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How to Get a Love Life by Rosie Blake (view source)
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This is not a bad book, but the more I read the more familiar it seemed. The words were new, the characters original, and yet it all seemed a bit familiar. I knew before they met which boys would not be suitable for Nicola. And I guessed way too early on which one she might be ending up with. It's a new book of an old story, and I was sorry to realise not much else was going to happen. There is a point to the story, but it ambles away from this quite happily on repeated occasions. I also thought the issue with Nicola's fastidiousness slipped away too easily. As a fellow things-in-order freak I would not have given up on my ways so soon and with such little fight.
The book had many funny moments, but they did not entirely fit together, and the story seemed somewhat disorganised. The prologue set a scene we then worked our way back to, but it gave me the feel of a different story than the one that then unfolded. It's a cute story but in a sea of chicklit chick-lit, it didn't stand out, or remain with me for more than the briefest of moments after I finished the final chapter.
It's worth your time when you've run out of things to read, but my view would be it doesn't need to be near the top of the pile.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending us a copy to review. We also have a review of [[How to Find your (First) Husband by Rosie Blake]].
If you are a fan of this genre, we would also recommend [[The One That Got Away by Melissa Pimentel]]