Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

Start by marking “I Heart New York (I Heart, #1)” as Want to Read:

Other editions

Enlarge cover

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Open Preview

I Heart New York (I Heart #1)

Lindsey Kelk (Goodreads Author)

3.85 · Rating details · 21,717 Ratings · 1,006 Reviews

Get ready to meet Angela Clark as she flees the world’s worst wedding for a new life…

It's official. Angela Clarke is in love – with the most fabulous city in the world.

Fleeing her cheating boyfriend and clutching little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins and her passport, Angela jumps on a plane, destination - NYC.

Holed up in a cute hotel room, Ang ...more

Get A Copy

Or buy for

Paperback, 307 pages

Published June 25th 2009 by Harper (first published 2009)

More Details... edit details

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about I Heart New York, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

Best Chick-Lit I've Ever Read

1,294 books — 2,574 voters

Cover Wars

70 books — 58 voters

More lists with this book...

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30)

Rating details

Sort: Default

Filter

Jul 23, 2010 Karen rated it did not like it

Shelves: romantic-fiction, first-in-a-series

This was one of the smallest books in my collection, and for that reason I read it the night before I went on holiday. Quite frankly I wish I had not bothered. The writing is terrible, cliched, and if there was any originality in the book then I must have blinked and missed it.
Rather than any form of detailed plot we have details of designers (was the writer trying for freebies from Marc Jacobs???), numerous descriptions of handbags, shops etc.
I think this is meant to be some sort of modern fair ...more

flag 53 likes · Like · see review

Oct 10, 2017 Mandy rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-books, first-reads, read-in-2017

This is the story of Angela Clarke, who at the beginning of this book is at her best friend's wedding. She discovers that her boyfriend of ten years has been cheating on her, and so she decides to jet off to New York in order to find herself.
That is basically the premise, and we spend the rest of the book going along with Angela on her journey. Now, some of the situations that Angela finds herself are definitely a little unbelievable, but this is a highly entertaining, enjoyable story that I rea ...more

flag 23 likes · Like · see review

Aug 09, 2017 Mridu aka Storypals rated it really liked it

Read the review here

http://storypals.net/book-report-i-he...

flag 14 likes · Like · see review

Jul 23, 2014 Sara rated it liked it

Shelves: in-a-series, bestfriends-females, cheating, mild-explicit, contemporary

This is that awkward moment when everybody loved a series, you start with book one—usually the most loved—filled with positive expectations, and then it’s just meh! You liked it, but you didn’t L.O.V.E. it, and you start to wonder, is it just me? And the book seems to be looking at you saying it is you. Then a small comment on your status of a fellow reader that had relationship issues with the same uber loved series makes you feel at ease. It isn’t just you.
So here’s what I did and didn’t like This is that awkward moment when everybody loved a series, you start with book one—usually the most loved—filled with positive expectations, and then it’s just meh! You liked it, but you didn’t L.O.V.E. it, and you start to wonder, is it just me? And the book seems to be looking at you saying it is you. Then a small comment on your status of a fellow reader that had relationship issues with the same uber loved series makes you feel at ease. It isn’t just you.
So here’s what I did and didn’t like about I Heart NY.
The positives first.
The opening is great! Instant hook. Boyfriend caught heating, best friend caught knowing, heroine’s major epiphany and escape to a new city. Super!
There’s plenty of humor, and the writing is fresh and easy.
Even if the book is in a series there’s a proper begin-end cycle. The end leaves possibilities open, but it’s not a cliffhanger. (Not a fan of cliffhangers)
Now the negatives.
After the quick paced start the plot sinks into slower waters for quite a while. There are too many tourist-guide like descriptions of NY. Shopping here, makeover there, coming here, going there same old… gets boring quickly.
Jenny (the new best friend) is a real Dr. Jekyll Miss Hide. A bit too much, she gets so mean so quickly. I don’t know, in a longer friendship it would have seemed a more normal interaction…we all get crazy with our BFFs from time to time and push their buttons in a mean way, but after 3 weeks? Uh, no.
The blog thing. Uhm. Seems to me that if you’re dating two guys and writing a blog about it… it is not very realistic that you tell the guys too.
The dating two guys thing. Mmm, ok. It was a nice plot idea. But the sleeping with both of them, literally one day a guy the next day the other was a bit too much for my romantic self. (I know, real, within the character self-growth journey… but still a bit unromantic.)
So here are my pros and cons… I would love to know what you thought… If you agree/disagree with some of my points :)
...more

flag 13 likes · Like · see review

Jul 26, 2011 Renee Barrette rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sassy-is-my-middle-name, books-they-should-make-into-movies, funny-gal-chick-lit, favourite-authors

