Synopsis:
Libby Mason,
27, enjoys her fashionable career in PR, but is determined to marry a
rich, "gorgeous" man who will support her in sumptuous style and allow
her to join the class of ladies who lunch. Her previous relationships
have proven unsatisfactory on all fronts, but then she meets Nick, who
happens to be "gorgeous," smart, funny, sensitive and unparalleled in
the sack, but unfortunately also a struggling writer who lives in a
"grotty" (but clean) bedsit. Libby decides to have fun in bed with Nick
and not fall in love, because he's not rich and she doesn't like his
left-wing, blue-collar friends. They do have lots of great sex, until
Nick breaks up with Libby because he is too attracted to her and isn't
ready for a relationship. Libby turns for comfort to her best friend,
Jules, who is happily married to the "gorgeous" Jamie. On a girl's night
on the town, Libby meets well-known financier Ed McMahon, who is very
rich and very eligible, but not "gorgeous" he is older, pompous, boring
and the worst lay she has ever had, but when he proposes Libby accepts,
as she sees her dream of becoming the idle rich at last coming true.
Despite an annoying overuse of the word "gorgeous," Libby Mason manages
to garner reader sympathy and even a cheer or two.
My Thoughts:
This
was a typical "British Chick-Lit" - A women pushing 30 who is dating
all the wrong men, in the hopes of meeting Mr. Right and getting
married, and a completely horrible mother who is also pushing the main
character to get married. Sometimes, the story was a little repetitive,
but overall, I really enjoyed the story. It was really touching and
funny, and you realize that sometimes what you think you want in a
perfect man is not right for you at all.
Rating: B
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