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Summary: I couldn't get enough!!!
Review: Elizabeth Young's first novel is a triumph, and a testament to the fun, stay-up-all-night indulgence of a good romantic story with real, endearing characters. In one six-hour stint I made it through to the end, but found myself going back three or four times to absorb the joy and laugh at her jokes. Asking for Trouble is a great read and great fun too. I can't wait for her next one!!!
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Summary: Playing hard to get took a new turn!!!
Review: "Asking for Trouble" is a wonderful read. The things this girl does to appease her nagging mother are amazing. And the fact that she completely blows off the guy she is madly in love with is crazy!!! I definitely recommend this book for a good laugh and an even better ending.
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Summary: Fun read, worth the money!
Review: I usually stick to the authors I know, afraid to spend the money on someone I'm unfamiliar with, but this was a great read! I read it in one day. I just could not put it down. Let my mother borrow it and she loved it too. No comparison to Bridget Jones, much much better. I'd love to find more fun books from Elizabeth Young!
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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: A Fun Beach book
Review: As the book unfolds Sophy becomes a more complex character. Ther reasons for her need to rearrange the truth become more clear as the story progresses. As a reader you will want the best for her. And in the end, she gets it as she turns into a woman strong enough to face the truth. A fast read that you won't want to put down.
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Summary: Loved it!!!
Review: This book was fantastic, I stayed up way past my bedtime and spent the next day bleary eyed at my desk! But it was very worth it. The main character Sophy is every girl's girl, in that I could relate to all her hang ups about men and her body. I felt I was going through every thing right along with her. Again, great book and very fun reading. Elizabeth Young is spot on!
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Summary: Asking for trouble in all the right places
Review: This novel suprised me.
The back jacket summarization sounded corny and completely [dumb], but when I started reading the book i came to a few conclusions:
1. Sophy is an every-day girl. Too many books in this genre seem to keep making the main protagist a 'perfect' woman physically with just a [messed] up life. Sophy doesn't fit the that catagory and happily talks about her chubbiness.
2. She's in her 30s. Again, too many books seem to concentrate on '20 somethings' as if 30somethings didn't exist.
3. All the little plots and twists and turns are finished at the end with no dangles. Good because it answers everything, bad because it doesn't leave room for more. The main complaint in this genre is that many of the authors are British and do tend to use British jargon in their books. Such as American jargon would seem silly for a Brit to use to appease American readers, it is equally silly for an American to use Brit jargon just to appease European readers. Seeing as those who complain have access to the web, either look up a British Jargon website as there are many, or figure out what they mean, as most of them are self-explanatory . If the sentence "She is pushing a trolley in the supermarket" doesn't clue you in that she is pushing a shopping cart, either you are being intentionally daft or you are just plain stupid. Bottom line: Cute, somewhat more realistic and down to earth than most in this genre, good writing, great read.
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Summary: Asking for Trouble
Review: Plain good fun. Definetly worth buying and reading. A feel-good read.
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Summary: Pretty Woman - in reverse
Review: I am so glad I ignored the bad reviews. The writing is witty, the families totally dysfunctional, the girls pleasingly flawed and the men appropriately 2-dimensional. All a great backdrop for a silly reverse-Pretty Woman kind of story. Sophy needs a gigolo to keep a lie going -- but she (sigh) falls for him! Can it be that he's really NOT what he seems? Will she learn to stop being so controlling so she can get a REAL man (who can tell HER what to do, for a change)? Will she ever be the perfect daughter her mother has guilted her into pretending to be? You get the picture...at first, though I laughed at the witty comments, I kept saying "yeah, right" in my head and almost put it down. After a while, though, as the plot thickened and the back-stabbing, bitchy one-upmanship began, it had me hooked. I did not stop til the last word. All I can say is -- thank God men aren't like this!
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Summary: A funny book to ease the mind
Review: I think that the book is for pure comedy entertainment. For those who have had a bad day, or a stressful week, I recommend this book to help you relieve some of that tension, and bringing you laughs. The main character Sophie will crack you up with her sarcastic remarks and bitter philosophies. However, as you read further you will find her as a warm woman starving for love.
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