What Stays in Vegas

De: Beth Labonte

Narrado por: Erin Spencer

Bored administrative assistant, Tessa Golden, is trapped in a life of lousy weather, irritating bosses, and mind-numbing secretarial work. Her dreams of being an artist have rapidly deteriorated into building things out of paperclips while on hold with tech support. To make matters even worse, the love of her life has gone off and married another woman. So when Tessa is suddenly transferred to the Las Vegas branch of her company - playing wingwoman to her freshly divorced boss, juggling a client-from-hell, and catching the eye of one very eligible coworker - will her life finally be shaken up enough to straighten itself out?

©2011 Beth Labonte (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Entertaining

Having never read anything by Ms. Labonte, I really had no idea what to expect. She made me chuckle and a few times laugh out loud, and kept me interested and focused. This is a story of people, mostly in their 30's, going through career and relationship struggles and still trying to figure out their place in the world. Drinking as an escape is a part of their "struggles," so if women getting drunk offends you, probably best to skip this one. The story line is clever and very "today." The characters are brought to life, and you will be groaning with despair and at other times, cheering them on. I loved this book for the pure entertaining during a time I needed distraction. I will be looking for more by this author.

A cute, light read

This was my first book by Beth Labonte and while I found the writing quite funny and entertaining, it also felt a little unrealistic. There were a lot of situations in which I found myself thinking, "well that was way to convenient". I did enjoy the romantic story for the lead character (the right one anyway) and I love the idea of picking up and starting over in a healthy way, not necessarily to run away from your problems.

Also my first narration by Erin Spencer and I think she did a great job. Her male voices were well done and overall her performance was enjoyable and easy listening.