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'Another sure-fire hit' Closer 'Parks has produced another sassy blinder' Mirror
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'When it comes to fiction reflecting feminine issues, Adele Parks has her finger on the pulse' -- Glamour 'Wonderfully plotted, moving and insightful...shot through with funny, tender and observant moments' -- Daily Mail 'Full of emotional set-pieces and real insight into relationships between men and women' -- Heat 'A fabulous mix of comedy, real life and emotional depth' -- Daily Express 'A wicked pleasure' -- Woman & Home 'She is a particularly acute observer of relationship ups and downs, and her stories are always as insightful as they are entertaining' -- Daily Mirror 'Guaranteed to keep you hooked until the end' -- She magazine 'Parks writes with wit and a keen eye for detail' -- Guardian 'Deliciously down to earth' -- The Times 'Entertaining and sophisticated' -- Marie Claire 'Observant, sensitive and funny' -- Closer 'Dark, funny and observant' -- Cosmopolitan 'Compulsively addictive' -- Elle
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is good in all the ways a good book should be. Many have complained that it is so unbelievable but isn't that what you want from a good fiction novel? Yes half the plot would probably not happen to you in a month of Sundays but it made for exciting reading.
The plot centres on fern. A florist who is stuck in a rut with her boyfriend. With 30 approaching she gives him an ultimatum - marry me or it's over. On the morning of her 30th Adam does not acknowledge the ultimatum but gives her tickets to the Scottie concert - which he got free. With this still stuck in her mind she embarks or a whirlwind romance with Scottie leaving Adam for dust but she then has to ask herself is the grass greener?
This book is so out there and unbelievable that you get swept into he story from page one. Fern, Scott and Adam are all extremely likeable characters despite their flaws and although it is a fairly out there book you do experience the feeling that the characters feel. It was a joy to read this book and I would recommend it on. Yes it is farfetched - but that is what makes it so fantastic. It is well written and stick to Adele's quirky writing style. I would recommend this and most of her other books to all fans of chick lit novels.
The plot centres on fern. A florist who is stuck in a rut with her boyfriend. With 30 approaching she gives him an ultimatum - marry me or it's over. On the morning of her 30th Adam does not acknowledge the ultimatum but gives her tickets to the Scottie concert - which he got free. With this still stuck in her mind she embarks or a whirlwind romance with Scottie leaving Adam for dust but she then has to ask herself is the grass greener?
This book is so out there and unbelievable that you get swept into he story from page one. Fern, Scott and Adam are all extremely likeable characters despite their flaws and although it is a fairly out there book you do experience the feeling that the characters feel. It was a joy to read this book and I would recommend it on. Yes it is farfetched - but that is what makes it so fantastic. It is well written and stick to Adele's quirky writing style. I would recommend this and most of her other books to all fans of chick lit novels.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not a die-hard fan of either chick-lit or Parks but picked this up for some light relief and would say that it half delivers.
The characters are all very predictable: Fern the florist, lazy old boyfriend, gay best friend, new rock star Robbie-Williams-alike new boyfriend etc.
Fern can often be really, really irritating: after moaning on about her current boyfriend's inadequacies, she then issues him with an ultimatum - propose or they're over. And, later, almost forces herself into an unwanted marriage since she 'has no other option'. For an educated girl of 30 with a job that's really pathetic...
However, the fun part is when she's whisked off to LA to live a life of wealth and luxury, and Fern's huge enjoyment of the whole thing is completely infectious and fun. The contrived 'chastity pact' , though, seems absurd and neither of the men were at all attractive in my view which rather spoilt the point of the reading experience.
So really no more than brainless fluff, completely throwaway and forgettable.
The characters are all very predictable: Fern the florist, lazy old boyfriend, gay best friend, new rock star Robbie-Williams-alike new boyfriend etc.
Fern can often be really, really irritating: after moaning on about her current boyfriend's inadequacies, she then issues him with an ultimatum - propose or they're over. And, later, almost forces herself into an unwanted marriage since she 'has no other option'. For an educated girl of 30 with a job that's really pathetic...
However, the fun part is when she's whisked off to LA to live a life of wealth and luxury, and Fern's huge enjoyment of the whole thing is completely infectious and fun. The contrived 'chastity pact' , though, seems absurd and neither of the men were at all attractive in my view which rather spoilt the point of the reading experience.
So really no more than brainless fluff, completely throwaway and forgettable.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is such a let-down from the standard you normally get from Adele Parks.
The book felt overlong, the charecters did not feel real and it just felt like a waste of time and a book.
Lets just hope the next book is a return to form.
The book felt overlong, the charecters did not feel real and it just felt like a waste of time and a book.
Lets just hope the next book is a return to form.
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Disappointing
I've read all of Adele Parks' books except the most recent one and this is the one I enjoyed the least by far. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jen
great british book
I got right into this book with no problem. It's easy to read, and easy to get started. It's not what I'd pictured this book to be. Nor what I'd consider a GREAT piece of chic-lit. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mary-The Sweet Bookshelf
Love Lies
I really enjoyed this book by Adele Parks and would recommend it to any chick that has ever daydreamed at some time of marrying a bad boy from a boy band! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs M
oh dear!!!
ok pretty typical chick book plot but it didnt come alive with parks usual style. couldnt get into it and took too long to get into the best part of the story.
Published 11 months ago by Lindymck
Amazing!
I'd never read an Adele Parks book before Love Lies, and randomly bought it whilst doing the online grocery shop, but I am so glad I did! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Chrissy Jacobs
If you need to take your mind off...
... and are looking for a light, more than easy read, then get this book. It has no depth whatsoever. Pure chick-lit if you like the genre. Read more
Published 23 months ago by I LOVE BOOKS
Not as good as her others but its not that bad
This book is about a girl who falls in love with a popstar. It's predicable stuff and not as good or as intelligent as some of her other books and it's a bit novel-by-numbers. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Rosebud Rosen
loved it
I could not put this book down and greatly enjoyed it. I love a happy ending and this just kept me guessing.
Published on 30 April 2010 by Mrs. D. Botham
Can fame and money always give you what you want? ..
After reading my first Adele Parks book a long time ago I was drawn to reading this one after reading the back in Tescos, and I'm glad that I did. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by E. Goodwin
Only for the romantic dreamer
It's quite funny to see the two camps of readers: on the one hand the hard-eyed realists, demanding literary excellence (and therefore being disappointed by this book), and on the... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by Caramella d'Urbanville
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