datadog1's review
4.0
Maybe it's just because I love dogs so much but I really enjoyed this one, liked both the people and Izzy's dog.
maryanne19's review against another edition
4.0
Happy, fun little book - ends nicely with all the loose ends tied in a nice neat bow.
weruintooeasy's review against another edition
3.0
this book is SO. BRITISH. but once you get past it and get used to the slang/references, it's a pretty nice read!
tangledinwordsandyarn's review against another edition
4.0
A fun read, most certainly what I needed!
stephanywrites's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book in 3 days and it was seriously one of the best chick-lit books I've read in a very long time. Elizabeth Young is an author who creates believable characters, hilarious dialogue, and fun storylines.
This story was set in England (I believe) and had some English slang that I wasn't too familiar with. Still, it made the story come to life and seem a lot more real than many other books set in England I have read. I could totally picture all the scenes and all the characters.
The main character was a girl named Izzy. At the beginning of the story, she was dating a guy named Leo who was a bit of a "prat". Most of the first half of the book was about a murder mystery party Izzy's friend, Felicity, organized. This is where she met Nick (predictably, I knew she would end up with him.) Leo had to cancel on the party because he forgot he had to make an appearance at his ex-wife's house.
As the story goes on, Izzy finds out Leo cheated on her and wins a trip to Barbados with a friend from a ball she attended, where she saw Nick again and had a steamy encounter in the kitchen in the morning. While she was in Barbados, Felicity, who was watching her dog, lost him during a bad storm.
The book was much less about any type of inner struggle Izzy has and more about a romantic story, which is my only problem I have with this story. We didn't learn so much about the character herself and how she learns to live life more for her and more fully.
Still, this was a great, easy read and I really enjoyed the story.
This story was set in England (I believe) and had some English slang that I wasn't too familiar with. Still, it made the story come to life and seem a lot more real than many other books set in England I have read. I could totally picture all the scenes and all the characters.
The main character was a girl named Izzy. At the beginning of the story, she was dating a guy named Leo who was a bit of a "prat". Most of the first half of the book was about a murder mystery party Izzy's friend, Felicity, organized. This is where she met Nick (predictably, I knew she would end up with him.) Leo had to cancel on the party because he forgot he had to make an appearance at his ex-wife's house.
As the story goes on, Izzy finds out Leo cheated on her and wins a trip to Barbados with a friend from a ball she attended, where she saw Nick again and had a steamy encounter in the kitchen in the morning. While she was in Barbados, Felicity, who was watching her dog, lost him during a bad storm.
The book was much less about any type of inner struggle Izzy has and more about a romantic story, which is my only problem I have with this story. We didn't learn so much about the character herself and how she learns to live life more for her and more fully.
Still, this was a great, easy read and I really enjoyed the story.
cindywindy_blogs's review against another edition
3.0
This book was just okay for me. The story is about Isabel and her relationships with men. The book is titled "A Girl's Best Friend," because of Isabel's relationship with her dog Henry. There's this small part in the beginning that describes a poster Isabel's friend made for her that lists why a dog is better than a man. And then it was rarely if ever brought up again.
If you are going to name a book after this close relationship between an owner and her pet, shouldn't it be more present in the book? I know it is chick lit and maybe I shouldn't be so picky, but I thought it was such shallow attempt and the book could have been better if the author brought up "man versus dog" comparision up more.
Anyways, the rest of the book was good though. I actually liked the love story between Nick and Isabel.
If you are going to name a book after this close relationship between an owner and her pet, shouldn't it be more present in the book? I know it is chick lit and maybe I shouldn't be so picky, but I thought it was such shallow attempt and the book could have been better if the author brought up "man versus dog" comparision up more.
Anyways, the rest of the book was good though. I actually liked the love story between Nick and Isabel.
dreamglow's review against another edition
2.0
Certainly can't say it was bad, but I got bored at one point. Maybe the more chick-lit you read, the more difficult it becomes to be truly excited about the story.
julieputty's review
4.0
I can't judge this against its genre because I don't tend to read in its genre. But this book was deeper and kinder than I expected, with a likeable heroine and a believable romance. I read it over a very long period, mostly during long down times in hospital waiting rooms, and it held up well. That's saying quite a lot.
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