Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Leah
Katy Carter is a secondary school teacher who dreams of being a bestselling author and secretly scribbles down her novel (a historic blockbuster) whilst in school meetings. Katy is also a huge fan of grabbing herself her own romantic hero and thinks she’s found him in James, her fiance.
However when a dinner party for James’s work colleagues goes disastrously wrong – with help from a lobster named Pinchy, a red-setter named Sasha and a cactus – Katy finds herself unceremoniously dumped by James. After a health scare Katy is determined to get her life back on track and heads down to Cornwall to stay with best friend Maddy with the hopes of finding herself her new romantic hero, but could her romantic hero be closer to home than she thinks?
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Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Chloe
In a bit of a change, the publishers of Cecelia Ahern’s novels have decided to bring out the paperback version of her latest novel The Book of Tomorrow with a brand new cover. While I did like the hardback cover (left), I adore anything purple so I really do love the paperback version of the book (right) and think it brings a new look to a great story! Which do you prefer?
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Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Leah
I have to be honest and say that I’ve only read one of Lauren Weisberger’s novels but Lauren seems to get huge hype whenever she publishes a book so I get a bit excited when I see a new one from her! Her fourth book is due out on August 5th 2010 and will be called Last Night at Chateau Marmont. I love the fact that the cover will match the other books she’s had published (I’m big on matching covers). Here’s the synopsis:
Two college sweethearts are living a happy, rather ordinary life in New York but there’s a slight twist — she’s the breadwinner, supporting her musician boyfriend. Until the tables are turned when he’s discovered by a Sony exec and their worlds are turned upside down. Soon they are holidaying in the Hamptons, adorning the cover of Vanity Fair and attending every glitzy party in town — all the while his career is reaching new, dizzying heights. But the trappings of this elite lifestyle mean our heroine must face the wrath of the US press.
Scorned for having a less-than-perfectly-honed LA body and brutalised for being ‘ordinary’ things couldn’t get any worse! Then news erupts that her best friend, who’s been her confidante through these months of misery, has sold her innermost secrets to the press and her life spirals out of control. She finds solace in a secret support group: The Civilian Ex-Wives and Girlfriends of Celebrities Group — a place to gossip, lubricated with lashings of shared experiences and strong cocktails. As this sassy group right the wrongs of their past relationships, our heroine must decide if she’s going to sink or swim.
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Posted on March 28th, 2010 by Chloe
Thank you to everyone who took part in our birthday week celebrations, we hoped you liked all of the giveaways and if you won that you’re going to love your books! Here is a list of all the winners of our birthday competitions, congratulations to them and sorry if you didn’t win this time around.
Monday: Simon and Schuster Bundle
Congratulations to Rachel, Sofie, Debbie, Jackie and Pâm!
Tuesday: Forbidden Pleasures by Jo Rees giveaway
Congratulations to Rhoda, Julie, Sarah, Ann, Danielle, Maggie, Sarah, Helena, Laura, Craig, M Butcher, Kim, Jane, Geri, Lynn, Kayley, Cheryl, Zoe, Ann, and Carolan!
Wednesday: Headline giveaway
Congratulations to Faye, Lisa, Sue, Rachel and Susan!
Thursday: Scandalous by Martel Maxwell
Congratulations to Kelly and Rachel!
Friday: Hodder giveaway
Congratulations to Amanda and Lesley!
Saturday: Heaven Can Wait by Cally Taylor
Congratulations to Julia!
Sunday: Little, Brown giveaway
Congratulations to Katie, Hazel and Lynn!
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Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Chloe
Fleur O’Farrell thinks that she has a pretty great life. She’s got a little boutique in the sleepy Irish town of Lissamore that does very well, a wealthy boyfriend Corban who seems to dote on here, and wonderful friends in the Kinsella sisters Rio and Dervla. Dervla’s just enjoying her new marriage when suddenly her mother-in-law who suffers with dementia has to move in with them, and Dervla finds herself having to be her carer. She’s horrified at the things she has to do for the elderly lady, but gets on with it to please husband Christian.
Around them, the town of Lissamore has been transformed with the arrival of a movie set called The O’Hara Affair. Fleur’s boyfriend Corban has ploughed a lot of money into the project, and she’s happy because a lot of her friends have got jobs through it. But as the film progresses, dark secrets are revealed, and a young member of the cast finds herself in a situation she doesn’t know how to get out of. With everyone being taken in by the glitz and glamour of the film, have they lost sight of their own problems?
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Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Chloe
This is a cover I’ve been waiting for for a while now and I’m pleased to say that it’s definitely lived up to my expectation. I’m a huge fan of Paige Toon’s books and I can’t wait for Pictures of Lily to be released on 8th July 2010. Isn’t the cover fab?
‘Will you marry me?’ I think of you, then. I think of you every day. But usually in the quietest part of the morning, or the darkest part of the night. Not when my boyfriend of two years has just proposed. I look up at Richard with his hopeful eyes. ‘Lily?’ he prompts. It’s been ten years, but it feels like only yesterday that you left. How can I say yes to Richard with all my heart when most of it has always belonged to you? I take a deep breath and will myself to speak…Ten years ago when Lily was just sixteen, she fell in love with someone she really shouldn’t have fallen in love with. Now, living in Sydney and engaged to another man, she can’t forget the one that got away. Then her past comes back to haunt her, and she has to make a decision that will break her heart - and the heart of at least one of the men who love her.
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Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Leah
I absolutely loved Gemma Burgess’s debut novel The Dating Detox so when she offered us the chance of an exclusive sneak-peek to post to our readers, I jumped at the chance. If you haven’t yet read Gemma Burgess’s debut novel, then I ask you - why not? It’s fab, it’s funny and you’ll love it. Here’s Gem to introduce you to her extract of book two!
My first book, The Dating Detox, came out in January 2010, and the second is due out in December 2010. Book Deux still hasn’t got a confirmed title (The Dating Virgin? The Late Starter? The Bastardette? The Single Life? Ah, a thousand titles, and everyone has a different favourite, making a decision impossible – the basic premise: girl learns how to be single, rocks out). So it hasn’t got a cover, either. Those things are coming soon, I promise; the talented people at Harper Collins are in the book kitchen, cooking up something tasty. But as I’m dying to tell you about it, I thought an extract might be fun.
Love and other indoor sports,
Gem x
SNEAK PEEK! EXTRACT FROM THE SECOND BOOK BY GEMMA BURGESS
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Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Chloe
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!
This week’s Chick Lit Classic title comes from one of the queen’s of chick lit, Louise Bagshawe. It was actually Louise’s books that got me into the genre of Chick Lit, and I’ve read nearly everything she has written because her books are so good. While I like her more modern books, I do think her older titles are some of her better work, and would definitely recommend that people go back and read some of her older books if you’re stuck for something to read. I’ve chosen Tall Poppies as the classic title because it’s the one story that really sticks in my mind as being a fun read, and one that I can read again and again. 
The old cover (the one I’ve posted here) isn’t particularly great but they have all been updated the publishers which shows you how popular Louise’s older books still are! If you haven’t read it yet, I think you should definitely get hold of Tall Poppies, and enjoy!
“Nina Roth and Elizabeth Savage come from different sides of the world - from utterly different sides of the social track. But under the skin they are the same: desperate to escape from a past which dragged them down, determined to make an extra mark on the world in spite of appalling personal tragedies. Drawn together by coincidence, held together by recognition, they are both determined to succeed. But they are both unlucky in love - and have enemies who will not willingly let them succeed. And the trouble with being a tall poppy is that people always know where to find you …”
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