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Marshmallows for Breakfast

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Dorothy Koomson captivated readers with her international bestseller My Best Friend’s Girl. Now she dazzles us once again with a tale of love, friendship, and families—the choices that shatter them, the hope that saves them, and the little moments that happen in between.

Kendra Tamale is looking for a fresh start and a simple life when she rents a room from Kyle Gadsboroug

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Published June 4th 2007 by Sphere (first published 2007)

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Jun 10, 2012 Erika rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: not-so-hot, gotta-copy, summer-09

This was a tricky one. It started off good, however, by the middle of the book I was very upset with the main characters.
They were so whiny and just emotionally inept and couldn't handle almost anything.
I felt the author really missed the mark with this one. Good story concept, but bad characters. I won't even say bad
characters so much as they were just unrealistic in how they handled their emotional lives.

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Aug 25, 2008 Célia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, 3-stars, 2008, porto-editora, bought, romance

"Pedaços de Ternura" foi o primeiro livro que li da inglesa Dorothy Koomson, mas decerto não vai ser o último.

Kendra Tamale regressa a Inglaterra, o seu país natal, vinda da Austrália, fugindo mais uma vez da nuvem negra que tem pairado sobre a sua vida. No seu regresso, aluga uma casa a um recém-separado que tem a seu cargo um par de gémeos muito especial, Summer e Jaxon, ambos com seis anos de idade. E é aqui que Kendra, que tenta ao máximo resguardar-se do envolvimento sentimental devido a tr...more

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Dec 01, 2012 Sarah Goodwin rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Unlike the other Koomson book I've read, this one satisfied me as a reader. The plot was good, there were a host of interesting characters, and I found the two children adorable. The main character was also interesting and I was curious as to what had happened to her before the start of the book.

However, the couple next door soon began to frustrate me, they reminded me of that friend everyone has who comes to you with their problems, then ignores your advice and just wallows in the drama. I coul...more

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May 09, 2013 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I found this book hard to get into because Dorothy has a knack of writing a book where you don't have a clue what's going on, so to start with I just couldn't get into a flow because the story was so secret, nothing was explained.
Kendra Tamale has moved back from Australia ready to once again re-start her life. We're not really told an awful lot about why she has come back- in fact, even though we know that Kendra has a lot of secrets, the story doesn't fully unfold until the end of the book. I...more

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Feb 04, 2013 Michelle Sallay rated it 2 of 5 stars

I think I need to come to terms with the fact that I am never going to like a Dorothy Koomson novel as much as the first one I read, My Best Friend's Girl.

I can't believe how long it took me to read this. It was about the time frame I imagine normal people read a novel. It was good enough to keep going but not good enough to keep me from doing other things. I found the ending to be very unsatisfying, especially after how detailed the whole book was. And it went from being a three to a two star...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Morgen Bailey rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've just finished listening to my second Dorothy Koomson book, Marshmallows for Breakfast, (the first being 'My Best Friend's Girl' while on holiday (Malaga, Spain), August 2001) and whilst there are few laugh out loud or sobbing moments, it's just as touching as my first.

Kendra is a character you can easily warm to as she's certainly had a tough life, and I did care about the other characters, even the children's alcoholic mother.

As writers we are told that a character should learn something a...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Emma rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First, a warning: don't start this book if you have stuff to do in the next, let's say, 48 hours. Because once you've started reading it, there's no putting it down.

I've read this one right after finishing My Best Friend's Girl and at first, the similarities were a bit much: abandoned kid(s) who attach themselves to a total stranger and change her life forever, heroine with huge problems of self-confidence, gorgeous man in the background.

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Feb 23, 2013 Rita rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: emprestados

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Dorothy Koomson desde muito cedo se mostrou uma apaixonada pelas letras, tendo escrito o seu primeiro romance com 13 anos, “There’s a thin line between love and hate”. Contendo uma licenciatura em Psicologia e Jornalismo, pela Universidade de Leeds, a escritora inglesa lança a sua primeira obra em 2003, “O Amor está no Ar”.

