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Gloss #2
Summer Scandal
The Gloss interns are back, and life in New York City is just as complicated as ever in a series that evokes The Devil Wears Prada and Mad Men It's the summer of 1964 and the four Gloss interns are back in New York. Sherry is working at Gloss when she gets involved in the civil rights movement and finds herself falling in love with someone she never expected to; Donna is caught up in the world of high fashion and Upper East Side rich kids; Pamela is desperate to become an actress, no matter what it takes; and Allison is finding out that going steady with a teen heart-throb isn't all it's cracked up to be. The girls are discovering that following your heart sometimes means that you can't follow your dreams.
- GenresRomanceYoung Adult
336 pages, Paperback
First published April 25, 2014
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About the author
Marilyn Kaye
155 books431 followersI was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. I also spent a year (5th grade) in Montgomery, Alabama, and a year in Ann Arbor, Michigan(8th grade). As a child, I always wanted to be a writer, but I had lots of other ambitions too. I wanted to be a teacher, a librarian, a movie star, the president of the United States, and a ballerina.
I didn't achieve all my goals. I never became a movie star, the president of the U.S., or a ballerina. But I've been a teacher and a librarian and most of all, a writer. I've been writing for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always kept a diary. I wrote poems, stories, plays, songs and lots of letters. Writing wasn't easy for me, but it felt natural and right.
I've always read a lot, too. I was an English major at Emory University (I love Shakespeare), and I also received a master's degree in library science at Emory. I earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, and I taught children's and teen literature at St. John's University in New York for over 20 years. Now, I'm a full-time writer, living in Paris, France - the most beautiful city in the world.
I didn't achieve all my goals. I never became a movie star, the president of the U.S., or a ballerina. But I've been a teacher and a librarian and most of all, a writer. I've been writing for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always kept a diary. I wrote poems, stories, plays, songs and lots of letters. Writing wasn't easy for me, but it felt natural and right.
I've always read a lot, too. I was an English major at Emory University (I love Shakespeare), and I also received a master's degree in library science at Emory. I earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, and I taught children's and teen literature at St. John's University in New York for over 20 years. Now, I'm a full-time writer, living in Paris, France - the most beautiful city in the world.
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March 20, 2018
We follow the mishaps of the four young women as they experience the flashback of what it’s like to be in high school all over again.
September 20, 2018
Cute return to the original Gloss girls. Once again, the storyline is predictable, but it was still an enjoyable book to read.
October 21, 2023
4,2 møje bedre enn den første bokå
August 15, 2014
It’s the summer of 1964 and the four summer interns are back in New York. Sherry, Donna, Allison and Pamela are reunited and things couldn’t be more different for all of them. The four are all set with new challenges as they embark on new jobs and relationships.
Allison is learning that dating a teen heartthrob isn’t all its cracked up to be…and you’re never really dating just him, but everything that comes with being famous. Pamela is desperate to break into fame and will do anything to get it, no matter who she stomps on to do it. Donna is living her dream job and has to put up with a nightmare boss to do, and possibly ignore some of her morals along the way. And Sherry is trying to make a name for herself in the magazine, but someone is determined to ruin the magazine itself.
I absolutely adored this book. I have to admit I haven’t read the first in the series, but it didn’t ruin the second for me. The characters are introduced in a vivid way with just enough backstory to stop things from being confusing. The four girls could not be more different who, although they come together with this great bond, have four very different stories to tell.
There is a very serious heartbeat to this book. Set in the middle of the sixties, there are many class and race issues that are raised. Sherry befriends William, a black man who is a student at Columbia University. Sherry is a southern girl and back home things aren't quite as liberal and forward thinking as the people in New York. She is a sympathiser and quite simply just wants equality for everyone, regardless of their sex, skin colour or social standing. Sherry is met with quite a bit of distrust when she tries to join a few groups who want equality and it is at one of these meetings that she is introduced to William.
Donna mets Jack and there is instant attraction. It is later that she finds out his surname is Vanderwill and comes from one of the most wealthy families in the city. Neither of them care, but his mother isn’t pleased Donna doesn’t come from better stock.
Gloss: Summer Scandal is awash with interesting characters and I loved the gritty story lines. Despite these hard-hitting topics, it is, for the most part, a light-hearted read. Best read outside on the grass wearing large vintage sunglasses with the sunshine beating down on you and a frosted glass of lemonade.
