Archive for April 29th, 2010

Chick Lit Classics is a new feature on Chick Lit Reviews where we highlight the books we feel are classics of the chick lit genre. Feel free to discuss our choices in the comments section!

Much like last week’s pick for Chick Lit Classic, this week could again be another dark horse pick in the form of Donna Hay’s fab novel Kiss and Tell. I read it quite a while ago now but I found myself really loving it. It has it all: romance, humour and, most importantly, fantastic likeable characters. I’ve read a few more of Donna’s books and enjoyed them, too, so I must buy the others I haven’t read at some stage. It is an absolute must-read!

Jo is an actress on the country’s most popular soap, Westfield. It’s a far cry from her West End stage ambitions, but as a single mother to two young daughters she needs the steady income. Then ratings start to drop and the infamous Richard Black - known to actors as the Grim Reaper for his tendency to hand out multiple P45s - is rushed in to reverse Westfield’s fortunes. But Jo soon discovers that there is more to the Grim Reaper than instant, dramatic death …Kiss and Tell is a captivating, truly romantic comedy where real life upstages soap life and where Jo’s every move has the potential to become tomorrow’s headlines.

I quite enjoyed Robyn Sisman’s last release A Hollywood Ending so when I saw Robyn had a new book due out, I was quite interested. The Perfect Couple? was originally due out last year before being delayed until summer 2010 before being delayed again until 2nd September 2010 when it will (probably) come out! I’m not mad keen on the cover but I like the sound of the book:

Kate is a rising star in one of London’s top barristers’ chambers. Smart, competitive and driven, she is jubilant when she lands a high-profile case representing the TV talent show mogul Jez Carnaby. Children are involved, as are houses, helicopters, racehorses, private islands, and money - lots of it. Winning this case will guarantee Kate the success and stability she craves. There’s only one problem: on the opposing legal team is her own husband, Rikki. Frost settles on their previously hot marriage. Kate is outraged by Rikki’s sympathy for his female client, whom Kate sees as a negligent mother and freeloader. Rikki is disgusted that contact with Carnaby is making her as selfish as her client. Suddenly issues which they could laugh off or resolve in bed erupt into quarrels, whether about who puts out the rubbish bin or about Kate’s ambivalence towards having children. Fighting the case in the court by day while sharing a bed by night, both must reassess their ideas about parenthood, fidelity and the equality of men and women in a modern marriage. From the leafy quadrangles and panelled chambers of London’s legal heartland to glitzy country mansions, THE PERFECT COUPLE is a fun and fast battle of the sexes, packed with wit and emotional truth.

We would love to send out our congratulations to 2 fabulous authors Sophie Kinsella and Melissa Hill on the births of their babies! Sophie had a son named Rex on April 15th, and Melissa gave birth to her first child, a daughter called Carrie on April 16th!

We wish both families all the best with their new arrivals, and lots of love to the new mummies!

Chloe and Leah x

Source: Sophie Kinsella Facebook page