I loved everything about this book! I've never been to New York, but it's my dream destination right now, and I'll take any opportunity to read about it. That's what drew me to the book in the first place. Kelk has a wonderful ability to make her readers really connect to the characters. Everything that Angela goes through, from the horrendous break-up, to the simultaneous dating, to being a newcomer to a huge city is something that many women have been through, therefore they can relate easily. ...more

flag 11 likes · Like · see review

Aug 30, 2009 Leah rated it did not like it

Shelves: books-read-2009

At her best friend’s wedding, Angela Clark finds her boyfriend cheating on her in his car. After storming back into the wedding to confront her best friend, Angela flees to New York and ends up staying in the first hotel she comes to. The girl working on the concierge at the hotel, Jenny, befriends Angela and takes her under her wing, giving Angela a make-over and showing her New York City’s sights. Within days, Angela is dating two guys and has a job blogging about her adventures in the City bu At her best friend’s wedding, Angela Clark finds her boyfriend cheating on her in his car. After storming back into the wedding to confront her best friend, Angela flees to New York and ends up staying in the first hotel she comes to. The girl working on the concierge at the hotel, Jenny, befriends Angela and takes her under her wing, giving Angela a make-over and showing her New York City’s sights. Within days, Angela is dating two guys and has a job blogging about her adventures in the City but will home lure her back?

I hadn’t really heard of I Heart New York until a while ago so when I saw it on a market stall I thought it sounded fantastic and decided to buy it. I read some reviews, some good, some bad and finally decided to give it a read myself. I wanted to enjoy it so so much as I love books set in New York but I just found I Heart New York a major disappointment. I read a lot of books set in New York – I wish people would set their books in other American states, there are 50 of them after all! – so I expect a pretty high standard when reading about the fantastic city that is New York. I’ve never been to New York so I want the book to transport me there. I Heart New York failed miserably.

My main problem with the book is that there’s essentially no plot. It’s plotless. Nothing of major importance happens in the book to set up an exciting and readable ending and I found myself fed up after 60-odd pages. I perservered to see if it got any better and it just didn’t. My next problem with the book is just how easily everything slipped into place for Angela. I’m willing to let some things slide when reading chick lit books but even for me, this was totally and utterly unbelieveable. I can take the fact Angela and Jenny became friends so quickly but I can’t take the fact she managed to blag herself multiple dates within two days of being in New York nor the fact she just so happened to land a job blogging about her life. It was all very convenient and I was waiting for something to come along and unsettle Angela’s now-perfect world but nothing ever did and the book just kind of tailed off.

Yet the book started so well, with Angela finding her boyfriend Mark cheating on her at her best friend’s wedding. I thought that the opening two chapters were hilarious, but it all seemingly went down hill from there. The blurb on the back makes it sound as if Angela jumped onto a plane to New York wearing her bridesmaids dress but that wasn’t the case. As far as I’m concerned that would have been a fantastic thing to include because everyone seeing her at the airport wearing a bridesmaids dress, clutching a pair of expensive shoes, would be thinking “What on Earth’s going on?”. As it is, the book misses out any kind of airport scene and after Angela tells her mother she’s leaving we skip to her arrival in NYC. After Angela’s arrival in NYC, everything then falls into place and she (seemingly) has the perfect life and that’s pretty much all that happens.

I can’t say I particularly cared for Angela throughout the book because her life all fell into place perfectly and still she complained. It’s very hard to be sympathetic towards someone who two/three days after breaking up with her boyfriend of 10 years, is then dating two other men. She spent the first day in tears after the break up but after that she was fine. It was very peculiar. Regardless of how much Angela and Mark’s relationship had deteriorated over the years, I still expected Angela to feel a bit more heartbroken after the break up of a 10 year relationship, not to mention the fact it was her first proper relationship. Another thing that irritated me about Angela was the fact that she was dating two guys – and blogging about it – but when one of the guys told her he was dating people other than her, she went completely off on one. Pot. Kettle. Black. That’s pretty much Angela in a nutshell: immensely self-absorbed. My favourite character was Jenny, whom Angela befriends during her first hour in New York. She was a fantastic character and I absolutely loved her. However even Jenny irritated me, the way she worshipped Angela – constantly calling Angela “heroic” for running away after finding her boyfriend cheating on her – was beyond irritating, but apart from that, she was hugely enjoyable. I’d love to see her in a book just about her. Of the two men Angela dates, Tyler and Alex, Alex was my favourite. I always thought Tyler seemed blase about the whole thing and I didn’t particularly like him. All of the characters, bar Jenny, though were all one-dimensional and quite cliched though: the Brit in America, the hotshot banker, the rock star…

Kelk’s writing is nothing spectacular and I hated the way, as I mentioned above, that Angela was treated like some sort of heroine for fleeing the country and coming to New York. I would actually call it cowardice, but that’s just me. Kelk’s writing made Angela seem pretty childish I think, too, not just because she chose to fly rather than fight but because, considering she was supposed to be 26, she still had no idea what she was doing with her life. I didn’t expect Angela to have it all mapped out, but all she seemed to do before getting her job, was spend money whilst having no viable income. I also found myself getting irritated with the fact she kept calling the men “boys” as it made her sound like a teenager. The book also had a few editing errors (on the first page Angela is “peaking” rather than “peeking” as well as “thing” rather than “think”) which drives me insane – books are proofread so many times you would think they’d pick up on an error so small. It may be a childish thing to pick up on but it’s just incredibly irritating.