Allison is learning that dating a teen heartthrob isn’t all its cracked up to be…and you’re never really dating just him, but everything that comes with being famous. Pamela is desperate to break into fame and will do anything to get it, no matter who she stomps on to do it. Donna is living her dream job and has to put up with a nightmare boss to do, and possibly ignore some of her morals along the way. And Sherry is trying to make a name for herself in the magazine, but someone is determined to ruin the magazine itself.
I absolutely adored this book. I have to admit I haven’t read the first in the series, but it didn’t ruin the second for me. The characters are introduced in a vivid way with just enough backstory to stop things from being confusing. The four girls could not be more different who, although they come together with this great bond, have four very different stories to tell.
There is a very serious heartbeat to this book. Set in the middle of the sixties, there are many class and race issues that are raised. Sherry befriends William, a black man who is a student at Columbia University. Sherry is a southern girl and back home things aren't quite as liberal and forward thinking as the people in New York. She is a sympathiser and quite simply just wants equality for everyone, regardless of their sex, skin colour or social standing. Sherry is met with quite a bit of distrust when she tries to join a few groups who want equality and it is at one of these meetings that she is introduced to William.
Donna mets Jack and there is instant attraction. It is later that she finds out his surname is Vanderwill and comes from one of the most wealthy families in the city. Neither of them care, but his mother isn’t pleased Donna doesn’t come from better stock.
Gloss: Summer Scandal is awash with interesting characters and I loved the gritty story lines. Despite these hard-hitting topics, it is, for the most part, a light-hearted read. Best read outside on the grass wearing large vintage sunglasses with the sunshine beating down on you and a frosted glass of lemonade.
January 3, 2015
It's 1964, and the times, they are a changing. The Gloss interns are all back in New York -- Sherry and Donna are still at Gloss; Allison is nannying for the summer; Pamela is restless and eager for a faster pace -- but their attitudes have changed. Allison is no longer quite the rebel she was, having found a comfortable fit for herself at Radcliffe...but Sherry's more eager than ever to question her upbringing and her parents' views. Donna's finally coming into her own, but her past still haunts her. Pamela...well, Pamela's still Pamela, but her priorities are shifting.
The book, too, gets more serious -- although simultaneously heavier on the romance. Sherry in particular jumps (feet-first, but with an open mind) into race-rights activism. She's come a long way from the southern belle of the first book.
As usual, I wish less time had been devoted to romance (but oh, poor Donna -- her past is going to keep after her for a while, isn't it?), but again, it didn't feel like an overbearing focus. Not sure if there are more books to come after this one (or if I'd be able to get my hands on them), but I was really pleasantly pleased by these first two.
The book, too, gets more serious -- although simultaneously heavier on the romance. Sherry in particular jumps (feet-first, but with an open mind) into race-rights activism. She's come a long way from the southern belle of the first book.
As usual, I wish less time had been devoted to romance (but oh, poor Donna -- her past is going to keep after her for a while, isn't it?), but again, it didn't feel like an overbearing focus. Not sure if there are more books to come after this one (or if I'd be able to get my hands on them), but I was really pleasantly pleased by these first two.
November 21, 2020
DNF
I just didn’t like this one as much as the first one.
Mostly because
The guy (Danny, Dan, Something Very 60s. Dylan? Idk) broke up with Alison! (I think what’s what her name was..it’s been a while.) I was sad about that and then I was like “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” so I DNF’d it. I just think that the sequel was good but not necessary.
I just didn’t like this one as much as the first one.
Mostly because
The guy (Danny, Dan, Something Very 60s. Dylan? Idk) broke up with Alison! (I think what’s what her name was..it’s been a while.) I was sad about that and then I was like “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” so I DNF’d it. I just think that the sequel was good but not necessary.
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October 3, 2014
This was really good. It was great to see how the girls have changed in a year.
July 19, 2015
Leaving for now. It's ok but I've got so many other things I'm dying to read more than this
October 31, 2015
LOVE LOVE LOVED IT!! Even better than the first!
April 9, 2016
Great even better than book 1. I loved how it dealt with important issues like equality & womens changing role in society.
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