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~Shortlisted for the 2012 RoNAs (Romantic Novelists' Association's Awards) for Romantic Comedy Novel category.~ --The Romantic Novelists' Association
~~Darker than most chick-lit offerings, Please Don't Stop the Music proves a compelling story featuring two complex but likeable characters. Emotionally charged but also full of humour, this is an accomplished debut from a promising new author.~ 3* review News of the World, January 2011 --News of the World
~This is a good book but I suspect that there will be better to come from this author as she develops her craft and allows full rein to her glorious sense of humour. She's got a very good plot here and some characters you really warm to. It's a couple of days since I finished the book and I've been wondering about them, as though they're people that I know. There's a sensitive hand with disabilities and problems; you can understand why people hate them, but they don't diminish the characters in your eyes. There is one character I must mention. Saskia is just about a pantomime villain - you're ready to boo as soon as the name appears and she lacks much in the way of redeeming features, but I loved her! I howled with laughter at some her put-downs an I had a perfect picture of her in my mind's eye. More please!~ --The Bookbag
~From the start I found myself connecting with the characters. They were believable and I could imagine them as real people. The two main characters, Ben and Jemina both have underlying secrets and as the book progresses, are hinted at. This made me want to keep reading to find out all the whys and hows .... ... I actually found it rather more upmarket than other chick lit. Yes, it was easy to read but with a great plot, really believable characters and lots of laugh-out-loud moments - I loved it! Jane Lovering is definitely an author on my reading list now - I can't wait for her next book!~~ --Belinda, Editor. Families, Vale of York Magazine.
~From the start I found myself connecting with the characters. They were believable and I could imagine them as real people. The two main characters, Ben and Jemina both have underlying secrets and as the book progresses, are hinted at. This made me want to keep reading to find out all the whys and hows .... ... I actually found it rather more upmarket than other chick lit. Yes, it was easy to read but with a great plot, really believable characters and lots of laugh-out-loud moments - I loved it! Jane Lovering is definitely an author on my reading list now - I can't wait for her next book!~ --Belinda, Editor. Families, Vale of York Magazine.
~~Darker than most chick-lit offerings, Please Don't Stop the Music proves a compelling story featuring two complex but likeable characters. Emotionally charged but also full of humour, this is an accomplished debut from a promising new author.~ 3* review News of the World, January 2011 --News of the World
~This is a good book but I suspect that there will be better to come from this author as she develops her craft and allows full rein to her glorious sense of humour. She's got a very good plot here and some characters you really warm to. It's a couple of days since I finished the book and I've been wondering about them, as though they're people that I know. There's a sensitive hand with disabilities and problems; you can understand why people hate them, but they don't diminish the characters in your eyes. There is one character I must mention. Saskia is just about a pantomime villain - you're ready to boo as soon as the name appears and she lacks much in the way of redeeming features, but I loved her! I howled with laughter at some her put-downs an I had a perfect picture of her in my mind's eye. More please!~ --The Bookbag
~From the start I found myself connecting with the characters. They were believable and I could imagine them as real people. The two main characters, Ben and Jemina both have underlying secrets and as the book progresses, are hinted at. This made me want to keep reading to find out all the whys and hows .... ... I actually found it rather more upmarket than other chick lit. Yes, it was easy to read but with a great plot, really believable characters and lots of laugh-out-loud moments - I loved it! Jane Lovering is definitely an author on my reading list now - I can't wait for her next book!~~ --Belinda, Editor. Families, Vale of York Magazine.
~From the start I found myself connecting with the characters. They were believable and I could imagine them as real people. The two main characters, Ben and Jemina both have underlying secrets and as the book progresses, are hinted at. This made me want to keep reading to find out all the whys and hows .... ... I actually found it rather more upmarket than other chick lit. Yes, it was easy to read but with a great plot, really believable characters and lots of laugh-out-loud moments - I loved it! Jane Lovering is definitely an author on my reading list now - I can't wait for her next book!~ --Belinda, Editor. Families, Vale of York Magazine.