For me, though, the book tried too hard to be in the mould of a Sophie Kinsella novel. It tried to be funny, it tried to make Angela a likeable heroine but for me it failed on all accounts.It’s so light I’m surprised it’s not suspended in mid-air. Don’t get me wrong, I like a light-hearted read as much as the next person but the least I expect from such a light-hearted read is for it to make me laugh. This did not and I found it a hugely disappointing read. I have I Heart Hollywood to read, the sequel to I Heart New York, so we’ll see if it gets any better. ...more

flag 9 likes · Like · see review

Feb 03, 2018 Shannon rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018

Het heeft even geduurd (lees: 2 maanden), maar ik heb eindelijk dit boek uit! Waarom het zo lang duurde voordat ik het uit had, was omdat ik het zo'n cliché verhaal was. Daten met twee mannen tegelijk en er over bloggen, dat kan toch nooit goed gaan. Het is alleen wachten op het moment dat het fout gaat. Uiteindelijk heb ik wel doorgezet, omdat ik het zo onwijs leuk vond om te lezen over New York (en omdat ik een zwak had voor Tyler (view spoiler) ...more

flag 9 likes · Like · see review

Sep 14, 2015 Viktoria rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, chick-lit

Вооот, чего мне не хватало этой осенью! Мотивирующего современного романа!
Скажу сразу, что мне по настроению эта книга напомнила роман Софи Кинселлы "У меня есть твой номер". По настрою и подаче прямо точное попадание!

Мне хотелось отдохнуть от конкретно таких книг, зацикленных на отношениях главных героев. И тут мне на глаза попалась эта книга. Практически случайно. Что хочется сказать сразу? Интересно, дерзко, забавно, современно, красиво. Начну по порядку.

Я подошла к окну. Прямо на меня смотр

...more

flag 8 likes · Like · see review

Feb 03, 2012 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: need-to-read-sequel

Angela is 26 and maid of honor at her best friend's wedding, when, dressed in a horrible coffee-coloured fish-tail bridesmaid dress, and clutching a pair of Louboutins in her hand, she finds her fiance having sex with another girl in the back of their car.

After screaming at him she discovers that he has been seeing this girl for months, and that her best friend and her new husband have been playing doubles tennis with them!

Storming back into the wedding she screams at the bride, and fractures th Angela is 26 and maid of honor at her best friend's wedding, when, dressed in a horrible coffee-coloured fish-tail bridesmaid dress, and clutching a pair of Louboutins in her hand, she finds her fiance having sex with another girl in the back of their car.

After screaming at him she discovers that he has been seeing this girl for months, and that her best friend and her new husband have been playing doubles tennis with them!

Storming back into the wedding she screams at the bride, and fractures the grooms comforting hand with said beautiful shoes, before heading up to her room to cry into her pillow all night.

The next morning she decides that she's had enough. She doesn't want to think about moving out of their house, she doesn't want to divide the cd collection, she's wants a break, so grabbing her passport and laptop she catches the first available flight to an english-speaking country, and arrives in... you guessed it - New York.

Checking herself into a hotel she realises what a horrible mistake she's made - this isn't being strong, this is running away, and she resolves to catch the first flight back home. Then Jenny arrives at her door - the hotel concierge, who having heard Angels's story has bought her some comfort food in the shape of chocolate cookies, hot chocolate and sugary cereal.

The next day Jenny takes her under her wing and Angela gets a fab new hairdo, a fab new make-over, and an expensive and stylish new wardrobe, before they hit the town for the night.

Thus begins the start of something new and wonderful for Angela - she meets two great men who she falls in love with instantly, gets a job writting an online blog for a fashion magazine, moves in with Jenny, and buys the most beautiful bag she's ever seen. The only thing is, is she ever going to go home?

As time moves on Angela falls more and more in love with New York, but knows that she will have to make some decisions soon - Which man does she want to stick with - the wall street banker, or the rock star? and where does she want to stay - New York or London?

This book is a really fun, girly read, and certainly something to pack in your suitcase if you're going on holiday! Dieters and chocoholics beware though - you may find the description of chocolate cookies, hot chocolate, chocolate truffles and chocolate cheesecake a little hard to resist!
Great chick-lit read. ...more

flag 9 likes · Like · see review

Jul 24, 2010 Antonia rated it did not like it

Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: 2010, crap-crappington

well.

didn't enjoy this. at all. so full of stereotypes of what women "want" and are engrossed by apparently. shopping (the right brands obviously), drinking alcohol to have fun, drinking coffee (of course from the right coffee shop) and finding a mate. but then, what did i expect, it came in a magazine with the exact same content.
the two things that annoyed me most were the constant brand name dropping and the fact that alcohol featured so much - in fact every time the characters went somewhere ...more

flag 7 likes · Like · see review

Aug 29, 2016 Ena Hasečić rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

Nakon što na vjenčanju najbolje prijateljice uhvati dugogodišnjeg zaručnika sa drugom djevojkom, pa se još ispostavi da su to znali skoro svi osim nje, Angela iz Londona bježi u New York kako bi probala izliječiti slomljeno srce. Lik Angele je super, ali je lik Jenny, djevojke koju tamo upoznaje i sa kojom prolazi kroz raznorazne avanture, prilično iritantan i meni lično nesimpatičan.

