I'll give this 2 stars because it does have it's humorous parts. However, for a leisurely book of enjoyment, it was entirely too political for me. In reading between the lines of obvious real-life character fill-ins, the author makes her political stance extremely apparent.
I personally could not relate at all to the antagonist (Sammy). Although her nearly unrealistic clumsiness is amusing at some points, her neuroticism draws the lines for me. I just cannot relate with someone who hates themselves so much they have to pick apart a 2-lined text/email from their boyfriend and systematically listing the assumed pros and cons of said message. I'm sorry, but that's just ridiculous. If women really think this way, then this world is in bigger trouble than we thought. Not everything said (especially by a man) needs to be put under a microscope and analyzed. Geez. ( )

Washington DC ( my birthplace) plus chicklit dont fit well in my mood lately. I hear the second book is better, but I'm not sure I'll check it out or not.

Comparisons to Bridget Jones are unfair to this book. ( )

It's nice to read a book where the main character has a great job, but is still totally insane. ( )

This was good beach reading -- generally light and frivolous but also an interesting insider's look at Washington polics and campaigning. The heroine is genuinely smart and idealistic but also neurotic & funny. I'm not in a rush to read the sequel, but I also wouldn't mind. Parts of it were predictable -- I figured out pretty quickly who the protagonist would ultimately end up with romantically. ( )