The Favours and Fortunes of Katie Castle

Just finished this book by Rebecca Campbell. Our heroine is a bit of a schemer, quite ruthless in her drive and ambition to succeed in fashion. She has a comfortable relationship with the bosses son, which initially seems to be for convenience. Her real friend(s) she uses and abuses, her acquaintances she charms for what they can do for her. Katie is quite a nasty piece of work, but you always know that she will survive so you are not unduly worried when her world comes crashing down around her. How she gets back up again is quite clever, and you can't help quite liking her even though she is a bit of a cow. In the end she seems quite likeable. The book is fairly well written, the author prefers dialogue to description. Some of the observations of the fashion industry are spot on, some are way off the mark. It is not the best chick lit novel you will ever read, but there are plenty out there which are weaker than this.