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Nytt liv för stulna drömmar
Kanske är Kate Winters helt enkelt ”den där tjejen”.
Du vet vilken. Tjejen som – av någon oförklarlig anledning – aldrig får killen, aldrig får barn, aldrig får det lyckliga slutet. Därför behövde hon komma på en plan. Hon listar allt hon gilalr att göra, allt hon inte fått chansen att göra på grund av att kärleken kom i vägen. Och vad skulle hon göra resten av livet om kärleken aldrig dök upp igen?
I efterdyningarna av ett brustet hjärta bestämmer Kate Winters sig för att göra allt sådant som kärleken satt krokben för, att ta tillbaka sina egna och andras drömmar i hopp om att på så sätt finna sin egen framtid. Men kommer hon någonstans på vägen att inse att nya drömmar ibland är bättre än de gamla?
Du vet vilken. Tjejen som – av någon oförklarlig anledning – aldrig får killen, aldrig får barn, aldrig får det lyckliga slutet. Därför behövde hon komma på en plan. Hon listar allt hon gilalr att göra, allt hon inte fått chansen att göra på grund av att kärleken kom i vägen. Och vad skulle hon göra resten av livet om kärleken aldrig dök upp igen?
I efterdyningarna av ett brustet hjärta bestämmer Kate Winters sig för att göra allt sådant som kärleken satt krokben för, att ta tillbaka sina egna och andras drömmar i hopp om att på så sätt finna sin egen framtid. Men kommer hon någonstans på vägen att inse att nya drömmar ibland är bättre än de gamla?
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First published January 1, 2013
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July 15, 2015
This was a very heart warming and hilarious chick-lit.
I like the cover, but feel it could have been more enticing. It seems a little plain for the ride that the story really is.
For the most part, this book had a good pace and plenty of hilarious points. But at times it seemed to drag on a little and I'd look at how much further I had to go and sigh. But those dragging points were few and far between and I really enjoyed this book, the rest of the story more than made up for those moments.
It's full of fantastic philosophical advice on life and love. It made me laugh out loud a lot, and I don't think I've ever read more profanities in a whole book than I've read in a single page of Love Is A Thief.
The characters are a wide mix of personalities, with a few stereotypes thrown in. What would a chick-lit be without a gay best friend or the office bitch who everyone else loves? And of course there has to be a love lost somewhere, or several in this case.
There were a few "OH MY GOD" moments in this book, when I sat gobsmacked and unable to think properly, which was great. There is passion and life in this book.
This book really made me stop and think about my life. What has love stolen from me? How different would my life be without love? What have I given up for love? It's not often a book has me questioning most aspects of my life.
I will not be surprised to see this book popping up on best-seller lists, even if it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I received a copy of this for free via NetGalley for review purposes.
I like the cover, but feel it could have been more enticing. It seems a little plain for the ride that the story really is.
For the most part, this book had a good pace and plenty of hilarious points. But at times it seemed to drag on a little and I'd look at how much further I had to go and sigh. But those dragging points were few and far between and I really enjoyed this book, the rest of the story more than made up for those moments.
It's full of fantastic philosophical advice on life and love. It made me laugh out loud a lot, and I don't think I've ever read more profanities in a whole book than I've read in a single page of Love Is A Thief.
The characters are a wide mix of personalities, with a few stereotypes thrown in. What would a chick-lit be without a gay best friend or the office bitch who everyone else loves? And of course there has to be a love lost somewhere, or several in this case.
There were a few "OH MY GOD" moments in this book, when I sat gobsmacked and unable to think properly, which was great. There is passion and life in this book.
This book really made me stop and think about my life. What has love stolen from me? How different would my life be without love? What have I given up for love? It's not often a book has me questioning most aspects of my life.
I will not be surprised to see this book popping up on best-seller lists, even if it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I received a copy of this for free via NetGalley for review purposes.
August 8, 2013
As a self-publishing writer, I know it's hard to iron out the kinks in a novel before publishing it, and how horrible it is to hear that someone didn't even finish your book. But I'm afraid I had to give up on this one.
