I recently came across Danielle Hugh's Confessions of a Hostie book series and had an opportunity to review them and I honestly can't say how happy I was to invest my time into this series.
As a flight attendant with more than 20 years of experience dealing with turnarounds and tantrums, Danielle condenses what she has gone through into 2 volumes. The first being Confessions of a Hostie: True Stories of an International Flight Attendant and the newly released sequel More Confessions of a Hostie: The Second Sector.
Becoming a flight attendant, or a hostie as it is affectionately known in this book, has also been a dream of mine. It would give me the ability to travel frequently and continue to live a nomadic lifestyle that I am so used to, as well as the chance to meet people from various cultures. I would even accept the early wake-up calls for it. But the major obstacle that has kept me from fulfilling this dream is that I cannot swim, and every time I try to learn, I fail. The closest I have achieved to living a hostie's life has been reading Danielle's books. To start with, she is able to share her personal experiences alongside details of the job perfectly; the book is not about one or the other. And the brilliantly sarcastic yet sweet voice she writes with is just as perfect, sweeping me into the idea that we could be friends in reality because of the easiness to pick up and read along. I can't even count how many pages I earmarked or lines I highlighted because of the sheer hilarity.
Overall, these books are great reads that had me laughing through and through. I blew off my late night study sessions to finish them and it was worth it. Reading the stories truly allowed me to live vicariously and understand the highs and lows of what a flight attendant goes through. I have my fingers crossed that the series continues and would recommend this series to anyone who breathes really, cause it is that awesome!
Confessions of a Hostie: True Stories of an International Flight Attendant and More Confessions of a Hostie: The Second Sector are available as an eBook from most major online book retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and iTunes. And if you enjoy her books as much as I did, be sure to follow her blog, on Facebook and Twitter @hostiedanielle.
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As a flight attendant with more than 20 years of experience dealing with turnarounds and tantrums, Danielle condenses what she has gone through into 2 volumes. The first being Confessions of a Hostie: True Stories of an International Flight Attendant and the newly released sequel More Confessions of a Hostie: The Second Sector.
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Becoming a flight attendant, or a hostie as it is affectionately known in this book, has also been a dream of mine. It would give me the ability to travel frequently and continue to live a nomadic lifestyle that I am so used to, as well as the chance to meet people from various cultures. I would even accept the early wake-up calls for it. But the major obstacle that has kept me from fulfilling this dream is that I cannot swim, and every time I try to learn, I fail. The closest I have achieved to living a hostie's life has been reading Danielle's books. To start with, she is able to share her personal experiences alongside details of the job perfectly; the book is not about one or the other. And the brilliantly sarcastic yet sweet voice she writes with is just as perfect, sweeping me into the idea that we could be friends in reality because of the easiness to pick up and read along. I can't even count how many pages I earmarked or lines I highlighted because of the sheer hilarity.
Overall, these books are great reads that had me laughing through and through. I blew off my late night study sessions to finish them and it was worth it. Reading the stories truly allowed me to live vicariously and understand the highs and lows of what a flight attendant goes through. I have my fingers crossed that the series continues and would recommend this series to anyone who breathes really, cause it is that awesome!
Confessions of a Hostie: True Stories of an International Flight Attendant and More Confessions of a Hostie: The Second Sector are available as an eBook from most major online book retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and iTunes. And if you enjoy her books as much as I did, be sure to follow her blog, on Facebook and Twitter @hostiedanielle.
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