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The blurb:
"Well, it's fair to say your background isn't conventional
in terms of the average barrister…" Dolus points out. "Well that
depends on your definition of conventional and who wants to be average
anyway?"
Northern girl Amanda Bentley isn’t your average lawyer.
She
spent her teenage years in the Working Men’s club and hanging out in the park
to avoid going home. Fresh out of law school she lands pupillage at a top set
of Chambers and is catapulted into a world completely alien to her own,
fighting prejudice and snobbery at every turn.
Piling on the pressure, this year it is announced two candidates have been
accepted but there’s only one job at the end of it. And her competition? Marty,
her smarmy law school nemesis.
Throw into the mix an ill-advised romance with the staggeringly sexy Sid Ryder
and Amanda quickly realises winning pupillage isn’t just about how good a
lawyer you are.
But
even if she does come out on top, all of it could be for nothing if her
colleagues ever discover who she really is and one very dark secret.
My Opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher on
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
So, the first thing that came to mind after starting
this book: Legally Blonde! And yes there are similarities, but this a totally
different story.
It follows Amanda Bentley, who lands a pupillage at
one of the top Chambers. They actually took two candidates, the other one being
Marty, her law school nemesis. The fact that she is a pretty woman doesn’t make
her status easier.
The year of pupillage gives her a chance to fight for
what she wants, show that she is great at her job and let go of her past.
There is sexy Sid Ryder to take her mind off things,
her direct boss and then some people who don’t want the best for her, getting
out things from her past and about her family.
I love following Amanda’s journey, especially seeing
her work as a lawyer. It’s fun, feisty, exciting, entertaining, lively and engaging!
I enjoyed getting more insight to the law and see how a great story was created
around it.
The characters are vivid and fun, I struggled a bit
with the pace of the story, but all in all it’s a fab debut novel! Can’t wait for
more!
Rating:
Roxie Cooper on Twitter: @toodletinkbaby
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