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How much can you hide? Jemima Hutton is determined to build a successful new life and keep her past a dark secret. Trouble is, her jewellery business looks set to fail - until enigmatic Ben Davies offers to stock her handmade belt buckles in his guitar shop and things start looking up, on all fronts. But Ben has secrets too. When Jemima finds out he used to be the front man of hugely successful Indie rock band Willow Down, she wants to know more. Why did he desert the band on their US tour? Why is he now a semi-recluse? And the curiosity is mutual - which means that her own secret is no longer safe ...
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A lovely romantic read with some brilliant twists,
By Lally (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Please Don't Stop The Music (Paperback)
This novel starts as it means to go on, with a great opening sentence (You know you're in for a bad day when the Devil eats your last HobNob)spoken by the heroine, Jemima. A witty, charismatic character who has a big secret which she doesn't want to share, Jemima meets her match in former rock musician Ben, who has a secret of his own. Who will admit the attraction first - Ben or Jemima? I was kept on tenterhooks as I waited to find out.I can't discuss the developing story line of this novel without giving far too much away. But I will say this - when Ben finally opens up to Jemima, it's one of those of-course-why-didn't-I-notice-that-ages-ago moments, and I was really impressed. The clues and hints are all there, but they are so cleverly hidden that the reader (or this reader, anyway) didn't spot them. The characters are great. They're all brilliantly realised and well-rounded, and I cared about them all. Well, apart from the villainess Saskia, whom I wanted to slap! Single mother Rosie and her baby son Harry are lovely. Landlord, disgustingly successful artist and sex god (he wishes) Jason is lots of fun. The hero Ben is sweet, vulnerable, totally gorgeous (ooh those tight jeans) and also completely believable. Since the story is narrated in the first person by Jemima, it is easy to identify with this heroine, and to want everything to come right for her in the end. This story exemplifies the fact that when you fall in love you hand the beloved a loaded gun. Over the course of the story, Jemima and Ben learn to be brave enough to trust, and they're rewarded for it in the end. If you enjoy romantic fiction full of slightly risque but hilarious humour, clever plotting and characters who will live on in your mind, this story is for you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Please don't stop the music - Jane Lovering,
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This review is from: Please Don't Stop The Music (Paperback)
Wow, what a fantastic book!There was no other way to start this review, I can't believe it took me so long to pick it up and read - I loved it! Jane Lovering's style of writing is fun and extremely easy to read. I found myself sitting down to read it and easily reading 3/4 chapters without realising it. The story flowed really nicely and I warmed straight away to the characters, (well, not to Saskia, but you will know why when you read the book!) I am an avid follower of Jane Lovering on her blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts, and as soon as I read the first line of the book, I knew it was going to be good. Her writing style is unique, witty and very sarcastic at times, which is great. It is exactly how she writes on her blog, and so it was refreshing to know it came from her heart. So, the story. Well, it is about a young woman, Jemima, who runs a jewellery making business. She works extremely hard so that she can forget her dark, murky past; of which we do not find out what it is until later in the book. (And it's a good'un!) She then meets mysterious Ben Davies, who also has a few dark secrets of his own. They form an unlikely friendship and when Jemima starts asking questions, she then realises that she can no longer keep her own past a secret if she wants to know about his... A lovely story with well rounded characters and a great ending. I really look forward to reading Jane's next book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More twists and turns than a twisty turny thing,
This review is from: Please Don't Stop The Music (Paperback)
I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend and was not disappointed at all.The author describes it as a dark, psychological romance with jokes which is exactly as I found it to be and more. I found myself unable to put it down until I had finished reading it and the characters stayed with me for quite a while afterwards. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a story that is more complex than the average romance with more than the requisite amount of twists and turns. I am sooo looking forward to getting my hands on the next offering from Miss. Lovering, 'Starstruck' I can't wait.
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