... And for Starters

by Victoria Routledge

Paperback

Published August 6, 2001

About the author

Victoria Routledge worked in publishing for three years before her first novel, Friends Like These, was published.
She was born in the Lake District and now lives in London and writes full time as a novelist and journalist.

Reviews

[Sarah T · Rating 3 out of 5]

I devoured a lot of “chick-lit” when I was younger and find a lot of it hard to stomach these days. I had always remembered this one fondly so when I saw it in a secondhand bookshop I bought a copy out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised. It’s well written, doesn’t rely on cliche too much (the odd lip gets bitten - does anyone actually bite their lip outside of this type of fiction?) and the characters are a lot more rounded than you often find in the genre. It’s been nice to spend the last couple of days with old friends.

[Anna Bartle · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[weaverannie · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I was reading this I had some mixed feelings: I liked it better than I'd expected first, then thought it was too funny (I don't have enough sense of humour for funny books) and in the end I thought it was pretty boring.
It was about friendship, friends working together and the problems that can give, about the lack of confidence of young people. Interesting themes, that could have been described in a better way.

[Tracy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok summer reading, but it doesn't really go anywhere and the characters don't make up for the slow storyline. So take it to the beach for a lazy afternoon read but don't hunt it out on your next trip to the library.