The origional idea hooked me, and I gladly paid for the book, wanting to read some interesting chick-lit, unfortunately, I was let down by the excecution of the novel. There were no noticable spelling/grammer errors, which is nice, but the writing itself is seriously flawed - non-sequitors, characters named but not described, relationships undisclosed (for example, Federico is mentioned in conjunction with the main character's grandmother, but their relationship isn't defined or explained) the writer uses description like 'he whisper-shouted' which, I can accept as being a 'stage whispter', but then, bizzarrly, he 'quietly wails' this is in the same scene where Federico rolls in a pile of fur coats for no real reason - his character having not been established enough to give him one.
The main character's parents are eco-pirate-terrorists which I found funny, and would have liked more backstory in that direction.
What finally got me to put the book down was this:
"Peter Parker, as in spider man?' Federico asked
"No silly," Beatrice chortled, "although he was terribly serious..."
This makes no sense. It was one in a line of statements that made no sense, and which had me reading and re-reading looking for some sense. The next few lines have Beatrice revealing that the peter parker in question is the main characters childhood friend - and if my grandmother said she'd had lunch with a peter parker, when I had a childhood friend of the same name - I probably would have said something before she had to explain that, no, she wasn't talking about spiderman.
It probably seems like I'm being ridiculous to pick on such small things, but they are small things that bothered me on every page. Maybe this will be more attractive to someone else, but I just couldn't get on with it. To give another example of nonsense - the heartshaped table in the boardroom of the romance magazine is described as having injured 11 people - 9 of whom were cut, and one of whom banged his knee on it.
One and nine adds up to ten.
Non-sensical, and ultimately irritating, but there's a lot of promise behind the mistakes, and the book overall reads like an early Lucy Robinson, so, I'd be interested in reading the next book.
The origional idea hooked me, and I gladly paid for the book, wanting to read some interesting chick-lit, unfortunately, I was let down by the excecution of the novel. There were no noticable spelling/grammer errors, which is nice, but the writing itself is seriously flawed - non-sequitors, characters named but not described, relationships undisclosed (for example, Federico is mentioned in conjunction with the main character's grandmother, but their relationship isn't defined or explained) the writer uses description like 'he whisper-shouted' which, I can accept as being a 'stage whispter', but then, bizzarrly, he 'quietly wails' this is in the same scene where Federico rolls in a pile of fur coats for no real reason - his character having not been established enough to give him one.
The main character's parents are eco-pirate-terrorists which I found funny, and would have liked more backstory in that direction.
What finally got me to put the book down was this:
"Peter Parker, as in spider man?' Federico asked
"No silly," Beatrice chortled, "although he was terribly serious..."
This makes no sense. It was one in a line of statements that made no sense, and which had me reading and re-reading looking for some sense. The next few lines have Beatrice revealing that the peter parker in question is the main characters childhood friend - and if my grandmother said she'd had lunch with a peter parker, when I had a childhood friend of the same name - I probably would have said something before she had to explain that, no, she wasn't talking about spiderman.
It probably seems like I'm being ridiculous to pick on such small things, but they are small things that bothered me on every page. Maybe this will be more attractive to someone else, but I just couldn't get on with it. To give another example of nonsense - the heartshaped table in the boardroom of the romance magazine is described as having injured 11 people - 9 of whom were cut, and one of whom banged his knee on it.
One and nine adds up to ten.
Non-sensical, and ultimately irritating, but there's a lot of promise behind the mistakes, and the book overall reads like an early Lucy Robinson, so, I'd be interested in reading the next book.
August 5, 2013
3.5 stars
Kate have reached her rock bottom! She was dumped by her french boyfriend, the one she thought was "the one"...so consequently she lost her job and house, when she moved back to England.
Because the reality is, I might just be 'that' girl. You know the one. The girl who, for no particular reason, doesn't get the guy, doesn't have children, doesn't get the romantic happy ever after.
Kate starts to think what did she gave up for love? What dreams she let go in order to fit in a relationship? What have love stolen for her?
And so she launches a campaign/movement "Love stolen dreams" in order for women to reflect and unravel what did they gave up, to share their experiences and above else to try to take it back what love stole. To rediscover themselves !
How is it possible to miss something you have never had? How can I ever really embrace any moment if I am always subconsciously searching for a thing called love?
Because here is the thing for Kate, when she jumped in this idea of helping other women she kept herself out of the way. Until she realizes that she also had to confront herself and her dreams.
