner book review - then this is a must read.
As a reader - I have a hard time understanding why Malorie was so intent on being a part of the Playboy world. She mentions she doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs, doesn't have casual sex, and it seems she clearly looks down on those that do. She wasn't interested in posing for the magazine either. So it was so odd to me that she longed to visit the mansion and become a part of the crew. Her backstory with Russell was odd to say the least. I could never make myself hang out with people I didn't really like or value, and she did it for a long time waiting for some benefit or return. Maybe there is an element of "using" people for her gain. She mentions it's important to be honest with your friends - but she was never honest with the Russell crew. Did she think that was ok because they weren't really her friends? That it was ok to use them for her benefit?
Once she becomes a part of the guest list at the Mansion - she talks about spending many movie nights there. She talks about this is what she truly enjoyed - a routine and not partying. But I wondered - where was her boyfriend? He wasn't allowed to these movie nights so I couldn't help but wonder how much time they were spending together as it seemed she was spending all her free time hanging out at the Mansion.
After she was a regular - she goes into her relationship with Crystal. Which is VERY interesting. Malorie sheds light on several lies she caught Crystal in and in conjunction with the GNL book review - the thoughts the girls have about "crusty" are confirmed. If the details about Crystal had not been in this book - I would not have found it very interesting.
In the end - Malorie says the Mansion is what you make of it. But to be fair - she wasn't a part of the partying, club nights, or bedroom activities. She wasn't a girlfriend. She only saw a glimpse of Hef as a host. I'm sure he was delightful for her experience. It seemed she got all of the benefit but none of the dark side (except for her relationship with Crystal). I wonder if anyone else who didn't partake in the other activities managed to be a regular? Like, how did she manage that?
The book is self published and has some spelling errors, but its worth a read.
As a reader - I have a hard time understanding why Malorie was so intent on being a part of the Playboy world. She mentions she doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs, doesn't have casual sex, and it seems she clearly looks down on those that do. She wasn't interested in posing for the magazine either. So it was so odd to me that she longed to visit the mansion and become a part of the crew. Her backstory with Russell was odd to say the least. I could never make myself hang out with people I didn't really like or value, and she did it for a long time waiting for some benefit or return. Maybe there is an element of "using" people for her gain. She mentions it's important to be honest with your friends - but she was never honest with the Russell crew. Did she think that was ok because they weren't really her friends? That it was ok to use them for her benefit?
Once she becomes a part of the guest list at the Mansion - she talks about spending many movie nights there. She talks about this is what she truly enjoyed - a routine and not partying. But I wondered - where was her boyfriend? He wasn't allowed to these movie nights so I couldn't help but wonder how much time they were spending together as it seemed she was spending all her free time hanging out at the Mansion.
After she was a regular - she goes into her relationship with Crystal. Which is VERY interesting. Malorie sheds light on several lies she caught Crystal in and in conjunction with the GNL book review - the thoughts the girls have about "crusty" are confirmed. If the details about Crystal had not been in this book - I would not have found it very interesting.
In the end - Malorie says the Mansion is what you make of it. But to be fair - she wasn't a part of the partying, club nights, or bedroom activities. She wasn't a girlfriend. She only saw a glimpse of Hef as a host. I'm sure he was delightful for her experience. It seemed she got all of the benefit but none of the dark side (except for her relationship with Crystal). I wonder if anyone else who didn't partake in the other activities managed to be a regular? Like, how did she manage that?
The book is self published and has some spelling errors, but its worth a read.
August 19, 2017
I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. As always, an honest review.
My Playboy Story is just what it sounds like, Malorie's story of her time at the Playboy Mansion. She was not one of Hef's girlfriends or a Playmate, as many would assume. Calorie ended up being invited to movie nights by an acquaintance, and soon became a regular at Playboy events. Her time in the world of Playboy was a dream come true. This book gives a much different perspective from other Playboy stories that I've read about. Malorie's entire life didn't revolve around staying at the mansion, so she could enjoy her experiences without feeling desperate to stay. I enjoyed her well rounded perspective of her time at the mansion and life in general. She was smart about what she wanted and didn't want. She is sweet, but definitely a little niece, which she admits. There are always many sides to a story, especially when it comes to a franchise such as Playboy. It's all about perspective. Do I think Malorie's experiences were the entire story about all of Playboy? No, but it was her story and that's valid. And also nice to get a different perspective from the typical drama and cattiness told about the mansion. I did think the writing needed more polishing. Enjoy the story. Take from it what you will, which is exactly what Malorie did from the mansion.
