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girlinacardigan's review
1.0
https://jenninsf.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/family-trust-by-amanda-brown/
lateromantic's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
pixieauthoress's review
4.0
I was a big chick-lit fan when I was about thirteen (after I - thankfully - left my horror phase behind) and ate up every chick-lit novel which was in my local library or on my mum's shelves. One of these books was 'Legally Blonde,' which I still enjoy after all these years. So it was because of my soft-spot for that book that I picked up another of Amanda Brown's novels, despite having left my chick-lit phase behind years before 2007.
I didn't like the main characters to begin with; they both really irritated me and weren't the kind of characters who I immediately connected with and sympathised with. But they grew during the novel (just like Elle in 'Legally Blonde') and I started to like them, and that made me enjoy the book more. This book is also very amusing in parts - the one event sticking in my mind is the main characters' visit to an exclusive private school - and a book which makes me giggle is definitely an enjoyable book.
This is definitely chick-lit, but not quite as predictible as, say, Katie Fforde or Jenny Colgan. I'd recommend it to those who don't mind chick-lit and like to have a giggle when they're reading.
I didn't like the main characters to begin with; they both really irritated me and weren't the kind of characters who I immediately connected with and sympathised with. But they grew during the novel (just like Elle in 'Legally Blonde') and I started to like them, and that made me enjoy the book more. This book is also very amusing in parts - the one event sticking in my mind is the main characters' visit to an exclusive private school - and a book which makes me giggle is definitely an enjoyable book.
This is definitely chick-lit, but not quite as predictible as, say, Katie Fforde or Jenny Colgan. I'd recommend it to those who don't mind chick-lit and like to have a giggle when they're reading.
dreesreads's review
3.0
Not bad, just not great. I decent mindless read--which I have to admit I need fairly often!
tara3117's review
3.0
If I could give 2.5 stars, I would have. 3 is a little too much for this book. The story was horribly predictable and didn't have much imagination. It was rooted in unrealistic circumstance - two people so close to a child that they were both named guardian but never met? Did this kid not have birthday parties? The preschool application project was too long of a distraction, as was the engagement proceedings.
The editing on this book was awful. You have to assume a lot of actions have taken place; how can someone poke their head back through the curtain if the don't leave in the first place? There were plenty of typos and a lot of situations that just didn't make sense. It seemed like they shortened some paragraphs without rewriting them for continuity.
I actually feel kind of bad for Amanda Brown because it seems like she might have come out of the gate too strong. While I haven't read Legally Blonde, I doubt there's any way she can follow it up with anything that will catch on as well. Her sophomore effort didn't.
The editing on this book was awful. You have to assume a lot of actions have taken place; how can someone poke their head back through the curtain if the don't leave in the first place? There were plenty of typos and a lot of situations that just didn't make sense. It seemed like they shortened some paragraphs without rewriting them for continuity.
I actually feel kind of bad for Amanda Brown because it seems like she might have come out of the gate too strong. While I haven't read Legally Blonde, I doubt there's any way she can follow it up with anything that will catch on as well. Her sophomore effort didn't.
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