“Pedaços de Ternura” é a quarta obra desta escritora, que se tornou uma das mais adoradas das leitoras portuguesas, tendo sido lançada inicialmente em 2007. Kendra Tama...more (3.5/5)
Dorothy Koomson desde muito cedo se mostrou uma apaixonada pelas letras, tendo escrito o seu primeiro romance com 13 anos, “There’s a thin line between love and hate”. Contendo uma licenciatura em Psicologia e Jornalismo, pela Universidade de Leeds, a escritora inglesa lança a sua primeira obra em 2003, “O Amor está no Ar”.

“Pedaços de Ternura” é a quarta obra desta escritora, que se tornou uma das mais adoradas das leitoras portuguesas, tendo sido lançada inicialmente em 2007. Kendra Tamale regressa a Inglaterra, depois de ter estado uns anos na Austrália a trabalhar e onde conheceu Will, um homem que a ensinou o verdadeiro significado da palavra amor. Kendra que nunca acreditou em amor à primeira vista, vê-se enredada nesta relação complicada. Ao regressar à sua terra natal, aluga o anexo de Kyle, que tem dois filhos gémeos, Summer e Jaxon.

Kendra que nunca quis envolver-se na vida desta família e especialmente criar qualquer ligação com as crianças, vê-se obrigada a criar uma relação com estes, de modo a auxiliá-la a superar a dissolução da família. Aos poucos Kendra torna-se parte integrante desta família e com uma ligação tão forte com as crianças, quase como se as mesmas fossem suas, contudo um terrível segredo do passado poderá condicionar a felicidade criada.

Esta é a terceira obra que tenho o prazer de ler da escritora, que se tem vindo a tornar numa das minhas preferidas. Aprecio bastante a escrita fluída e apaixonada da escritora, as suas personagens humanas e cheias de garra, tal como as suas histórias emotivas.

Através desta leitura somos confrontados com diversos temas sensíveis, sendo um deles o alcoolismo. Apresentando-nos o modo como debilita não só a pessoa que é dependente, mas também as pessoas que a rodeiam. Tal facto sucede com a mulher de Kyle, que desde pequena aprendeu a refugiar-se na bebida, com o intuito de enfrentar os seus problemas. Depois de formar uma família com Kyle, permanece por diversas vezes de tal modo alcoolizada, que coloca em perigo não só a sua vida, como também a dos seus filhos. Depois de vários momentos de tensão, Kyle acaba por compreender que embora ame muito a mulher, não consegue mais suportar uma vida contendo estes moldes, confrontando-a com esta realidade, o que culmina no divórcio de ambos. Além deste tema somos também apresentados a temas mais ligeiros, como o amor e a paixão, mostrando-nos que, por vezes, marcas do passado podem condicionar a nossa felicidade e que para que uma relação perdure, o amor não é o único ingrediente importante.

No que se refere às personagens, voltei a sentir-me bastante ligada à personagem principal. Penso que a autora tem essa particularidade, de conseguir criar uma ligação entre a narradora e o leitor, de tal modo que quase vivenciamos os acontecimentos como se fossem nossos ou de alguém que conhecemos. Kendra é uma mulher reservada, com algum receio de se entregar a alguém, devido ao seu passado, sendo uma mulher tremendamente dedicada, atenciosa e bastante astuta. Foi, sem dúvida, a personagem que mais me disse ao longo desta narrativa e que me tocou bastante. Kyle é-nos apresentado inicialmente como um homem sofrido, que aparentemente está de tal modo siderado com o divórcio que está a atravessar, que acaba por colocar os filhos em segundo plano. Contudo, rapidamente percebemos que é um homem bom, íntegro, que passou bastante devido ao alcoolismo da mulher. Quanto aos gémeos Summer e Jaxon, achei-os uma completa ternura e adorei os momentos vivenciados com estes meninos, que embora tão pequenos, já tinham passado por bastante.

Numa escrita fluída, apaixonada e emotiva, Dorothy Koomson apresenta-nos uma história emotiva com alguns temas sensíveis, abordados na perfeição, e várias histórias de amor, não só o amor entre um homem e uma mulher, mas também o amor parental.

“Pedaços de Ternura” foi, desta feita, uma obra que me agradou e que veio reforçar o quanto aprecio a escritora. Aguardo com alguma expectativa as seguintes obras da escritora.

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Nov 15, 2009 Laurel-Rain rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Kendra Tamale is looking for a fresh start and a simple life when she rents a room from Kyle Gadsborough." This is from the front flap.

