Asking for Trouble: A Novel

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Summary: GOOD LAUGH
Review: I usually stick to such kinds of books... light, easy-to-read and fun.
And I must confess I had a good laugh with this one.
Of course it is difficult not to remind you of similar books (like Bridget Jones and the like) but somehow Sophie manages to be cool the same time she is desperate for a man.
She manages to remain decent and not at all pathetic. She handles her private "drama" very subtly, mostly because she thinks she is a lost case.
And the whole scenario-setup is quite intelligent.
A nice-to-read book.
Can be "eaten-up" in 1 day!

Rating:
Summary: Just Okay
Review: I purchased this book after seeing that it received some great reviews from other Amazon customers. Basically, I did not enjoy the book very much. I found the main character, Sophy, to be annoying. She appeared to be sloppy, bitchy and the constant mention of her "wobbly bits" made me sick to my stomach. The escort/love interest charcter Josh/Dominic was very underdeveloped, as was the "best friend" character of Alix.
The book was very slow until the last few chapters when it finally got interesting. I spent a lazy weekend in my apt reading this book. It was a quick read, but I got the feeling that at any point I could just toss it aside and not give a crap about what happened to any of the characters.

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Summary: Light, but far-fetched
Review: I was disappointed with this book. The main character, Sophy, described herself as "not a doormat", yet why is it then that she can't stand up to her own mother? Oh, I know...then there would be no premise for this far-fetched story. If she did have a backbone, she could have easily told her mum that she didn't have a boyfriend and that suited her perfectly well, thank you. Instead we find a woman (little girl, more like) who builds lie upon lie to appease her mum's fragile sensibilities, and are expected to believe that any man hired to be her date would find that incredibly attractive. Not likely. I might also add that it is not likely that he was won over by the way she constantly "hissed" at him, though perhaps he had a masochistic side that we were not privvy to. As a matter of fact, that would explain an awful lot. Like why he was always so eager to help her whenever she needed a hand after their "date" was over. I didn't know paid escorts cared so much. And why he was always the prince among men. I found little that I could dislike about him, which I think one would be able to in any well-rounded character. Although I'm a sucker for romance, there was little romance to be found. It seemed to be formulaicly tossed in throughout the story more through obligation than necessity. Most of their attraction took place in Sophy's mind, and that was mostly the "he's so cute" variety. Old flames seemed to pop conveniently out of the woodwork at just the right (or is it wrong) time. The more I read, the more contrived the story seemed. If you don't mind reading a story that could not believably take place with charcters as flat as the pages, this book might be right up your alley.