Radujem se idućem nastavku i njenim avanturama u Hollywoodu! :)

flag 7 likes · Like · see review

Feb 25, 2017 Elle ✦ Pretty Little Books ✦ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: chicklit, series-first-fav, top-favorites

Release Date: June 25, 2009
Genre: Chick Lit

I love Lindey Kelk's books so much! They have just the right amount of humor, fun, and romance to make all chick lit lovers smile! In this book, I Heart New York, readers are taken on a journey with Angela as she runs away from her home town of London to start over after catching her fiance cheating at her best friends wedding. But, what should have been a time of crying an eating her way through Ben and Jerry's in order to get over said breakup, An Release Date: June 25, 2009
Genre: Chick Lit

I love Lindey Kelk's books so much! They have just the right amount of humor, fun, and romance to make all chick lit lovers smile! In this book, I Heart New York, readers are taken on a journey with Angela as she runs away from her home town of London to start over after catching her fiance cheating at her best friends wedding. But, what should have been a time of crying an eating her way through Ben and Jerry's in order to get over said breakup, Angela finds herself living the life she always wanted. Two boys to date? Check. A new best friend? Check. A whole new wardrobe AND fabulous purse from Marc Jacobs? Double check. Follow Angela on her journey post breakup in this fantastic novel about starting over and living again. You won't regret it, I know I don't!

The heroine of this story (and series - it plays out through a number of books SQUEE) is Angela (as mentioned above) and is a girl that anyone could find themselves easily connected with. She is down to earth (albeit a little naive in the beginning) and a total sweetheart. Had she been a real person, I know I would wish her to be my own best friend.

The plot of the story is so much fun! It involves dating, and finding a lot of joy out of life when you didn't think there would be any. I absolutely adored being on the journey with Angela and can't wait to see where she goes next! If you haven't had the chance to visit New York city (I love that city!) you will FEEL like you are there with Angela. The author does a wonderful job describing the shops, the attractions, and all the delicious restaurants that make you drool all over yourself.

With that being said, this is a true CHICK LIT novel, and frankly, one of the best ones I have read in quite a while. Sure it was published in 2009, but it is worth the read even if you are one of those who only reads the newer releases. The good news is though that the sixth book in this series (I Heart Forever) is releasing this year! So I vow to read this entire series so I can get my hands on that one as soon as it releases!

Fans of chick lit novels and those who enjoy a fun, lighthearted read without all the drama will certainly love this book! I highly recommend it. And, I recommend many of the authors other novels including Always the Bridesmaid and We Were On a Break

PS: If you enjoy the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella this would be the perfect series for you! It reminded me of Kinsella's novels without all the debt :D

Rating: 5 stars ...more

flag 6 likes · Like · see review

Dec 16, 2014 Sophie Narey (Bookreview- aholic) rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own

Published: 25/06/2009
Author: Lindsey Kelk
Recommended for: fans of chick lit

Oh I love the 'I Heart' series of books, each of them are amazing and this one does not disappoint! This is the first book that appears in the series where we meet the character of Angela Clark who is funny, relatable, very likeable. In this book Angela moves to New York after she flee's from her wedding, where she meet her new best friend Jenny Lopez (who is the girl you wish was your best friend!) who helps her out abou ...more

flag 5 likes · Like · see review

Jul 18, 2012 Lydia Laceby rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-must-read, chick-lit, hilarous, contemporary-women-s-fiction

Originally Reviewed at Novel Escapes

What fabulous and fun chick lit! I whipped through I Heart New York, finding it full of laughs and connected with Angela’s character and enjoyed following her as she tried to figure herself out.

I Heart New York was such a fun read. I laughed out loud and was fully immersed into Angela’s life. She felt real to me. She had wasn't too ditzy, she had aspirations and I felt her love for the city shine through, along with her confusion about how she ended up there i ...more

flag 4 likes · Like · see review

May 24, 2013 Kim rated it liked it

Fun chick lit, read while I was in NY as it is set there. It's a good story, a definite page turner. I have liked it enough to purchase the next book in the series.

flag 5 likes · Like · see review

Dec 04, 2009 Chloe rated it it was amazing

At her best friend’s wedding, Angela walks in on her long-term boyfriend Mark cheating on her with someone on the back seat of their car. Nice. So she does what any self-respecting woman would do – flees… not just the wedding, but the country as well! Angela ends up in New York City with no friends, no money and no job.

But she soon makes friend with hotel receptionist Jenny and she’s determined to put a smile back on Angela’s face. Cue a LOT of spending in Bloomingdale’s, getting drunk and meeti At her best friend’s wedding, Angela walks in on her long-term boyfriend Mark cheating on her with someone on the back seat of their car. Nice. So she does what any self-respecting woman would do – flees… not just the wedding, but the country as well! Angela ends up in New York City with no friends, no money and no job.

