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 little too close to the pathetic side of the spectrum. I do like the love story and all her misadventures and how they’re not intention. This was trying desperately hard to be another Bridget Jones. It failed. The main character, Isabel, is indescribably naive. She has very little idea of the world around her and is lying to her parents about her career. She wants to write a book, but has no idea where to start. She's too busy creating fantasies about her launch party and being interviewed on morning television to actually WRITE anything.Isabel irritated me to no end. There were numerous occasions when I wanted to reach into the book and throttle her. The inevitable love interest featured in about four scenes, to the point where I kept forgetting about him. And the whole thing was formulaic and predictable. I honestly can't believe that this spawned several sequels. I certainly wouldn't want to read any more about Isabel, that's for sure.
What do You think about Mein Glamouröses Doppelleben (2009)?