Well, you know that's not how things are going to go, right? Trying to hide out, after the mess she left behind in Australia, Kendra's settling down in the English village of Kent is sure to provide her with the respite she needs. Right? Wrong.

Almost immediately, she is thrust into the daily life of the single father and his adorable, yet feisty, six-year-old...more

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Apr 10, 2013 penelopewanders rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, stored-in-mallorca

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Sep 22, 2012 Filipa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary, library, not-own, portuguese-books, 2012-reads, romance

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Kendra Tamale é uma jovem de trinta e três anos que tem uma história emocionante para nos contar. A sua vida nem sempre tem sido repleta de alegrias e ela tem um segredo que insiste em esconder de toda a gente e a que atormenta todos os dias da sua vida... Após ter saído da faculdade em Leeds e ter ganho algum dinheiro com o seu primeiro emprego em recrutamento de trabalhadores temporários, Kendra decide mudar-se para a Austrália. Aí, encontra o amor da...more (http://labirinto-livros.blogspot.pt/2...)

Kendra Tamale é uma jovem de trinta e três anos que tem uma história emocionante para nos contar. A sua vida nem sempre tem sido repleta de alegrias e ela tem um segredo que insiste em esconder de toda a gente e a que atormenta todos os dias da sua vida... Após ter saído da faculdade em Leeds e ter ganho algum dinheiro com o seu primeiro emprego em recrutamento de trabalhadores temporários, Kendra decide mudar-se para a Austrália. Aí, encontra o amor da sua vida, Will. No entanto, a relação entre os dois é complicado e no meio dos dois existe um senão que impossibilita que eles sejam felizes juntos. E assim, após vários meses a viver neste país, acontece o inevitável e torna-se impossível para Kendra continuar a viver no país dos cangurus e decide retornar a casa, Inglaterra. Esta consegue empregar-se no seu antigo trabalho de directora de recrutamento e aluga um estúdio a Kyle, um homem com 37 anos que acaba de se divorciar da sua esposa, que tinha um problema de alcoolemia. À sua guarda tem os dois filhos, gémeos falsos - Summer e Jaxon.

A tensão que se vive neste seio familiar é muito grande e Kendra, que tem uma razão muito forte para não se querer envolver com crianças, vê-se rapidamente catapultada para a vida quotidiana destas duas crianças, que são realmente uma ternura. Os miúdos não conseguem perceber porque é que a mãe vive separada deles e a verdade é que estão a passar por períodos confusos e estão a sofrer com o desmantelamento da sua família. Kendra acaba por decidir que não poderá, nunca, abandonar estes meninos e o seu próprio sofrimento e a reticência que tem em deixar-se envolver directamente com crianças é posto de lado, para que estas crianças possam receber segurança, atenção e algum afecto e que possam (re)aprender a sorrir, não estando sempre a pensar nos conflitos familiares por que passam nesta altura.

Kendra acaba por se apaixonar por estas duas crianças, mas o passado dela acaba por se encontrar rapidamente com ela e Kendra acaba por não aguentar a pressão, a não ser que ela decida enfrentar o mesmo.

Este é o segundo livro de Dorothy Koomson que leio. A minha estreia fez-se, há bem pouco tempo, com a obra A Filha da Minha Melhor Amiga e eu simplesmente adorei o livro. Tinha iguais esperanças para este e foi com muito entusiasmo que comecei esta leitura. Posso dizer que a autora conseguiu captar a minha atenção tão eficazmente quanto conseguiu com o primeiro livro. A sua escrita é algo que não passa despercebido, pois articula o seu discurso de uma maneira que facilmente envolve o leitor na história, de tal modo que só queremos largar o livro quando ele acaba.
Esta segunda experiência, em termos de fluidez, escrita e enredo estão, portanto ao mesmo nível. Não consegui largar o livro e a escrita da autora deliciou-me, pela sua intensidade e pela forma como ela fala de assuntos que são fortes emocionalmente.
Ao mesmo nível está também a construção das personagens: Kendra, Kyle, Summer e Jaxon são um quarteto tanto divertido como emocionantes. Adorei conhecê-los e a autora conseguiu descrever muito bem a dinâmica que se criou entre estes. As crianças, claro, foram uma alegria. Deram-me muitos momentos de felicidade e fartei-me de rir com as suas personalidades e com as suas birras. Uma ternura autêntica.

