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It Started With A Kiss...
From the author that gave you the Sunday Times top 10 selling title, Fairytale of New York, join our heroine Romilly as she discovers how far she will go to find the man of her dreams. What would you do to find the one that got away? As the singer in a wedding band, Romily Parker has seen her fair share of happy endings, even though her own love life isn't quite as simple....more
Paperback, 391 pages
Published
November 10th 2011
by Avon
(first published 2011)
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I was a bit surprised by some of the negative reviews but different people have different tastes I guess. :) For me, I LOVE it. I think it has done well in several aspects. Heart-warming? Checked. Element(s) of surprise? Checked. Good detailing? Checked checked! I particularly enjoyed how the author described Romily and her bandmates as they performed in various wedding (or not) gigs.
Also, the author acknowledged through Romily that searching for that elusive man who gave her a smooch after hel...more
Also, the author acknowledged through Romily that searching for that elusive man who gave her a smooch after hel...more
I picked this book up in the supermarket and was really looking forward to a light, fun read. The writing was generally easy and competent, and the premise was great. However I didn't feel like anything actually happened, besides the band members playing a ton of similar wedding gigs. The book goes through a whole year, and I've read several books recently that follow this plot device, and at times it really feels like a laundry list or a girl's diary. Mention of the weather, a quick run-through...more
'It Started with a Kiss' by Miranda Dickinson has got to be one of the best books that I have read during 2012! It was everything that I LOVE to read in a book, funny, romantic, and it had a perfect ending.
What I thought of the front cover.
I ADORED it!
It depicts the perfect Christmassy scene, and with Christmas only a few days away, this really struck a chord with me :) It's beauuutiful! Everything about it screams out 'LOVE', 'MAGIC' and 'TAKING CHANCES'. I, for one, would love to be the wom...more
I originally had It Started with a Kiss on my to-read list for December 2011. I ordered it from Bokus but it never arrived. I stumbled upon it again on Amazon.co.uk and decided I had to have it. I am so glad I decided to read it. ISwaK is a sweet story about fate, love and second chances.
Romily (Rom) Parker is a vocalist in a wedding band. She's been in love with her best friend Charlie for too long. The trouble is Charlie's completely clueless to how she feels about him. On Christmas Eve, she...more
Romily (Rom) Parker is a vocalist in a wedding band. She's been in love with her best friend Charlie for too long. The trouble is Charlie's completely clueless to how she feels about him. On Christmas Eve, she...more
Romily is secretly in love from her best friend Charlie . They both belong to the same band and they perform mainly for wedding.
One day Romily decided to tell Charlie she loves him and he didn’t react as she wanted .So she run away . She made fall a toys stall on the Christmas market and a man stopped to help her . When she left he follow her and kissed her and vanished into the market .
It was such a special kiss that she decided to find him again despite the fact that she only knows what he was...more
One day Romily decided to tell Charlie she loves him and he didn’t react as she wanted .So she run away . She made fall a toys stall on the Christmas market and a man stopped to help her . When she left he follow her and kissed her and vanished into the market .
It was such a special kiss that she decided to find him again despite the fact that she only knows what he was...more
After searching for a good, fun romance similar to Sophie Kinsella and Gemma Burgess; I stumbled onto this in the Kindle Store and had high hopes given all the positive reviews. Sadly, this book has disappointed me more than any other I've read this entire year!
I'm a sucker for a modern day fairytale, but also essential to any good romance IMO are strong female characters. While Romily, did grow as a character I found her too 'flighty' for my taste. She just told her best friend she's been in lo...more
I'm a sucker for a modern day fairytale, but also essential to any good romance IMO are strong female characters. While Romily, did grow as a character I found her too 'flighty' for my taste. She just told her best friend she's been in lo...more
What a book! This truly is the ultimate tale of fate and destiny. A complete fairytale; a lot of girls will recognise this fantasy.
I was hooked from the very first sentence, and that addiction didn’t relent until I’d turned the very last page! Some books just grab you, reel you in and hold you in suspense and it isn’t until you’ve finished that you realise you’ve been holding your breath. This is one of those.
The set list that Miranda Dickinson has accompanying this book is perfect – it fits wit...more
I was hooked from the very first sentence, and that addiction didn’t relent until I’d turned the very last page! Some books just grab you, reel you in and hold you in suspense and it isn’t until you’ve finished that you realise you’ve been holding your breath. This is one of those.
