The Everything Girl

by L.E. Maleki, Holly L. Lörincz

There's nothing like a cheating boyfriend to make you reconsider your life.And for Paris Tehrani, an impromptu move to Manhattan is the perfect reset button. Determined to avoid crawling back to her dead-end life in California, Paris applies for an assistant position to a hedge fund CEO. Sure, she's not totally qualified for the position, but who is these days? Fake it till you make it, right? Wrong. All too quickly, Paris realizes her "job" is to cater to the whims of a maniacal dictator intent on ruining her day and possibly even her life. Between ducking her new employer's random tantrums, arranging his exotic entertainment, balancing office politics, and nurturing a new relationship, Paris can't possibly keep her head above water. But when she discovers incriminating evidence against the CEO, information that could take her down in the process, she finds herself faced with a sacrifice her life and dignity for the job or her chance at a real future.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 21, 2018

Reviews

[OutlawPoet · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, this is The Devil Wears Prada. Except our girl is Persian and her boss is a guy who has his assistant get him prostitutes.

Paris is a very likable character. Her father is a doll. Her prostitute loving boss actually has a few good things about him.

It's just...I kept thinking Devil Wears Prada and I kept wondering why any woman on earth would put up with this job.

It's a fun read. The antics her boss gets up to are entertaining. I hated the mean girls. And I just kept thinking I've read this book before.

[Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an decent read to pass some time with, but as other reviewers have stated it wasn't very original.

[야일 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ah, I had such a hard time connecting with this book. It was funny, at times. But that didn’t seal the deal. I debated between a 2 and 3 star rating but most of the time I wasn’t feeling the book so I went with two stars. Anyway, this was The Devil Wears Prada with a male boss. But I dunno I didn’t care for that.

Special thanks to Edelweiss+ and the Publishers for this review copy.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very weird book. The plot is literally The Devil Wears Prada to the letter, just with a male boss and a lot more misogyny. It was written decently but didn't feel... believable, I suppose? The characters were incongruent. The boss in question is apparently the absolute best in his niche field, but he acts like an idiotic frat boy all the time. Our main character apparently struggles with pleasing everyone, but she has no problem standing up for herself early on. The side characters felt odd to me, and I didn't really come to care about them. It was fine overall and a good light read, just nothing spectacular.

[Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! It was a quick fun read. The characters and story kept my attention from start to finish.

[Tricia Lawyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun lighthearted read. This made me laugh out loud and cringe several times while reading.

It's amazing what the character had to endure for your job position. It seems unbelievable but it is a true story. My coworker had to go through something similar to this and I've passed the book along to her knowing she can relate. I think any women working in a male driven, cut throat environment can relate to crazy office politics such as these.

If you are looking for an entertaining book, this is one to pick up.

[Ragan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is definitely a retelling if The Devil Wears Prada. I feel like this book wasn’t the most original thing in the world. I feel like it was really slow. Most of this book in my opinion you could pull from TDWP. In away, I didn’t enjoy it, most likely because TDWP is my favorite movie in the world. It definitely was a good short read, but I wouldn’t pick it up again. I also feel like this book was really slow and didn’t have enough outside of work life. And I feel like frank was the biggest jerk in the world. This review was really choppy I’m sorry

[Margaret Shumaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this

I am afraid that the bosses and the business portrayed in this juicy but horrifying book are all too true. I wouldn't like the work but couldn't stop reading. The super rich and super celebrity worlds are awfully entitled and I'm guessing a lot of this book is based on reality and that doesn't say much good about our society. I don't understand the negative reviews, I found this fascinating and very topical, and fun in watching a car crash way.

[Kathryn Rulli · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Many work environments have an egotistical maniac. Because of this, I found the book interesting ..... wondering what he’d do next and how Paris attempted to smooth things out along with trying to balance work and her personal life. Besides the main storyline, her relationship with her father, friends, dating life was well written & fun to read.

[Scott Toornburg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!! - review by K.Toornburg

I really enjoyed this story. The main character is relatable and refreshingly flawed. It was so interesting watching her crazy journey with a nut job boss! The writing made me feel like I was hearing about everything from a friend. Hard to put it down!

[Lesley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh... I don't understand how a narrator can get away with having all her male voices sound like bitchy valley girls. Even neverminding the questionable narrator there just isn't much good about this book, but neither is it entirely terrible.

[Mindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. It was an easy read. Resembles The Devil Wears Prada only in rich demanding boss pushes executive assistant to the brink. And executive assistant gets the person who should have her job, the job. And she gets her dream job.

[What Angie Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was enjoying it until I wasn't. Too unbelievable, too sex in the city too wrapped up in a nice bow ending.

[Brit · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the cover just the story was just okay. Nothing to remember

[Jessica P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun NYC read, can’t wait to discuss it with book club!