It's Classified

By: Nicolle Wallace

Narrated by: Dina Pearlman

Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

The latest "must" for political junkies and fans of political fiction from New York Times best-selling author Nicole Wallace.

The four most powerful women in Washington are at the top of their political game.... What could possibly go wrong?

Charlotte Kramer, America's first female president, is beginning her second term and is determined to make her mark on history - though events do seem to be conspiring against her. Melanie Kingston, her best friend, just signed on as secretary of defense. Will their relationship survive? Dale Smith is the senior communications advisor to the vice president and knows a secret that could not only ruin her own career, but put the credibility of the White House on the line. Tara Meyers is the most popular vice president in recent history, but does her public image match her private life?

When a classified terror threat is made public, all the weaknesses of this presidency are laid bare and with the country's safety at stake, someone in the White House isn't taking any chances.

From the best-selling author of Eighteen Acres comes a novel with a true insider's look at the lives of Washington's political elite. It's Classified reveals the intrigue and drama that go on behind the closed doors of the White House and opens up a world few have access to.

©2011 Nicolle Wallace (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

A look at the future

Women have very complex lives to have family and friends when they're in politicsl . This story is a good look at our government in the future. Great read.

Annoying voices!

I wish I had skipped the audio book and read it myself. The story is fine but I couldn’t stand the voices of the characters. So distracting and grating!

Entertaining story, great performance

Would you listen to It's Classified again? Why?

Yes, because it was an enthralling story (soap opera meets White House) and the narrator did a great job of intoning each character. The story gets a little cheesy from time to time, but overall was engrossing, interesting, and page-turning. The character development is excellent. Perfect for when you want a suspenseful drama to disappear into--- esp. if you are interested in politics.

What other book might you compare It's Classified to and why?

Nicolle Wallace's first book, Eighteen Acres, of course. I liked Eighteen Acres a lot better than It's Classified, but both were satisfying reads.

Not the best, but completely satisified.

This story is the second in the series, and fair warning - I did not read the first book, so that could perhaps affect my outlook. That being said, I really enjoyed this book.

GOOD THINGS - I liked that the VP was represented sympathetically overall, and that the situation wasn't overblown to the point of being unrealistic; she has problems, but they weren't so crazy that you were distracted thinking "this could never happen". The book doesn't in my opinion lean in any particular political direction, it just shows the inner working of DC - which I found interesting and enjoyable.

SMALL ISSUES - Sometimes it seemed like the writing style was a little amateur, in the sense that sentence structure was more formal than most people typically use in conversation, and there were times that I noticed that and it pulled me away from the story a little bit.

The narration was solid, and while I suspected a certain turn that might occur at the end of the book, it kept me guessing on if I was right or not, so that was enjoyable. Overall, I would recommend this book; if the synopsis looked interesting to you, then most likely your instincts were right. Hope you enjoy it!

An entertaining listen

I really liked this book. The pace was fast and the narration was excellent. Even though it followed several main characters, the story was woven together well and kept my interest, I'm looking forward to book 3.

Loved it

Loved all of the books in the series. Waiting very patiently for the next one

Grin and Bear It

Great story line; Melanie’s voice in this second book almost made me stop listening - but I persisted.

Palin By Comparison

It's Sarah Palin (in case you didn't already know). Nicole Wallace worked directly with Palin during her 2008 vice presidential campaign, not a pleasant experience for either woman, and the veep candidate in the book is most certainly based on Palin. All that has happened since in real life presidential politics has kind of made this all moot, but it's still an entertaining listen with lots of good inside baseball (fictionalized).

I previously read 18 Acres, the first novel in this series. It's Complicated is certainly more interesting because of the Palin connection. But 18 Acres has a stronger story, better characters, a more complete treatment of the theme of women at the highest level of politics and journalism. This sequel gets a little too bogged down in the Palin comparison, the story suffering a bit as as a result.

Listen to 18 Acres first, since it is a direct precursor with all the same characters, and then move on to It's Complicated. A third entry in the series was subsequently released, Madam President, following the protagonist of the prior entries, President Charlotte Kramer. I haven't read it yet, but I don't believe the Palinesque character reappears (I could be wrong).

very enjoyable

very interested fun story loved it. very enjoyable. easy listening. happy wallace is the author

Couldn't put down

So good I had to buy the audio book so I didn't have to put it down