Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool

By Lynn Messina

Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool by Lynn Messina released on Feb 22, 2005 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373895135
• ISBN13: 9780373895137
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Red Dress Ink
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Funny, well-written, engaging, and just a bit creepy!

Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool is not a typical "girl in the city" tale, despite the trendspotter premise. Messina mixes in a very odd group of characters to pull off a page-turner. Despite the title, Mim's not the main character - although she's certainly central to the plot. Mim runs a trendspotting firm and starts acting quite bizarrely. This forces those close to her to take extreme measures - but for one, Megan, things are more than just complex. Her dad is picking up women and singing in nightclubs to fill the void her mother's death has left, her ex-boyfriend Ian needs help promoting his new novel, her best friend chides Meg for using Ian. And then Ian's book starts showing up in very odd places. Definitely worth the read!

Breathe

I had no idea she had a new book out and found Lynn Messina's new book while I was doing research on an article. Not only was I more ecstatic to do the article, but I was extremely happy that I could read her latest book. Lynn Messina has this dry sense of humor, sarcasm, romanticism, and professionally disgrunted characters to make any story good. This story is about a person who goes out to different spots to create trendsettings, but in the process she finds out her bosses have a few screws loose, her man friend is more complex than he appears, and book sales are deadly. I loved it! All the way to the last word. For some strange reason, it took me a minute to get into it, but when I did, I swallowed the story whole. Once again, I am pleased. Her characters are always going through the same dumb drama I'm going through--it's scary but fun.

Fun, witty and full of wry observations

I really enjoyed Lynn Messina's Fashionistas, so I looked forward to reading another witty foray into the world of chic and I wasn't disappointed. She scratches entertainingly at the mystifyingly opaque surface of what makes a trend, while holding up a magnifying glass to the people who take it upon themselves to define "hip" while sliding ever towards the ugly obscurity that lies beyond the coveted 18-34 advertising demographic. The book was a funny, enjoyable and often thought provoking read. I look forward to seeing the upcoming movie of Fashionistas, and I think this could be a fun movie too. (I want to see those much-mentioned kids in Williamsburg wearing the glasses!)

Truly Satisfying!

Once again, Lynn Messina has come up with a clever, witty novel chock full of wry observations about our modern life. Her first two books (FASHIONISTAS and TALLULAHLAND) were very different from each other, but this one shares elements of each: there's an unusual (to say the least!) caper and rampant media manipulation. While I certainly wouldn't call it a romance novel, I found the romantic relationship very real and satisfying. I zipped through the book in a weekend and recommend it very highly!

Sarcastic...Fantastic!

This book is flat-out fun. It's dark and witty and chock full of hilarious satire. The characters are really well drawn. I love Meghan. She's strong and full of pathos. The perfect foil for the almost comically over-the-top Mim. I won't ruin it for you, but there's a fun mystery with an unexpected ending.