My Playboy Story is just what it sounds like, Malorie's story of her time at the Playboy Mansion. She was not one of Hef's girlfriends or a Playmate, as many would assume. Calorie ended up being invited to movie nights by an acquaintance, and soon became a regular at Playboy events. Her time in the world of Playboy was a dream come true. This book gives a much different perspective from other Playboy stories that I've read about. Malorie's entire life didn't revolve around staying at the mansion, so she could enjoy her experiences without feeling desperate to stay. I enjoyed her well rounded perspective of her time at the mansion and life in general. She was smart about what she wanted and didn't want. She is sweet, but definitely a little niece, which she admits. There are always many sides to a story, especially when it comes to a franchise such as Playboy. It's all about perspective. Do I think Malorie's experiences were the entire story about all of Playboy? No, but it was her story and that's valid. And also nice to get a different perspective from the typical drama and cattiness told about the mansion. I did think the writing needed more polishing. Enjoy the story. Take from it what you will, which is exactly what Malorie did from the mansion.
August 7, 2024
I was so annoyed reading this especially in the beginning. Malorie continued to hang out with Russell and his crew even when it had ran its course. As a former people pleaser I really hope Malorie got out of that! Talk about being in the right places at the right time! Sounds like she got to enjoy the Playboy mansion when it wasn't as crazy as it was during Holly and Bridget's stay. Lucky her not having to sleep with Hef to be a part of the Playboy world. Movie nights and all of the different parties sounded really nice. I knew Crystal was a wackadoo and this is just another recount of her weirdness. Reading this as a 40 something I can say there is no way I would've put up with the cattiness Malorie did but she was young and the Playboy world was something magical back then even as Hef started deteriorating. This definitely kept my interest and it was fun to google some of the people Malorie mentions that I wasn't familiar with.
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May 19, 2024I just received this book in the mail (May 2024) "My Playbook Story " and just stared reading it and loving it, for starters because it was written in 2016 and it's getting a revival thanks to Mr. Hefner who recommended it in Girl Next Level podcast and also because is genuine, the perception is the one of a girl really telling her story, you don't see the hand of an editor trying to make it commercial or the hand of a ghost writer in it. Honest, original, authentic that's how I describe it. Love the coincidence that Ms Mackey makes references to the "Mean Girls " movie and this book and that movie are back around again, at the same time!
April 5, 2022
I thought it would have juicy details about Playboy, and it did not. She had a fake friendship with Crystal toward the end of Hef's life. She was married and not involved much with the party scene, which was mostly over by that era anyway.
December 19, 2023
Snore. Who cares where people sat. If you do care, she describes it for you in excruciating detail.
Self-published and in desperate need of an editor. She repeated herself often. In the same paragraphs! Typos galore!
Self-published and in desperate need of an editor. She repeated herself often. In the same paragraphs! Typos galore!
May 18, 2024
Very descriptive retelling of Malorie’s experience at the Playboy Mansion. Details about the “Crystal years” are revealed from her experience. I found it to be honest & telling.
September 10, 2024
Short , good timelines for GND fans confused why she was involved however
December 30, 2024
This was a fun and quick read. I enjoyed it a lot.
December 30, 2024
I think people have been too hard on this. I found it interesting and fun, and the author provides an interesting look into something most people didn't get to see for themselves.
January 9, 2025
A fascinating look at the day to day life inside what I can only describe as a cult told through the eyes of someone who doesn’t seem to realize she is in one 🤪🤪
February 23, 2016
I like reading autobiographies about interesting people who have done interesting things, and so a potential peek behind the curtain at what goes on at the Playboy Mansion was too good to resist.
However, while Mackie gives some insight into life at the Mansion - which appears to consist mainly of movie nights four times a week and the occasional PG-13 party - the most entertaining thing about this book is how desperately Mackie tries to convince herself that she is nothing like the hangers on, the wannabe models, the vacuous personalities that hang around Hugh Hefner hoping to become famous, and yet she spends the first year of this book willingly hanging out with a Playboy 'agent' called Russell, who she regularly tells us she despises, just so that she can achieve her dream of visiting the Mansion.
Even after she has eventually been there, she continues to hang around him for several more months (despite having a fiance, and then husband - who must surely be the most patient and understanding man in the world to let his wife hang out with people she openly despises several times a week - at home) because she doesn't want to hurt his feelings.
We're then treated to detailed descriptions of several hundred trips to Disneyland, several dozen movies, and the constant reiteration that she's most definitely NOT a hanger on, but is happy to hang out at the Mansion several times a week, eating their free food and drinking their free drinks (though she rarely touches alcohol, God forbid, and has never been drunk because that's for losers) and letting Hef's wife take her to the exclusive members club at Disneyland for dinner several times.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't an awful book, it's just not that interesting and reads like a teenager's diary (which perhaps isn't surprising as it's culled from her detailed journal entries that she wrote every day), complete with grammatical errors, typos, and a very enthusiastic use of commas (enough, in fact, to see her through her next ten books I shouldn't wonder).
Despite apparently being 'everybody's best friend', Mackie doesn't actually seem to like many people at the Mansion at all, and frequently tells us that going there often bored her and that she couldn't wait to get away.
