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Review: An Innocent Fashion by R.J. Hernández

An Innocent Fashion by R.J. Hernández Blurb from Goodreads : The literary love-child of The Devil Wears Prada and The Bell Jar, this singular debut novel is the story of Ethan, a wide-eyed new Ivy League grad, who discovers that his dream of “making it” at leading New York City fashion magazine Régine may well be his undoing. When Ethan St. James graduates from Yale, he can’t wait to realize his dream of becoming a fashion editor at Régine. Born Elián San Jamar, he knew from childhood that he was destined for a “more beautiful” life than the one his working-class parents share in Texas—a life inspired by Régine’s pages. A full ride to the Ivy League provided the awakening he yearned for, but reality hits hard when he arrives at Régine and is relegated to the lowest rung of the ladder. Mordantly funny and emotionally ruthless, An Innocent Fashion is about a quintessential millennial—naïve, idealistic, struggling w...

Top Ten Books I Recommend The Most

Top Ten Tuesday  is hosted by the fab ladies at  The Broke and the Bookish !  Top Ten Books I Recommend The Most 1. The Opportunist   was my favorite book of last year and Dirty Red has been my favorite this year!  2. The Brenna Blixen series by Liz Reinhardt is perfect -- my favorite contemporary, YA series by far!  3. The Secret History is my favorite book of all time. 4.  I probably recommend The Lux series   by JLA more than any other books. It's just that good! 5.    Flat-Out Love was my favorite YA book of last year and a book I truly think everyone should read.   6.    Dying to Please is my favorite book from one of my favorite authors, Linda Howard. I credit this book with getting me back into reading post-college in a major way! I subsequently read every Linda Howard novel out there and have ever since I read this one! 7.   For ...