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Slave to the rich and the rude, cosmetic surgery receptionist Serenity Holland longs for the day she's a high-flying tabloid reporter. When she meets Jeremy Ritchie -- the hang-dog man determined to be Britain's Most Eligible Bachelor by making himself over from head to toe and everything in between -- Serenity knows she's got a story no editor could resist.
With London's biggest tabloid on board and her very own column tracking Jeremy's progress from dud to dude, Serenity is determined to be a success. But when Jeremy's surgery goes drastically wrong and she's ordered to cover all the car-crash goriness, Serenity must decide how far she really will go for her dream job.
Serenity is in the wrong job and possibly the wrong relationship. She longs to be a tabloid reporter, despite her parents aspirations for their daughter. In the meantime she is a receptionist for her boyfriend, Peter, Cosmetic Surgeon to the rich and vain.
Serenity sees an opportunity to break into the world of the tabloid press when she is offered a column, Build a Man, for one of London's top tabloid newspapers.
As Serenity wrestles with her conscience about cosmetic surgery and then reporting about the consequences when surgery goes wrong, she has to make decisions about her professional and personal life.
Serenity is a quick witted and strong character. She has not lost her American use of language whilst living in the UK but has picked up a passion for Jaffa Cakes. I did question why she was in the relationship with Peter and why she worked in the world of self-image, which she disagreed with, but as the story progressed I understood her reasons. She is not a perfect character and has her flaws, that cannot be solved under the surgeon's knife.
Cosmetic surgery as a beauty enhancement is not something I am interested in but I was curious to see where this story would lead and I am glad I had faith in Talli Roland that this would be a good read. Talli explores the side of cosmetic surgery that is not often considered - when surgery goes wrong.
A cracking story not to be missed.
4.5 out of 5 for me!
Review copy, thank you.
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