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A Girl Like You
"I've discovered the secret to successful singledom. I'm acting like a man. And it's working."
After breaking up with her boyfriend of, well, forever, Abigail Wood must learn how to be single from scratch. Her dating skills are abysmal, and she ricochets from disaster to disaster – until Robert, one of London's most notorious lotharios, agrees to coach her. With his advice...more
After breaking up with her boyfriend of, well, forever, Abigail Wood must learn how to be single from scratch. Her dating skills are abysmal, and she ricochets from disaster to disaster – until Robert, one of London's most notorious lotharios, agrees to coach her. With his advice...more
Paperback, 325 pages
Published
January 1st 2011
by Avon Books
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1. Be cool
2. Be detached
3. Act brutal
4. Stay in control
5. Bulletproof
6. Always leave them before they leave you.
After being in a relationship for 7 years, Abigail is back on the market and completely lost. She doesn’t have a clue what she’s doing and starts taking dating advice from her womanising flatmate Robert. With these 6 tips in mind and a little help from her friends, she goes out into the dating world and basically acts like a man. Apparently, this is the key to success. Everything is go...more
2. Be detached
3. Act brutal
4. Stay in control
5. Bulletproof
6. Always leave them before they leave you.
After being in a relationship for 7 years, Abigail is back on the market and completely lost. She doesn’t have a clue what she’s doing and starts taking dating advice from her womanising flatmate Robert. With these 6 tips in mind and a little help from her friends, she goes out into the dating world and basically acts like a man. Apparently, this is the key to success. Everything is go...more
so i just finished reading this book...and after all the back pain,the countless hours of sleep deprevition,the dark circles under my eyes,i have finally finished it...and i just have to say...it was sssssssssoooooooo worth it!!i simply feel in love with the book and its characters.i loved the way the author wrote this book.from the starting to the acknowledgements.it was simply brilliant!
i loved,absolutely loved robert!a guy who cooks,takes care of breakfast when you are late for work,who nurse...more
i loved,absolutely loved robert!a guy who cooks,takes care of breakfast when you are late for work,who nurse...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and recommend it to anybody who loves a good chick flick. This is the perfect book to relax and get away from anything going on in life. Which, of course any good book is supposed to do. I started it early in the afternoon, and spent the rest of my day sitting on the couch, in front of the fire, drinking cups of tea until I finished the very last page.
I look forward to reading more books by Gemma Burgess. As long as I can get my hands on them! Unfortunately it's b...more
I look forward to reading more books by Gemma Burgess. As long as I can get my hands on them! Unfortunately it's b...more
I cried. I don't wanna talk about it.
I love this book. I LOL'd. I rolled around the bed one week so obsessed by the book by the time I finished reading it small rodents had settled into my hair and were debating expanding the nest to a small condo and I had gained 5 pounds from nibbling on whatever I came across in the house.(which, as nibblers know, is never good.)
Again, I cried. I said I don't wanna talk about it, but it should be mentioned that they were happy tears. I don't often get happy t...more
I love this book. I LOL'd. I rolled around the bed one week so obsessed by the book by the time I finished reading it small rodents had settled into my hair and were debating expanding the nest to a small condo and I had gained 5 pounds from nibbling on whatever I came across in the house.(which, as nibblers know, is never good.)
Again, I cried. I said I don't wanna talk about it, but it should be mentioned that they were happy tears. I don't often get happy t...more
4.5 stars!! I read like three okay-to-bad romances in the last couple of days so I don't know how that affected how I felt about this, but I loved this. I super enjoyed it. The romance was my favourite kind of romance - friends!, kind of on a slow-burn, but with a lot of affection, lots of clicking, the kind of easiness I look for when I'm reading this sort of thing - I spent a while just waiting for the two of them to realise it themselves, and I was totally cool with that. There was a refreshi...more
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May 22, 2013
Sonja
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5 of 5 stars
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This book was super delightful and I love it so, so much! One of the best executions of my favorite trope (best friends falling in love) I've ever read. Everyone in this was delightful, I really, really liked Abigail and Robert, and I adored all of their friends, and I adored Henry and Charlotte and Luke and Sophie and the shipping in this book was just all-around excellent, even beyond the main couple.
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Abigail is a girl coming out of a nasty breakup of a 7 year relationship. But luckily her flatmate Robert is there to help guide her along the way to enjoying her life as a single lady. She goes through life and figures out relationships with men, how to date and be bulletproof, and of course finds love somehow, somewhere.
