Book Review – Holly’s Inbox (ARC) June 24, 2009
Posted by Bobbie Crawford-McCoy in **(07 out of 10 Diamonds), ALL Book Reviews, ARC's, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Romance.Tags: addictive and entertaining, ARC, Book Review, Fiction, Holly Denham (Bill Surie), Holly's Inbox, Romance, Sourcebooks Casablanca
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Holly’s Inbox
Written By: Holly Denham (Bill Surie)
Published By: Sourcebooks Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks Inc., 2009 (originally published in 2007), 672 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-1402219030
(Available NOW!)
“Holly’s Inbox is addictive and entertaining; a fresh, fun take on inter-office politics and romance in the workplace.”
Product Description – From Amazon.com
“System alert: Inbox full of scandal, romance, and office hilarity!
Meet Holly Denham. It’s her first day as a receptionist at a London investment bank and inexperienced Holly is struggling. How’s a working girl supposed to have a love life with a demanding job, crazy friends, a dysfunctional family, and gossipy colleagues? Not to mention that Holly’s been keeping a secret from everyone – and the past is about to catch up with her.
An affair with a sexy VP heats things up at the office, but when Holly’s first flame (who, she thinks, left her in the lurch) gets a job at the same company, complications abound and Holly’s inbox becomes a daily source of drama, laughter and scandal.”
Holly’s Inbox is written in an email format which is unique and for me, a little distracting as well (having to check on who the emails are to and from all of the time). Holly’s new job as a receptionist gets a rocky start and she gets more then she’s bargained for with the new employees that she communicates with. As she settles in, Holly finds a new love interest who provides a great deal of fodder for the email gossip-mill. The story is told via emails that Holly and the other characters send to one another. For the most part, it is fairly enjoyable to read; the first 2/3’s of the book was a little slow for me but I am happy to tell you that it picked up in a BIG way after that and it finished with a satisfying, well written ending! As I read through the book, I began to care about Holly and how I hoped her life would turn out…as I said before, the last 1/3 of the book is where Holly’s story really starts to seize the readers attention. The story isn’t as fluid as I would have liked; it is broken up by the email format and the constant back and forth between the different email senders. The plot consists of some fairly typical office-type romances and the stresses that office workers deal with on the job.
Make sure you check out www.hollysinbox.com/ to visit the fun, interactive website that looks like Holly’s REAL inbox!
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (7 out of 10 Diamonds) – I really enjoyed it
Link to the Author’s website:
http://www.hollysinbox.com/
Link to the Publisher’s Website:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/
A special thanks to Danielle at Sourcebooks for sending me a copy to review.
I just got this today and I was surprised at how thick it is!
Kathy,
That’s fantastic…I know eh? Did you receive an ARC or a finished copy? I’m curious about how they differ.
I’d love to hear what you think.
This sounds like a really great read!!
This looks like a fun read. I have read books before that are in letter format…. back and forth and it can get a bit tricky trying to follow. Thanks for the review. I love reading book reviews and seeing what people are doing on their blogs. Very cool! I will be back!
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
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Hi Bobbie
Thank you so much for reviewing my book!!! If anyone has any questions at all I promise I’ll fill in with as much gossip as possible….
ps I love painting – and watercolours are my favorite too
x Bill
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Hi Jo Ann,
It was pretty neat! If you pick up a copy for yourself I hope you enjoy it too; feel free to drop by and let us know. :)
Hi Sheila DeChantal,
It was a unique format and a good story too. :) You are most welcome for the review. I’m glad you enjoy the reviews and I’d be very happy to have you back! :)
Hi Holly,
Well, what a wonderful surprise! I had no idea that you would find the time in your busy work schedule to send me a message; thanks so much!! Hmmm…gossip, eh? Well, how is the love life going?? Are you making any more-permanent plans about your future?? ;)
That’s fantastic news; did you happen to look at my water colour paintings? If so, I hope you liked one or two of them.
Big hugs and I hope to hear from you soon.
All My Best to you Hol’s (a.k.a. Bill)
xxx :)
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Hi
Just looked now – love the shapes – the turquoise ones are my favorite -
not sure about plans, I’m considering trying to run a bar in Spain – as for now the recruitment industry isn’t the best to be in….
so if you’re ever coming to the South of Spain I’ll buy you a drink! My favorite hope is I just get to write full time!! that I’d love!
Have a fab week, thanks so much again.
Bill
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Hi Holly,
I like the turquoise painting too. :) A bar in Spain; it sounds like a great idea! If I ever make it to Spain I’ll be sure to drop by. I hope that you can write full time, there’s nothing quite like it!
Thanks, I’ll have a fabulous week and I hope that you do too.
I wasn’t expecting it to be this long, but I really enjoyed it, too. I’ll be posting my review tomorrow.
–Anna
Hi diaryofaneccentric,
I know what you mean; the sheer number of pages is a little daunting. I’m glad that you’ve enjoyed it! :)
I look forward to reading your review, Anna.