The Second Chance Boutique is a fun piece of British chick lit. Fran owns a second-hand wedding dress boutique in London where she has a knack for matching brides to the perfect dress for their personalities, even while she herself wants nothing to do with marriage. Rafael is a wealthy philanthropist with a well-funded family foundation, an alcoholic sister, a chip on his shoulder, and no time for the frivolity of love and marriage. Since … Read More “The Second Chance Boutique by Louisa Leaman” »
Category: Chick Lit
Jill Mansell is back! I’ve really struggled with the last couple Mansell books that have been published in the US, but It Started With a Secret redeems her. I highly recommend this as a fun summer read. Lainey and Kit lose their jobs working at a French chateau after the business fails, and they make their way to Cornwall to take over as household managers of a private estate. While there, they shake things up … Read More “It Started with a Secret by Jill Mansell” »
I have to admit that I’m reading this series in the wrong order. (Matchmaking for Beginners is on my TBR shelf still.) But after reading this book, I can’t wait to read that one. And I still really liked this one. “Whatever happens, love that.” This is the mantra bequeathed to Marnie — along with a Brooklyn brownstone and a matchmaking business — by Blix, her ex-husband’s late great-aunt. Marnie is 33, in love with … Read More “A Happy Catastrophe by Maddie Dawson” »
Ginny is about to turn 35 and finds herself jobless, roommate-less, boyfriend-less, and desperately wanting a baby. Cassie, Ginny’s neighbor, is an almost washed up actress with a lot of issues of her own. Somehow, these two women form a deep friendship. I really wanted to like this book a lot more than I actually did. This particular genre is one I turn to for fun, light-hearted reading as a break from some of the … Read More “The Neighbours by Nicola Gill” »
I’ll lead this review off by saying that I usually really like Jill Mansell’s books, especially her newer books, so I was excited to get a copy of Mixed Doubles to read and review. However this particular one is a re-release from the late nineties, and it feels very dated. Three best friends end their year together sharing their resolutions. One wants to stay married (even though her husband is a jerk, a gambling addict, … Read More “Mixed Doubles by Jill Mansell” »