But she soon makes friend with hotel receptionist Jenny and she’s determined to put a smile back on Angela’s face. Cue a LOT of spending in Bloomingdale’s, getting drunk and meeting a couple of hunks along the way too. Angela also lands her dream job of being a writer – it seems everything is going right for her at last. But despite blogging her romance ups and downs, can Angela figure out which man is right for her? Does she heart NYC more than home?

I heard about this book quite a while before I got to actually read a copy, so by the time my library had it in for me, I was quite excited to finally read it and see if it lived up to the hype. It’s bright and colourful cover screams out “chick lit” from the shelf, and plot sounds perfect for me too – exactly the sort of thing I really enjoy reading. I’ve been lucky to enough to visit New York (April 05 and December 05), and I still want to go back! I hoped this book would bring back some memories for me, and it definitely did that!

The book opens with a hilarious scene, and I hoped this was a sign of the rest of the book to come as well. It had me really laughing out loud, and I immediately loved the character of Angela, she seemed so normal and likeable, you couldn’t help but feel sorry for her being cheated on by love-rat Mark! Luckily for us, this is pretty much all we see of the awful Mark, so thank goodness for that. He’s one of those awful male characters you can hate with a passion but then, that’s the point of him isn’t it?! The other characters were well written as well, I really liked Jenny who despite her calm exterior is really a bit bonkers, Tyler the super-suave businessman was a bit too smooth for me and rock-God Alex who wasn’t my cup of tea but still felt like real people and the relationships between them all were so well done by Kelk.

As Angela runs off to New York, this is where the book starts to become slightly unbelievable, and although that isn’t some people’s thing, I actually don’t mind it in a book because I sort of expect everything to be better than it would be in real life! Yes, meeting Jenny and becoming best friends really quickly is unlikely, and yes, meeting 2 gorgeous men and dating both straight away is also unlikely, but it makes for great reading! Angela isn’t sure of anything and the reader can feel her apprehension about the situation yet I still loved it. It made Angela feel normal, and the unlikeliness of the situation yet normality of the lead character made it that bit funnier for me.

For anyone who has been to New York City, this book will definitely reignite some memories for you. Kelk writes in great detail about the glorious lights of Times Square, the breath-taking views atop the Empire State Building and the bitter cold as well! I could totally see in my mind where Kelk was writing about for the most part, and I loved reading about the bits I didn’t get to see when I was there as well. In terms of location research, Kelk has clearly done hers meaning its a great read for both visitors and non-visitors of NYC, although it will make you want to go back there!

If you like your chick-lit fun, readable and funny, then definitely pick up a copy of I Heart New York! With a great cast of characters, a great location and a brilliant (if idealistic!) storyline, its the perfect summer read, and one I will definitely re-read if I ever make it back to the Big Apple! Also, for those of us who love Angela, fear not – its not the last we’ve seen of her! Kelk has another 2 novels following Angela due out soon, I Heart Hollywood (late 2009) and I Heart Paris (2010) so I can’t wait for those! A full 5 stars from me, a really great book. ...more

flag 4 likes · Like · see review

Jun 12, 2009 Anne rated it it was ok

Lindsey Kelk's 'I Heart New York' is being marketed at Sophie Kinsella fans and yes there are similarities, however,whilst Sophie often makes me laugh out loud - this book had me sighing in annoyance in many places.

Dumped girlfriend takes the first plane to anywhere - ends up in New York City - meets lots of lovely, fashionable and rich people and immediately turns into a beautiful, succesful woman herself. The plot is quite improbable - very far-fetched but very easy to read. Ideal for passing ...more

flag 5 likes · Like · see review

Mar 19, 2015 Silvia rated it liked it · review of another edition

Angela è una ventisettenne inglese con la passione per la scrittura, innamorata del suo fidanzato storico Mark. Durante la festa di matrimonio della sua migliore amica Louisa, Angela sorprende Mark in compagnia di un’altra donna. Messa dinanzi alla dura realtà, la giovane reagisce in maniera sorprendente: prende l’aereo e atterra a New York con ancora addosso l’abito da damigella, le Louboutin ai piedi e una carta di credito quasi prosciugata. Grazie al sorprendente incontro con Jenny, simpatica Angela è una ventisettenne inglese con la passione per la scrittura, innamorata del suo fidanzato storico Mark. Durante la festa di matrimonio della sua migliore amica Louisa, Angela sorprende Mark in compagnia di un’altra donna. Messa dinanzi alla dura realtà, la giovane reagisce in maniera sorprendente: prende l’aereo e atterra a New York con ancora addosso l’abito da damigella, le Louboutin ai piedi e una carta di credito quasi prosciugata. Grazie al sorprendente incontro con Jenny, simpatica addetta alla reception dell’hotel nel quale casualmente alloggerà, Angela avrà l’opportunità d’immergersi totalmente nella vita newyorkese. Locali alla moda, shopping e ragazzi sono questi gli ingredienti giusti per ripartire. Angela non se lo farà ripetere due volte e nel giro di una settimana si trasformerà radicalmente arrivando persino a uscire contemporaneamente con due uomini totalmente diversi l’uno dall’altro: da una parte Alex, aitante leader di una band e dall’altra Tyler, preciso uomo d’affari. Come destreggiarsi? E soprattutto come agire ora che Angela gestisce un blog seguitissimo nel quale racconta le sue esperienze nella grande mela?