I actually really loved this book, despite my usual tendencies of rolling my eyes at sugar-laden, fluffy romance books. But something about this book is just fun. The first pe...more
I actually really loved this book, despite my usual tendencies of rolling my eyes at sugar-laden, fluffy romance books. But something about this book is just fun. The first pe...more
I will leave you to read the summary at the top. This book was awesome! It had me laughing out loud (something a book hasn't made me do, in a while). It was so cute, the way Robert helps Abby. And I love their interactions.
Abigail was a quirky and cute character. And I could definitely relate with her. The way she narrates, sort of spoke to me, so I felt I was in the situation. And her reactions were so natural and had me feeling for her. Both good and bad feelings.
Robert. Oh, Robert. God! I t...more
Abigail was a quirky and cute character. And I could definitely relate with her. The way she narrates, sort of spoke to me, so I felt I was in the situation. And her reactions were so natural and had me feeling for her. Both good and bad feelings.
Robert. Oh, Robert. God! I t...more
If there’s a poll about the cutest couple in Chick Lit, I will definitely vote for Robert and Abigail. They’re just so cute together. Well, it’s not a movie so it’s not about looks, but how they interact with each other as described in this lighthearted novel.
Their romance is not that of giving flowers and gifts, saying ‘ I’d do anything for you,’ or candlelight dinners. It starts as a friendship, so the two of them act in the way of who they really are. Just natural. No crush or feeling self-co...more
Their romance is not that of giving flowers and gifts, saying ‘ I’d do anything for you,’ or candlelight dinners. It starts as a friendship, so the two of them act in the way of who they really are. Just natural. No crush or feeling self-co...more
That's it? That's it? No, that can't be it!
I feel cheated. It was all going sooo well, I even cried, and then... suddenly they're confessing to each other, then boom, everything's fine. Why? I just feel like... I feel like... I feel like I should've been there to witness everything as it went. But Ms.Burgess skipped it. How things come together, how they resolve it is important to me. But there was no confrontation thing during the end. They were just ...suddenly fine.
For instance (quote towards...more
I feel cheated. It was all going sooo well, I even cried, and then... suddenly they're confessing to each other, then boom, everything's fine. Why? I just feel like... I feel like... I feel like I should've been there to witness everything as it went. But Ms.Burgess skipped it. How things come together, how they resolve it is important to me. But there was no confrontation thing during the end. They were just ...suddenly fine.
For instance (quote towards...more
I picked this one up because I thought it was romance with an alpha-male kind of hero,and we all love those, but it wasn't and I'm quite alright with it.
The book turned out to be very funny and heart-warming but above all, very real and realistic, you know?
The heroine, Abigail is suddenly single after her only relationship with Peter which lasted 7 years and feels completely lost and overwhelmed. She has no idea how to date, how to be single, how to be alone and not be lonely.
She seeks comfort...more
The book turned out to be very funny and heart-warming but above all, very real and realistic, you know?
The heroine, Abigail is suddenly single after her only relationship with Peter which lasted 7 years and feels completely lost and overwhelmed. She has no idea how to date, how to be single, how to be alone and not be lonely.
She seeks comfort...more
Now I'm a huge fan of The Dating Detox, Gemma Burgess's debt novel. It was fresh, cool, and a unique voice in chic lit i.e. it didn't follow the cliches to closely.
With "A Grl Like You", the basic premise is the kind of book that takes a lot of convincing anyway with the dubious ingredients being a bad boy player finally falling in loves and promises eternal faithfulness..... hhmmm yeah like me giving up smoking because its just that easy. However, in some respects the author does manage to con...more
With "A Grl Like You", the basic premise is the kind of book that takes a lot of convincing anyway with the dubious ingredients being a bad boy player finally falling in loves and promises eternal faithfulness..... hhmmm yeah like me giving up smoking because its just that easy. However, in some respects the author does manage to con...more
Single word description about the book - Amazing!!
I enjoyed reading A Girl Like You....its funny and entertaining and a page-turner till the very end.
Iam not going to spoil the story by giving anything away, it has to be read to by yourself to enjoy it! But of course, I want to tell my opinion about the book especially about the author, she is fantastic - she has beautifully told the story through female pov. Normally I don't like , if the book don't has male protagonist's pov but I loved Ms. Bu...more
I enjoyed reading A Girl Like You....its funny and entertaining and a page-turner till the very end.
Iam not going to spoil the story by giving anything away, it has to be read to by yourself to enjoy it! But of course, I want to tell my opinion about the book especially about the author, she is fantastic - she has beautifully told the story through female pov. Normally I don't like , if the book don't has male protagonist's pov but I loved Ms. Bu...more
My feelings. My ovaries. They exploded like a nuclear bomb.
