Babyface

by Fiona Gibson

Babyface by Fiona Gibson released on Jun 24, 2004 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Chick Lit, Fiction, British Literature, Romance

336 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2004

About the author

Fiona is an author and journalist who has written for many UK publications including The Observer, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Red, New Woman, Top Sante and Elle. She writes a monthly column for Sainsbury’s magazine and is a Contributing Editor at Red magazine.

Fiona lives in Scotland with her husband, their twin sons and daughter. She likes to draw, run 10k races, play her saxophone and lie in the bath with a big glass of wine, although not all at once.

Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book but I wanted more. I really enjoyed the everydayness of it and could really relate to the characters. I just feel like it didn't quite finish, it just stopped. But it was a really good read.

[Jules (Never enough time to read) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't my favourite Fiona Gibson book to date, but I did enjoy it and it was an easy read. However, it didn't really have much of an ending, everything was left very open ended and not much between the main characters was resolved. In my opinion, it just didn't suit the style of book I like my chick lit with a clear HEA.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw Fiona recently at my local library giving a talk on her writing and how she writes her books. This is her first book. I have to say I prefer her later titles but thus was a funny tale of a new mum and to try an alleviate some of the boredom she feels she starts taking her son to auditions for photo shoots for adverts. She keeps this from her partner but he does eventually find out and the rest of the book follows the decline of their relationship. I am sure every mum can see bits of themselves in this story. It was a great light read.

[Carolyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. This book was an easy read, was kinda cute, but man it dragged out. It was almost like the author was contracted to write a book of a certain length and she dragged out her story to hit that goal. And another chick lit book where the main character acts like she’s an ordinary, plain Jane schlump but always seems to get every guy she looks at to fall for her. Ridiculous ending.

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wtf was that ending?

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was not overly happy with this story. I expected something else, kind of a flat ending. If you're looking for a sappy romantic ending, don't read this book. If you're looking for an ending that could happen if the chick is an indecisive twit, then this book is for you.

[julie alison harding · Rating 1 out of 5]

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This story jumped all over the place very poorly written didn't explain why Billy was in it or why there was no social services involved

[Sarah Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first chick lit book I ever read. Seems like a lifetime ago now.
A nice happy read for when you are stuck watching a baby sleep.

[Keeva · Rating 3 out of 5]

No why is she so silly

[Joanne Grimshaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would have been a 5* book but it rambled a little then just ended.

[Ilana · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was no real resolution to this book. Certainly not one that was satisfying or made sense. Instead it introduced multiple new characters at what I'd assume is the climax, which was fairly early. Then they just dropped them, for the most part. And she refused help from people because she wanted to be independent or some such nonsense. The premise was okay, but it wasn't a satisfying read, and the characters really fell flat. I believe it was a first novel, so I might be willing to give the author another try. I feel like romance publishers don't hold their authors to the standards that mainstream fiction publishing houses do. For "Harry Potter" and "The Help", wonderful series/book, to get denied by so many publishers, with the drivel available by the boatloads, well I just don't understand it. And this wasn't really a romance. A BritLit miss.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Girl gets knocked up by recent boyfriend who she hasn’t dated for very long and she has the baby. They live together, but the Girl just seems kind of empty. She and the Dude are totally opposite. Girl gets baby into modelling accidentally and doesn’t tell the Dude. Dude finds out by accident as well and they separate, the Girl going to her parents “summer home” in France where she hooks up with another Dude down there. She gets pregnant again and comes back to the UK to have the baby. She never tells the Dude in France about the baby. The girl was not sympathetic at all and you didn’t really care that this kept happening. She just seemed really really empty and not caring that this was all happening to her. Eh.

Grade: C-

[Mary Pat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is somewhere between fluff and something else. Not sure what. The cover makes it look like it's another Shopaholic type book, but it's not really. It's just a simple, easy to read story about a period in the main character's life. It's written almost from a 3rd person perspective, but it's narrated by the main character. The way it's written, sort of removed from events, compliments the main character in how she is living her life - almost as an outsider. Easy to read is how I would best describe it.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Normally, I love British journalists-turned-chick-lit authors, but I've been disappointed with this one...Struggling to finish it now. Premise is good and I even like her writing style, but I think it is much more suited to smaller works. I'm sure her articles are entertaining...

[Ani Alexander · Rating 2 out of 5]

very weak female character. The book did not have any message and did not leave anything at all afterwards. Empty and useless. Did not impress in terms of its writing qualities either. Would not recommend.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not at all what it claimed to be on the back of the book. I didn't like the heroine, didn't like the choices she made, and felt the ending didn't resolve anything and was too rushed.

[Jengleigh · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was not that good. I had to force myself to finish it! The characters were never developed well at all.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

One critic loved the book so much she read it twice - once was enough for me.

[KeAnne · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was pretty disturbing and disappointing.

[Sierra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book started off super strong and had me laughing in the first few pages.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not really sure what I made of this book. At first I thought I was really going to love it. I did like her writing style- I just felt the end was a bit disappointing.

[Tracy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing, in a word. I had already read Something Good, and enjoyed it, so picked this to take on holiday. Unfortunately it didn't measure up.

[Mindy Critchlow · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had to give the book up, I just was not getting into it.

[Charity · Rating 2 out of 5]

Struggled to finish this book. Poorly written. Only a few good plot twists.

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ugh. Pretty much a waste of time.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute if you like English humor. A book about becoming a new mom and keeping your own identity