Contudo, tenho que confessar que gostei mais da obra anterior do que esta. Não que este livro seja mau, muito pelo contrário. Foi um livro que me emocionou muito, que me mostrou que não é preciso descermos ao nível de pessoas com mau carácter para conseguirmos alguma justiça na nossa vida, e ao mesmo tempo falou-se sobre temáticas que são muito recorrentes nos dias que correm: divórcios (e não só, mas não quero estar a levantar muito o véu, para aqueles que ainda não leram este livro).
Falou-se sobre amizade e falou-se sobre paixão e amor. É, sem dúvida alguma, um livro que me deu um enorme prazer ler e que me tocou em certos aspectos.

Mas... estava à espera de um toque diferente, especialmente no que toca ao romance. Esperava um certo desfecho e até ao fim tive uma secreta esperança de que as coisas iriam acabar como eu gostaria que acabassem, mas a autora trocou-me as voltas e o desfecho foi ligeiramente diferente daquele que eu queria que fosse.
Enfim. Não posso dizer que estou insatisfeita com o livro, porque não estou. Mas teria sido melhor se tivesse existido ali mais qualquer coisa. Faltou a este livro, um toque especial.

Depois de Pedaços de Ternura, segue-se em Outubro a minha nova leitura desta autora. Estou ansiosa, pois agora que descobri Dorothy Koomson, não quero absolutamente mais nada, até me fartar. (less)

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Feb 28, 2012 Barbara Elsborg rated it 3 of 5 stars

Maybe two and half stars. I did like it but - me and my buts!!! I liked some aspects and not others. The topic of rape - not really spoiling anything there - is a tricky one and I think she did show very well, the difficulty of coming to terms with that - or not coming to terms with it as the case may be. But unfortunately that leaves the reader with little sympathy for a woman who clearly has issues but won't face them and in not facing them, ends up hurting other people. I didn't like the Will...more

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Mar 19, 2012 Loralee rated it 3 of 5 stars

The beginning was awesome, especially the part where the freaked-out main character has to go check on someone she thinks might be a corpse. The end of the book had some action going on, but not as much as promised. The middle was mostly flat. It made me wonder what's going on with all these British novels with no plot (I'm thinking of that knitting one I read last year). Still, the story of a woman who steps into the role of kid-helper when their mom leaves has some touching moments, and remind...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Emilie added it · review of another edition

I was a little unsure about reading this book. Or okay, I knew all along I was going to read it. I've just heard a lot of rumours that this wasn't one of Dorothy Koomson's best work. Well, I do disagree.

The novel was brilliant and completely amazing. Not as good as the Cupid Effect (nothing tops that one) but defenetly very close to it.

I can't tell much because that would spoil pretty much the whole story. It starts out with these blurry memories which makes us understand nothing. Only that som...more

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Aug 28, 2012 Akia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Marshmallows For Breakfast is a book that I stumbled past 3times in the bookstore, and upon my 4th glance, broke down and purchased. I decided to give this book a chance. I was desperate for a good book. And to my amazement, that is what I got. The storyline was very well written in a way as to bring the reader into the cross-functional lives of both Kendra and Kyle, who are passively and starkly rich of emotional attraction. The pureness and frailty of the youth brought together two unlikely pe...more

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Mar 09, 2012 Jonetta rated it 4 of 5 stars

Kendra Tamale abruptly leaves Australia, returns to England and rents an apartment, which is actually a studio over her landlord, Kyle Gadsborough's, garage directly across the courtyard of his home. She later finds out that Kyle's wife has just left him and their 5-year old twins, Summer and Jaxon. Kendra has walked into a disaster with Kyle struggling with his parental responsibilities and the twins starving for attention and stability. This isn't what she bargained for but Kendra steps up in...more

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Nov 09, 2009 Kristin rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

I kept seeing this book in Target, but never bought it. When I was at the library, I saw it on the shelf and decided to check it out. I was bawling by the very end of the book. Having gone through a similar incident that the main character went through (you learn towards the end of the story what happened), Koomson has somehow found a way to express the feelings and thoughts that someone in those shoes has, but like me, struggled to vocalize. By the end of the story, I believe you can understand...more

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Aug 08, 2011 Sam Woodfield added it

