A Good Read Revenge Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
This long-awaited sequel to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ sees the central character Andy, out of the clutches of boss-from-hell Miranda Priestly, with her experience at Runway a long time behind her. As the book opens she is about to marry her dream husband and is a successful editor in her own right. What could possibly go wrong?
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The answer of course is everything. While ten years may have passed, Andy still has nightmares about working for Miranda. And Max may seem to be perfect, but his mother is less than impressed with his choice of bride. after the wedding Andy discovers that she is pregnant, and increasingly
pulled in too many directions at once - wife, mother, career woman. Everything comes to a head when a big company expresses an interest in the magazine that Andy and her fellow survivor Emily have slaved to make a success - bringing the terrifying figure of Miranda back into their lives...
As sequels go, this book is enjoyable enough – though it lacks the pace and some of the humour of the original. Perhaps the biggest loss comes from the change in narrative perspective - instead of hearing Andy’s thoughts first hand, Weisberger uses the third person form, creating a sense of distance. The other issue is that there simply isn’t enough of Miranda - the titular devil of the first volume. We can root for Andy, but it is her nemesis who fascinates and repulses us in equal measure.
The conclusion is not necessarily predictable, but perhaps a little too safe, giving a clear moral to the story.
not really necessary.
Jack’s Mega Machines - The Rocket Racing Car by Alison Ritchie and Mike Byrne
On the surface, this is a fairly typical picture book for 3 - 6 year olds. Jack is readying his rocket car for an amazing race, helped by Riley the dog. They line up against an array of alien craft and off they go - with all the thrills and spills you might expect.
The bonus, however, is that inside the book is a pull out model of the very rocket Jack is racing in, meaning that young readers can race along with him. Simple and sturdy, it allows the story to be acted out, continued and extended as far as the child’s imagination can go - in other words, a very long way.
There are others in the series - a dinosaur digger and a supersonic submarine - which will appeal to the ‘collector instinct’ which all young boys seem to have. Simply told, engagingly drawn and with just the right balance of excitement, this is definitely one to look out for.
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