I don't read a lot of chick lit. I picked this book up for two reasons: first, I found it, among several others by Jill Mansell, on dailycheapreads for an incredible bargain price (1.79 for kindle). Second, I loved the cover.
Like much chick lit, to enjoy this book requires a willingness to engage in a hefty dose of willing suspension of disbelief. Our positively ordinary, everywoman heroine, Millie, somehow finds herself befriended by a best-selling author and a fabulous, famous hearthrob. Every man she comes into contact with is devastatingly handsome.
I really did enjoy this book. It is sort of like eating a palmier cookie -- buttery, decadent, and insubstantial. The one complaint that I have, although it is a bit of a biggie, is that Millie's leading man, her crush, her hero, so to speak, does something to her that is simply awful. It's so terrible that, for me, it cast a pall over the rest of the book. I simply could not see forgiving him. I have seen heroines forgive greater in romance novels, but this is chick lit, set in the modern day. No matter how wonderful he was, I just can't see any self-respecting modern woman with options trusting him after his behavior.
I snagged a boatload of Jill Mansell's books at the bargain price. I genuinely did enjoy this book, in spite of the hero's bad behavior. I am certain that I will read them all, and I hope -- sincerely -- that I find more to love in the subsequent male leads.
Like much chick lit, to enjoy this book requires a willingness to engage in a hefty dose of willing suspension of disbelief. Our positively ordinary, everywoman heroine, Millie, somehow finds herself befriended by a best-selling author and a fabulous, famous hearthrob. Every man she comes into contact with is devastatingly handsome.
I really did enjoy this book. It is sort of like eating a palmier cookie -- buttery, decadent, and insubstantial. The one complaint that I have, although it is a bit of a biggie, is that Millie's leading man, her crush, her hero, so to speak, does something to her that is simply awful. It's so terrible that, for me, it cast a pall over the rest of the book. I simply could not see forgiving him. I have seen heroines forgive greater in romance novels, but this is chick lit, set in the modern day. No matter how wonderful he was, I just can't see any self-respecting modern woman with options trusting him after his behavior.
I snagged a boatload of Jill Mansell's books at the bargain price. I genuinely did enjoy this book, in spite of the hero's bad behavior. I am certain that I will read them all, and I hope -- sincerely -- that I find more to love in the subsequent male leads.
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