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Making Mischief
Abby Morland's been making mischief since she was not-so-sweet sixteen, when she spied gorgeous Guy from the neighborhood being attacked by curvaceous Cara, the "Topless Piranha." It was a racy, tasty, spicy piece of gossip Abby couldn't resist passing along. But years later, her indiscretion may be coming back to haunt her -- since she now wouldn't mind a little
...morePaperback, 332 pages
Published
October 25th 2005
by Avon Books
(first published November 1st 2004)
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Making Mischief was kind of a disappoint after my last two reads. Though I can't say that I expected much to begin. I had found it at a discounted price and decided that I might as well just enjoy a little light reading. Little did I know that I would be half-struggling just to finish it. The heroine in the book, Abby Morland, is a hypocrite in many ways. Even though you want her to end up with our gorgeous guy next door, part of you just want them to kiss because it'll signal that the novel was...more
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I'm still trying to understand what I didn't like about this book.
Part of it may be the fact that while it tried to veer off the "usual" plot line these types of stories, it wasn't able to do so in a way that would make the story MORE engaging instead of less. What's more (or less, depending on how you look at it), the nested conflict placed within the story to create "more drama" just cast unnecessary tangents that made the story and action lag without necessaril...more
Part of it may be the fact that while it tried to veer off the "usual" plot line these types of stories, it wasn't able to do so in a way that would make the story MORE engaging instead of less. What's more (or less, depending on how you look at it), the nested conflict placed within the story to create "more drama" just cast unnecessary tangents that made the story and action lag without necessaril...more
This was another quick, summertime read for me. I read it in one day as it was a light and fun read. Elizabeth Young’s books are all based in the European countries so they are full of European slang, which can throw me off kilter slightly. Bugger and sod are not too terms that I use when describing an annoying person regularly! It was a fun read though, even stumbling over some of the language. Love story combined with family drama and “tarted” up characters…always makes for a fun read! No majo...more
it is a good book. It was written by a British author in the England area. I liked this book and looking forward to reading Elizabeth Youngs other 3 books.
I liked the naughty thought process that these ladies share. It's not nice, but it's true. We've all had our little demonic thoughts even if they were just thoughts...
Out of the three E. Youngs I read so far, definitely the weakest... however it has a charm of its own anyway.
Perfect combo of wit, humor, and miscommunication!! Loved this book!
Sucked.
This was a cute, quick read. Elizabeth Young writes pretty funny stories, but this one was pretty forgettable.
One of my favorite writer, Young have a special kind of writing with her freshness joke. Her characters, especially the heroine, represent girls of their age generally. Whereas the hero are the human boy - not a prince - all the girls dream about. Not a bad boy, just nice boy from next door.
It was okay. Was a little slow, but had some funny bits.
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I liked this book. I didn't love it, but I liked it. As an American, I admit it took me a while to follow the unique flow of the 20-something British vernacular, but I eventually adjusted (I thank Dr. Cal Lightman for his weekly assistance in this).
In my mind, it took about halfway through the book for it to "get going".. but once it started to roll, it was very enjoyable.
In my mind, it took about halfway through the book for it to "get going".. but once it started to roll, it was very enjoyable.
I love Elizabeth Young's novels. They are always hilarious, and are the perfect light, suck-you-in kind of reads. This one was no exception. You must be prepared, though, for very predictable chick lit. This book was like a conversation with your (British) best friend.
Eh, not bad but not great. A tad on the long side, and was quite slow in parts. It's very British - not "Americanized" at all, so was difficult to understand much of the dialogue and slang at first. Not highly recommended, but I did get through the whole thing.
This was my favorite of her books. Very light reading, but was dying to find out how things were going to happen. Had to pick the book up again, every time I put it down.
Pretty cute. The story took a while to get going. Second half was much better. I wanted more love at the end. I like all 3 of EY's books better than this.
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Anyone who really likes British Chick-Lit
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The $5 Bargain Bin at Barnes & Noble
This book is pretty good, very heavily English accented, which I really liked. All in all, I very much enjoyed this book.
I did not finish this book. I fired it for inappropriate language and content. I do NOT recommend this book.
It was a fun read and had all the predictable ingredients, but was my least favorite of her books.
My least favorite of Eliz Young's books, but still worth reading.
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Elizabeth Young started writing after holding a variety of jobs that included modeling for TV commercials in Cyprus and working for the Sultan's Armed Forces in Oman. She has two daughters and lives in Surrey with her husband who never once told her to forget writing and get a "proper" job.
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