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    <body><![CDATA[Its a cute summertime read which tries to follow the format of other women writers in the &quot;fun read for the 20/30 crowd&quot; genre (Sophie Kinsella, Jane Green etc).  While predictable, its still an read for the beach or a plane ride as a &quot;non-thinking&quot; book.  Its not as good, howeve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2772136">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book and would try another book by this author. The story takes place in England and yes, it's a romance! Not to overuse a comparason in my reviews, but if you like Jennifer Weiner books you'd probably like this one too, in the way you are made familiar with the main characters friend...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38680349">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book.  It did take some time to get into it, but once it happened, I was sucked in.  I thought it was better than the other book I read by Townley, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1972800.The_Importance_of_Being_Married_A_Novel" title="The Importance of Being Married  A Novel by Gemma Townley">The Importance of Being Married  A Novel</a>.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62417491">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i ended up liking this book much more than i thought i would.  the second time around i kept reading past the initial story hook, where a girl buys a book off ebay called the romantic handbook with money back guarentee.<br/><br/>of course you know that the guy she meets right when she gets the boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39650195">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I want that guideline!!! I'm a totally hopeless romantic! Get the best guy ever or have your money back!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[silly and predictable but fun.  Would make a good chick flick:  Bridget Jones meets The Holiday.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is up there on the cheesy level but a definate must read!! It's a story of a hopeless romantic who is just wishing and wanting to find that old fashioned, can't live without them, kissing in a rain storm type of love. Her friends tell her to get real and that it doesn't exist, but like a g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3319846">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this one, a feel good book. You already know the ending after the first chapter.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very predictable, but still a cute read!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kate is a &quot;hopeless romantic&quot; who thinks she's found the man of her dreams after reading &quot;The hopeless romantic's handbook&quot; which she bought on ebay.  Unfortunately her two best friends don't agree with her choice and this only makes her defend him more. (He really is a jerk!) An...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[great airplane book]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was very predictable.  The plot was flimsy.  It didn't grab me.  It's no wonder it took forever to read what should've been an easy read.  There was nothing gripping about this book.  No real struggle.  The premise sounded good, but the author really jumped through everything far too quick...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19733896">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this over the weekend...I guess it's not a good sign when you can figure out what will happen to each character by page 7 (and you end up being right).  But I still kept reading.  Guess I needed something like this.  And the characters were endearing.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[it's a really easy read, but not a &quot;dumb&quot; one. <br/>It shows that sometimes we wish for the perfect things, even though we have just what we need directly before our nose and don't notice it, because we're STILL looking for something better.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually thought this book was really cute. Cliche, but fun and sweet, and a really fast read. If you like the Brit chick lit genre, I honestly don't think this one will disappoint. It's not as good as Bridget Jones, but it's still a fun read. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far, it stinks.  It is a very corny, very predictable.  Except that I have this thing about finishing all books that I start.  So, I'll suffer through it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very predictable...the back cover blurb gives the plot away. Fun, easy read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This started off interesting but then I got bored and moved on...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[worth reading. quick read.]]></body>
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