Damn it, I just couldn't stop reading.
It was Saturday and I was riding a roller coaster of emotions. Time to read! I wanted a nice and light book, just to change my bad mood and prepare myself to Monday that would inevitably come. So, after a little research, I ended up with A Girl Like You.
In the beginning it wasn't a super awesome book. But I would kill someone if I didn't got distracted. Fine, lets keep going. Finally, things start...more
Damn it, I just couldn't stop reading.
It was Saturday and I was riding a roller coaster of emotions. Time to read! I wanted a nice and light book, just to change my bad mood and prepare myself to Monday that would inevitably come. So, after a little research, I ended up with A Girl Like You.
In the beginning it wasn't a super awesome book. But I would kill someone if I didn't got distracted. Fine, lets keep going. Finally, things start...more
Oh my gosh. I don't even have a word to describe how I'm feeling right now.
I'm in this sort of happy bubble with lots of cute and adorable hearts all over it and deep down a feeling that I just learned something important.
I read about this book yesterday and in that exact moment I felt a compelling need to read it. Like, I had to read the damn book right that second in order to survive. It was necessary for my existence, according to my reader senses. So that's what I did.
I downloaded it and did...more
I'm in this sort of happy bubble with lots of cute and adorable hearts all over it and deep down a feeling that I just learned something important.
I read about this book yesterday and in that exact moment I felt a compelling need to read it. Like, I had to read the damn book right that second in order to survive. It was necessary for my existence, according to my reader senses. So that's what I did.
I downloaded it and did...more
A Girl Like You by Gemma Burges is a book i wholeheartedly recommend to everyone.
The book it self deals with hardships of single life or as the author calls it "singledom". What is great about the book is that is so realistic. The experience and situations characters of the book have found themselves in will make you laugh out laud, will even make you cringe as it will remind you of some silly situations you found yourself or someone you know in.
The struggles of singledom, the highs and lows of...more
The book it self deals with hardships of single life or as the author calls it "singledom". What is great about the book is that is so realistic. The experience and situations characters of the book have found themselves in will make you laugh out laud, will even make you cringe as it will remind you of some silly situations you found yourself or someone you know in.
The struggles of singledom, the highs and lows of...more
This book was so deliciously charming that I didn’t want to put it down. I was swept into London, and the quirky dating world of Abigail Wood and I enjoyed every minute of it. First off I just have to say I’m beginning to love overseas authors more and more. I’m especially loving novels set in London and surrounding areas, though I’ve never been. But the atmosphere just seems so divine and fun. This book was no different.
Abigail was a great leading lady. After seven years in a blase relationship...more
Abigail was a great leading lady. After seven years in a blase relationship...more
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SPOILERSS.... (but you can basically already guess them from the synopsis)
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What a great book! I seriously enjoyed this so much.. it was easy to read, lighthearted, fun and most importantly utterly romantic :)
I loved how clueless she was with dating men, and how she had to rely upon Robert completely just to learn how to pull. From her embarrassing scenes, to hilarious dates Abigail was an enticing female lead. I loved witnessing her and Robert's growth...more
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What a great book! I seriously enjoyed this so much.. it was easy to read, lighthearted, fun and most importantly utterly romantic :)
I loved how clueless she was with dating men, and how she had to rely upon Robert completely just to learn how to pull. From her embarrassing scenes, to hilarious dates Abigail was an enticing female lead. I loved witnessing her and Robert's growth...more
Abigail Wood, a woman of 28, realized that her long-time boyfriend was not 'The One' and, fortunately, so did he. Now single but has zero knowledge of how to mingle, she seeks out the help of her handsome player of a flatmate, Robert.
Be cool. Be detached. Act brutal. Stay in control. Bulletproof. Always leave them before they leave you. With these rules courtesy of Robert on the survival of singledom, Abigail starts her fast-pace journey of dating like a bastardette, breaking hearts already beco...more
Be cool. Be detached. Act brutal. Stay in control. Bulletproof. Always leave them before they leave you. With these rules courtesy of Robert on the survival of singledom, Abigail starts her fast-pace journey of dating like a bastardette, breaking hearts already beco...more
Jan 31, 2013
Silvia
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone.
Recommended to Silvia by:
Elena
Is that..Is that an angel singing out there? Yep, I guess it is.
So, now I'm gonna add a few gifs, just to let you know (see) how I felt troughout the book.
