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Love Trainer
Katie Wallace had her heart broken once - never again. So she decides to becomes a Love Trainer, a unique service provider who can answer the following 1 Should I call him even though he hasn't called me? 2 When he turns up in the middle of the night drunk and wanting a shag, should I say yes? 3 Why is it so hard when I'm not even sure he's the man I want to marry? Is Katie right? Can you train men to be better boyfriends? Or is she playing the game of love with the wrong set of rules - a game which can only lead to her and those she helps getting hurt ...?
480 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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February 12, 2014
The second book from my pile of books I found at work, and I’m beginning to understand why people didn’t keep them. What I don’t really understand is why I finished this book, because although it was well-written, I hated almost everyone in it from start to finish.
The book is set in London, and our heroine is Katie Wallace. She’s in search of a job and wrangles a recommendation with Rebecca, who is some sort of media mogul, but instead of getting a secretarial job like she expected, she becomes Rebecca’s cleaner. Don’t even ask.
And here we get to the crux of why I hated this book. Through Rebecca, Katie gets to know a good number of people, but all the women are whiny bitches who stay with horrible men because they’re all desperate to have a baby before they’re too old, except for the one woman who has a lovely guy but doesn’t appreciate him and keeps having flings with other men. At the same time, all the men are arseholes who think it’s acceptable to make appointments then don’t keep them, or to be overbearing and controlling.
Katie, who has her life all sorted out with a perfect boyfriend who she doesn’t get too serious with, because friends are more important than lovers, watches all this and decides that all these women need advice. And the advice in question is that all men are dogs, and should be treated as such.
I’m sure it’s all meant humorously, but all it did was annoy me, because there just wasn’t a single person in this book I liked or sympathised with. The whole idea that women are so desperate for children that they’ll put up with anything is insulting, and it’s just as insulting to suggest that men need to be treated like dogs before they’re worth your while.
Of course this is one of those books where everything ends up wonderful in the end, people mend their ways, everyone gets what they want/need/deserve and it’s all hunky dory, but by that point it was far too late for me.
Unless you’re a great lover of chick-lit, avoid like the plague.
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The book is set in London, and our heroine is Katie Wallace. She’s in search of a job and wrangles a recommendation with Rebecca, who is some sort of media mogul, but instead of getting a secretarial job like she expected, she becomes Rebecca’s cleaner. Don’t even ask.
And here we get to the crux of why I hated this book. Through Rebecca, Katie gets to know a good number of people, but all the women are whiny bitches who stay with horrible men because they’re all desperate to have a baby before they’re too old, except for the one woman who has a lovely guy but doesn’t appreciate him and keeps having flings with other men. At the same time, all the men are arseholes who think it’s acceptable to make appointments then don’t keep them, or to be overbearing and controlling.
Katie, who has her life all sorted out with a perfect boyfriend who she doesn’t get too serious with, because friends are more important than lovers, watches all this and decides that all these women need advice. And the advice in question is that all men are dogs, and should be treated as such.
I’m sure it’s all meant humorously, but all it did was annoy me, because there just wasn’t a single person in this book I liked or sympathised with. The whole idea that women are so desperate for children that they’ll put up with anything is insulting, and it’s just as insulting to suggest that men need to be treated like dogs before they’re worth your while.
Of course this is one of those books where everything ends up wonderful in the end, people mend their ways, everyone gets what they want/need/deserve and it’s all hunky dory, but by that point it was far too late for me.
Unless you’re a great lover of chick-lit, avoid like the plague.
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September 26, 2008
this story is about a part time maid called katie who has a love life that every girl could have ever dreamt of. she discovers that she has a gift to help her girl friends handle their love lives by teaching them to treat their boyfriend as dogs. she helps rebbeca, her boss,to ditch her worthless boyfriend and helps her find a better man. but she has a very wild friend jessica, jess's brother ronan is a very good cook but also the least experience in love. in my opinion, i felt that this is a good book because the author had made the book easy to visualise the characters with vivid description of every character in the story. the book had easily caught my attention and spurred me to read on to find out what is going to happen next. although this story had alot of the word f*** but this story has alot of heartbreaks and it is most likey used when it happens. and i have learnt that women should never always listen to their man and should put them on a leash to keep them from "making trouble". i really admire katie for being sucessful in her love life. hope that all of you would enjoy this book like i do! happy reading it! ;)
February 3, 2017
Quite a funny book at times as the main character helps her friends with their love lives and trains their men as you would a dog.
July 27, 2024
I expect better from my chick lit.
The characters were so one dimensional it was hard to remember who they all were. And then what little character they had would be skewed 180 degrees because the plot demanded it.
Only finished it because Im still not good at NOT finishing books, and because I was sick. Two terrible reasons to read a two star book to its conclusion.
And I think I might be being kind giving it two stars.
The characters were so one dimensional it was hard to remember who they all were. And then what little character they had would be skewed 180 degrees because the plot demanded it.
Only finished it because Im still not good at NOT finishing books, and because I was sick. Two terrible reasons to read a two star book to its conclusion.
And I think I might be being kind giving it two stars.