The set list that Miranda Dickinson has accompanying this book is perfect – it fits wit...more
First things things, this is an excellent book to take with you if you have a hospital appointment. Light and cheery, it doesn't dwell on the negative long enough for any of it to seep through to you making this a pleasant read all round. The positive message contained within this novel about the limitlessness of possibility really makes you feel hopeful, while at the same time the character of Romily is a welcome antidote to all those tormented and tortured heroines in novels. Whilst I don't th...more
Romily Parker meets a gorgeous stranger on the last Saturday before Christmas after embarrassingly telling her best friend she is in love with him. The stranger kisses her and tells her she is beautiful then disappears. Romily is on a mission to find him. Her best friend Wren, Auntie Mags and Uncle Dudley help her find him but do they succeed?
I loved this book from the gorgeous Christmas cover until the end. I think although the first few chapters are set around the Christmas period it’s a book...more
I loved this book from the gorgeous Christmas cover until the end. I think although the first few chapters are set around the Christmas period it’s a book...more
I really enjoyed reading this book. I fell in love with all the characters, apart from the few who mocked and didn't support Romily in her quest. I did have a few different endings in my head but none of them were the correct ending which I'm quite glad as I guess all the time and most are right. I loved how charlie decided he had feelings for her, which was kind of inevitable as that what guys are like but I'm glad it ended how it did between then and she finally got the guy who had been feeli...more
To be honest, I didn't really have high hopes for this book when I first started it. I thought it was gonna be just another typical cheesy romance novel and I was pretty sure that I knew how it was gonna end. O how wrong was I!!! This novel had much more substance than I predicted and much to my delight, the novels ending wasn't what I expected at all which was great. I loved this book. Loved the characters and loved the overall theme which was 'to never give up on your dreams as anything is pos...more
Firstly, I have to thank Miranda Dickinson herself and Chloe's Chick Lit Reviews for the signed book I won!! It came the day before Christmas Eve and was the perfect Christmas gift. If you're somehow reading this, it totally made my day, thank you!
This was exactly the book I needed. I started reading it on Christmas Eve, so I wanted a nice, light-hearted read to snuggle in bed with and make me feel all warm inside. This was like one of Auntie Mags' cakes and the perfect prescription.
I loved th...more
This was exactly the book I needed. I started reading it on Christmas Eve, so I wanted a nice, light-hearted read to snuggle in bed with and make me feel all warm inside. This was like one of Auntie Mags' cakes and the perfect prescription.
I loved th...more
Disclaimer: This is not my type of book at all so take what I have to say with a grain of salt.
This was The Wedding Singer meets a Sunday afternoon Lifetime channel movie..you know, the ones that suck you in forcing you to watch till the end all the while seeing previews for the next that you just have to watch. The next thing you know it's 8pm and time for The Amazing Race.
I think I would have liked the book more if it didn't have all the band stuff in it...pretty unnecessary. There were a lot...more
This was The Wedding Singer meets a Sunday afternoon Lifetime channel movie..you know, the ones that suck you in forcing you to watch till the end all the while seeing previews for the next that you just have to watch. The next thing you know it's 8pm and time for The Amazing Race.
I think I would have liked the book more if it didn't have all the band stuff in it...pretty unnecessary. There were a lot...more
I feel a cheesy chick-lit coming on. If she ends up with the best friend i'll actually shoot myself! She must end up with the mysterious stranger
Holy shit I enjoyed this. Not the best chick lit I have ever ever read but it was fun. I wished like hell that we saw more of the main love interest, however; since the book was about the girl finding the mystery man I suppose it makes sense that we don't see him.
There was one point where I thought he was going to end up with the best friend Charlie. M...more
Holy shit I enjoyed this. Not the best chick lit I have ever ever read but it was fun. I wished like hell that we saw more of the main love interest, however; since the book was about the girl finding the mystery man I suppose it makes sense that we don't see him.