Let's say, 15% done:
I was a little disappointed. Confused. I didn't like it.
30% done:
And I was like: mmmh, let's see what happens next.
55% done:
I WANT MORE I WANT MORE.
New Year's Eve's kiss:
THE Hong Kong Kiss and..Well:
Robert's final wedding speech:
IT WAS SO PERFECT.
So, now I'm gonna add a few gifs, just to let you know (see) how I felt troughout the book.
Let's say, 15% done:
I was a little disappointed. Confused. I didn't like it.
30% done:
And I was like: mmmh, let's see what happens next.
55% done:
I WANT MORE I WANT MORE.
New Year's Eve's kiss:
THE Hong Kong Kiss and..Well:
Robert's final wedding speech:
IT WAS SO PERFECT.
I don't say this enough "I loved this book!!".(I'll try to sum this up quickly.The book cover gives a much better description). The book is about a girl named Abigail Wood.She has broken off her seven year relationship to a man, she's been dating since college. Abigail trys to brave the dating games and survive but doesn't make out well. This is where were introduced to Robert. He's Abigail's flatmate and a playboy throughout London. He decides to take Abigail under his wing and show her how to...more
Apr 18, 2011
AvonBooks
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"I've discovered the secret to successful singledom. I'm acting like a man. And it's working."
After breaking up with her boyfriend of, well, forever, Abigail Wood must learn how to be single from scratch. Her dating skills are abysmal, and she ricochets from disaster to disaster – until Robert, one of London's most notorious lotharios, agrees to coach her.
With his advice, she learns to navigate the bastard-infested waters of the bar scene and practices the art of being bulletproof. The new Abiga...more
After breaking up with her boyfriend of, well, forever, Abigail Wood must learn how to be single from scratch. Her dating skills are abysmal, and she ricochets from disaster to disaster – until Robert, one of London's most notorious lotharios, agrees to coach her.
With his advice, she learns to navigate the bastard-infested waters of the bar scene and practices the art of being bulletproof. The new Abiga...more
This is the first book that I have read in 2011 and it has certainly provided me with a good start. I immediately liked Abigail, she is a similar age to me and is relatively normal. She has been quite brace by ending a long term relationship when she realised he wasn't 'The One' and now she has to enter the scary world of dating.
Her new flatmate Robert takes it upon himself to teach Abigail some of the rules of dating. Robert is a definite ladies man and Abigail soon learns to be the one in cont...more
Her new flatmate Robert takes it upon himself to teach Abigail some of the rules of dating. Robert is a definite ladies man and Abigail soon learns to be the one in cont...more
Wowsers! This is one of the longest, yet so funny chick-lits I've ever encountered. It was like reading a diary of Abigail, the heroine, and her journey (as long as mishaps) in finding true happiness. This book is a one-stop shop for every woman who wants to finx the secret to happiness.
The story is quite long, describing Abi's post-break up with her long time boyfriend, and the lessons she have to apply (thanks to her gorgeous flatmate, Robert) in terms of dating and gettong through a successf...more
The story is quite long, describing Abi's post-break up with her long time boyfriend, and the lessons she have to apply (thanks to her gorgeous flatmate, Robert) in terms of dating and gettong through a successf...more
Okay so this is the first book I have read by Gemma Burgess. I was not so sure about reading it but the plot sounded quite interesting. Finally I got around to reading it and was unable to leave it unfinished while I studied and did my chores and all...
The story revolves around Abigail Wood who is a research Analyst, Robert who is a total playboy keeps what he works a mystery. Robert is Abigail's flatmate. But soon after when Abigail is recently single after her break up with Peter he becomes h...more
The story revolves around Abigail Wood who is a research Analyst, Robert who is a total playboy keeps what he works a mystery. Robert is Abigail's flatmate. But soon after when Abigail is recently single after her break up with Peter he becomes h...more
3.5
Brief summary: Abigail is newly single and a little terrified of dating. She starts taking dating advice from her very sexy/total lothario roommate, Robert. Suddenly she's a real player on the dating scene and loving it. But then she meets Dave. They have a relationship that both excites her and gives her a case of massive self-doubt. In the end, she takes some much needed control of her own life and realizes who she really cares for. HEA.
Review: It probably took me till around 20% in to re...more
Brief summary: Abigail is newly single and a little terrified of dating. She starts taking dating advice from her very sexy/total lothario roommate, Robert. Suddenly she's a real player on the dating scene and loving it. But then she meets Dave. They have a relationship that both excites her and gives her a case of massive self-doubt. In the end, she takes some much needed control of her own life and realizes who she really cares for. HEA.
