EW reviews the latest in chick lit
THE GO-TO GIRL, Louise Bagshawe
Frumpy Londoner Anna Brown tolls as a lowly movie-script reader until
she happens upon a winner of a screenplay.
Source of Angst
After she lands the perfect (and perfectly sexy) director for the
project, she develops a crush on the guy.
Celeb Name-Dropping
Anna stews with jealousy over the director's plans to lunch with actress
Rachel Weisz: ''I try to remember, Is she married to anybody? Please let
her be married to somebody. They'd make a perfect power couple....''
Lowdown
Girl offers a fun peek at the not-so-glam side of filmmaking — and a
cheesy but satisfying Hollywood ending. B
THE BACHELORETTE PARTY, Karen McCullah Lutz
After being left at the altar by her self-absorbed actor fiancé,
31-year-old Zadie is tired of the L.A. dating scene. Things get worse
when her sickeningly perfect cousin Helen gets engaged to her best
friend, Grey.
Source of Angst
Alcohol unleashes Helen's secret slut at her bachelorette party, forcing
Zadie to choose between her loyalty to Helen and to Grey.
Celeb Name-Dropping
Cindy Crawford appears in the front row of a yoga class.
Lowdown
Raucously funny with dead-on observations (''Eloise was a one-upper. If
you had a good time, she had a better time''). A
GIMME AN O!, Kayla Perrin
Recently divorced from her two-timing husband, sex
therapist-turned-best-selling advice-book author Lecia is content to
bury herself in her work.
Source of Angst That is, until pro athlete Anthony enlists Lecia to help him win back his estranged wife. Fireworks ensue.
Celeb Name-Dropping
Lecia and Anthony meet — and end up bickering on air — while guesting on Jay Leno's Tonight Show.
LowdownThough the outcome is never really in question, Lecia's musings on
thirty-something love are poignant, and her serious, modest character is
endearing. B
