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The Devil Wears Prada with Meryl Streep starring as the fashion magazine maven with the crumbling personal life. The scheming to-be-seen and move-up-by-any-means-necessary , Monica, reminded me of the uber skinny first assistant Emily in the movie. Breanne could've easily been a Miranda Priestly. I'd put this book's Clare as an adult Andrea (Andy) played by Anne Hathaway.

I would recommend this for the amusing read. It is great for book clubs and espresso lovers. I would caution that her descriptions use a lot of adjectives and can be a bit tiring after a while. She seems to be developing into a good writer since she began this series in 2005. She has well thought out and believable characters, an identifiable area in Greenwich Village, and a sure love for independent businesses.

She is commended for her deft handling the intimacy between Clare Cosi and Mike Quinn. It was as if I could visually see the couple go into the bedroom, close the door, and whatever happened in there was their business, I didn't need to know the erotic details. This is something refreshing in modern writing and frankly, is a welcome change from even the overly sexualized television programs.

Cleo has a keen understanding of high fashion labels and being a midwestern bohemian, I tired after a while of all the high fashion brands. I've been to New York and even LA's fabled Rodeo Drive and to this MBA trained ex product manager, it was all like a picture of American waste, but I digress.

This book was written in Clare's voice and this added a personal element to it, like she and I could sit down over coffee and dish on her ex-husband's pursuits, her daughter Joy's culinary education, taste her friend Janelle's pastries (I liked how Cleo included the bit about Janelle being black, she used African-American, and a New York transplant who survived Hurricane Katrina) or simply sip that can-taste-it-now Esmeralda Especial.

I've never seen the book at any bookstore other than Pudd'n'Head but I'm sure it can be found online, at some coffee shops, of course on Amazon.com, at Borders and Barnes & Noble.

Like a really smooth and creamy vanilla latte with my favorite organic milk from my favorite barista, this book was really satisfying.

If you like fun and light fiction, a chance to experience a virtual coffeeshop world, love to become familiar with characters and love a good mystery, this series is perfect. Espresso Shot was No. 7 in her work but I felt as if I knew what was going on because she

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