This is a sweet story about Kate Hetherington, an interior stylist, who is a self confessed hopeless romantic, on the verge of turning 30. She's looking for the one and stumbles across a book for sale on e-bay, titled "The Hopeless Romantic's Handbook" written in the 50s, and buys in on an impulse.
Very boring, very predictable, I couldn't get passed the first few chapters because I had already figured out the ending. (I did look up the ending eventually and found out that I was correct) Very dissapointing overall.
I usually devour British chick lit. But this book...
I really enjoyed "Learning Curves", the first novel I read by this author, a few years ago, and was excited to read this one. I thought the story line - an old-fashioned advice book within a book - was quite clever, especially towards the end when it starts being read by another character, who also acts on its advice (I know that sounds cryptic, but I don't want to give too much away - suffice it to say, I think it's clever).
This is the third Gemma Townley novel that I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed the other two, but this one I had a really hard time getting into. I think I was halfway through the book before I started to enjoy it.
Kate Hetherington is an interior designer on a television makeover show. She's also a dedicated and hopeless romantic.
In London Kate Hetherington blames her best friend Sal (married to Ed) for her trying speed dating. Their other pal single Dr.
Just from reading the back, you can tell how the book will end. I was going to quit reading because what's the point if you can call the ending?!
This book was very predictable. The plot was flimsy.
Worth reading. quick read.
Very predictable...the back cover blurb gives the plot away.
This started off interesting but then I got bored and moved on.
A fun chick lit story - was it bad I kept thinking how it was written to be adapted for film? Main characters are fun and predictable - nothing new here but a quick, easy beach read if you need one!.
