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tiggum's review against another edition
2.0
Amusing, but the characters are mostly pretty annoying. They act like teenagers and drink like students, despite being grown adults with actual careers. Also, a lot of sex happens but may as well not for all the impact it has (on the characters or on the reader). The book was OK but, whoever the target audience is, I'm clearly not it.
ak17's review against another edition
3.0
I loved loved loved the first book but this one wasnt as good. The ending was slightly sad and the last paragraph was a bit incongrous.
It was funny and all but it felt slightly plot-less.
It was funny and all but it felt slightly plot-less.
bookmadjo's review against another edition
5.0
What a perfect way to spend the weekend. I would have to say that Lindsey Kelk is my favourite chick lit writer, her characters and the settings are always so perfectly described that you can totally lose yourself in her books, feeling as if you are there. What a Girl Wants is the second in the series, starting where 'About a Girl' finished, and it had me hooked from page one.
I really enjoyed it and would recommend it wholeheartedly.
I really enjoyed it and would recommend it wholeheartedly.
jennjennpei's review against another edition
5.0
An amusing, quick read. Enjoyed the characters and the story line. Will need to go back to read the first in the series.
bookevin's review against another edition
5.0
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Lindsey Kelk is back with another blockbuster summer read, What A Girl Wants, which is the highly anticipated sequel to her new series, About A Girl. I’ve loved every single one of Lindsey’s books and I was hugely excited for What A Girl Wants!
What A Girl Wants continues where the previous book left off, where Tess arrives back in London after all the drama in Hawaii. Right away, I was hooked and I found it really hard to stop reading it. It was so good to read about Tess and the gang again after a year. A year! I guess from the blurb (and the ending of About A Girl), that Tess is offered a photography gig with Lovely Al in Milan! MILAN! Did Tess take this job to pursue her passion for photography or to chance a meet up with a blonde Adonis with piercing blue eyes?
I don’t think “excited” and “thrilled” could describe how I felt when I was reading What A Girl Wants! What’s not to love about Lindsey Kelk’s new series? First there was the absolutely gorgeous, everyone’s paradise, Hawaii and now it’s the fashion savvy and irresistibly charming Milan? Let’s just say, I felt like I was in the book! The things I love most about Lindsey Kelk’s books are the travelling part (pure escapist reads, all the time!), her beautifully detailed description of each setting, in Milan, which is the palazzo and streets of Milan, and of course, her sparkling humour. In What A Girl Wants, Lindsey Kelk's witty and signature turn of phrase is as fabulous as always.
The gang is back, people! Including my favourite fairy gayfather, Kekipi who is even more of a hoot in What A Girl Wants as well as the scrummy Nick and adorably reliable Charlie. So, the question is, are you on #TeamNick or #TeamCharlie? Personally, I’m the president of #TeamNick but after reading What A Girl Wants, I couldn’t very well decide! But that doesn’t matter, it’s up to Tess to decide! Remember Tess’s best friend, Amy? She plays a bigger part in this book and it was such a thrill to have her on Tess’s adventures in Milan, with her craziness and full-of-life effervescence.
Whether you’re sitting in your sofa reading this, or lying in bed or a chaise lounge by the pool, What A Girl Wants definitely delivers your fix of summer sunshine and it will put a smile on your face. An absolute treat for fan of Lindsey Kelk, What A Girl Wants is a delicious cocktail with all the right ingredients, which will leave you feeling giddy, incredibly satisfied but a stonking book hangover. A sublime Lindsey Kelk read, one not to be missed!
Lindsey Kelk is back with another blockbuster summer read, What A Girl Wants, which is the highly anticipated sequel to her new series, About A Girl. I’ve loved every single one of Lindsey’s books and I was hugely excited for What A Girl Wants!
What A Girl Wants continues where the previous book left off, where Tess arrives back in London after all the drama in Hawaii. Right away, I was hooked and I found it really hard to stop reading it. It was so good to read about Tess and the gang again after a year. A year! I guess from the blurb (and the ending of About A Girl), that Tess is offered a photography gig with Lovely Al in Milan! MILAN! Did Tess take this job to pursue her passion for photography or to chance a meet up with a blonde Adonis with piercing blue eyes?
I don’t think “excited” and “thrilled” could describe how I felt when I was reading What A Girl Wants! What’s not to love about Lindsey Kelk’s new series? First there was the absolutely gorgeous, everyone’s paradise, Hawaii and now it’s the fashion savvy and irresistibly charming Milan? Let’s just say, I felt like I was in the book! The things I love most about Lindsey Kelk’s books are the travelling part (pure escapist reads, all the time!), her beautifully detailed description of each setting, in Milan, which is the palazzo and streets of Milan, and of course, her sparkling humour. In What A Girl Wants, Lindsey Kelk's witty and signature turn of phrase is as fabulous as always.
The gang is back, people! Including my favourite fairy gayfather, Kekipi who is even more of a hoot in What A Girl Wants as well as the scrummy Nick and adorably reliable Charlie. So, the question is, are you on #TeamNick or #TeamCharlie? Personally, I’m the president of #TeamNick but after reading What A Girl Wants, I couldn’t very well decide! But that doesn’t matter, it’s up to Tess to decide! Remember Tess’s best friend, Amy? She plays a bigger part in this book and it was such a thrill to have her on Tess’s adventures in Milan, with her craziness and full-of-life effervescence.
