Weekly Reads: Lucky Charming

I am the first to admit that I love Bravo and most every show that they air. One of my best guilty pleasures is Below Deck. When Kate Chastain, chief stewardess, came out with a book a year or two ago, I thought to myself, "no, I don't need this in my life." Yet this season of Below Deck: Mediterranean (the off shoot that doesn't include Kate) made me miss her. And it's summer, so why not pick up a book about yachting that'll make me wish I was at sea instead of swamped at the library amidst summer reading?!? This was a quick read and I enjoyed it, but I was hoping for some more dirt about her time on the tv show. Maybe a sequel?? You know I'll read it.

My rating: 3.5 stars

Summary from goodreads:

Blissfully shallow and carefree, Kate Chastain was your typical twenty something college co-ed. Well, until reality gave her a wake-up call in the form of a diploma, that is. At a crossroads after graduation, a serendipitous coincidence convinced Kate to abandon life as she knew it and jump feet first into the world of working on mega yachts. At first, she stumbled her way through life as a stewardess, just trying to adjust to her new surroundings and clumsily ‘learning the ropes’ via trial and error. Like shit-tons of error. But now, nearly ten years and a hit reality show later, Kate is finally ready to share the good, the bad, and the downright shocking details about her life at sea with the world’s most rich and famous. 

It was 2008 and we were anchored off of St.Tropez. I had only been a yachtie for two seasons at the time when I turned to the Captain’s wife, and said, “You know, I could write a book about all of insane things we see working on these boats…..the sex, the money, the celebrities….” 
My older, more experienced coworker rolled her eyes and laughed then was quick to dismiss my silly idea, “Kate, of course we could all write a book about what we see on yachts. We’ve all said it for years…..but, if you actually did that, you would never get hired on another yacht again. ” 
She went back to polishing the crystal wine glass in her hand and I was confused for a second. 
“but Stacie, if so many people knew about the book that I couldn’t get a yacht job, would I still really need one?”