This would be the equivalent of watching a sitcom for an hour- it was silly but it kept me from thinking too hard for a while. I had a friend that would call this sort of book "mental masturbation". I think I agree.

It was okay. The girl was way too dumb. There was a point in the story when I actually said "oh-no" out loud cause she was just too dumb.

From a blog post I wrote in 2005:

If you're not into Chick Lit, read no further as Clare Naylor's latest book is just that. British Chick Lit to boot.

The protagonist is a youngish painter of animal portraits in London called Kate Disney. Kate's trying to get over a bad boy boyfriend whom all of her friends loathe but to whom she's completely addicted. Into Kate's life appears French actress Mirabelle Moncur, a sex symbol from the 60s who's still got it and wants to show Kate that Kate's got it, too. The two form an unlikely friendship, our heroine makes a bunch of stupid choices (common for the genre) but everyone does live happily ever after.

This was a perfect book to read on a lazy holiday afternoon.

Audio--Woman artist needing to take charge of her life, directed by aging French actress. Not very memorable.

It was a fun story but A LOT of swearing and sex. I listened to this on CD and couldn't listen with anyone else in earshot. Beware!

This was your basic british chick lit. Nothing special.

2.5

Slow start but interesting facts women should know.

It was something I casually picked out, ending up only to end up with same casual feelings.
3 stars is enough to top it off.
Only wish there was more excitement and more sense of humor in this story according to it's plot.

Hmm...3.5 stars for this one.

Naylor is a good writer. This book has a lot of potential, and I wouldn't rule out reading more from her. But why do heroines in women's fiction, especially younger women, always have to be so insecure? Kate, the protagonist, is a phenomenally talented artist. She's pretty, as we get told over and over again, and she has amber eyes, as we also are consistently reminded of. She's smart, although not in the ways of love, but an insecure wreck to the point you want to scream at her. How many times does she have to have people throwing tons of money at her before she believes her artwork is kinda sorta okay?

The POV switches are odd too. Naylor jumps into anyone's mind, at any time, often leaping into three of four different characters' brains in one page. It's unsettling.

While the title is a bit misleading--this is really a book about a young woman learning not to settle for less than she deserves from men--it's decent brain candy. I'd just love to read about young women whose inner dialogue consists of something other than, "I suck," until a man comes along and makes them feel better about themselves. Call me crazy.

I thought this was a hilariously funny book. Haven't we all chosen the wrong man. Like the REALLY wrong man. And the sad things is, you know you are doing it at the time too. Anyway, if you have ever made a decision out of sheer panic, you can relate to the main character. Super-esay read, I finished it in about 4 hours.

it's cute, it's clever, there's lots of sharp ripostes and one-liners, and it definitely pulled me in. overall, a good book for a quick, light, fun read.