This book was a fun read, that will make you think about love and what people can give up of themselves for it. And of course that's never too late to find yourself.
I really enjoyed all the testimonies of the women and the changes they made in their lives.
Some parts at first seemed off to me, like the re-appearance of Kate's childhood best friend and first love Peter Parker (*snorts* not superman)...but he did grown on me. Some twists of their story I didn't expected at all, especially regarding their parents.
Oh and I must add that I do love the cover <3
**ARC kindly provided via Netgalley in exchange of a honest review***
April 21, 2020
What a complete pile of rubbish. This is another book where I feel like I have wasted my entire soul, and have physically felt my brain cells dying.
The formatting is awful, the prose is non existent and having a character who is repeatedly referred to as Peter Parker long after the Spiderman gimmick fell flat on its face and died, has just ruined the reading experience for me.
Definitely not recommended.
The formatting is awful, the prose is non existent and having a character who is repeatedly referred to as Peter Parker long after the Spiderman gimmick fell flat on its face and died, has just ruined the reading experience for me.
Definitely not recommended.
December 31, 2013
This book is about knowing yourself, knowing what you are without love, and recognising that love changes who you are.
I found this book to be inspiring, unique and funny. I loved the characters, who are so wonderfully defined. Kate's grandma and the other residents of Pepperpots are fabulous. I adored Peter Parker (and I challenge you not to!), and his wonderfully unique story (I didn't see the twist, and was totally engrossed at the potential catastrophe ). I even loved Chad, who some of you will hate....but his constant use of the word 'twat' or 'twatting' as every other word in a sentence did make me laugh.
This story is based on real life heartbreak, yet at the same time it is full of uplifting moments. It makes you think about your own life - “If you knew you were going to spend the rest of your life alone, you would never fall in love, never settle down, never have children, what would you want to do? What would make you happy? What would fill up your time, your heart, your soul for the rest of your days? Are you currently doing that thing?”
Ultimately, it made me smile, it made me laugh and it made me want more.
I found this book to be inspiring, unique and funny. I loved the characters, who are so wonderfully defined. Kate's grandma and the other residents of Pepperpots are fabulous. I adored Peter Parker (and I challenge you not to!), and his wonderfully unique story (I didn't see the twist, and was totally engrossed at the potential catastrophe ). I even loved Chad, who some of you will hate....but his constant use of the word 'twat' or 'twatting' as every other word in a sentence did make me laugh.
This story is based on real life heartbreak, yet at the same time it is full of uplifting moments. It makes you think about your own life - “If you knew you were going to spend the rest of your life alone, you would never fall in love, never settle down, never have children, what would you want to do? What would make you happy? What would fill up your time, your heart, your soul for the rest of your days? Are you currently doing that thing?”
Ultimately, it made me smile, it made me laugh and it made me want more.
August 5, 2014
Got this book from the Goodreads giveaway but it was the summary that got my attention. 'That girl' spoke to me in volumes, felt the urge to read it although I normally wouldn't touch chick lit with a ten foot pole. It's an easy read, the writing feels breezy, but this book is not for me. Whether it's because I've never been in a relationship or whether because I feel Kate's attempts at humour falls flat and becomes whiny instead, I will never know.
July 17, 2016
Rather enjoyed this & loved the concept of "love stolen dreams".
March 12, 2020
This book has an interesting premise that sounds like a light, funny, easy read and it’s only one of those three (light). I had to stop after a few chapters as it just tries way, way too hard and needed a serious editor, or someone with better writing skills to pull off the idea. It feels like the author just doesn’t read enough books in this genre (or in general...) to understand what makes a story readable. Basic things like character development, motivation, dialogue that makes sense.. It wants to be Bridget Jones so bad but none of the characters felt like anything but overblown caricatures. The dialogue alone in the first few chapters is just very poor, very forced, and in no way sounds believable (and half the time makes no sense). I was constantly scratching my head. I can’t help but wonder if the author’s first language is something other than English.
October 7, 2021
If you have a hobby you are interested in, do it. That is the best thing I got out of this book, although it is not a new flash. I feel like this book should have been funny, but it didn't make me laugh. Some of the ideas in it are great and it is mildly entertaining. The main characters are quite annoying and not very likeable, especially the love interest whose full name is used constantly, which makes no sense at all.
