It is so shallow, albeit in a self-conscious ("ironic"?) way, it drove me mad. I found the "poor fluffy little me stuggling to bluff it in the big bad grown up world" nauseating. It's not even redeemed by humour because what there is of it is entirely reliant on very cliched stereotypes. If it were written by a man, people would be outraged at how sexist it is.

Fans will say I'm missing the point and should lighten up, but even if Kinsella was once ahead of the game by writing in this way, its startling unoriginality is just another annoyance.

I expected a juice bar/coffee shop rather than Heston Blumenthal, but ended up with soggy flourescent candy floss.


So Funny I DID Laugh Out Loud!   March 21, 2004
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book is totally fantastic. It is the funniest book I've read. I like the Shopaholic serious, but I loved this! Laughed out loud all the way through.


A brilliant, fun read.   March 11, 2004
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

As a fan of Kinsella's Shopaholic series, I was delighted to find that this book was easily as good as any of those. You warm to her characters and accept their flaws and enjoy being taken along for the ride. It is no literary classic, but it is still a good, fun, easy read for the beach or train. You will race through it in a matter of days, as it is very entertaining.

This book maybe pure chick-lit, but it is unashamedly so, and one of the best of its genre.


A good read   March 10, 2004
I bought this book straight after i finished the shopaholic books (which i am now re-reading). Its great, and has the same humour that i loved in the other series. Only downside is that in my opinion it is not as good as the shopaholic books. It seems too predictable in some ways. But it is definitely worth a read.