I have read other novels by Maria Murnane prior to this novel, Katwalk. For the most part, I really enjoyed the other series of books she wrote about Waverly Bryson, start with novel #1, Perfect on Paper: The (Mis)Adventures of Waverly Bryson.

In this newest novel, Ms. Murnane introduces readers to a new character, Katrina Lynden. Katrina lives and works in Silicon Valley, CA and finds herself unfilled at her job as an accountant. When her best friend suggests that they quit their jobs and go and live in New York City for a couple of months Katrina agrees. One problem though, Katrina's best friend ends up not quitting and Katrina is jobless. After some prodding she does go to New York City and meets new people and gets to explore the city that never sleeps. Katrina's new friends start to call her "Kat" and as Kat, Katrina finally starts to find herself.

I have to say that I really did like/love this novel. It is a fairly typical fish out of water tale but in my mind had a great deal of heart infused throughout the novel. I felt for Kat since she has been told what to do all of her life but her parents and did not feel good enough to try her hand at painting. Even though she was successful at her previous job she was lonely. Getting to read about New York through this character's eyes made me want to hop a train and go visit NYC. Ms. Murnane manages to provide so many details on people and places that you feel as if you are hanging out with Kat as she sees these places for the first time.

There is also some romance interwoven in this novel, but I was glad to see that it was not the main plot of this novel. The main plot really was Kat finding herself and just having fun. I don't know if Ms. Murnane plans on re-visiting Kat and the other characters we meet in future novels but I really would enjoy a sequel.

Please note that I received this novel for free via the Amazon Vine Program. This novel will be released on August 12, 2014.