It also felt like it was sponsored by Nestle due to the frequent references to sweets and KitKats. I have definitely eaten more KitKats while reading this book.
It also felt like it was sponsored by Nestle due to the frequent references to sweets and KitKats. I have definitely eaten more KitKats while reading this book.
September 4, 2022
this book was a gift to me , but indeed it was one time read altogether.
This book was a fun read, that will make you think about love and what people can give up of themselves for it. And of course that's never too late to find yourself.
I really enjoyed all the testimonies of the women and the changes they made in their lives.
Some parts at first seemed off to me, like the re-appearance of Kate's childhood best friend and first love Peter Parker (*snorts* not superman)...but he did grown on me. Some twists of their story I didn't expected at all, especially regarding their parents.
November 24, 2022
I don’t really know what to say about this book, I don’t know whether because it took me so long to read I didn’t get into it at all. It wasn’t my type of book.
I don’t know whether I missed something but I’m pretty sure they’re in love but they could possibly be related?
Very confusing but it could be my fault😂
I don’t know whether I missed something but I’m pretty sure they’re in love but they could possibly be related?
Very confusing but it could be my fault😂
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 21, 2023
So, so, very confusing. The characters were written in a not at all structured way but somehow it kind of worked out? Otherwise I wouldn't have given it such a great rating. Though I'm dumbfounded as to how the author did it, that book was actually kind of amazing.
October 1, 2018
I loved every second of this book, maybe because I related to it on so many levels. I both laughed and cried and I'd even say I'd read it again!
October 1, 2018
It was only just ok for me, it took ages to get going and didn't really hold my attention
but I was determined to finish it
but I was determined to finish it
April 5, 2019
Gave up as just couldn't get or stay interested
September 13, 2022
What a funny book to read. My favorite character is Federico.
July 16, 2013
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Actual rating: 3.5
There comes a time in all of our lives when we question everything that we've ever done. When we wonder... what happened to all those dreams I had? Did I give them up? But for what? For some thing, or worse, for someone? Did someone steal my dreams? When I've given up my dreams, what is it that I have for myself at the end of the day?
After being dumped by her French fiance whom she thought was 'the one', Kate Winters finds herself thinking these exact thoughts. Maybe love took these away from her? With even the mention of his name or a sympathetic 'Oh, I heard what happened' bringing on the waterworks, Kate is definitely not at the top of things. And the irony of her tragic story is that she is now working at a magazine called True Love of all things! Yeah, life certainly isn't kind.
This gets her thinking of all the other women around the world who have also had to give up something for love. And so she launches a campaign 'Love Stolen Dreams' inviting all readers to join her in her journey of taking back her dreams by sending in their love stolen dreams, suggesting what she should do next, and maybe going on their own Love Quests.
Love is A Thief by Claire Garber quote
I'll tell you one thing. It is humanly impossible to read this book and not burst into laughter (no matter where you are) atleast once. The author's writing style is very candid and conversational. You may think that's part of the package, since the story is written in first person, but there are several books that dont give you that 'in' into the character's ( (though sometimes, the characters just keep going on and on, and just dont stop) head like Love is A Thief does. For a debut author, she's done a marvelous job of it!
What I loved about this book was how unique it is in it's approach to love. Yes, it starts out with Love as the enemy, stealing dreams left and right, and something you've got to fight against. As the book went on, I wondered, though, that maybe it was taking this 'Love stole my dreams' idea a bit too far. It could have been the person themselves who maybe grew out of the dream, or maybe the dream was not a correct fit for them, or maybe the fault lies in themselves for not pursuing their dreams. Why blame Love or their partners? These questions were put to rest later, as the author addresses these issues as the story progresses.
Every chapter begins with a short story. Either a love story dream or two, or a story from Kate's past. The love stolen dreams make for interesting and insightful reading, though there are some pointless and hilarious ones thrown in as well.
Love is A Thief Claire Garber quote
In her stories, Kate divulges a bit about her childhood best friend Peter Parker, who has now returned to London with a Ph.D., after 15 years of radio silence.
