Tag: Chick-lit

Pastime Pleasures #7 – The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Posted May 16, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 1 Comment
Pastime Pleasures #7 – The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago. The Undomestic Goddess was the first Sophie Kinsella book I ever read, and from the beginning it had me in stitches. I can tell you that, as someone who is currently studying law, it makes complete sense that someone will lose the plot and end up as a cleaner. Although I hope that I would be more up for the job than Samantha… But looking at the state of my room I guess not. There are genuine laugh out loud moments (yes I refuse to put LOL)  Especially when Samantha attempts to navigate her way round the kitchen and through her job while maintaining her professionalism. Have you heard of the Nimbus 2000 iron?!? Has Samantha landed on her feet? […]

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Review: Things We Never Say by Sheila O’Flanagan

Posted April 25, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Things We Never Say by Sheila O’Flanagan

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Things We Never Say by Sheila O’Flanagan Published by Headline on June 17, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 504 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sheila O’Flanagan’s unputdownable bestseller THINGS WE NEVER SAY is a must-read for fans of Marian Keyes and Veronica Henry. The things we never say: A daughter doesn’t say how she feels about the past… A husband is afraid to say that selling the house his wife loves is the only option… A woman hasn’t said that even though they live thousands of miles apart, this man is always on her mind… If those things were said, the results could be life-changing. As Abbey – and a whole family she knew nothing of – are about to find out in this warm-hearted, thought-provoking and touching novel. To begin Things We Never Say there are three flashback scenes which introduce to us three, separate, unrelated characters. And […]

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Guest Post: ‘My top 5 shopping spots in London’ from Nicola Doherty, author of If I Could Turn Back Time

Posted April 19, 2014 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 0 Comments
Guest Post: ‘My top 5 shopping spots in London’ from Nicola Doherty, author of If I Could Turn Back Time

Today I am delighted to be part of the Blog Tour for If I Could Turn Back Time by Nicola Doherty. And as part of it Nicola is going to share her Top 5 Shopping Spots in London. I loved reading If I Could Turn Back Time (see my review) and highly recommend it for all you Chick-lit fans out there! Don’t forget to visit other blog stops along the tour for other great content. Below Nicola shares her top 5 shopping spots in London. My top 5 shopping spots in London None of these are clothes shops. This is partly because you don’t need to know about my favourite clothes shops which are the same as loads of other people’s (Whistles, Mango, Ted Baker, Gap) and partly because these days I often prefer to shop online, at Atterley Road, Shopbop and Asos. I also love Nougat: terrible website, great knitwear and dresses. I find clothes shopping stressful at times: I get confused between liking the top and thinking I should like it because the assistant was nice and says it suits me and […]

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Review: If I Could Turn Back Time by Nicola Doherty

Posted April 17, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: If I Could Turn Back Time by Nicola Doherty

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.If I Could Turn Back Time by Nicola Doherty Published by Headline Review on April 10, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 342 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The laugh-out-loud love story of the year! If you love Lindsey Kelk and Mhairi McFarlane’s YOU HAD ME AT HELLO, you’ll love this book… What if you found The One, then lost him again? Or not so much lost him as became the neurotic, needy girlfriend from hell. The girl who tried to make him choose between her and his job, and got seriously paranoid about his relationship with his female best friend… Zo� Kennedy knows she doesn’t deserve another chance with David Fitzgerald. But if there’s the tiniest possibility of making things right, she’ll snatch it. Even if it means breaking the laws of physics to do so… The prologue of If I Could Turn Back Time begins with Zoe waking up […]

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Review: No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom

Posted April 12, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Own Copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom Published by Connects Publishing on April 12, 2013 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 190 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Never has a late-night stand led to such chaos! Childhood sweethearts Matthew and Katy agree they must never see each other ever again after they end up in bed together following a school re-union. So all is forgotten…until eight months later when a shock meeting at an antenatal class forces them to confront the fact that Matthew could be the father of Katy’s baby. Oblivious to the mayhem unfolding, Matthews highly strung wife frets over giving birth to twins and Katy’s much younger boyfriend refuses to take fatherhood seriously. Love and life are messy but Katy and Matthew take things to a whole new level as deep emotions begin to resurface and hormones run riot. How […]

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