Another classic Koomson. Yet again, Koomson creates heart warming characters who draw you into their lives from the off. The story is another which touches on what is often a taboo subject and again Koomson explores this in a sensitive and compelling manner. Although slightly predictable, I thought Kendra's secret was really well covered and is looks at the emotions thousands of women experience, so I think its brilliant that Koomson has explored this. The characters of Summer and Jaxon really b...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Evangeline rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, chick-lit, fiction

Disappointing. Why is it that when you discover a great book by a new author the rest of their work never lives up to it? That's how I feel about Dorothy Koomson, I was blown away by the first book of hers I read, 'The Ice-Cream Girls'. But then I was much less enamoured with 'My Best Friend's Girl', and now I'm even more disappointed by this one. I like that she deals with some tough issues, but the mix in 'Marshmallows for Breakfast' was just too strange. The characters and their relationships...more

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Apr 20, 2013 Martina Flasarová rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kendra je třicetiletá černoška, která se vrací z Austrálie do Londýna a pronajímá si byt. Jenže to ještě netuší, jaká překvapení se v tomto domě skrývají. Největší překvapení je v podobě šestiletých dvojčat Summer a Jaxona, kteří si Kendru "Kendie" velice oblíbí a ona se chtě nechtě stává jejich náhradní maminkou.

Kyle, tatínek dvojčat, právě prochází manželskou krizí. S manželkou žijí odloučeně. Oba k tomu mají své důvody, které jsou opravdu závažné.

I Kendra má své důvody, proč se vrátila zpátk...more Kendra je třicetiletá černoška, která se vrací z Austrálie do Londýna a pronajímá si byt. Jenže to ještě netuší, jaká překvapení se v tomto domě skrývají. Největší překvapení je v podobě šestiletých dvojčat Summer a Jaxona, kteří si Kendru "Kendie" velice oblíbí a ona se chtě nechtě stává jejich náhradní maminkou.

Kyle, tatínek dvojčat, právě prochází manželskou krizí. S manželkou žijí odloučeně. Oba k tomu mají své důvody, které jsou opravdu závažné.

I Kendra má své důvody, proč se vrátila zpátky do Londýna, které před několika lety opustila. Nese si sebou své tajemnství, které ji tíží a pohlcuje a čím dál víc ji stahuje. Pokud se někomu nesvěří, velké břímě ji stáhne dolů.

Tato naprosto fantastická kniha je nejen o přátelství, lásce a poutech, ale i o závislostech a velkém tajemství.

Při dočítání knihy jsem se neubránila slzám, které mě provázely poslední třetinou. Úplně jsem s Kendrou cítila, jak je nešťastná a jak ji celé to tajemství dusí a nechce se nikomu svěřit, protože si myslí, že by ji všichni odsoudili a nikdo by ji nevěřil.

Kyle je muž, který kvůli své práci zanedbával děti a ženu. Sice si čas od času všiml, že se s jeho manželkou něco děje, ale řešení problému neustále odkládal. Ale jen do doby, než ta pověstná kapka trpělivosti přetekla. Najednou se musel postarat o dvě malé děti, které ho potřebovaly. A když se objevila Kendra, nastalou situaci mu ulehčila a on využil její ochoty a toho, že se k ní děti přimkly, k tomu, aby mu s péčí o ně pomohla. Když jsem se k tomuto dostala, nevěřila jsem svým očím. Svěřit děti do péče někomu, koho pořádně neznám? No, nevím. Ale koneckonců je to jen příběh a velice krásný příběh.

Není to klasický zamilovaný román, kdy se setká smutná žena s opuštěným mužem a vznikne velká láska. To ne, ale ujišťuji vás, že vás hlavní hrdinové chytí za srdce.

Kniha je rozdělena do několika částí. Na tu, co probíhá právě teď a na tu, kdy Kendra a Kyle vzpomínají na minulost, co se jim přihodilo a jak oni to prožívali. Autorka se s tím vypořádala velice dobře, protože příběh je psaný v ich-formě.

Jak už jsem se zmiňovala, je to opravdu krásná knížka a já ji dávám deset hvězdiček. Až na to, že se moje stupnice pohybuje do pěti, tak to o něčem vypovídá.

