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Summary: what a tangled web we weave.......
Review: well, i was pretty disappointed for the first 300 pages or so. then, i couldn't put the book down. it was very slow at first with a very wordy dialogue. however, when i got through about 3/4's of the book, it picked up like a whirlwind and proved to be a lot of fun and worth trudging through til the end.sophy started with a simple "fib" to keep her mum happy.....and then it spiraled out of control. she couldn't stop the charade and it finally stopped her. it was a bit much with all of the sidestepping she and josh did throughout(for a LONG time). i was happy with the last 1/4 of the plot. the ending made it fun. her sister, belinda, had a great twist. and......blood is thicker than water. don't let the slow, wordy beginning stop you from finishing this read.
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Summary: What a tangled web she weaves ....
Review: What is one to do when one has lied to one's mother? Lie some more, of course! And that is just what Sophy does. Sophy is a 30ish Brit chick who has lied herself into a pickle. She has promised her guilt-tripping mother that she will bring her beau to little sister's wedding. The problem is that her beau was concocted falsely to appease dear Mother. So what does she do? She calls an escort service! And the reader takes a wild ride. There is little new about this plot. The storyline has been reworked many times. There is not a whole lot original about the characters. Sophy is a caricature of the other Bridget Jones clones currently on the market. Her love interest is so imperfectly perfect that it is is almost laughable. And yet, I enjoyed this book. Author Elizabeth Young may not be the most inventive of writers but, aside from a very s-l-o-w start, she maintains the reader's interest and throws in enough amusing twists and turns to send the story on its merry way. Especially enjoyable are the witty banter she writes between her characters. On the warning side, this book is very British. I hope I am not the only American who felt lost in some of Young's reference to British life and experience. Some Americans may feel a little lost at times. The editing is also spellcheck sloppy. It is too often obvious that some wrong words slipped through the editing process, thus confusing the prose. Lastly, the story starts very slowly. Those who stick with it are well-rewarded, but beware the slow start. Aside from those warnings, this is a good formula romantic comedy novel that, while somewhat heavy on profanity, refereshingly refrains from the graphic sexual description used by too many current authors. As a bonus for romance readers, it packs a delerious romantic punch near the end of the book. A nice read.
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