Helpful Score: 6
At first I was very annoyed that the whole book is written as emails, notes, memorandums, etc. But I always finish a book no matter what. Once I started, I found it was very easy to read and you really got the whole story and it was really quite humorous. I enjoyed it.
Helpful Score: 5
Cute story of a romance between Kate Mackenzie an HR rep, and Mitchell Hertzog, a lawyer representing her company, told through emails, phone calls, and diary entries much like "The Boy Next Door" and "Every Boy Has One". Kate is made to fire a much loved pastry lady by her boss, the T.O.D (tyrannical office despot), because the pastry lady refused to serve the T.O.D's equally hated fiance. Kates protests fall on deaf ears. When the pastry lady comes back with a lawsuit Kate's job is in jeopardy and the company's lawyer - Michael Hertzog must step in.
Helpful Score: 4
This was very cute! The whole thing is written in various forms of modern correspondence -- instant messaging and email mostly, with some personal journal entries and the occasional note, memo, transcript, or store receipt to round things out. That did give me a slightly removed feeling at first so it took a little while to feel like I knew the characters. By the end I was flowing right along and wanted more! This is a very fast, easy, and fun read.
And I may have to give some of Ida's recipes a try! The gingersnaps are calling to me....
And I may have to give some of Ida's recipes a try! The gingersnaps are calling to me....
Helpful Score: 3
fun quick read - book is entirely made up of emails, IMs, diary entries, etc. I enjoyed it enough I am reading another by her written in the same style.
Helpful Score: 2
This was a quick but fun read. It is told entirely through chat transcripts, emails, journal entries, voicemail messages, notes, etc.
Helpful Score: 2
I feel that out of the Boy/Girl series, this one was lacking compared to the others. In the start of the book, it takes a bit to get used to the characters and to get a feel for who they are. Once you get to the second meeting with everyone in the lawyer's office about the wrongful firing of an employee, it gets a lot better and the story line moves much much quicker. It was still a good read especially if you want a change of pace with a book written in emails, journal entries, and phone messages!
Helpful Score: 2
This was a fun, easy to read. I liked the format that the book is written in (emails, phone calls, IMs, interoffice memos) -- definitely different from the normal book, but yet still engaging and interesting.
Helpful Score: 2
Laughed out loud. I enjoyed this book so much I immediately requested another by the same author. Done is a format of e-mails, phone calls, interoffice correspondence.
Helpful Score: 1
Great book written in e-mail format. Love Meg Cabot's books!
Helpful Score: 1
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!
Helpful Score: 1
A fun, fluffy comedy-romance that is filled with the stresses and quirks of a woman's life in the corporate world.
Helpful Score: 1
Charming little book.
Helpful Score: 1
A quick read. I really liked it.
Helpful Score: 1
Very funny book! quick read and definately a page turner!
Helpful Score: 1
Entertaining chick lit.
Helpful Score: 1
Great book-easy fast read, funny too!!
Helpful Score: 1
Quick, fun read.
Helpful Score: 1
Another great Meg Cabot book. Quick read and the e-mail/messaging format made it so much faster. But it was a great way to see life via e-mails. It makes me think of the books that could be written about my daily e-mails.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was a very cute, quick read. Very enjoyable!
Helpful Score: 1
Entertaining if silly plot, witty dialogue. 6/10.
Helpful Score: 1
An easy book to get through. Kind of wish that I had thought of writing a book through emails...different enough to spice up an fairly straightforward chick lit plotline!
Helpful Score: 1
A fun read in the style of The Boy Next Door. Amusing format of emails, memos etc. Not quite as fun as TBND but an engaging fun quick summer read
Helpful Score: 1
I love Meg Cabot's books. They are so fun. This one was written in emails, journals...
Helpful Score: 1
Fairly entertaining. No brainer to read. Great book for the beach or vacation.
Helpful Score: 1
Readable, enjoyable chick-lit. No traditional text, all different forms of email, memos, and journal entries. Sounds strained, but works pretty well.
Helpful Score: 1
Very funny
Wondefully funny.
Helpful Score: 1
A fun summer read. It is written in the form of emails, IM messages, company memos, etc. Cute idea!
