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philippakmoore's review
4.0
I really enjoy Toni Jordan's writing and she doesn't disappoint with this clever, witty and absorbing romantic comedy. The mechanics of Della's shifty professional con-artist family were really interesting, perhaps more so than the romance.
jacki_f's review against another edition
3.0
Della lives in an extended family of con artists in Melbourne, Australia. She has never attended school or done anything else that would give her a public record. The family live off the proceeds of their various stings, taking turns to mastermind or play support roles for one another. Della has developed a plan to get $25,000 in a research grant from a Trust which funds offbeat scientific studies. The Trust is headed by a handsome millionaire named Daniel Metcalf.
This is an intriguing and original story. Toni Jordan has put a lot of thought into how a family like this would operate. There are also some surprising twists along the way. However ultimately I felt the story was just a bit too thin to sustain itself and I got bored. The ending also feels rushed. After the final reveal, Jordan seems in too much of a hurry to wrap it all up without giving us explanation in the whys and hows.
Toni Jordan is the author of Addition - another oddball romance. She has a breezy and deceptively light writing style which is very enjoyable to read and which feels in many ways like a 1950s screwball comedy crossed with To Catch A Thief.
This is an intriguing and original story. Toni Jordan has put a lot of thought into how a family like this would operate. There are also some surprising twists along the way. However ultimately I felt the story was just a bit too thin to sustain itself and I got bored. The ending also feels rushed. After the final reveal, Jordan seems in too much of a hurry to wrap it all up without giving us explanation in the whys and hows.
Toni Jordan is the author of Addition - another oddball romance. She has a breezy and deceptively light writing style which is very enjoyable to read and which feels in many ways like a 1950s screwball comedy crossed with To Catch A Thief.
daffz's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the setting and (most of) the plot of this book. The character of Ella and her entire family were extremely fun to read about. I could have happily read a lot more stories about them and the different jobs they did together, I loved the way they all worked together seamlessly.
Unfortunately, the romance aspect of the book and the relationship between her and Daniel didn't grip me at all. It was boring and kind of forced and there was definitely more potential there.
Unfortunately, the romance aspect of the book and the relationship between her and Daniel didn't grip me at all. It was boring and kind of forced and there was definitely more potential there.
sharondblk's review against another edition
4.0
Kind of sweet, although missing a certain something, but saved by the ending.
Wow, that was a rollercoaster of a sentence. The book is more of a logical progression. Set between my Melbourne (the Eastern and far eastern suburbs) and Wilson's Prom it was wonderful to read a book so firmly centred in my state. The character of timothy made me take off half a star, he was an odd (and unnecessary) slapstick moment in an otherwise charming novel. It's not a book I'll be thinking about i the years (months) to come, but it was a pleasant enough way to pass a few hours.
Wow, that was a rollercoaster of a sentence. The book is more of a logical progression. Set between my Melbourne (the Eastern and far eastern suburbs) and Wilson's Prom it was wonderful to read a book so firmly centred in my state. The character of timothy made me take off half a star, he was an odd (and unnecessary) slapstick moment in an otherwise charming novel. It's not a book I'll be thinking about i the years (months) to come, but it was a pleasant enough way to pass a few hours.
dumblydore's review against another edition
4.0
Toni Jordan cements her place in my favourite authors list.
mollyalderson's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
The cover of this book absolutely did not match with the contents ! I thought this was going to be a lovely rom-com but I was very mistaken. It was quite odd to start, but the perfect length to keep you engaged. Did I find myself enjoying it ? Yes. The ending however felt very left field and not how I wanted to end at all. Like the last couple of chapters were just a mindfuck really. Another bugbear was the chapter breaks, they didn't have numbers !!! Why ? It irked me a bit. Overall, still really enjoyable and great plot that some great twists for such a small book !
estherjoybelle's review against another edition
2.0
The concept for this novel was intriguing, but somehow the execution was lacking. I didn't really like Della, or Daniel, or really anyone in this book. I didn't feel much sympathy for Della's family and their way of life, I didn't feel the sexual energy that was supposedly between Della and Daniel, and I didn't feel much of anything when the story was all wrapped up.
boobooks's review
2.0
I was so eager to read [a:Toni Jordan|1212497|Toni Jordan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1228955144p2/1212497.jpg]'s second novel after loving [b:Addition|3496228|Addition|Toni Jordan|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51u7a9klSZL._SL75_.jpg|3537837]. And again it's a romance with a twist.
This time Della (or Ella?) who comes from a long line of professional con-artists, is hoping to seduce Daniel, a millioniare from a well-known Melbourne family, out of a grant for her fictional quest to discover the mysterious Tasmanian tiger alive and well in Wilsons Promontory National Park. Whilst keeping up the act of a Harvard-educated evoluntionary biologist Della soon starts to realise that Daniel is perhaps not all as he seems either.
Again I loved that the story was set in Melbourne, and as Wilsons Prom is my favourite place in the world and because I myself have always been intrigued by the mystery of the thylacine I really wanted to love this book.
I can't say though that I enjoyed it as much as Addition. The two are really quite different, so it's probably unfair to compare them, however at times Fall Girl just seemed a bit too fantastical and the ending for me was a bit of an anti-climax, and not what I was really hoping for.
Fall Girl is still a great, enjoyable read though and I am really interested to see what Toni Jordan does next.
This time Della (or Ella?) who comes from a long line of professional con-artists, is hoping to seduce Daniel, a millioniare from a well-known Melbourne family, out of a grant for her fictional quest to discover the mysterious Tasmanian tiger alive and well in Wilsons Promontory National Park. Whilst keeping up the act of a Harvard-educated evoluntionary biologist Della soon starts to realise that Daniel is perhaps not all as he seems either.
Again I loved that the story was set in Melbourne, and as Wilsons Prom is my favourite place in the world and because I myself have always been intrigued by the mystery of the thylacine I really wanted to love this book.
I can't say though that I enjoyed it as much as Addition. The two are really quite different, so it's probably unfair to compare them, however at times Fall Girl just seemed a bit too fantastical and the ending for me was a bit of an anti-climax, and not what I was really hoping for.
Fall Girl is still a great, enjoyable read though and I am really interested to see what Toni Jordan does next.