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182nd out of 394 books
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108 voters
A Bad Bride's Tale
by
Polly Williams (Goodreads Author)
Right time. Right dress. Right manThe author of The Yummy Mummy returns with a sparkling, hilarious look at what happens when you meet the wrong man at the right time.
Two weeks before her wedding, Stevie Jonson, a successful graphic designer in her mid-thirties, has got serious jitters. Is she finally growing up, or compromising horribly In love or in denial By the time St...more
Two weeks before her wedding, Stevie Jonson, a successful graphic designer in her mid-thirties, has got serious jitters. Is she finally growing up, or compromising horribly In love or in denial By the time St...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
July 1st 2008
by Hyperion
(first published May 5th 2008)
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Book club selection. This started out well, but it lost its sense of humor pretty quickly on, and devolved into an overly detailed melodrama.
It irritated me that the author couldn't seem to decide whether she wanted her story to be multi-perspective, or just focusing on Stevie. The result was that majority of the book was from Stevie's perspective, but you'd get stray chapters, paragraphs, or even sentences from other peoples'. It did not work for me at all.
On a related note, this was WAY too lo...more
It irritated me that the author couldn't seem to decide whether she wanted her story to be multi-perspective, or just focusing on Stevie. The result was that majority of the book was from Stevie's perspective, but you'd get stray chapters, paragraphs, or even sentences from other peoples'. It did not work for me at all.
On a related note, this was WAY too lo...more
I love the first chick-lit after more serious books. This was a welcome change but it the subject matter was actually quiet sad. Marry someone you love to late to have children or settle for Mr right now and have babies. Women have a rubbish time of it really. Men can have babies till the day they die whereas women only have certain years. Ahh! I'm worried this will happen to me and I'm to young to be worring about this! I liked the female characters in this book. I felt for Stevie and Katy equ...more
A fun read, quick, easy. It was nice to see a book written for women and by a woman about failed relationships that didn't point all the fingers at the men in the story, as is usually the case, I've found. It was a nice tale about missed opportunities, settling for less than you deserve simply because you feel you can't do any better, and finding "the one" in the end. Probably wouldn't read it again, but it was nice to check it off my list of "books we own but haven't read".
Il titolo di questo libro non avrebbe dovuto essere "baby o non baby", ma "baby a qualsiasi costo"! Le donne descritte nel libro sembrano delle invasate con un unico obiettivo nella loro mente! Da donna mi sono sentita molto offesa dall'immagine superficiale che ne esce fuori. Se invece non la si prende troppo sul serio come storia è scorrevole, a tratti carina e con degli intrecci ben riusciti, anche se molto prevedibili.
I enjoyed this story of a bride who struggles with whether she's making the right decision, although the ending of the book was very predictable from the beginning. However, she does have some funny experiences, between her sort of obnoxious, inconsiderate fiance and the superficial, insecure female foil.
The book was entertaining but I'd classify it as more of a light beach type read.
The book was entertaining but I'd classify it as more of a light beach type read.
I found this book rather depressing. The heroine can't figure out if she loves her fiance (Hello! If you have to ask, the answer is, "No."), but marries him anyway. None of her friends or family give her good advice, even though they are all aware of another potential suitor. None of the other characters are likable. The book resolves happily, but it's quite a trudge to get there.
Maybe because I had low expectations, I really liked this book. It was light in a way but entertaining and just a fun read. I think a lot of books have to do with where we are in each others lives which can determine if we like a book. I liked this. It was refreshingly real and funny. Wouldn't say rush out and read it but a great break after a heavy novel.
This novel is contemporary British chick lit to savor. It has everything you could ask for – interesting and believable characters, constant complications, delightful settings, a happy ending – in a summer read, except for a biting sense of humor. If there had been a bit more snark, this novel may have been simply perfect.
Firstly, the storyline is pretty weak and predictable -as if all the characters lives would of turned out that way had the story been real life. I didn't feel like you could connect with the main character - she was dull, miserable and lifeless. The book as a whole was actually poorly written, and I don't think I'd recommend, not even for an easy read.
This is the worst book I've read yet. The lives of all the character's are messed up. I skipped and only skimmed through most of the book, it was THAT bad.
Chosen randomly for the title. Kinda Bridgit Jonesy but with 5 somewhat interesting characters. Ultimately devolves into soap opera/romance novel.
I read this book on vacation. I also took with me the book "The egg race" by the same author. It turned out to be exactly the same book!
I liked this book about several characters whose lives intertwine around the themes of marriage & parenthood. The action takes place in England & in New York with a stop at a luxury resort in Thailand.
i loved reading this book and made me think i want to get married and be happy,live happy ever after.but i neevr got the ending.
Entertaining light summer read; similar to Bridget Jones, 30-something Brit chick-lit: wrong guy/right guy novel.
I put this down after a handful of pages. The writing sucked and I'm not interested in interracial relationships.
I don't want to rate this since I don't remember it, but I can't get it to click off the last star...argh.
Page turner, quick summer read. A bit like a soap opera, to me. " Gossipy and intimate..." a critic wrote; I agree.
Stevie isn't sure she should be marrying Jez. She has doubts that are compounded when an old friend, a guy wished she had dated, shows up. There are some friends with some issues, but I stopped reading around page 50 and skimmed the last ten pages. She gets married and Jez leaves her for his ex girlfriend and she gets back with Stevie. The characters were boring and stereotypical.
AND it turns out I read this book in January 2009 - I only noticed it when I was logging some old books. Wow, so tri...more
AND it turns out I read this book in January 2009 - I only noticed it when I was logging some old books. Wow, so tri...more
Totally predictable. Just waited for the other shoe to drop.
Cute - fluffy book!
Jan 06, 2013
Danni
marked it as to-read
Dollar tree book.
brit lit
This book ended up being alright but it started off slow and was fairly predictable the whole way through. I'm not sure if I would read another book by this author.
Two words to describe this book: absolutely horrendous. I would recommend to no one. It is written like the author has never been to New York, even though part of the story takes place there. It's also like the author has never been married, or even engaged, from the lack of emotion throughout the book. I was never actively engaged in the book, mostly finished it just to finish the book and return it to the library.
Not sure why I kept reading this...it never REALLY interested me, but I started to just skim and read the dialogue the 2nd half of the book...so then it was okay. :) Anyway, I've heard good things about this author, so I'm going to try another book of hers and hopefully it'll be better.
It was a cute read. Funny an classic flick lit.
I just couldn't get into this book. Maybe it was the London talk, not sure. I'm only assuming the ending and that only took 2 chapters to guess. I had this book for three weeks and gave up the fight to finish.
I wanted to like it at best.
I wanted to like it at best.
No, no , no! I liked the concept of the story but i found it so stringy and slow at times. I have to admit I was so bored that i kept skipping few paragraphs :) I was dying to know how the book would end.
When I first started this book I didn't really like. In fact I was going to stop reading but I read another chapter and got hooked. So don't let the slow start get to you. ;)
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I've written stories and poems since I was a kid, and am delighted that making up stories is now my 'proper job.' Before I started writing fiction, I was a journalist - I still freelance for magazines and newspapers - but I always planned to write a book 'one day'. My moment came after the birth of my first child. I thought, shit, it's now or never! That sense of urgency - and my experiences as a...more
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