There was one point where I thought he was going to end up with the best friend Charlie. M...more
I came across It Started With a Kiss in a charity shop and I knew - just by reading the little blurb at the back of the book - that it'll take me in for a ride. And it did! It may not have been as amazing as some of the books I've read from Jill Mansell, but it brought so many emotions, you have no idea. The romance just keeps you challenging against gravity because you just have no clue where the actual story will end up. Although it has an extensive sea of other events going on and there are s...more
I honestly did not expect the ending. I know it's chick lit fiction but seriously? The ending was so unrealistic(view spoiler). Call me cynical or whatever it's like Dickinson didn't make up her mind as to whom Rom would end up with. IMHO, the meeting of Rom and PK and Rom not ending up with Charlie came out like an after thought. It's like, Dickinson: "Hmmmm...more
I was so excited to get this book, as I have loved Miranda's previous books, and she is one of my favourite authors :)
It's such a lovely book, really took me in, and I adored the characters. I absolutely loved Uncle Dudley and Auntie Mags, they are so lovely! Really felt like I was in the room with them whenever they were in a scene :)
I loved how Miranda kept you guessing, even when I thought what the ending would be, Miranda manages to produce a twist that I didn't see coming!
Definitely get...more
It's such a lovely book, really took me in, and I adored the characters. I absolutely loved Uncle Dudley and Auntie Mags, they are so lovely! Really felt like I was in the room with them whenever they were in a scene :)
I loved how Miranda kept you guessing, even when I thought what the ending would be, Miranda manages to produce a twist that I didn't see coming!
Definitely get...more
What a fab, fun read! I took this on holiday with me and lying on a beach in 28 degree heat whilst reading about Christmas was so surreal!!
This book follows Romily as she embarks on a quest to find love though the next year. Brilliantly fun characters and a real feel good factor to the story. Nothing goes quite as smoothly as you’d hope and I adored her Auntie mags and Uncle Dudley, everyone should have family members like them.
I loved the way that the chapters all had songs as the headings, ver...more
This book follows Romily as she embarks on a quest to find love though the next year. Brilliantly fun characters and a real feel good factor to the story. Nothing goes quite as smoothly as you’d hope and I adored her Auntie mags and Uncle Dudley, everyone should have family members like them.
I loved the way that the chapters all had songs as the headings, ver...more
In The days before my beloved kindle, I would happily root through books at my local supermarket and my husband would roll his eyes at another paperback 'appearing' in our bedroom.
This novel was one of 'those' books, a treasure found amongst all the other best selling books.
One word to sum up the book would be ~ SWEET. The kind of story that you find yourself lost in. Great characters, brilliant original storyline and FULL of heartwarming, 'how it should be' romance.
Check out the blurb this co...more
This novel was one of 'those' books, a treasure found amongst all the other best selling books.
One word to sum up the book would be ~ SWEET. The kind of story that you find yourself lost in. Great characters, brilliant original storyline and FULL of heartwarming, 'how it should be' romance.
Check out the blurb this co...more
It was the lovely cover that first attracted me to this book, and the story was just as beautiful! What I loved most of all about this story was that it was set in my home town of birmingham. When the setting was in the german market which is something i go to every year. it was lovely to know where each places were in the book. the story was so romantic and lovely. I went on the tour that the author did last year round the german market it was just like living the book.
I re-read this last chris...more
I re-read this last chris...more
On a cold day in the library I caught up with a Miranda Dickinson book.
Initially shocked by the rejection of Charlie it was an enormous relief for some excitement to discover Romily Parker kissed by a glamorous stranger in Birmingham although to be honest is unlikely to happen as you get pushed by students with green and pink hair.
Other characters like her friend Wren, Uncle Dudley and Auntie Mags got on my nerves quite alot diverting you from the plot which at times was slow and too serious. A...more
Initially shocked by the rejection of Charlie it was an enormous relief for some excitement to discover Romily Parker kissed by a glamorous stranger in Birmingham although to be honest is unlikely to happen as you get pushed by students with green and pink hair.
Other characters like her friend Wren, Uncle Dudley and Auntie Mags got on my nerves quite alot diverting you from the plot which at times was slow and too serious. A...more
They say "don't judge a book by its cover". But when it comes to chick-lit, that's exactly what I do. As I walked into the shop and saw its shiny cover, I knew I had to read it.
And I was right. It's not one of those books that will blow your mind (that's why to me it's a 3.5 stars), but it's definitely the perfect book to cuddle up on the sofa with while outside's snowing and Christmas is just around the corner. Although the story spans over an entire year, the holiday feeling never leaves you....more
And I was right. It's not one of those books that will blow your mind (that's why to me it's a 3.5 stars), but it's definitely the perfect book to cuddle up on the sofa with while outside's snowing and Christmas is just around the corner. Although the story spans over an entire year, the holiday feeling never leaves you....more
Dickinson creates a great friendship between Romily and the other members of her band, The Pinstripes, which is enjoyable to read, as is the relationship between Romily and her aunt and uncle. The characterisation and the initial plot idea is great. The way in which the author incorporates blog and email entries is unusual but adds to the realistic tale. Sometimes, the story lags and the narrative is less interesting in places, but the ending makes the journey worthwhile. Dickinson leads the rea...more
The premise is interesting but the story is not developed well...
