Leah
Written on Jan 12, 2013
Fans of X Factor and American Idol will immediately see that Elimination Night is basically a fiction version of both shows. That ain’t a bad thing at all, mind you and I loved all of the gossip and intrigue. Whoever wrote the novel has clearly worked in reality tv and knows their stuff. And although some of it is a bit farfetched that actually doesn’t matter a jot because its just so juicy and ridiculous. It is the best kind of book because it had me totally hooked from page one.
I thought Sasha – or Bill as she spends most of the novel being called – was an excellent narrator. I thought she was the perfect kind of character to narrate the novel and her insights were second to none. She’s the type of girl who doesn’t really want to be in the industry but ends up in it nonetheless, doing things she never expected, not all of them good or things to be proud of. I thought she was great and when you’re in such a volatile industry, well, it comes with the territory doesn’t it? Plus, at the heart of her, Sasha was a really lovely person, unlike the rest of the characters in the novel who were just in it for themselves.
I absolutely adored Elimination Night. I loved the characters, the plot, the fact that shows like X factor really are like that, I loved Sasha most of all. A novel like this needs a heroine to root for because of all the other, unpleasant folk and Sasha was that breath of fresh air. I truly didn’t want to leave her, because I adored her. She’s the type of girl you want to be friends with. The writing was excellent, honestly it was second to none. It’s a mighty shame the author wrote it anonymously rather than using a pen name because he/she is hugely talented. The kind of author that I harangue until I know when their next book is out, it was that well written and that good. I knew I’d like this book as soon as I read the synopsis and saw the beautiful pink cover. You will, too. It’s brilliant.