This was a very good read. It had a lot of humor it. The story kept a very good pace. It was deep enough to become involved with the characters, but the story lines kept moving, so I did not get bored.I realize this was about a florist, but at times the flower descriptions were a bit much for me.I liked the characters - they were well developed, realistic and fun to watch change and grow. Elly especially grew through facing her fears and standing up for herself. It was good to read about a woman who has struggles, then becomes strong. It was also good to see her not repeat her mistakes.I am looking forward to Elly in Love.For more reviews go to Ope's Opinions.com Disclaimer: I did not finish reading this book.The goodreads page for Elly in Bloom has tons of good reviews at the beginning. Good, glowing reviews that told me that this book is the perfect pleasure read: a smart, sassy slightly pudgy woman takes revenge on the man who slighted her by being awesome and successful without feeling the pressure to lose weight. The best kind.But oh, that it was not. Elly is not sassy. And the things that are meant to be funny, the things that are meant to make us pity her, be on her side and make us cheer for her, well they don't make me feel anything for her. Disdain for the author because she didn't really pause to sketch out her character, really feel her and make her something beyond the needy two dimensional caricature of a person. People look down their noses at things like the Shopaholic series because they think its chic-lit; that all the heroine is really concerned about is shoes, clothes and finding a man. Despite Becky's shortcomings and her utter lack of concern for the world beyond her pert, little nose, I still think Sophie Kinsella is amazing because Becky is still the same(almost) charming, would-want-to-strangle self that we meet in book one. SK fleshed out Becky so well that thousands of women all over the world can relate to her and her(slightly exaggerated) problems. Not one of the characters have escaped this to become real, living, breathing people that I could love(is Snarky Teenager meant to be funny?). Their thoughts, the interactions - they're so stilted and fake that I just couldn't go on. I stopped when Kim told Elly that she wanted to quit just because and that she didn't need to justify herself. That particular moment was so annoying because I could imagine having that conversation with my best friend and yeah, those were the words we would totally use.
What do You think about Elly In Bloom (2012)?
Good read but a lot self doubt with the main character which became annoying at times.
—alice
Absolutely loved this book. The perfect chic lit. Can't wait to read the sequel!
—terri
Cute, fast, easy read but could have used a little more proofreading.
—Shiny