Review: It probably took me till around 20% in to re...more
4 stars
Loved, loved, looooved this book! Everything about it was perfect - perfect back stories, perfectly flawed characters, perfectly written conflicts and betrayals, perfect plot, perfect voice, perfect settings/locales(view spoiler), perfect pacing, perfectly developed romance between the H and h, you get the point.
Story:
After 7 and a half years of being with a man that she was no longer in love with, 27 year old Abigail dumps...more
Loved, loved, looooved this book! Everything about it was perfect - perfect back stories, perfectly flawed characters, perfectly written conflicts and betrayals, perfect plot, perfect voice, perfect settings/locales(view spoiler), perfect pacing, perfectly developed romance between the H and h, you get the point.
Story:
After 7 and a half years of being with a man that she was no longer in love with, 27 year old Abigail dumps...more
If you like chick lit then this novel does not disappoint. A good mix of humour, love and drama once I got into this book I could not put it down. I could very easily see this made into a movie if it has not been already and I would def go and see it!
Similar to "He's Just Not That Into" it's good for those chick lit fans who can relate to the dating scene in your late 20's....and the confusing, difficult scene it is! Do you text, do you not text? Do you wait? How do you act interested but still...more
Similar to "He's Just Not That Into" it's good for those chick lit fans who can relate to the dating scene in your late 20's....and the confusing, difficult scene it is! Do you text, do you not text? Do you wait? How do you act interested but still...more
Oh I love it! I love it I love it I love it! I am leaping around like a nimble footed mountain goat! (You'll get it if you read this book which you should!)
Love the witty banter! Not many people can do that well, I am telling you. Burgess nailed it. I mean nailed it. It was never cheesy, never a cliche. It was fresh, funny so funny! It made me love every one of the characters. Henry, Plum, Vix, Luke and Sophie, definitely Robert and of course my girl Abigail.
The plot wasn't too different from o...more
Love the witty banter! Not many people can do that well, I am telling you. Burgess nailed it. I mean nailed it. It was never cheesy, never a cliche. It was fresh, funny so funny! It made me love every one of the characters. Henry, Plum, Vix, Luke and Sophie, definitely Robert and of course my girl Abigail.
The plot wasn't too different from o...more
Mar 30, 2013
Katria
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
those who love to date and those who wants to date
Shelves:
2013-reads,
adult-books,
chic-lit,
contemporary-romance,
epub,
humor,
love-story,
stand-alone,
rom-com,
funny-moments
It is supposed to be a 5-star rating but hell, I really want them to get together!!!!
more review about this book will be posted later after I could sum up all the twisted things and feelings I feel about this book right now.
Cheers!
Edited version:
Now where was I?
I found this book obviously here in goodreads while browsing what chiclit would made my day and took a risk in this one.
As soon as I started reading, I knew I would not stop myself from this addiction. But still, sleepiness win most of th...more
more review about this book will be posted later after I could sum up all the twisted things and feelings I feel about this book right now.
Cheers!
Edited version:
Now where was I?
I found this book obviously here in goodreads while browsing what chiclit would made my day and took a risk in this one.
As soon as I started reading, I knew I would not stop myself from this addiction. But still, sleepiness win most of th...more
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| YA Buddy Readers'...: A Girl Like You by Gemma Burgess -> Start 4/29 | 10 | 7 | May 02, 2013 05:39pm | |
| The Girls' Club: Prologue - Chapter 5 | 3 | 5 | May 01, 2013 08:05pm | |
| The Girls' Club: Chapter 39 - Epilogue | 1 | 4 | May 01, 2013 12:16pm | |
| The Girls' Club: Chapter 32 - 38 | 1 | 2 | May 01, 2013 12:16pm | |
| The Girls' Club: Chapter 13 - Chapter 19 | 1 | 1 | May 01, 2013 12:15pm | |
| The Girls' Club: Chapter 6 - Chapter 12 | 1 | 1 | May 01, 2013 12:14pm |
Gemma started writing anti-romantic comedies for girls who like chicklit that comforts and charms without the silly fluffy bits. She lives in Notting Hill in London, but grew up all over the place – mostly Hong Kong. She loves talking and writing, not necessarily in that order.
She also loves burgers, vodka, white-tipped Marlboro Lights, OK GO, Sixteen Candles, Lucky Jim, anything from Nora Ephron...more
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She also loves burgers, vodka, white-tipped Marlboro Lights, OK GO, Sixteen Candles, Lucky Jim, anything from Nora Ephron...more
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