September 10, 2021
Entertaining but a little tedious.
January 25, 2023
Light-hearted, easy chic-lit at it's finest, and exactly what was needed for January! Loved it ❤️
May 29, 2025
Ok. Didn't actually finish it as I felt there was too many chapters for what the book actually was about.
February 12, 2026
Nice easy read, LOL funny in places. Everyone can relate to the characters too
May 29, 2026
Loved this book - I’ve never read anything by this author before but this was a nice simple easy read which was what I needed at the moment
December 8, 2021
La storia poteva anche essere carina, se sviluppata meglio.
Per non parlare del linguaggio, che forse voleva essere “moderno”, ma risulta a mio parere solo sciatto! 🙄
Per non parlare del linguaggio, che forse voleva essere “moderno”, ma risulta a mio parere solo sciatto! 🙄
July 15, 2021
Mi aspettavo di peggio ma la storia è stata carina. Certo, ha dei difetti ma mi ha fatto piacere leggerlo e non è una cosa da poco!
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May 13, 2012
I adore this author, her books may be light and fluffy but it is a total escape guarenteed...Katie has been in love or so she thinks, after it all goes horribly wrong she ends up dating Crispen who should be her Mr Right. Katie lives with her cousin and best friend and ends up working for Rebecca cleaning however Katie's talents do not lie in her current occupation. Watching Rebecca struggle with her love life she offers her advice and suddenly her career as a Love Trainer takes off. But Katie has to sort out her own mess of a love life too and is this achievable?
Nice easy read, lots of moments when I found myself laughing out loud, I loved the easy relationship Katie had with her flat mates and would love to have her aas a friend! 8/10
Nice easy read, lots of moments when I found myself laughing out loud, I loved the easy relationship Katie had with her flat mates and would love to have her aas a friend! 8/10
August 30, 2007
I laughed so hard I still smile at the memory. Who ever thought there could be such a thing as a love trainer. The best part for me is that in all the lessons, men are compared to dogs. The truth is, the comparison is uncanny. They whine when you say no, they stay out late and scratch at the door to stay out late and would you know it, they pee on the floor. All true and for some more life changing tips, you have to get the book for yourself.
August 12, 2007
When the cynical and broken-hearted Katie is employed by glamorous Rebecca to clean her flat, Katie starts advising her on her disastrous love life. She becomes Rebecca's love trainer, and soon has a career advising rich and famous women on how to keep their men. But will she find love herself?
February 27, 2011
Good read. My kind of chick lit book. Liked all the main charcters and the idea that men can be trained like dogs :P Saw the bit at the end coming but then you usally do with these kinds books. Only time I got annoyed with it was when Katie did a very bad thing!
July 21, 2011
Really love this book. IMO the story is interesting, the tips was OK, this book is funny in a way too lol. Ronan is my favorite character, he's so cute, it was weird to see him end with Rebecca thou'. And really, Paul is such a jerk :/
May 28, 2014
An enjoyable relaxing read. I related to a lot of this and I'm sure most women would too. It actually has some pretty useful tips too. I just wish a bit more happened. I enjoyed reading it but I felt like the whole book was leading up to something that never happened.
March 8, 2015
Drivel.
Absolute drivel.
Unremarkable absolute drivel.
Characterless unremarkable absolute drivel.
Soul-destroying characterless unremarkable absolute drivel.
Sorry, I can't write any more of a review.
Absolute drivel.
Unremarkable absolute drivel.
Characterless unremarkable absolute drivel.
Soul-destroying characterless unremarkable absolute drivel.
Sorry, I can't write any more of a review.
January 1, 2016
It's been quite a while since I read this, but I really like this sweet and very entertaining story!
Just remembered this and gave it to a friend for Christmas and saw I completely forgot to put in on my GR shelf!
Just remembered this and gave it to a friend for Christmas and saw I completely forgot to put in on my GR shelf!
Want to Read
January 8, 2008yang lama aja, belum sempet dibaca. eh, udah numpuk buku lagi....sabar ya...entah kapan euy, ada waktu buat baca lagi..
May 6, 2008
Bagus sih. Cuma cara berceritanya rada lambat jadi gimanaaaa gitu. Di tengah sempet boring, meskipun abis itu excited banget baca sampe ending. Demikian reviu dari saya. huehehehehehehehe
July 14, 2010
quite entertaining... never came to my mind that you actually could compare men to dogs. Got a little bit bored in the first pages but the plot run smoothly then.
January 12, 2011
Scontato e banalotto.
June 18, 2012
just realised read this before
September 10, 2012
Took a bit to get into but really enjoyed it in the end
Read
January 15, 2013it was a really good read! At first I thought it was a self help book it's not. Good story either way. :)
August 3, 2014
Lumayaan.... Cuma karena kebanyakan tokoh dan konflik yang diceritakan terasa lompat-lompat banget di bab-bab awalnya.
October 10, 2014
Every story sounds quite familiar and realistic... Not a best seller but quite entertaining for a busy mind that wants to enjoy some chick lit novel!
August 29, 2015
Un libro entretenido, sin muchas más pretensiones.
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