I'm sure Mackie has a wonderful life, and in fact she tells us that she's happy that her dreams weren't derailed into eternal mediocrity like everybody else who she grew up with (and who she is gracious enough to visit, on a whim, whenever the mood takes her), but as far as providing "an entertaining read with lots of personal first-hand accounts of what goes on behind the gates at the Playboy Mansion" this short book makes it sound as exciting as watching nail varnish dry.
However, while Mackie gives some insight into life at the Mansion - which appears to consist mainly of movie nights four times a week and the occasional PG-13 party - the most entertaining thing about this book is how desperately Mackie tries to convince herself that she is nothing like the hangers on, the wannabe models, the vacuous personalities that hang around Hugh Hefner hoping to become famous, and yet she spends the first year of this book willingly hanging out with a Playboy 'agent' called Russell, who she regularly tells us she despises, just so that she can achieve her dream of visiting the Mansion.
Even after she has eventually been there, she continues to hang around him for several more months (despite having a fiance, and then husband - who must surely be the most patient and understanding man in the world to let his wife hang out with people she openly despises several times a week - at home) because she doesn't want to hurt his feelings.
We're then treated to detailed descriptions of several hundred trips to Disneyland, several dozen movies, and the constant reiteration that she's most definitely NOT a hanger on, but is happy to hang out at the Mansion several times a week, eating their free food and drinking their free drinks (though she rarely touches alcohol, God forbid, and has never been drunk because that's for losers) and letting Hef's wife take her to the exclusive members club at Disneyland for dinner several times.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't an awful book, it's just not that interesting and reads like a teenager's diary (which perhaps isn't surprising as it's culled from her detailed journal entries that she wrote every day), complete with grammatical errors, typos, and a very enthusiastic use of commas (enough, in fact, to see her through her next ten books I shouldn't wonder).
Despite apparently being 'everybody's best friend', Mackie doesn't actually seem to like many people at the Mansion at all, and frequently tells us that going there often bored her and that she couldn't wait to get away.
I'm sure Mackie has a wonderful life, and in fact she tells us that she's happy that her dreams weren't derailed into eternal mediocrity like everybody else who she grew up with (and who she is gracious enough to visit, on a whim, whenever the mood takes her), but as far as providing "an entertaining read with lots of personal first-hand accounts of what goes on behind the gates at the Playboy Mansion" this short book makes it sound as exciting as watching nail varnish dry.
June 14, 2016
So the book was just okay. I literally read it in one day - it probably took me a total of 5-6 hours to finish, at most. The grammar and errors were incredibly irritating, as if the publisher didn't check that the book was edited before printing and it reads a lot like a young teen's diary rather than a published book. I purchased it after having read Holly and Kendra's books and I wanted another perspective. I used to love watching Girls Next Door and Malorie often references back to the show. I feel like she tries to portray herself as this innocent person, but anyone who is partying every weekend without their fiance and trying their hardest to get into the Playboy scene is not as innocent as they look. She talked a lot about Crystal and being afraid of her wrath but it sounded like she was just as fake to Crystal as Crystal was to her. It was interesting to hear about the mansion after GND, but I feel like it was just one big run-on sentence of a book. If Malorie was just hanging out at the Mansion because it was a life-long goal of hers to go there, how come she documented every single day and returned so often? Seems like she was just in it for fame or with the intent to author a book about it.
September 19, 2024
This book is self-published and it shows. Mackey is not a bad writer but her sentences frequently need editing. She uses too many words when less would suffice. There are many spelling and syntax errors throughout the book. Her author’s voice is very conversational to the point where it would not surprise me to find out that she used voice to text software to write her book. Aside from the above issues, her book is a fun, gossipy memoir! Mackey continues the story of the final years of the Playboy mansion right where Holly’s book left off.
February 23, 2016
This book was something else. It's not the typical look at what I've done with my life type book, it's got some actual heart and substance. Malorie Mackey takes readers through a journey into her young model career and the people who will take the advantage of that. It's a fast and an exciting read. This book is great for anyone that is looking to chase their dreams no matter what it takes to achieve them. I enjoyed the read and would recommend it to others.
April 15, 2016
I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.
I found this book read like a young school girls diary.
The book was very repetitive and left me feeling very disappointed and sad for the author in her attempt to get to the playboy mansion.
I found this book read like a young school girls diary.
The book was very repetitive and left me feeling very disappointed and sad for the author in her attempt to get to the playboy mansion.
March 31, 2017
This is the second edition of "Everyone's Best Friend at Playboy." I liked the first edition, so I wanted to read the second. I enjoyed this one more. It seemed to have more backstory and more depth than the first edition, and I still enjoyed her positive attitude about the mansion a lot. I was very entranced in her journey, and the edit of this new edition seems much better than the first. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
March 31, 2017
I enjoyed this book a lot. I found her positive attitude about the mansion refreshing and different. The edit could have been better, but I was still very involved in the story the whole way through.
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