"SPIN" was a very good story, with an equal blending of humor, emotional tensions, and solid character development. Normally, novels of this genre I don't read because contemporary novels don't interest me very much. But the author is an online acquaintance and for that reason, I bought the book ...
“Imagine if Bridget Jones fell into A million little pieces, flew over the cuckoo’s nest and befriended Lindsey Lohan along the way.” Okay I might have stolen that quote from the back of the book but it does describe Spin perfectly, so I couldn’t help myself. This was a fantastic read and from ...
“Hi. My name is Katie. I’m a writer, and um . . . I’m an alcoholic.”“Hi, Katie!” says the group.“Wrebbit!” says TGNDThe gist. Katie has a dream job. She wants to be able to write at this magazine she's been dying to be part of. There's an opening (a grace from heaven) and make do to prep and fill up...
"I LOVED this book. Hilarious, fun, deep and well written, this book had me from start to finish in one sitting. Katie has landed an interview for her dream job. She decides to go out and celebrate (the night before the interview, mind you) and shows up the next day for said interview still drunk...
Catherine McKenzie Spins a Great StoryThough Kate Sanford has thirty years under her belt, what she really needs is thirty days of rehab. Luckily fate intervenes to procure the much needed treatment when she shows up completely drunk to a coveted journalist interview. It's no surprise when the magaz...
Posted on Book Chelle.I was drawn to Catherine McKenzie's Spin because of the synopsis. At the time of choosing this book, I was waist deep in young adult literature and I was looking for something different as a change of pace. The cover was aesthetically pleasing, and I felt that the state of the ...
Everything about Spin can fool one into thinking that this debut novel of Catherine McKenzie is yet another YA novel about a troubled teen. In fact, it is anything but. Instead, it fills a niche for Gen Y, those who are struggling to establish themselves in the workplace and continue to drift throug...
I truly enjoyed this contemporary novel about a young woman who thinks she will do anything to get her dream job until things go from theoretical to real. The author pulled me right into Kate's life as she pursues her dreams and confronts her choices in this story.Kate is an aspiring journalist just...
With all the 4/5 stars on Goodreads, I expected more from this book. However, I thought this book was just OK. I did find it to be predictable and feel that the humor in the book was what had saved it from being really bad (one star)for me. I also thought it really stuck out as your typical chicklit...
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