Doporučuji přečíst všem, kdo má rád příběhy psané láskou.(less)

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Jul 12, 2011 Aileen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Kendra Tamale moves back to England from Australia, she rents a room
from single Dad Kyle, who has 2 twin children, summer and Jaxon, they
make friends with Kendra, and she gives them Marshmallows for Breakfast
on a Saturday.
Kendra is very nervous and keeps her distance, although she does help
out with the Children as Kyle is finding things hard his Wife. But why
won’t Kendra say why she came back from Australia. She is hiding
secrets but why? What happens when a blast from the past returns wil...more

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Feb 05, 2010 Sharon rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

I read this author's previous book "My Friend's Girl," and rated it three stars, but this one was not as good. The plot involved both alcoholism and rape (a real fun-fest), but the subject matter was not the problem. The writing style here was very clinical, as if the author had read alot of information about these problems and then put it into the book without really distilling it. It comes out in the protagonist's omniscient observations about the motives of the people around her, even though...more

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Oct 08, 2009 Lance Greenfield Mitchell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lightly toasted magic

Kendra Tamale returns to Britain from Australia following a failed affair. She goes back to work for an old friend. Life should become much simpler for her now, but it wouldn't make much of a story if that were the case.

Of course there are many complications, and her awful history catches up with her. There are quite a few imaginative twists and turns along the way, which keep the reader interested. There are also plenty of amusing parts to stumble across.

For me there was on...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Rebecca tedder rated it 3 of 5 stars

I've readily admitted that Koomson is one of my favourite literature discoveries yet this doesn't quite stand up to her other books.

Lovely idea but seems to lack a little something.

The past does come back to haunt the main character but for some reason, I had little compassion for her. I didn't dislike the character but she had an attitude that I didn't like at times. The plot of a past secret was indicated about a third of the way through the book which made things a little predictable from th...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is really a good read. When I first started it, I thought it was just going to be ""Ok,"" but it quickly drew me in and made me love the characters. All of them are deep and real in their own way. Each of the characters develops and grows throughout the book--and each one manages to surprise you as well. Although, my favorite character was definitely Jaxon! I love the way the story unfolds--you never really know exactly where it's going to take you (although, to be quite honest, you're...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Kathy Chung rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is a page turner for me.gripping from the first page on.

What makes me love this book is that nobody in this book is perfect , even the main character Kendra. She may have the kindness heart and kick a*** attitude but there are times when she was vulnerable too.

I did not like the ending as it felt imperfect but It's the imperfection in the book that makes it perfect. Confused? Well, you just gotta read it to understand what I mean

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Mar 29, 2010 Michelle Robinson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-fiction

This book had a unique feel.

I really enjoyed reading this book.
It had moments of real sadness.
I was also, as a mother, very impressed by Kendra's ingenuity when dealing with the children and their needs.

Komson paints such vivid images while writing this book, that even though it has been at least a year since I read this book, I can still envision certain images clearly. Such as, when Kendra first "meets" the children.

These charachters are all flawed, however, they are all likable and I found m...more

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May 22, 2011 Kristy Trauzzi rated it 4 of 5 stars

I might have to start reading non-fiction lol. As if they would just be allowed into this ladies house and they automatically work into her heart and omg life is amazing.

But after I get over that, it is such a warm story. I enjoyed the relationship between everyone. I loved the twins and how they both struggled with the divorce. I love the relationship with the twins including the special Saturday breakfast. It just filled me with love. :)

So yes. Non fiction. I might have to get into that. They...more

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May 02, 2012 Sara Gonçalves rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: leituras-2012

Devo antes de mais, dizer que a sinopse deste livro é um tanto quanto enganadora. Dá-nos a pensar que coisas acontecem assim mesmo por aquelas razões, parece que nos dão a história toda logo ali. Mas não, a história, na realidade é muito mais do que é dito na sinopse.
A história é narrada na primeira pessoa por Kendra, apesar de aqui e ali ser narrada por outras personagens, sendo esses momentos recordações delas próprias. O que acontece frequentemente. A história das personagens não é conhecida...more

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Dec 28, 2010 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review is a bit late because when I finished this book I was away on holiday, and I just never really got around to writing it, and because this review is late, it doesn’t help me in being able to write it, as I haven’t got an awful lot to say about it, considering how I finished reading it over a month ago now! I haven’t exactly forgotten what happened, but it helps to write a review when you have the book fresh it your mind, doesn’t it!?

What I will say is this… I am a big fan of Koomson’s...more

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