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Be Careful What You Wish For [Kindle Edition]

Alexandra Potter (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews) |
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'Nobody does it quite like Alexandra Potter' (Daily Mirror )

'A touching, funny love-story' (Company magazine )

'Always perceptive, often funny, never dull' (Heat magazine )

'Sharp, witty dialogue' (The Scotsman )

'Slickly written and often very funny' (The Times )

'This warm and funny story... appeals to the romantic lurking in all of us' (Sunday Mirror on CALLING ROMEO )

'A cracking summer read' (Heat magazine on CALLING ROMEO )

'Essential reading' (Company magazine on CALLING ROMEO )

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS ALEXANDRA POTTER TITLES:
'Feel-good fiction full of unexpected twists and turns' (OK! magazine )

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'I wish I could get a seat on the tube… I hadn’t eaten that entire bag of Maltesers… I could meet a man whose hobbies include washing up and monogamy…’

Heather Hamilton is always wishing for things. Not just big stuff - like world peace or for a date with Brad Pitt - but little, everyday wishes, made without thinking. With her luck, she knows they’ll never come true…

Until one day she buys some heather from a gypsy. Suddenly the bad hair days stop; a handsome American answers her ad for a housemate; and she starts seeing James - The Perfect Man who sends her flowers, excels in the bedroom, and isn’t afraid to say ‘I love you’…

But are these wishes-come-true a blessing or a curse? And is there such a thing as too much foreplay?

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 466 KB
  • Print Length: 372 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0340841125
  • Publisher: Hodder (22 Jan 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003LPUPDI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #29,212 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Loved it 13 Nov 2006
Format:Paperback
When I went to my book stash looking for something easy to read I had a few to choose from but the sparkly bits on `Be Careful What You Wish For' caught my eye so out it came. I'd seen mixed reviews about this book but I'm glad it was the one I chose as it fitted my mood perfectly. After a series of heavy reads I needed something light and fluffy and `Be Careful What you Wish For' gave me just that. Its chick lit but it's amusing in a `Shopaholic' kinda way. I for one giggled along through it just like I did with the Shopaholic books and I've found nothing since Shopaholic to give me a really good giggle so I was surprised to find this one did.

The story is about Heather Hamilton who finds all her tiny wishes coming through after buying a piece of lucky heather from a gypsy. All of a sudden there's a spare seat on the tube, there's a parking space outside her apartment and the sexy neighbour she's always fancied asks her out for a drink. But Heather soon realizes that maybe it's not so great having all your wishes come true.

I really enjoyed this book and it made me think of a book I bought for my niece called `Felicity Wishes'. It's amusing, easy to read and has a feel-good factor to it that puts it above the rest. It's predictable in some ways but that doesn't detract from the story at all. I'll definitely be looking up Alexandra Potter to see what else she's got to offer. If they're half as good as this one I'll be stocking up!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I can imagine that most women can relate to this fantastic story of magical wishes and excitement. Its certainly a 'cant put down' book, which initially appeared fairly predictable, but ended with many twists in the tale. This left me feeling fluffy and warm and with the thought that good things can happen to those who deserve them.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Reptile
Format:Paperback
This book is funny and well crafted, but too light to be really interesting. The lucky heather is the starting point for some jokes rather than a real superstition, but it impedes any genuine theme from emerging. Another problem is that the ending is too predictable - you can see it coming more or less from the start of the book.

Although I like humorous books, I am not normally a chicklit fan. If you are, you might enjoy this.
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Bit disappointed...
I've just finished this and I'm sorry to say I'm quite disappointed. Throughout the book the characters experiences and conversations were written in great detail but when it... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Clares_19
easy read
It is a very enjoyable book with an interesting story line. Although I liked the ending, I thought it could have been stronger. I still enjoyed the journey to get there though.
Published 21 days ago by Seker
A girly read for grown up make believe
Potter is an author I had yet to come across and therfore this book was the first of hers I have read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by V. Franklin
Funny, enjoyable and excellent read
This is the first Alexandra Potter book I've read, but I've already bought another, s it was so good. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Linda
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If i could give this book more than 5 stars i would. WOW is the only words that i can muster. This is a typical Alexandra Potter rom com with a hint of magic twist. Read more
Published 12 months ago by happy
Brilliant!
This was my very first Alexandra Potters books but will most definatly not be my last. I can't imagine anyone not relating to the main character Heather, surely we all go around... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rebecca22
Great Read
I really enjoyed this book. Its an easy read, light, funny, romantic and enjoyable. it leaves you with a feel good factor at the end and unlike some other books a satisfied... Read more
Published 17 months ago by G.......wizz
Brilliant
I thought this was a great story line. We all wish for things that we think we want without understanding what we really need. This book gives a great insight into this phenomenon. Read more
Published 18 months ago by jan
Loved it
Having read a lot of non fiction and gritty crime stories for many years I decided to try something different. The problem is I don't like girly girly slushy books. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bookworm
OK chic lit
An entertaining enough, if predictable, story. But what I want to know is how the "heroine", having arrived at the airport direct from a wedding, not having previously known that... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dame Meditation
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