Rating: 2.5
Description: Sami Granger is a small-town girl with big city dreams, and she moves to New York against her father's wishes with nothing but a couple hundred dollars and the goal of becoming a fashion designer. After several embarrassing rejections, she's hired as a receptionist at the offices of an up-and-coming designer, but when her new boss (who also happens to be her new boyfriend) steals her designs, Sami is left with little hope of ever achieving her dream. She ends up working in a trashy lingerie shop, and when an opportunity to design a nightgown presents itself, Sami takes it. Before too long, her sleepwear is the talk of the town and Sami is semi-famous. But with her new, glamorous lifestyle, Sami begins to neglect her friendships, not even noticing that one of her best friends has a huge crush on her. Can Sami turn things around and be a successful designer and a good friend?
Review: "Ripped at the Seams" is a fluffy and forgettable story. It's sort of the Coyote Ugly of the fashion world, and has some limited appeal as such. The plot is decent, if simplistic, but Sami is an idiotic character whose ignorance and sheer stupidity extends beyond what would be expected as the result of being raised in a small town. Sami's well-characterized friends make up for some of the lacking in Sami's character, but they aren't featured prominently enough to negate it entirely. This strictly-fluff book has some limited appeal, but should definitely be saved for a time when you're out of other things to read.