“Spero davvero di avere la giusta espressione. Con ogni probabilità ho la faccia di una che si chiede se ha dimenticato di spegnere la piastra per i capelli. Merda! E se avessi davvero dimenticato la piastra accesa?”

Esistono molti modi per reagire alla scoperta di un tradimento. La nostra Angela sceglie la via più drastica, o la più folle, o perché no? la più immatura. Scappa. Scappa e prova a ricominciare altrove, in un lungo nel quale nessuno la conosce, senza certezze né garanzie. Angela semplicemente si fida di quanti le sono attorno e prova a ricominciare inventando una nuova se stessa, trovando forza dal suo dolore. È una donna assai sensibile che prova a sentirsi un’altra grazie a un nuovo taglio di capelli, al trucco o agli abiti firmati.

L’autrice si serve di uno stile fresco, leggero, diretto e molto dialogato, che si addice al genere chick lit dell’opera, capace di sedurre il lettore, di coinvolgerlo e di guidarlo attraverso la sfavillante New York.

Un romanzo che suscita simpatie sin dalla prima pagina, un modo per riflettere in maniera ironica sul tradimento. Quando si giunge all’epilogo una domanda sorge spontanea: «cosa accadrà ad Angela nella prossima puntata?» Lo scoprirò molto presto!
...more

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

Nov 10, 2010 Cavort rated it it was ok

I was delighted to win this book in one of the Goodreads' giveaways. That is until my spouse lost the book envelope in a pile of bills to be filed. Thus, until I got around to filing, my least favorite thing (besides dishes) I couldn't recall where the heck I had put the book after I got it. Imagine my delight to find, in the middle of endless sheets of monotony disguised as bills and other important documents, a new book to read.

The delight lasted until I started reading. The whole clueless wo I was delighted to win this book in one of the Goodreads' giveaways. That is until my spouse lost the book envelope in a pile of bills to be filed. Thus, until I got around to filing, my least favorite thing (besides dishes) I couldn't recall where the heck I had put the book after I got it. Imagine my delight to find, in the middle of endless sheets of monotony disguised as bills and other important documents, a new book to read.

The delight lasted until I started reading. The whole clueless woman escapist fiction genre annoys me. The idea that we must find ourselves through excessive spending on products that cost enough to feed villages in Africa for months makes me rue consumerism and the "Cult of Stuff" through which we are supposed to make meaning in our supposedly otherwise uninspiring lives. So, when Angela jumped plane from England to NYC (escapist fiction literally) and started engaging in advertising for overpriced products through drooling descriptions of leather and fabric, I almost stopped reading. Seriously, I skip advertising when I watch television, why the Hades do I want to READ advertising? (One could argue that any book is advertising for the author's philosophy of life and view of the world, but do I need product placement to go along with the ideas? NO!)

Still, I got the book for free and really felt like I should stick it out so I could whine about the whole consumerist-clueless female thing with some detail. The problem is that part of the way through the book I found myself starting to enjoy some of the moments. Not all of them, and I really disliked how men were used as props and stereotypes, but there were some decent moments of humor that I could relate to after living in NYC for six years. Now, were those moments memorable enough so that I can recall them and type them here? Nope! Was the book worth looking through again so I can pull up those moments to find specific examples to support my claim that the book was worth two stars? Not at all. (Actually, I'd give it a 1.5 if I could.) Would I suggest that anyone else read this book? Probably not. However, I do think there is some potential here if the author stops bowing to the cliche gods and starts exploiting some of her humor in more powerful ways. ...more

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

Feb 06, 2017 Gina rated it really liked it

** 4 WITTY STARS! **

“People go to LA to "find themselves", they come to New York to become someone new.”

**

I quite liked this book! I especially loved how I got an image of New York just by reading this and made me want to step on the first plane to the Big Apple and just wing it like Angela did.
Just wing it and hope I'll get somewhere, meet new people and get opportunities handed over as if it's a tissue.
Man if life were that simple, it'd be great.

I finished this fairly quick because it's ...more

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

May 30, 2012 Vicki rated it it was amazing

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary-romance, my-book-boyfriend, new-adult, laugh-out-loud-with-possible-snorti, action

When I picked this book up I thought, yep, nice easy read, nothing special. I think I read this in one day. It's possibly one of my all time favourite books. I've read it and re read it so much I'll need to buy a new copy as mine is getting dog eared. I found it hilariously funny and the heroine cringe worthy but real. I envied how she had the courage to (unrealistically) up and start a new life half way around the world when things got tough at home. I'm glad she stood firm and never wavered ab ...more

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

Feb 13, 2013 Nilam Suri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Nilam by: Nina Ardianti

Shelves: chick-lit, ebook

I read it yesterday, and literally in just one sitting. This book made me nailed my butt in Starbucks from noon till nearly evening, unable to move and unable to stop.

