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Love @ First Site
by
Jane Moore
Spunky, sweet-natured Jessica Monroe is thirty-four years old and perfectly happy being single. Her girlfriends, however, disapprove. And when they secretly place a personal ad on a hot singles website on her behalf, Jess is reluctantly hurtled into the topsy-turvy world of online dating. A laugh-out-loud whirlwind of disastrous dates ensues, from Simon, who seems dreamy o...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
May 9th 2006
by Broadway
(first published 2005)
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I'm so glad I'm married.
Jessica Monroe is given the passive-aggressive "gift" of someone posting her profile on an on-line dating site. Gamely, she agrees to go on these dates, hoping eventually to find someone to love and marry. She is 34, after all, and her biological clock is ticking... The dates are so terrible (adulterers, know-it-all do-gooders, swingers, cheapskates) they seem contrived rather than based on someone real dating experience. However, I was rolling with ...more
Jessica Monroe is given the passive-aggressive "gift" of someone posting her profile on an on-line dating site. Gamely, she agrees to go on these dates, hoping eventually to find someone to love and marry. She is 34, after all, and her biological clock is ticking... The dates are so terrible (adulterers, know-it-all do-gooders, swingers, cheapskates) they seem contrived rather than based on someone real dating experience. However, I was rolling with ...more
I think it's important to note that I gave this book four stars not because it was an incredible book or because it was superiorly (is that a word?) well written, but because it was fun and I really enjoyed reading it.
It's funny how I found this book. I was at the library and I was looking for a different book and this one was on the same shelf. I read the book description and was interested by similarities I shared with the main character of the novel. Thirty four years old, check. ...more
It's funny how I found this book. I was at the library and I was looking for a different book and this one was on the same shelf. I read the book description and was interested by similarities I shared with the main character of the novel. Thirty four years old, check. ...more
It has all the makings to be an English chick-lit novel (30 something single gal with hip, trendy job, gay friend, supportive, attached friends, a crises and that one frienemy) but falls short on an actual plot or development of characters. It’s like reading lots of drama and then peaks to a boring halt all wrapped up with a pretty bow called the last chapter.
To be honest, I read the first two chapters, got bored, and then read the last page to figure out the name of the bloke she was going to e...more
To be honest, I read the first two chapters, got bored, and then read the last page to figure out the name of the bloke she was going to e...more
Started out light and fun, but takes a more serious turn. It touched me personally, because I've been through it and my mom as well. I would have cried at parts, but I read most of this book while at work. (Gotta love those slow days lol)
Great book all in all.
Great book all in all.
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I thought this was a light, fun book to read. It had me laughing in quite a few chapters and made me realize how lucky I am to not be single! The relationships that were described in the book were pretty true to life--Jess's relationship with her friends, sisters, parents; they were all believable and narrated well. I feel that the serious health issue that emerged in the story was handled wonderfully and actually added some depth to the book overall. Jess was a good main character with a lot of...more
I picked this up because disastrous internet dating stories are pretty funny. This book was entertaining, and with the plight of the sister with breast cancer, it gained a little depth and soul. The love story was not so believable, and sort of just summarized at the end, so read it for the rest of the story, not for the romance, though it was nice to have a happy ending, it just seemed a bit rushed and patched together.
Also, what is it about British chick lit that makes constant ove...more
Also, what is it about British chick lit that makes constant ove...more
I absolutely loved this book! What a wonderful story! I thought Jess was a very likeable character. She is someone that I could imagine being a good friend or a sister. Jess's friends were a riot as well. I enjoyed the side story involving Jess's sister, Olivia.
A couple of interesting plot twists took me by surprise towards the end that I really enjoyed. I'm so glad this book grabbed my attention as I don't know how long I would have gone before picking it up. Highly recommended!
A couple of interesting plot twists took me by surprise towards the end that I really enjoyed. I'm so glad this book grabbed my attention as I don't know how long I would have gone before picking it up. Highly recommended!
Predictable, easy read but with a great narrator and characters we all have in our own lives. Jess is a thirty-something Londoner with a fun life but lacking a relationship. She's got kind of an enviable life - but also her fair share of problems loaning to a believable narrative that's quick and fun.
This book was ok. It was cute and fun and kept me interested and entertained. I really liked the ending and thought it was really cute, although it wasn't original at all. there wasn't a whole lot of romantic suspense in this one, but it was still fun. it does have some language and sex, so i don't feel like i can really recommend it. but it was a fun read for vacation.
The characters are fine, plot and side plots ideas are good, but the execution is a bit spotty--some flow issues, some roughness--the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts. British, so nice British-isms and good one-liners. A fluff book. Might read it again.
This was one of those rare books that went UP in stars the more I read. I thought at first it was a typical ho-hum comic romance, but as it went on it got deeper and better and more real. By the end, I loved it!
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I really didn't like this book. The only parts I liked were the relationship between the sisters and the situation for Olivia. However, all the dating with Jess just bored me. I would not recommend this one.
This was really cute! I wasn't expecting the serious turn but it balanced out over all as a very pleasant read. Very happy that the main character wasn't a ditsy idiot for a change! Great read A+
Probably one of the better chick lit books I've read in a long time. The main character is vindicated, unlike some chick lits where the main character is forever stupid and self-loathing. Cheerful London read.
Pretty good story. Some characters were well developed but some of the secondary characters seemed a little one dimensional.
Reminds me of internet dating.... Thank God I'm married and don't have to deal with the dating scene anymore :)
Didn't read much because I remember reading it before. Probably 3 or 4 stars, but can't remember exactly.
As negative as this may sound of me to say this, but this story was higly predictable. Here you have a single woman in her 30's, desperately seeking to find a soulmate. She encounters with multiple asswipes (some of the situations are funny) but then gets serious, she finally meets a guy she thinks he's gay, then ends up staying with him and being engaged with him on her 35th birthday party while her sister is suffering from cancer. I liked it, but I don't know, it could've been better.Almost so...more
Cute, fun, and a good read about the journey of online dating. There were definite hysterical moments and was a tear jerker at times as well.
Language, language, language. Sheesh! It had such good potential too. Oh well.
the reader of this CD is also the reader of at least one of the Sophie Kinsella books I listened to.
I'm only on the 2nd out of 10 cd's, but I'm enjoying it so far.
I'm only on the 2nd out of 10 cd's, but I'm enjoying it so far.
ok. some good parts but overall not my cup of tea.
Annie
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not really all that good, but kind of fun!
I only finished it because there was nothing else to read in the house. I don't recommend it.
Favorite new British author!
This isn't a must read but I was better than ok.
Light, funny read.
I'd forgotten about this one, but it wasn't bad. Any online dating book I've read has gone for the "oh, dear! Look who's out there!" jokes without being overly cognizant that the main character is also one of the problems. I personally found Jessica - at times - to be overly sharp and uncaring of other people's feelings. But I vaguely recall that she got better and I did like the ending.
I admit I was not particulary fond by this book at first, Jess was a little too pretentious and uptight.. But as the pages went on, Jess grow a little more. Really nice in the end, the easy, funny and cheesy little book us girl need sometimes to dream a little bit.
This book is a little "dated" in the respect that internet dating is looked upon as somewhat freakish (or is it still????) anyways - its set in 2004, but still a good read. A few serious parts that I wasnt prepared for, but overall, I liked this book and would recommend it to my friends.
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