Peter Parker is an intriguing character. He kind of, kind of reminded me of Darcy. There's that same restraint in him, of words and emotion, and he seems to hold himself the same way too, a little aloof from his fellow mortals. Because of which, when he unwinds enough to express his feelings, it makes for a very intense scene. Though there is plenty of attraction between the two right from the start, the focus is more on the LSD, with this playing only a side role.
I loved how the author made Kate question her ideas of love, and herself, and come up with answers that were probably the ideas she thought she had, but ended up with her coming the really know herself. I love how she came to this idea of love especially, because it was as if she took it right out of my head:
I was sad to see this book end, but I was happy about the ending, which wasn't exactly a happliy-ever-after in the conventional sense, but a happily-ever-after nevertheless.
Bottomline: Love is A Thief can double as chick lit and self help, with it's hilarious and head on approach to live and love. Claire Garber has succeeded in writing a book that will provide
comfort, laughter and lessons to women everywhere.
For more book reviews, check out I Read, Ergo I Write
*A copy of the book was provided in exchange for an honest review.
Actual rating: 3.5
There comes a time in all of our lives when we question everything that we've ever done. When we wonder... what happened to all those dreams I had? Did I give them up? But for what? For some thing, or worse, for someone? Did someone steal my dreams? When I've given up my dreams, what is it that I have for myself at the end of the day?
After being dumped by her French fiance whom she thought was 'the one', Kate Winters finds herself thinking these exact thoughts. Maybe love took these away from her? With even the mention of his name or a sympathetic 'Oh, I heard what happened' bringing on the waterworks, Kate is definitely not at the top of things. And the irony of her tragic story is that she is now working at a magazine called True Love of all things! Yeah, life certainly isn't kind.
This gets her thinking of all the other women around the world who have also had to give up something for love. And so she launches a campaign 'Love Stolen Dreams' inviting all readers to join her in her journey of taking back her dreams by sending in their love stolen dreams, suggesting what she should do next, and maybe going on their own Love Quests.
Love is A Thief by Claire Garber quote
I'll tell you one thing. It is humanly impossible to read this book and not burst into laughter (no matter where you are) atleast once. The author's writing style is very candid and conversational. You may think that's part of the package, since the story is written in first person, but there are several books that dont give you that 'in' into the character's ( (though sometimes, the characters just keep going on and on, and just dont stop) head like Love is A Thief does. For a debut author, she's done a marvelous job of it!
What I loved about this book was how unique it is in it's approach to love. Yes, it starts out with Love as the enemy, stealing dreams left and right, and something you've got to fight against. As the book went on, I wondered, though, that maybe it was taking this 'Love stole my dreams' idea a bit too far. It could have been the person themselves who maybe grew out of the dream, or maybe the dream was not a correct fit for them, or maybe the fault lies in themselves for not pursuing their dreams. Why blame Love or their partners? These questions were put to rest later, as the author addresses these issues as the story progresses.
Every chapter begins with a short story. Either a love story dream or two, or a story from Kate's past. The love stolen dreams make for interesting and insightful reading, though there are some pointless and hilarious ones thrown in as well.
Love is A Thief Claire Garber quote
In her stories, Kate divulges a bit about her childhood best friend Peter Parker, who has now returned to London with a Ph.D., after 15 years of radio silence.
Peter Parker is an intriguing character. He kind of, kind of reminded me of Darcy. There's that same restraint in him, of words and emotion, and he seems to hold himself the same way too, a little aloof from his fellow mortals. Because of which, when he unwinds enough to express his feelings, it makes for a very intense scene. Though there is plenty of attraction between the two right from the start, the focus is more on the LSD, with this playing only a side role.
I loved how the author made Kate question her ideas of love, and herself, and come up with answers that were probably the ideas she thought she had, but ended up with her coming the really know herself. I love how she came to this idea of love especially, because it was as if she took it right out of my head:
I was sad to see this book end, but I was happy about the ending, which wasn't exactly a happliy-ever-after in the conventional sense, but a happily-ever-after nevertheless.
Bottomline: Love is A Thief can double as chick lit and self help, with it's hilarious and head on approach to live and love. Claire Garber has succeeded in writing a book that will provide
comfort, laughter and lessons to women everywhere.
For more book reviews, check out I Read, Ergo I Write
*A copy of the book was provided in exchange for an honest review.