Helpful Score: 1
Cute story!
Helpful Score: 1
This book was a lot of fun, hard to put down!
Helpful Score: 1
I could not get into the way it was written.
Helpful Score: 1
Fun, easy, different read!
Helpful Score: 1
Cute, frothy, quick read with likeable characters.
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book. A very easy read
Helpful Score: 1
Loved this book, really enjoyed the way it is written!!
Helpful Score: 1
Cute,Cute story...One of my favorites this summer
Helpful Score: 1
Anyone who is an email junkie will love this book- especially if you constantly use AIM. This was on Kelly Ripas book list I think.
Helpful Score: 1
This book reads very fast and I couldnt put it down. It is funny and entertaining.
Helpful Score: 1
really fun chick-lit!
Helpful Score: 1
Cute, quick read.
Hilarious! A fun book I can (and have) read over and over. Definitely a keeper for me.
A really fun story by Meg Cabot, written in the form of emails between 2 friends and a miserable boss. A very quick read that can be finished in a day or two, just because you want to know if the girl gets the boy!
A fun easy-to-read book in the same style as The Boy Next Door -story told in form of emails, IM's, journal entries, etc- and some glimpses of characters from that book as well. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other "Boy" books... storyline just didn't grab my attention, or my heart. But, it's great for a summer read on the beach.
I loved this book! It moved at a good pace and I laughed out loud more than a few times. Quirky characters and great dialogue!
Cute book. Easy summer beach read. The format was a little hard to pick up on at first, but was easy to read after the first few pages. It is my fist Meg Cabot book and I plan to read more. Enjoy!
Love this book and the others in the boy series!!! The email style of writing is so great! You can read in short bursts if needed, but you won't want to. I found myself thinking I had only read a couple of pages but had actually read 20-30. Great writing style with a story that grabs you and won't let go.
My absolute favorite meg cabot book. I enjoyed the entire "boy" series.
I always give books 100 pages. I began to read this series and it started out with an email. I started to read and I found the whole book was email correspondences back and forth. It may be a great book and series but reading emails in a book form is not for me.
Boy
1. The Boy Next Door (2002) aka The Guy Next Door
2. Boy Meets Girl (2004)
3. Every Boy's Got One (2004)
4. The Boy Is back (2016)
Boy
1. The Boy Next Door (2002) aka The Guy Next Door
2. Boy Meets Girl (2004)
3. Every Boy's Got One (2004)
4. The Boy Is back (2016)
Meet Kate Mackenzie, She:
works for the T.O.D. (short for Tyrannical Office Despot, also known as Amy Jenkins, Director of the Human Resources Division at the New York Journal): is sleeping on the couch because her boyfriend of ten years refuses to commit; can't find an affordable studio apartment anywhere in New York City; thinks things can't get any worse.
They can, Because: the T.O.D. is making her fire the most popular employee in the paper's senior staff dining room; that employee is now suing Kate for wrongful termination, and now Kate has to give a depostion in front of Mitch Hertzog, the scion of one of Manhattan's wealthiest law families, who embraces everything Kate most despises...but also happens to have a nice smile and killer bod.
The last thing anybody--least of all Kate Mackenzie-expects to find in a legal arbitration is love. But that's the kind of thing that can happen when....Boy Meets Girl
works for the T.O.D. (short for Tyrannical Office Despot, also known as Amy Jenkins, Director of the Human Resources Division at the New York Journal): is sleeping on the couch because her boyfriend of ten years refuses to commit; can't find an affordable studio apartment anywhere in New York City; thinks things can't get any worse.
They can, Because: the T.O.D. is making her fire the most popular employee in the paper's senior staff dining room; that employee is now suing Kate for wrongful termination, and now Kate has to give a depostion in front of Mitch Hertzog, the scion of one of Manhattan's wealthiest law families, who embraces everything Kate most despises...but also happens to have a nice smile and killer bod.
The last thing anybody--least of all Kate Mackenzie-expects to find in a legal arbitration is love. But that's the kind of thing that can happen when....Boy Meets Girl
Great book and in great condition!! It come highly recommended!
