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A review by marilynw
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
4.0
This was a very light and easy read for me and so nice to enjoy a book like this between so many thrillers and heavy dramas. Twenty five year old Eve Rosen wants to be a writer but lacks confidence, inspiration, and the hard work that can be necessary to write a book. She does work in a publishing house as an assistant, hoping everything about writing will rub off on her but actually is getting nowhere with her writing. When she misses out on a promotion that should have gone to her, she quits her job and takes a summer job as an assistant to famed New Yorker writer Henry Grey.
Eve has already been more than just attracted to Henry's son Franny and then once she starts working for Henry, she becomes very attached to him, too. There is also Jeremy, a very promising author being published by her old publishing company and someone who her mom seems to think has real talent, as opposed to thinking of Eve's writing as her just dabbling in a hobby.
As the summer comes to a close, these three men and others from her summer town, come together for a big book party. Deceits are revealed and truths are exposed, changing how Eve sees those around her and how she feels about herself.
Published July 9th 2019. Thank you to Henry Holt & Company and NetGalley for this ARC.
Eve has already been more than just attracted to Henry's son Franny and then once she starts working for Henry, she becomes very attached to him, too. There is also Jeremy, a very promising author being published by her old publishing company and someone who her mom seems to think has real talent, as opposed to thinking of Eve's writing as her just dabbling in a hobby.
As the summer comes to a close, these three men and others from her summer town, come together for a big book party. Deceits are revealed and truths are exposed, changing how Eve sees those around her and how she feels about herself.
Published July 9th 2019. Thank you to Henry Holt & Company and NetGalley for this ARC.