Review: Love On the Air by Ash London

Ash London's debut novel is a fun, frothy and upbeat glimpse into the cutthroat Australian media landscape. Leveraging on her personal experiences as a top rating radio host in Australia and New Zealand, Ash London tells the story of radio superstar Alex York, who goes from being unemployed, broke and living in her auntie's spare bedroom to hosting a top rating breakfast show in Sydney. It all sounds to good to be true, but for Alex, fame also comes with a condescending CEO, a rival, but less talented host who is convinced that the job should be his (and he'll do anything to steal it,) and some romantic misunderstandings with the incredibly attractive executive producer of her show. This one is a fun and very light escapist read. Alex makes for an interesting lead--she's very extroverted, flies by the seat of her pants and spends her money quite impulsively, yet we also see that she truly loves her job and takes it very seriously. I loved the scenes where she stood up t...