Whether you’re sitting in your sofa reading this, or lying in bed or a chaise lounge by the pool, What A Girl Wants definitely delivers your fix of summer sunshine and it will put a smile on your face. An absolute treat for fan of Lindsey Kelk, What A Girl Wants is a delicious cocktail with all the right ingredients, which will leave you feeling giddy, incredibly satisfied but a stonking book hangover. A sublime Lindsey Kelk read, one not to be missed!
leah_reads's review
4.0
4.5*
*Received in exchange for an honest review*
*Thank you, Harper Collins*
This is the most PERFECT summer read EVER. I completely devoured it. There is no way that I'm ready to say goodbye to Tess Brookes and her friends yet. There needs to be more of this series. Please tell me there's going to be more Tess?! What a Girl Wants was the perfect read after Mental Health Awareness Month. It was light, fluffy, full of laugh out loud and cringeworthy moments - I really can't get enough of this world that Kelk has built. What a Girl Wants and About a Girl are such Sex in the City books, with the laughs, the drama, the ups and downs; it's absolute perfection. Kekipi is to Tess what Stanford is to Carrie. He is there to hoist her out of trouble and to make sure that she's appropriately dressed in this book just as he was in Hawaii in About a Girl. This is going to be the most incoherent review ever because all I can do is sit and clap with glee at this amazing book!
In What a Girl Wants Tess is back and as disastrous as ever. She is now confronted with the decision between setting up her own company with Charlie, or hopping over to Milan to pursue photography with Nick. This book was exactly what I expected for a sequel to About a Girl. It was equally as hysterical and consuming as the first and I found myself completely immersed in the world of Tess, Amy and the rest of the characters. What I love so much about this book is that the characters actually feel like your friend. Tess is constantly confiding in you, the reader, and it's tough to not feel like you're developing a very trusting friendship with her. This book sees Tess through even more tough times and decisions but they all end in such hilarity. Like I said in my review of About A Girl, I neeeeeed a Tess in my life.
Lindsey Kelk's writing style is one of my favourite things about her books. She is so blunt, so crude and so real. All of her characters talk like real people. There's no censoring characters conversations or thoughts. If a 'fuck' is appropriate or a 'cockwomble' is deserved then let it be said! It's something I definitely connect with with her work. Her characters talk similarly to how I talk to my friends. It's something that's so relatable, so fresh and so real. I really can't get enough of it. Her language and her way of writing is so easy; it just makes for such a quick but fantastic read. I'm eyeing my I Heart series as I type this!
What a Girl Wants is the perfect book. I'm not usually a big reader of 'chick-lit' or contemporary fiction but I can't help myself with Kelk's work. I love them. They make me laugh, they make me cringe and they take you on one hell of a journey. From London to Hawaii to London and potentially Milan, there's never a dull moment in these characters lives and I just found myself lapping it up. This is the most perfect read for summer; it'll leave you grinning and begging for more adventures from Tess Brookes!
*Received in exchange for an honest review*
*Thank you, Harper Collins*
This is the most PERFECT summer read EVER. I completely devoured it. There is no way that I'm ready to say goodbye to Tess Brookes and her friends yet. There needs to be more of this series. Please tell me there's going to be more Tess?! What a Girl Wants was the perfect read after Mental Health Awareness Month. It was light, fluffy, full of laugh out loud and cringeworthy moments - I really can't get enough of this world that Kelk has built. What a Girl Wants and About a Girl are such Sex in the City books, with the laughs, the drama, the ups and downs; it's absolute perfection. Kekipi is to Tess what Stanford is to Carrie. He is there to hoist her out of trouble and to make sure that she's appropriately dressed in this book just as he was in Hawaii in About a Girl. This is going to be the most incoherent review ever because all I can do is sit and clap with glee at this amazing book!
In What a Girl Wants Tess is back and as disastrous as ever. She is now confronted with the decision between setting up her own company with Charlie, or hopping over to Milan to pursue photography with Nick. This book was exactly what I expected for a sequel to About a Girl. It was equally as hysterical and consuming as the first and I found myself completely immersed in the world of Tess, Amy and the rest of the characters. What I love so much about this book is that the characters actually feel like your friend. Tess is constantly confiding in you, the reader, and it's tough to not feel like you're developing a very trusting friendship with her. This book sees Tess through even more tough times and decisions but they all end in such hilarity. Like I said in my review of About A Girl, I neeeeeed a Tess in my life.
Lindsey Kelk's writing style is one of my favourite things about her books. She is so blunt, so crude and so real. All of her characters talk like real people. There's no censoring characters conversations or thoughts. If a 'fuck' is appropriate or a 'cockwomble' is deserved then let it be said! It's something I definitely connect with with her work. Her characters talk similarly to how I talk to my friends. It's something that's so relatable, so fresh and so real. I really can't get enough of it. Her language and her way of writing is so easy; it just makes for such a quick but fantastic read. I'm eyeing my I Heart series as I type this!
What a Girl Wants is the perfect book. I'm not usually a big reader of 'chick-lit' or contemporary fiction but I can't help myself with Kelk's work. I love them. They make me laugh, they make me cringe and they take you on one hell of a journey. From London to Hawaii to London and potentially Milan, there's never a dull moment in these characters lives and I just found myself lapping it up. This is the most perfect read for summer; it'll leave you grinning and begging for more adventures from Tess Brookes!
mqh93's review
5.0
Love Love Love this book.
I don't know what it is about linsey kelps books that i find this so fun and easy to read. I find that the book was compelling to read as i didn't want to put it down or go to sleep as I wanted to know what was going on with the main character.
I don't know what it is about linsey kelps books that i find this so fun and easy to read. I find that the book was compelling to read as i didn't want to put it down or go to sleep as I wanted to know what was going on with the main character.
kdawn's review
5.0
I won this book in a goodreads giveaway. I loved this book so much!! I love the series, they are fun books and I can't wait to read "A Girl's Best Friend" and find out what happens to Tess and everybody else next!!