Reviews for Agency

The average rating for Agency based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-20 00:00:00 Mary Froehlich Maybe this deserves 3 stars. It was easy to read (finished in 1 sitting) and adding murder to the chick-lit plot was fun. I might recommend this as a beach read- but certainly not anything else. I read it happily to the end, but the whole way through I hated the protagonist. Yay for there being a strong, career minded feminist- but boo for who she actually is. Not your average chick-lit star. She's not the 'good girl' at all- more like a sleazy backstabbing bitch that makes your lip curl. I certainly wouldn't want to meet her. It was all so shallow and superficial and really predictable. And to top it off the sex scenes were all very Tacky (note the capital 'T') There is potential here, but the voice of the book- through the protagonist- heavily suffers. Not only is the personality revolting, but the actual writing is very staccato which doesn't really suit the genre. I also became rather annoyed at the strange use of adjectives which were jarring to me.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-09 00:00:00 jeff tierno Well I stayed up late last night finishing the book, because I just could not set it down. At first I had doubts about the book, and felt I could not connect with the writer and story, because there were so many London locations pointed out, that I felt lost...(never being to London myself, I could not picture what the locations, landmarks, streets, etc looked like-which made me disconnect from the book). But the more I read, the more the story took over, and the mentions of locations didn't phase me. Tess, the lead character is so admirable. I really felt a connection with her because she believes that her job is one of the most important things in her life, and the satisfaction of her clients is top of her list. They succeed-she succeeds. She is real with her clients, and I just found myself looking up to her...making this fictional character a role-model of sorts.. I was slightly surprised at the little murder-drama theme in the middle of the book, but it worked. Some parts of the book were very predictable, but it was ok. Overall, I loved this book. It gave me a positive feeling, and a wanting to succeed in my own life, which is rare for me when I read "chick-lit" types of books. I would definately recommend it, and am going to be passing it down to my sister to read as well! I am really grateful for winning an advance copy of this book on here, and when I was done with the book, I just thought to myself-wow what a great book, I'm so happy I got to read this before most people! It made the whole positive vibe of the book even greater, making me feel special for being able to read and review this before most. Merged review: ** spoiler alert ** Well I stayed up late last night finishing the book, because I just could not set it down. At first I had doubts about the book, and felt I could not connect with the writer and story, because there were so many London locations pointed out, that I felt lost...(never being to London myself, I could not picture what the locations, landmarks, streets, etc looked like-which made me disconnect from the book). But the more I read, the more the story took over, and the mentions of location...more Well I stayed up late last night finishing the book, because I just could not set it down. At first I had doubts about the book, and felt I could not connect with the writer and story, because there were so many London locations pointed out, that I felt lost...(never being to London myself, I could not picture what the locations, landmarks, streets, etc looked like-which made me disconnect from the book). But the more I read, the more the story took over, and the mentions of locations didn't phase me. Tess, the lead character is so admirable. I really felt a connection with her because she believes that her job is one of the most important things in her life, and the satisfaction of her clients is top of her list. They succeed-she succeeds. She is real with her clients, and I just found myself looking up to her...making this fictional character a role-model of sorts.. I was slightly surprised at the little murder-drama theme in the middle of the book, but it worked. Some parts of the book were very predictable, but it was ok. Overall, I loved this book. It gave me a positive feeling, and a wanting to succeed in my own life, which is rare for me when I read "chick-lit" types of books. I would definately recommend it, and am going to be passing it down to my sister to read as well! I am really grateful for winning an advance copy of this book on here, and when I was done with the book, I just thought to myself-wow what a great book, I'm so happy I got to read this before most people! It made the whole positive vibe of the book even greater, making me feel special for being able to read and review this before most.