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Aller Simple pour Los Angeles by Cathy Yardley

leeskipje's review against another edition

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Ik had de Nederlandse uitgave: Party girl.

Sarah komt speciaal voor haar vriend naar NY verhuist. Hij zou daar promotie krijgen en haar dan volgen. Helaas gaat dat niet zo soepel en snel als dat ze gehoopt had en moet ze zich alleen zien te redden in de stad. Gelukkig ontmoet ze meteen op de eerste dag al Taylor die haar helpt om een huisgenoot te vinden.

Martika bombardeert Sarah meteen tot project. Ze moet loskomen en loskomen van Benjamin. Single zijn is a way of life. Op naar de nachtclubs en uitzendbaantjes.

Party girl is een heerlijk: ik hoef hier niet bij na te denken maar er gebeurt genoeg boek. Heerlijk om zo tussendoor te lezen of lekker op vakantie.

kdurham2's review against another edition

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3.0

With a little hesitation, I pick up chick lit because I have to be in the mood for light and fluffy. Although this quintessential chick lit, it had heart and soul that made it more than just a girlie read. A story centered around a girl who makes the decision to "follow" or rather move to a new city - L.A., where her long-term fiance is said to follow. Will he ever move and will they ever get married? The ultimate questions.

As a girl who has decided to move with a boy, it takes some courage, guts and many conversations to confirm that this is the best decision both for yourself and the both of you as a couple. Not recommended for everyone, but if done right, it can build a solid foundation. Off the soap box - I loved this book, even if I had to read it in mass market form!

wyemu's review against another edition

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1.0

A typical chick-lit story, girl makes big changes/sacrifices for a boyfriend, boyfriend proves himself unworthy, girl dumps boy and then spends most of the rest of the book kissing frogs trying to find the Prince. While 'L.A Woman' didn't follow this pattern exactly, it's pretty close. In moving to L.A Sarah hopes to give her relationship a chance but when it doesn't work she reinvents herself with help from the big city and her flatmate. In the process she starts to lose who she thinks she is, makes some bad choices etc. etc. As to be expected, it all works out ok in the end. Nothing new is really covered in this novel, the characters are fairly standard chick lit fare as is the plot.
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