In this "fun and thoroughly escapist tale ("Marie Claire"--UK), Matthews presents a brilliant blend of bad boys, just-missed opportunities, and the...
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Jun 03, 2011
Rebecca
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Emily's picture in a saucy outfit is posted on her boyfriends Declan's website. She immediately dumps him and moves in with her best mate from college, Cara. Cara is very new age-y and for some reason works at a local newspaper with Adam, who she falls for. Emily's life gets turned upside down when Cara's paper runs with the story of a local women "posing" for the internet and she is ruined. Trying to turn her ruined life into 5 minutes of fame, Emily then poses for a fame photographer
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Sep 06, 2009
Tpshinskie
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Jan 02, 2008
Cynthia
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I read "For Better, For Worse," first and didn't really like it. The ending was cheesy, Matt did not deserve Josie, and just missing each other in every scene by seconds got annoying. Although, there are a lot of similarities between "Bare Necessity" and "For Better, For Worse," (missing each other, the author's need to be "humorous" in every other sentence) I enjoyed this novel a lot more.
WHY you ask? The plot was crazier, more over-the-top, More...
WHY you ask? The plot was crazier, more over-the-top, More...
Nov 09, 2011
Sassyfrazz
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This book is not one of the best Matthews has written. I found I did not care much for any of the characters. The men did not stand out - nothing to get excited about. The women were boring. It was a light, quick read. Not very funny, not very creative, not very memorable. I still think The Chocolate Lovers' Club is Matthews best - but I am going to keep reading her in hopes of finding another gem.
Aug 28, 2011
Liz
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Felt the writer started with interesting characters but changed them too dramatically as the story went along. Didn't like that by end every person had basically sold out or betrayed their own ideals or a close friend. And the men in the story were weak characters.
Jun 07, 2007
Wendy
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A silly fun book about another girl who has her heart broken by her guy and how her best friend helps her through her misfortune. Declan, the boyfriend, has staked everything...home, savings...on his dot.coms that are going belly up save for the soft porn site that he used Emily's saucy photo on, without Emily's knowledge. Things bust open when Emily discovers her "bum" on the Internet...she even loses her job as a school teacher.
Didn't disappoint although I could "see More...
Didn't disappoint although I could "see More...
Aug 09, 2011
Ladyredlight007
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This was a quick easy read. The main character's life is turned upside down after her ex-boyfriend puts up an x-rated picture of her on the internet. There were a few LOL moments.
Jun 20, 2010
Melea
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I had the HARDEST time getting through this book and I'm not sure why. The story was good enough, and the writing was fine, but for whatever reason every time I picked it up I seemed to fall asleep. Because of that, I have to rate it "just ok". I wish I could figure out why this book didn't draw me in but I can't for whatever reason.
Aug 05, 2011
Nicola
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Not as good as some chick lit and quite easy to see where the story was leading, but still funny and an easy holiday read.
Mar 21, 2009
bookczuk
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Not bad in general, given the genre. Mostly an escapist tale, better written than some.
Mar 20, 2009
Julie
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Typical fluff book - didn't like this one, totally predictable with a cheesy ending
Jan 29, 2012
Fluffychick
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I bought this on recommendation from Amazon (yes, another one!) and because Carole Matthew's is a reliably good chick-lit author...was a bit surprised that it was first published in 2001 and it's a bit dated due to that. This is shown though the horror that her photos are actually on the internet (welcome to the world of facebook et al in 2009!) and the national publicity this creates (wouldn't touch now!) also has a couple of references to Tony Blair! However, as usual it's well written with
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Jul 27, 2009
Debbie
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This was a light read that helped me get back into reading after a long break. I had some personal upheaval in my life and the book's main character did too, so I related to her immediately. The book doesn't take itself too seriously.
Though I have read others by Ms. Matthews hoping that they would be as good, this one still clearly stands out as the best.
Though I have read others by Ms. Matthews hoping that they would be as good, this one still clearly stands out as the best.
Dec 17, 2009
Judy
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I really liked this book! Towards the end you find yourself screaming at the book but it was a great. Of course I only picked it up because the cover looked like a chick lit novel, and the summary seemed to roll a life's worth of problems into 372 pages. But overall I was very happy about the outcome of the novel and would recommend this book to anyone who needs a book to get lost in.
Oct 13, 2007
Laura
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Chicklit, through and through.
Takes place in London.
NOT a romance. Much less corny than a romance.
Still, predictable.
But a fun read. Definitely a trashy novel, that I liked. Would be good vacation, beach, or burnt-out reading.
Takes place in London.
NOT a romance. Much less corny than a romance.
Still, predictable.
But a fun read. Definitely a trashy novel, that I liked. Would be good vacation, beach, or burnt-out reading.
Mar 06, 2008
Audra
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Ok, so this is completely UNREALISTIC...but still a good piece of chick-lit if you're looking to escape from the world for a bit. My cuz lent this one to me. I have just lent it to Marisa. Let's see what she thinks.... :-)
Apr 01, 2010
Emily
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this book was a waste of time really. Totally cheesy ending, very predictable. I had a hard time getting through it because it just couldn't keep my attention for long. Not of one her best for sure.
Apr 07, 2008
Marisa
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Good book. I liked it. The beginning of the book I think is the best. The ending, and I am sure those of you who read this book will agree was not expected.
Apr 30, 2008
Elizabeth
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I "liked" this book so much I didn't bring it back from vacation. I like Carol Matthews but she was scrapping the bottom of the barrel with this one.
Jan 14, 2010
Anna
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Great fun, as all of Carole's books are. I'm not a romantic fiction fan, but make an exception for these. I've read most of her books.
Aug 14, 2010
Pamela
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Cute chick lit story - nothing to write home about, but it wasn't bad!