August 30, 2013
*I was provided with an electronic copy of this book from the author and Harlequin UK in return of an honest review. No monetary compensation was provided in this exchange.*
Also will be posted on Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf on July 5, 2013.
Kate Winters was living the safe life… Although, she didn’t really know it until a breakup with her long term French ski instructor boyfriend. After the breakup, she finds herself back in England, working for the trashy True Love magazine and in a desperate bout of bitterness and depression that result from knowing that the previous Man of her dreams has already moved on. Tired of the false claims of “true love” that her coworkers and fellow employees put into their magazine, she inserts an article without permission. The article, questioning women on the sacrifices that they have made for love, becomes a hit. And all of a sudden True Love becomes Love-Stolen Dreams, and Kate makes it her own personal mission to discover what love has taken from her fellow women, and ensure that they take it back – whether it be dancing, mechanics, or even time.
As her companions share and take back what love has taken from them, a childhood love returns to Kate’s life in the form of recently divorced, unreasonably handsome and ridiculously charming Peter Parker – and no, not the one that climbs walls and protects New York City and has his own Marvel comic series. And before Kate can make any attempts at a romance with this man, who was the very same boy who left in the middle of the night with no attempts at communication for over 15 years, she must take back what love has taken from her.
I will admit that chick lit is my guilty pleasure. But I really did enjoy this story. I love the concept, because I do know that people put love over everything else, even before their own happiness and dreams. It was wonderful to see all these women, strong and proud, going back to something that they had previously enjoyed but had removed themselves from after they fell in love. Love is a Thief has supporting characters that stand well on their own; all of the characters have their own story and we see each of them develop in Kate’s eyes, and it was really heartwarming to see how much development each of the characters had.
There were some parts where I did feel that the story was dragging, and it took me quite a while to understand the format of the story. Peter as a character turned out quite different from what he was portrayed as when he was introduced, but I do like how his character development ties in directly with his past, and how it took him a while to acknowledge his own personal baggage and his feelings for Kate. I did hope for a bit more romance, but I do understand why it wasn’t the biggest factor in the story.
Love is a Thief isn’t necessarily a story about love; it is the story of reclaiming a part of yourself that you may have lost or sacrificed when you fell in love. It is a story of other people seen through Kate Winter’s eyes, and how love can come along when you least expect it. It is a story that gives its readers the most simple, wonderful message – you should not have to give up a part of yourself when you fall in love, for your partner should love and respect that part of you, whether it is your hidden puppy owner or your inner ski instructor.
Also will be posted on Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf on July 5, 2013.
“The reality is, I might just be ‘that’ girl. You know the one. The girl who, for no particular reason, doesn’t get the guy, doesn’t have children, doesn’t get the romantic happily ever after. So I needed to come up with a plan. I needed to get back to basics.”
Kate Winters was living the safe life… Although, she didn’t really know it until a breakup with her long term French ski instructor boyfriend. After the breakup, she finds herself back in England, working for the trashy True Love magazine and in a desperate bout of bitterness and depression that result from knowing that the previous Man of her dreams has already moved on. Tired of the false claims of “true love” that her coworkers and fellow employees put into their magazine, she inserts an article without permission. The article, questioning women on the sacrifices that they have made for love, becomes a hit. And all of a sudden True Love becomes Love-Stolen Dreams, and Kate makes it her own personal mission to discover what love has taken from her fellow women, and ensure that they take it back – whether it be dancing, mechanics, or even time.
As her companions share and take back what love has taken from them, a childhood love returns to Kate’s life in the form of recently divorced, unreasonably handsome and ridiculously charming Peter Parker – and no, not the one that climbs walls and protects New York City and has his own Marvel comic series. And before Kate can make any attempts at a romance with this man, who was the very same boy who left in the middle of the night with no attempts at communication for over 15 years, she must take back what love has taken from her.
“People sometimes forget the things that make them happy when they fall in love. The relationship becomes the source of those feelings. It becomes the source of everything. So I suppose my goal is for people to reconnect with that lost part of themselves and stay connected to it.”
I will admit that chick lit is my guilty pleasure. But I really did enjoy this story. I love the concept, because I do know that people put love over everything else, even before their own happiness and dreams. It was wonderful to see all these women, strong and proud, going back to something that they had previously enjoyed but had removed themselves from after they fell in love. Love is a Thief has supporting characters that stand well on their own; all of the characters have their own story and we see each of them develop in Kate’s eyes, and it was really heartwarming to see how much development each of the characters had.