I can't remember the last time I enjoy a chick-lit book this much, hell, i even can't remember the last time i read chick-lit, the genre that i adored (and gained me the title the queen of chick-lit among my peers) in college. But this book, make that inner chick-lit die hard fan back in vengeance!

The story is heartwarming, the he ...more

flag 4 likes · Like · see review

Apr 02, 2012 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: womens-fiction-chicklit, authors-first-novel-debut, adult-content, read-2012, humor-comedy

I really enjoyed this book. For a chick-lit, it was pretty hard to put down. The characters were likable and the story was fun. It just happens that all the chick-lits i have read so far have been written by british authors about British characters. This is the same but most of the story takes place in New York so it was a neat surprise to be familiar with the environment. I want to check out some more titles from this author.

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

Jan 05, 2014 Bree T rated it really liked it

Shelves: chick-lit, library-reads, series

British freelance writer Angela Clark is bridesmaid at her best friend’s wedding when she finds her boyfriend getting it on with someone else in the backseat of his car….during the reception. After making somewhat of a spectacle of herself that includes breaking the groom’s hand with her shoe, Angela decides that she needs to get away and now is the perfect time. She boards a flight for New York.

Landing with little more than her laptop, a crumpled bridesmaid dress and the hand-breaking shoes, sh British freelance writer Angela Clark is bridesmaid at her best friend’s wedding when she finds her boyfriend getting it on with someone else in the backseat of his car….during the reception. After making somewhat of a spectacle of herself that includes breaking the groom’s hand with her shoe, Angela decides that she needs to get away and now is the perfect time. She boards a flight for New York.

Landing with little more than her laptop, a crumpled bridesmaid dress and the hand-breaking shoes, she gets a room in a hotel and immediately begins to immerse herself in New York, helped along by the friendly concierge from her hotel who sets about taking Angela under her wing. After a makeover and a tour of NYC, Angela finds herself asked out on her very first date. This sparks an idea by one of Jenny’s friends who represents a magazine. She’s pretty sure she could get Angela a gig writing a column for them that explores what it’s like to be a single woman in New York from another country exploring getting back into the dating scene. And the guy that just asked her out, a hot Wall Street type, is the perfect guinea pig to see if it will work,

Before long Angela finds herself writing for The Look magazine about her dramatic break up and her attempts at dating again. On one hand there’s Mr Wall Street aka Tyler who is rich, good looking, charming and knows how to treat a lady and show her a good time. Angela has had several successful dates with him and things are going well…but there’s also Alex a musician from Brooklyn who is sexy, fun and sweet as well. Angela, who has only ever had one boyfriend in her life before suddenly finds herself juggling two very different men…and writing about it!

Even though New York is starting to prove especially complicated with the men and the friends and the partying, whenever she hears her mother on the other end of a phone asking her when she’s coming home to London, Angela feels increasingly that the answer is not any time soon. But now that things have gone to a certain point with both Mr Wall Street and Brooklyn, there’s come the time to make a choice….and which one will she pick?

Not that long ago I was reading something about the final novel in this series and I’ve seen them around before so I thought I’d finally give them a go. My library has 5 of the first 6 (I think the 6th was only just released) and I requested all of them. Four of the five came in immediately: numbers 1, 3, 4 and 5. So of course I’ve now read this one and enjoyed it a lot but now I have to wait until someone returns #2 before I can go on!

Angela’s life changes the day she finds her boyfriend of 10 years getting it on with someone else in the backseat of the car at her best friend’s wedding. On a total whim she flees overseas intending perhaps a long, pampering holiday but once she’s there and is immersed in the sights and sounds of New York, she totally begins to fall in love with it and work out how she might be able to stay there longer. Fortunately for Angela, a lot happens that makes that much easier than you’d think.

Firstly, the concierge at her hotel, Jenny, has sympathy for her plight and not only basically adopts Angela into her friendship circle but also conveniently ends up with a spare room in her apartment so Angela can move out of the hotel and in there with Jenny. One of her friends hits Angela up with a potential job and all of them basically take her on and provide advice on New York and the best places to shop, eat, etc. Two men also basically fall into her lap in very different ways (I have to say that the meet with Alex the musician was super cute).

This book is pure escapism and it was a lot of fun too, despite the large amount of things that struck me as pretty implausible and/or an enormous stroke of good luck. Very few people would land in a foreign city and have a new BFF, job, dates etc a few days later but I was able to let that go and just kind of sit back and enjoy Angela reinventing herself. Although seriously, the amount of money she was dropping on shopping in the first few days was pretty scary! She was buying a whole new wardrobe and taking advantage of being close to a lot of popular big name designer stores and adding bucketloads of make up and shoes and expensive bags to the list. Even when she gets a job it doesn’t seem to pay all that much so I’m not sure how she contributes to Jenny’s rent, etc. That isn’t really discussed.

