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This gets beyond a joke when I have asked for people to make a note of the date.
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Quite a few reviews still to come.
Ann
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Me and Mr Darcy
I was convinced that the "Mr D'Arcy" was going to be a dream, or it was going to be a "Lost in Austen" moment, when she decided to stay in the Austen era. I didn't realise Spike was going to become "Mr D'Arcy" until late in the book when he wrote the letter regarding his mum, etc. Then I realised this was in line with the letter Mr D sent to Elizabeth Bennett, when she wrongly accused him of his actions towards Mr Wickham. In that respect, I did feel you really needed to know Pride and Prejudice to get the full meaning of the book. I also liked the Una J Steane anagram near the end!
I wasn't too sure when I started the book whether I was going to enjoy it. I am a great Austen fan and I did check the reviews on Amazon, which weren't that favourable. However, I did enjoy it and thought it was cleverly done.
The Accidental Wife
Well, what a lucky escape Catherine had! Glad she reunited with her husband at the end! As for Alison - who needs friends like that? She should have realised what Marc was like from an early stage. As for Marc - couldn't stand him!!
As others have said, I did think this would be a light "chick lit" read, but was pleasantly surprised that there was a great deal of substance to it, mainly due to the web of emotions that came through.
I really enjoyed this and hope to read more of the "Accidental" books.
AL
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I'll be back after work to do my reviews.
Michelle
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The Accidental Wife
I found this book quite easy to read, apart from the beginning when I couldnt remember who was who with the 2 main female characters - had to keep referring to the back cover.
I did think it was well written and a good plot - but sooo depressing and full of negatives..... and with a very predictable ending. The Kirsty characted was the only one to bring a bit of laughter and lightness into the story - love her attitude! lol So I cant say that I particularly enjoyed it - prefer a lighter mood book myself.
Behind again as usual and will be starting the other book tonight.
Sue
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I'll review tonight when I get home! AL
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Review the Accidental Wife by Rowan Coleman.
My first thought on starting this book was that it was going to be a light read. But it soon became apparent that there was more to it than that. Focusing on relationships, mainly the relationship between two females, first as children and then as adults, and the relationships between those females and their partners, and each other’s partners Rowan Coleman develops some quite complicated characters.
Alison, the strong one as a child and Catherine, dominated by her Mother, looking up to and leaning on Alison. Catherine, betrayed by Alison and by the man she loves, damaged by life events she marries Jimmy who, incidentally was the one Alison originally tried all ways to date as a teenager. Unable to commit the marriage breaks up.
Alison runs away with and marries Marc the Father of her child, and lover of Catherine, and loves him despite the fact he appears unable to stop betraying her. It is a huge challenge to her when Marc decided to move back to the village where it all started. Their children and Catherine and Jimmy’s children attend the same school and it is inevitable that old wounds are re-opened.
There are touches of comedy in the story too with Kirsty determined to ‘bed’ her personal trainer and when she is successful wanting to talk about it all the time.
The authors skill lies in her ability to get inside the mind of her characters and to portray the heartbreak of betrayal and lost love and the finding of love again. She also manages to portray the worries and agonies of the four younger children who fear their parents will break up and, in the case of Catherine’s girls, that their father will go away and they wont see him, but also their conviction that some day he will live with them again. Then there is the teenage son with his conviction that his Father doesn’t love him and that he is a bad father. The scene between Marc and his son I found very touching as each realised the feelings of the other.
So it is a book about relationships, love, betrayal, realisation, self knowledge, families. I loved it and look forward to reading more of her books.
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Review Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter.
Do you know, I don’t know whether I liked this one or not. It is quite a light read and I feel it would be good for holiday reading, or reading on a plane. I was a bit bored in the middle because it started to get predictable, but then I quite enjoyed the last few chapters. Not really a book I would recommend as it is too airy fairy for me. And the bit about the tour guide Miss Steane and Jane Austen stretched my imagination a bit too far. I have to say I liked the characters of Stella and Spike, they actually rang true. Emily seemed a bit too dippy to be manager of a shop, even if it was a book shop. No, didn’t r
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GILL'S reviews
Review Me and Mr Darcy
At first I thought I would struggle with this book, a young American whose dates were a total let down, not really my type of book but decided to stay with it. I am so pleased I did, I have enjoyed this book so much, what a character Emily turned out to be and that tour was the ideal theme for finding Mr Darcy.
I was amused by the way she was living parallel to the book – and her little ‘asides’ to herself were real I could actually imagine myself saying those things. I thought all the characters in the book almost brought the tour to reality.
It was well written and unfolded into a fun and very much today situation. I am glad I read the whole book and would gladly recommend the book to all.
Review The Accidental Wife
I felt this was cleverly written, all the back tracks blending so well, it brought both families into the storylines as familiar and very probably people we could all know. I enjoyed the mildness of the disagreements, and felt the ‘extra’ character Kirsty had a wonderful approach to life and friendship.
This book was easy to read, witty in some places and seemed well balanced for all the characters. My best part of it was at the end with Jimmy and Cathy, coming through all those years of uncertainty to reunite and finally be happy.
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Please review Accidental wife and Me and Mr Darcy.
thanks
ann
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