Review: Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark.

Posted January 11, 2012 by Rowena in Reviews | 5 Comments


Rowena’s review of Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark.

Main Character: Melissa Moore
Series: None
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What happens when a #1 news team becomes the top story instead of reporting it? For TV producer Melissa Moore, crisis management comes with the job. From employee disputes to her high-maintenance boss, there’s not much she hasn’t seen or can’t handle. But no one—including Melissa—expects a fistfight during the ten o’clock news. When sexy-but-crazy Alyssa Andrews lands a punch on her co-anchor’s face, Melissa jumps on set to help. She’s determined that WSGA’s reputation won’t be destroyed on her watch. Both anchors are fired and Melissa agrees to fill in—but not before polishing her look from haircut to heels. While the new Melissa wows WSGA viewers, her personal life starts fraying at the edges. Melissa’s husband is away more than he’s home, leaving cryptic Post-it notes in his wake. Her mother’s antics spiral out of control at the nursing home and a stalker decides Melissa is her next target. What happens next? Stay Tuned to find out…

When I signed up to read this book, I thought I was getting a chick lit. Something totally different from what I got but I can’t say that I was bummed about not getting that chick lit read. This book is more women’s fiction than chick lit but that was okay because I ended up liking all of the characters (even the guy that I kept saying, “He better not ask her out,” “He better not try to get fresh with her” about).
This book follows Melissa Moore as she rises from producer of a news show to the co-anchor of same said news show. It follows her as she battles jealous ex-anchors, tries to find out what’s really going on with her absent husband and fights internal battles with herself about co workers. I can’t imagine working at a place as fast paced as Melissa’s newsroom but I enjoyed getting an inside look into the world of TV news.
It was easy to follow along with everything that was going on in this book because Melissa had a voice that made me want to get to know her better. I cheered for her when she got the co-anchor job temporarily and loved when she got that make over. I really enjoyed the scenes between her and her best friend, the Dr. Phil lover and I wanted her to find out what was really going on with her husband, Chris and I wanted her to fix the problems there. I enjoyed getting to know Chris and I even enjoyed getting to know the people at the news station. From Rick to Drew to Joe and the guys, this book was filled to the brim was characters that made me laugh and made me want to keep turning the pages.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read. It was a read that had me laughing and I’m totally glad that I read it. If you’re in the mood for a light women’s fiction book then I think you should give this one a go because Clark introduced some characters that leaped right off the pages and into your heart. You’ll definitely enjoy this one.
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5 responses to “Review: Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark.

  1. This kind of reminds me a little of Morning Glory – which isn’t a bad thing because I loved the movie – but with a bit less romance?

    Anyway, though I usually don’t go for the middle ground between chick-lit and women’s fiction, I think I could really like this one.

    I’m going to add it to the wish list!
    😀

  2. Hi Rowena – It is a little mix of Chick Lit and Women’s Fiction. I’m so glad you gave it a try and that it made you laugh in some places 🙂

    Thanks for taking part in the CLP Blog Tour!!

    xx,

    Lauren

  3. Alex – I haven’t seen the movie, but I’m planning to watch it since you liked it so much 🙂 I wrote Stay Tuned about four years ago, after I left the TV biz, so I had to let my anchor-friends read it to make sure that I was getting everything just right!!

    If you have an e-reader, it’s .99 on Amazon until Jan 20th!

    xx, Lauren

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