If there was a way to give negative stars to a book, this would be the one. I don't want to stereotype, but why do so many British writers of chick lit think it's amusing to create heroines who are blithely stupid, self-destructive, lazy, clueless and unmotivated and then send them on their way, ...
I do like innocent, likeable characters but I think Isabel borders between innocent and gullible. I get annoyed at her lack of strength. I don’t expect my chick-lit books to have extremely independent, CEO, super savvy characters but I do need them to be likeable and not pathetic. Isabel is a lit...