In addition to my love for makeup, I also love to read. To be more precise, I love to read chick lit. I guess I'm someone who would call themselves a hopeless romantic - I'm a sucker for the love stories and the happy endings. I was in Tesco the other day and saw Sophie Kinsella's Mini Shopaholic, and since I own all the previous novels in the Shopaholic series, I really wanted to get it. What clinched it for me was that little yellow sticker on the front of the book that said "2 for £8, or £4.49 each". Since the book retails for £7.99, it was pretty much like getting a book free.
(I would like to add that when I checked out the books mentioned in the blog on Amazon.co.uk, they were £3.49, which meant I could have saved some money if I had waited and gotten it on Amazon, but oh well, what can you do? It was still a good deal though)
My eyes scanned all the other books that were on offer, and I have to admit it, I do get drawn to the front cover of books. (This I do with apps too, I get drawn to certain app icons, but that's a whole other story altogether). I got drawn to the shiny title and also to the actual title. I don't usually branch out and read books from new authors, in case the book turns out to be rubbish. I usually read books on recommendations, and if I liked the book, branch out to other books that the author has published. This is why looking at my bookshelf, I have many books from the same author. Anyway, back to the story - why am I painting such an in-depth back story for this blog? Although I didn't really recognise the author, I read the blurb - the booked seem kind of interesting. I opened the book to find out what other titles this author may have written, and that's when I saw that I actually had one of her books already. I received a free book with a magazine (can't remember which one or when) called "I Heart New York". Although the book wasn't the best book I've read, it was good enough. I probably wouldn't have paid for it, in hindsight, but I probably will re-read the book sometime in the future. I thought I'd give this book a shot, and let me just say, I am so glad I did.
The picture below is the front cover and the spine of the book (to give you some indication of the length of the book).
Let me preface this review by saying that I am pretty lenient with my book reviews. I am not a harsh critic, if the story if cliché, predictable, same-old - I still enjoy it. If you don't like the chick lit genre, then you might want to give this a miss. If you do happen to like trashy chick lit novels, you'll probably enjoy this as much as I did! Before I go in too deep with this review (I can't believe I haven't even started), I will type out the blurb for all you single gals (or not) to read~
Rachel Summers loves a to-do list:
✓ Boyfriend
✓ Flat
✓ Great job
NOT on the list:
✓ Being dumped
Best friends Emelie and Matthew ride to her rescue with an entirely new kind of list - The Single Girl's To-Do List. Rachel doesn't know it, but it will take her on all kinds of wild adventures - and get her in some romantic pickles too. And then it won't be a case of what but who she decides to tick off...
✓ Mr. Bendy yoga instructor ✓Mr. teenage sweetheart in Toronto ✓ Mr. persistent ex ✓ Mr. deeply unsuitable
The Single Girl's To Do-List gives Rachel the perfect heartbreak cure - and proves love is out there if you're willing to take a chance.
Like I said before, I don't usually dislike books, but I also don't rave about books either. It usually takes me a while to get into books, but when I do, I'm the type of person who won't put the book down. I was finding it hard to sleep the same night I got the book, and decided to just read ONE chapter. I thought that would be fine because it took me a while to get into I Heart New York, so I thought it would be the same. One chapter turned into two, which turned into three, which turned into reading the entire book in one sitting and sleeping at 7am - oh-er.
I was so engrossed by the first chapter, I got sucked into the world that is Rachel Summers and her best gal-pal Emelie, and every gal's much needed gay friend. Yes, the story is predictable, and yes, it's also cliché - but I LOVED it. I was just thinking that this book would have been what I needed a couple of years ago when I was heartbroken. I'm not single, so I know it seems pretty strange why I would pick a book like this, but I would still highly recommend to those who are in happy relationships. I think that if you've just gotten out of a relationship, this book is perfect for you! I think almost every girl out there can relate to this book - there's always that one guy who breaks up for you for no apparent reason. I don't want to spoil it too much, but did I mention - Rachel Summers is a makeup artist! I guess that made me enjoy the story even more (even if there isn't much talk about her career). I fell in love with her gay best friend, and her female gal pal (probably not as much). I love the friendship they have and the support they showed her. I didn't find Rachel annoying either, which was pleasantly surprising - I have the tendency to find the female lead to be rather annoying (Grey's Anatomy anyone? Meredith was the sole reason I stopped watched after the first half of the first season, as much as I loved Katherine Heigl). There was one annoying character - I won't reveal as to who, but there's always got to be that one character you love to hate.
It is just a really good-feel kind of book - go out and buy it! And if Amazon's price is still the same (£3.49) - why the hell not?!
My final verdict on this book is:
❤❤❤❤♡ (4 out of 5 hearts) ^^
So what are you waiting for?! Go out and get reading! And until next time..
- Diem xo
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