The plot is all about the main character's search for finding her 'Phantom Kisser', however there is hardly anything that she does to actually 'search' him... it's more of a 'wait' rather. No effort has been put towards developing any of the other characters as well, except for her uncle and aunt. The book continues in a series of events (weddings , meetings ...) but nothing significant ever happens that would touch your heart
Sti...more
The plot is all about the main character's search for finding her 'Phantom Kisser', however there is hardly anything that she does to actually 'search' him... it's more of a 'wait' rather. No effort has been put towards developing any of the other characters as well, except for her uncle and aunt. The book continues in a series of events (weddings , meetings ...) but nothing significant ever happens that would touch your heart
Sti...more
Mar 04, 2012
Hsiau Wei
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This book tell the story of Romily who decided to give herself a year long to search for her prince charming; who kissed her on Christmas eve without leaving her with a name! She started a blog detailing her journey with the help from her bandmate and her uncle Dudley and Aunty Magsie. The story proceed to detail her journey which was full of obstacles, dissappointment and frustration.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I like the story and Romily very much. Although i was rather sceptical with...more
I really enjoyed reading this book. I like the story and Romily very much. Although i was rather sceptical with...more
I thought the book on the whole was excellent although at times I felt the plot was a little bit thin being only about the quest to find the mysterious man that Romily had kissed. I also felt that it was slightly unbelievable that Romily could feel a real strong attraction to fellow band member, Charlie and then when they kissed at the end of the book that neither of them could feel any reaction. This suspends disbelief just a little.
However, these two points considered, I loved the idea of the...more
However, these two points considered, I loved the idea of the...more
Oh my, somewhere between 1 and 2 stars.
I have read so many good reviews that I have thought I will give this book a go.
And so I did.
Unfortunately, this book didn't work for me. At all. I was reading, reading and reading and turning the pages I had a feeling of deja vu: it was always the same words, the same situations, rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal, shoe factory, wedding, wedding, wedding... And then I have found myself to skip, first passages and then the whole pages and didn't feel that I mi...more
I have read so many good reviews that I have thought I will give this book a go.
And so I did.
Unfortunately, this book didn't work for me. At all. I was reading, reading and reading and turning the pages I had a feeling of deja vu: it was always the same words, the same situations, rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal, shoe factory, wedding, wedding, wedding... And then I have found myself to skip, first passages and then the whole pages and didn't feel that I mi...more
I adore Miranda Dickinson, not only is she one of the brightest new talents in Chick Lit, but she’s also a really, really lovely person. She has a video blog each week about her new novel – the one I’m reviewing, in fact – and she’s such a personable author, someone it’s easy to ask questions to and chat to, she’s awesome. I absolutely loved both of her previous two novels, Fairytale of New York and Welcome To My World so when I received a proof copy of It Started With A Kiss, it’s quite a surpr...more
Wow. This was great! I really liked Romily Parker, the lead singer in a wedding band called The Pinstripes and a jingle writer, who's just told her best friend Charlie, and fellow band mate, she loves him. Only, he doesn't. Her timing is perfect, right before Christmas, and in her haste to get away from the disaster she left behind, she runs into a toy stall and scatters toys everywhere. No helps her, except for this man, and she shares a look with him and just knows he's the one. Only he leaves...more
Romily Parker has just declared her undying love to her best friend of years, Charlie. He doesn't feel the same way and, fleeing the embarrassing scene, she manages to meet a handsome stranger who kisses her, then vanishes into the Christmas shopping crowds.
So starts Romilys year long quest to find him again.
After all the positive reviews, I was really looking forward to this book, but felt let down. The plot was easily worked out a few chapters in, and I never warmed to any of the characters....more
So starts Romilys year long quest to find him again.
After all the positive reviews, I was really looking forward to this book, but felt let down. The plot was easily worked out a few chapters in, and I never warmed to any of the characters....more
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Miranda Dickinson has always had a head full of stories. Coming from a creative family where stories and songs were always present, it was perhaps inevitable that she would end up adoring words. A songwriter for over 15 years, Miranda has successfully penned over thirty songs, delivering both live and recorded performances in a range of venues across the UK and Europe. Her first solo project album...more
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