Rating: 
Summary: What LA is that?
Review: Whenever I read a book set in "LA" I ask myself-- who are these horrible, sick, twisted people??? As a Los Angeles native, I've never had the misfortune to meet anyone as disgusting as the Clarissa-types. While I knew the book wasn't exactly going to be literature, I got tired of the mean spirited, shallow, self-serving "humor" and profanity. A spoof or a satire might make an amusing short story, but page after page after page after page of the same snotty, rude and "not-funny jokes" are not only tiresome, but aren't a good substitute for a good, entertaining story. As I said-- what horrible, sick, twisted characters.
Rating: 
Summary: Four and 1/2 actually for this chick lit!
Review: With her curves and overall maneating charisma, Clarissa Alpert is woman who is a bit smarter than she comes off (much like Jessica Simpson). Going after what she wants with a selfish, but somehow innocent mentality, whether it be a handbag or a man, makes this character endearing. Yet despite everything she's got, Clarissa does not have Mr. Right, and the diamond encrusted biological clock is ticking.
Enter the man she sets her sights on. An up and coming Hollywood "it" producer. Clarissa knows that this man has everything...except her. As things progress Clarissa gets to shop for wedding gowns, rent halls, choose the food, basically plan a fantastic wedding with all the trimmings. Now all she has to do is convince the groom-to-be to marry her. And not only that, but she has to make him think it was all his idea.
Clarissa has her work cut out for her, but for once is it really she who is pulling a fast one? Will her and her Vera Wang dreams live happily ever after?Read this light, funny book to find out! I personally enjoyed this more than The Devil Wears Prada, and I think its just as good as the Shopaholic series.
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