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"Temping Fate" by Esther Friesner is, conventionally, what a chick lit novel usually looks like. The story has a misfit female protagonist, cute guys, and relationship-related mayhem. Happily, the story also fits into my more encompassing, feminist-informed, definition of chick lit in that the heroine of the novel is funny, smart and independent.
Ilana Newhouse is desperate for a summer job. Any summer job. So, she doesn't worry too much when the temp agency that hires her proves to be a little ...more
Ilana Newhouse is desperate for a summer job. Any summer job. So, she doesn't worry too much when the temp agency that hires her proves to be a little ...more
I was so excited for this book, the premise was just awesome, and yet it didn't do all that much for me. The protagonist, Ilana, spent a lot of time exchanging snarky comments with Arachne (yep, the Greek maiden turned into a spider), and also THINKING about how snarky she is and how everyone hates her attitude. I didn't think she was that bad, and her parents seemed pretty well oblivious to her behavior most of the time, so insisting on every page that she was a bad girl got old fast. If you're
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A fun YA novel about getting a summer job with the three fates.
