An all-new STANDALONE from New York Times bestselling author Julia KentIt all started with the wrong Help Wanted ad. Of course it did.I’m a professional fluffer. It’s NOT what you think. I stage homes for a living. Real estate agents love me, and my work stands on its own merits.Sigh. Get your mind out of the gutter. Go ahead. Laugh. I’ll wait.See? That’s the problem. My career has used the term … problem. My career has used the term “fluffer” for decades. I didn’t even know there was a more… lascivious definition of the term.
Until it was too late.
The ad for a “professional fluffer” on Craigslist seemed like divine intervention. My last unemployment check was in the bank. I was desperate. Rent was due. The ad said cash paid at the end of the day. The perfect job!
Staging homes means showing your best angle. The same principle applies in making a certain kind of movie. Turns out a “fluffer” doesn’t arrange decorative pillows on a couch.
They arrange other soft, round-ish objects.
The job isn’t hard. Er, I mean, it is — it’s about being hard. Or, well… helping other people to be hard.
Oh, man…
And that’s the other problem. A man. No, not one of the stars on the movie set. Will Lotham – my high school crush. The owner of the house where we’re filming. Illegally. In a vacation rental.
By the time the cops show up, what I thought was just a great house staging gig turned into a nightmare involving pictures of me with an undressed star, Will rescuing me from an arrest, and a humiliating lesson in my own naivete.
My job turned out to be so much harder than I expected. But you know what’s easier than I ever imagined?
Having all my dreams come true.
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It took me 4 attempts to finish this book. I kept having to put it down, read something else, and come back to it. Now that I have finished it, I’m struggling to remember it only a few weeks later. Not bad, just not great. Entertaining-ish.
It was a quick read but predictable and dis not have a lot of substance overall. Would recommend as a free book but would not pay for it.
God she’s dumb
Monumental level, even Bridgette Jones can’t compete, dumb. There are some funny bits. But the fact that it’s told from the perspective of slightly insane, weirdo kills any pacing, any plot, or any world building. The characters are fully developed in her case too developed. It slightly edges out kill it and make it die territory by the sheer strength of the secondary characters. But man oh man this chick’s head makes mine hurt.
Outragious! I laughed until I cried! It was witty and unpredictable. I loved it!
Very well written. The characters are relatable and fun. Once you start reading you don’t want to stop. Made me laugh. Definitely worth reading.
Gahhhh – I wanted to enjoy this, it was well-reviewed by many others, including authors I read and enjoy, but I’m almost 40% through the book and I just can’t stop wincing. I feel like I missed an entire intro to the main and secondary characters somewhere along the line, so perhaps that’s one of the problems. However, the most glaring issue I have with this book is the absolute and ridiculous naïveté of Mallory – who frankly acts more like 13 than 30 in most situations – she was valedictorian of her high school graduating class, ffs!!! – but has zero awareness of adult film production terms. Unless this book took place pre-internet, (which is does not) Mallory would have to own no TV or engage at all with modern media to avoid any incidental knowledge of such things; awareness, I can only assume, which was non-splained by the author by a plot point in which Mallory had been employed by a Mormon-run real estate firm as a house staging expert prior to her unemployment situation in the present day. Whatever the reason, Mallory makes strange decisions for a person her age out in the world, and her friends’ “banter” and “teasing” of her seems incredibly juvenile thus far. IDK if I’ll finish the book at this point. On a positive note, the author’s writing style isn’t poor, so it’s not unreadable, just difficult to maintain my attention.
I don’t think I have ever laughed as loud & enjoyed a book as thoroughly as Fluffy in a very long time. Julia Kent promised and delivered a fantastic book. Bravo Julia Kent
I didn’t get past the third chapter. . . . too silly
Was a great, fast, funny read.
After reading the blurb, I was looking forward to reading this book. When I got to chapter 3 it got edgy and I did not stick around to find out how spicy it got or did not get.
Quick,easy entertainment
I really enjoyed her other books, but this one is not fun and engaging.
Will and Mallorie finally decide to date, but was the class reunion the best place to go? This book had a great story line and fabulous characters.
I found the book not as LOL as advertised, although it was a quick and entertaining read.
I had so much fun reading Fluffy! Of course there are a lot of stereotypes from high school perpetuated but it’s one of those things that are a sure go-to whenever you need to cheer up or to be cuddled!
Truthfully I read two chapters and decided it was not worth my time….. and I am an avid reader who usually reads the book regardless.
I had to stop reading. It was so stupid. Nobody is that stupid. I can’t
Slow at first but by 2 chapter I was hooked. Very funny
First few chapters were funny but downhill after that
Funny, some what predictable. Still a good read.