notwaverly's review against another edition
1.0
Picked it up from a paperback swap, looking for a light read, maybe some humor. It was... pretty bad. I mean, I'm used to shallow chick lit books with lame endings and one-dimensional characters... but did this one have to be so contrived?? The main character is supposed to be "ugly", in the chicklit sense, but everyone loves her. Ok, I'll buy that. But the way it's written, I wanted to say "I don't care if you're ugly! I just want you to walk in front of a train so you'll stop complaining!"
And then at the end, of course, everyone gets a man, two of them coming out of the woodwork with no real plot development. And even though the MC is now "empowered" and doesn't need one, she's got one and everything is perfect! eurgh
So... yeah.
Didn't like it.
And then at the end, of course, everyone gets a man, two of them coming out of the woodwork with no real plot development. And even though the MC is now "empowered" and doesn't need one, she's got one and everything is perfect! eurgh
So... yeah.
Didn't like it.
readingbooksinbed's review against another edition
4.0
A feel good story, laced with British humor, love rectangles, and, albeit a predictable ending, still left me wanting more. Well developed characters, a steady plot, and just enough intrigue to keep me turning the pages. A great beach or airplane read.
hothanjama's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVED this book, i thought it was amazing but Anna and her lack of a backbone annoyed me so much that i had to count to 10 every 5pages and if that didn't work (it almost never did) i would have to take a break from it. I wish there was more of Mark and less of all the EVIL/VILE people!! I WISH THERE WAS A EPILOGUE FOR THIS BOOK, it would have been nice to see what the fuck happened to Kitty and her little minions!! She was the reason i took so many breaks.
I would recommend it to fans of Sophie Kinsella, they have the same cute/funny/annoying writing style, its a lot of fun.
I would recommend it to fans of Sophie Kinsella, they have the same cute/funny/annoying writing style, its a lot of fun.
writerlibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
funny, sometimes a little angsty little thing. Somewhat similar to The devil wears Prada in the set up. Anna, "the go-to-girl" works for this really b* on wheels of a movie producer in London. As a script reader, Anna is mandated to find "the" script that will prevent her boss from being axed by the new management. In the process, Anna finds love and happiness. A very light, funny read.
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