The new reading challenge for 2017 is posted. First up…read a debut
novel. After consulting this list, I chose The
Assistants by Camille Perri because a) it was immediately available through
my library’s Overdrive page and b) who can resist a book described as “9 to 5 meets Bonnie and Clyde, with a
dash of The Devil Wears Prada.”
Tina Fontana is the
assistant of the title who stumbles upon a scheme to siphon money from the
expense account coffers to pay back her student loans. When an assistant in
accounting catches on, she ropes Tina into helping her do the same. However,
after falling for a young lawyer in the legal department, Tina’s conscience
begins weighing on her. With the help of her partners in crime, she sets out to
make the scheme public and above board.
As a young Sassy
reader, I dreamed of editorial internships at glossy magazines in New York. As an adult, I love sendups of that world (like this and this) that focus on disgruntled assistants, sample closets, and
the drama of deadlines and ambitious editors. The Assistants, a fast, easy read, is a debut that will produce a
movie deal if not a sequel.
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