Title: Holly’s Inbox: Scandal In the City
Author: Holly Denham
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (August 17, 2010)
Publication Date: August 17, 2010
Paperback: 544 pages
ISBN: 978-1402241147
Genre: Fiction
Dear Holly, isn’t it shocking…?
Things are finally going Holly Denham’s way: she’s in love, she’s getting the recognition she deserves at work, and her friends and family have graciously opted to avoid disaster for the moment.
Just when Holly is starting to settle into her new life, scandal erupts and Holly finds herself—and her in box—at the center of a gossip whirlwind that threatens everything she’s worked so hard for.
Written entirely in emails, this follow-up to the UK smash hit Holly’s Inbox will keep you glued to its pages as the scandal running rampant in the city threatens to ruin Holly’s hard-earned and long-awaited happiness.
My Review:
Fun and gossipy and written by a man makes Holly’s Inbox: A Scandal In the City all the more intriguing. What I did read of Holly’s Inbox: Scandal In the City was clever and witty with brilliant and intriguing characters. If I found it a fun book, whatever made me stop? The entire book, all 544 pages are written in the format of e-mails. While I appreciate this new style, it is not one I care for. It could be my age or my avoidance of my own Inbox, but either way, the format became too tiring for me, even though I immensely enjoyed the voice of the characters through the emails. Holly’s Inbox: Scandal In the City is a sequel to Holly’s Inbox and while it is a stand alone novel, if the reader enjoys the formatting, I would suggest both books as they truly are fun.
About the Author:
Holly Denham is the pen name for Bill Surie, is the owner of a placement service for receptionists and secretaries in London, a direct inspiration for Holly’s Inbox. He started the Holly’s Inbox website as a place to serialize his first novel, which became an overnight sensation.
I received a complimentary copy of Holly’s Inbox: Scandal In the City by Holly Denham from Sourcebooks. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of aforementioned novel.
I read the first book and really enjoyed it, so I’m looking forward to this one. Sorry you didn’t enjoy the format.
I truly enjoyed the content and I did try to get beyond the format, but 544 pages of e-mails was something I could not do.
Sorry you didn’t enjoy the formating of the book. I heard about the first release, but haven’t checked out either books yet.
I read Holly’s Inbox and interested in the second one..I did not know it was written by a man?? Never would have guessed that one. Thanks for stopping by my blog…
544 pages of emails? Wow. I havent read this but am interested and am also interested that it was written by a man. I did not know that.
Yes, the whole book is in emails. It was very witty but the format was too much for me.