But – the book is fun. Angela has to juggle two men when she’s never done that before in her life. I’ve watched Sex & the City, I’ve seen how the rules are apparently different in New York and dating several people is apparently the norm or whatever. It’s not the norm for Angela but she throws herself into it although it isn’t long before she starts to have feelings of guilt and difficulty managing the two different guys who both want to see more of her. I felt the ending with Tyler was a little bit unexpected and kind of came out of no where. But I adore Alex. He’s the guy I’d want to meet if I ran away to New York.

Now I really want to read I Heart Hollywood. Please hurry up and return it, fellow library patron! ...more

flag 2 likes · Like · see review

Jun 20, 2018 Diana added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, chick-lit, ebooks, fiction, library, womens-fiction, contemporary-fiction, romance, dnf

DNF. Reading this increasingly felt like punishment, so I threw in the towel. It’s not horrible, but I didn’t especially care to find out what happened to the main character.

flag 2 likes · Like · see review

May 30, 2011 Rea Cobb rated it it was amazing

Lindsey Kelk has wrote three books in the I Heart series
I heart New York,
I heart Hollywood
and I heart Paris.

If you have read my previous reviews you will know I was unaware of this as I read the I heart Paris which is the last book first and only once I started reading this book did I fall in that there were previous books.

I thoroughly enjoyed the last book and so I decided to go back and read the first one I Heart New York which I managed to find in the Library.

All of the I heart books lo ...more

flag 2 likes · Like · see review

Mar 27, 2013 Rebecca rated it really liked it

Shelves: chick-lit

I've heard good things about the I Heart series, and with Lindsey Kelk just announcing an additional book to the series- I Heart Christmas, due out later this year, I decided to give it a go. What I love about this book is that there is no time wasted; it jumps straight into the story within the first chapter.
Angela, a wannabe writer, has just found out her boyfriend has been cheating on her... and all of her friends knew. So, what better to do than jump on the first plane out of England? Angela ...more

flag 2 likes · Like · see review

Feb 14, 2010 Tracie rated it it was amazing

I never really got into the chick-lit genre so what made me pick this book to read, I'm not really sure. Maybe it's because I've always had a yearning to flee to New York, have a trendy makeover, spend obscene amounts of money on designer clothes, find the perfect indie rock god boyfriend and land the perfect job.

Completely unbelievable of course, but this is exactly what the heroine Angela does in this thoroughly enjoyable read. You have to suspend your disbelief as Angela, aided by new best fr ...more

flag 2 likes · Like · see review

Aug 05, 2013 Barbara Elsborg added it

I didn't get on with this book at all but I won't grade it because I know I'm not the target audience. The more I read, the more uncomfortable I grew. Running away from heartbreak straight into bliss - is not likely. I didn't like the fact that she was dating two guys at the same time (Not a spoiler - it's on the back)Considering what had happened to her, it seemed the wrong thing to do. But it was the way everything fell into place for her so easily that aggravated me the most. Immediately find ...more

flag 2 likes · Like · see review

Mar 10, 2015 Love Fool rated it liked it

If I could, I would rate this book a 3.5.

Get ready to meet Angela Clark as she flees the world’s worst wedding for a new life…

I first read part 5 of the I Heart series and it made me want to read the rest. This book was good, I enjoyed it but I thought it was a little unrealistic. I understand that it's fiction and a chick-lit so I understand the fairytale of it all but for a lady living in NYC most of her life... let me tell you, this shit doesn't happen. You don't meet men nonstop (good-lookin ...more

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

topics	posts	views	last activity
What did you think about this one?	5	27	Jun 22, 2016 02:03PM
Tyler vs Alex	8	27	Dec 05, 2014 05:12AM
Any thoughts about the book ?	6	57	Feb 04, 2014 04:00PM
Age Group	5	65	Jun 23, 2013 01:42PM
Chick Lit Book Club: 11/2012: I Heart New York: Chapter 21 - Epilogue I Heart New York	11	55	Dec 04, 2012 09:34PM
Chick Lit Book Club: 11/2012: I Heart New York: Chapters 11 - 15 I Heart New York	14	77	Dec 04, 2012 09:25PM
Chick Lit Book Club: 11/2012: I Heart New York: Chapters 1-5 I Heart New York	25	95	Dec 02, 2012 08:46PM

Readers Also Enjoyed

Genres

Womens Fiction > Chick Lit

515 users

Romance

143 users

Fiction

77 users

Contemporary

60 users

See top shelves…

About Lindsey Kelk

Lindsey Kelk

2,632 followers

Bestselling British author based in Los Angeles. Lover of books, watcher of wrestling, wearer of lipstick. Karaoke enthusiast and cat wrangler. Lindsey is the author of twelve novels, including the bestselling I Heart series, About a Girl, The Single Girl’s To-Do List and Always the Bridesmaid.

More about Lindsey Kelk