There were some parts where I did feel that the story was dragging, and it took me quite a while to understand the format of the story. Peter as a character turned out quite different from what he was portrayed as when he was introduced, but I do like how his character development ties in directly with his past, and how it took him a while to acknowledge his own personal baggage and his feelings for Kate. I did hope for a bit more romance, but I do understand why it wasn’t the biggest factor in the story.
Love is a Thief isn’t necessarily a story about love; it is the story of reclaiming a part of yourself that you may have lost or sacrificed when you fell in love. It is a story of other people seen through Kate Winter’s eyes, and how love can come along when you least expect it. It is a story that gives its readers the most simple, wonderful message – you should not have to give up a part of yourself when you fall in love, for your partner should love and respect that part of you, whether it is your hidden puppy owner or your inner ski instructor.
“… It’s never too late to be who you were supposed to be.”
August 14, 2013
I received my copy through Goodreads First Reads.
The thing that attracted me to this book was the cover. It was kind of like pop art- just big blocks of bright colours.
Anyways...
Kate Winters just recently broke up with this dude called Gabriel who's French. She thought that he was the love of her life and that they would get married and have loads of babies.... yeaahhhh.... She moved to France for him and now he has a new French girlfriend and this leads to Kate lying on the floor trying to contact him. So, she is basically in the shock and denial period after the break up.
She also works for a magazine called True Love. And if that was me, that job would've made me more depressed. I mean, imagine... you just broke with your boyfriend, who you believed to be your 'true soulmate' and then you guys break up. You feel like crap and you hate love for the time-being and your job is writing about the happiness due to love. That's depressing.
Anyways, she writes an article without getting the permission to do so and the reaction from the readers is phenomenal. She wrote about what love stole from her and then, lots of people wrote in to say what love stole from them like their beauty, slimness etc etc... The magazine became more famous and then also opened many workshops linked to this theme. One of them is Fat Camp. Sounds really rude and blunt but it helped people...
Peter Parker enters the story and yes, he fully knows that he has the same name as Spiderman. Apparently, his parents didn't know about Spiderman or Marvel so... yeah... bummer...
Kate and him were best friends (I think!) when they were younger and when he was 15, he suddenly disappeared to Switzerland without saying goodbye.
This book was actually hilariously funny and sometimes realistic. For example, (I think this might be a spoiler but, when you read the book it's kinda predictable what will actually happen)
I felt that Kate was like some my friends a bit, but that led to me reminding myself that she was a 30 year old woman rather than a teenager like myself.
Apart from that, I really liked this book. The plot was fairly realistic and it made me laugh. It wasn't filled with clichés which is a good thing and I hope to see more work from the author.
The thing that attracted me to this book was the cover. It was kind of like pop art- just big blocks of bright colours.
Anyways...
Kate Winters just recently broke up with this dude called Gabriel who's French. She thought that he was the love of her life and that they would get married and have loads of babies.... yeaahhhh.... She moved to France for him and now he has a new French girlfriend and this leads to Kate lying on the floor trying to contact him. So, she is basically in the shock and denial period after the break up.
She also works for a magazine called True Love. And if that was me, that job would've made me more depressed. I mean, imagine... you just broke with your boyfriend, who you believed to be your 'true soulmate' and then you guys break up. You feel like crap and you hate love for the time-being and your job is writing about the happiness due to love. That's depressing.
Anyways, she writes an article without getting the permission to do so and the reaction from the readers is phenomenal. She wrote about what love stole from her and then, lots of people wrote in to say what love stole from them like their beauty, slimness etc etc... The magazine became more famous and then also opened many workshops linked to this theme. One of them is Fat Camp. Sounds really rude and blunt but it helped people...
Peter Parker enters the story and yes, he fully knows that he has the same name as Spiderman. Apparently, his parents didn't know about Spiderman or Marvel so... yeah... bummer...
Kate and him were best friends (I think!) when they were younger and when he was 15, he suddenly disappeared to Switzerland without saying goodbye.
This book was actually hilariously funny and sometimes realistic. For example, (I think this might be a spoiler but, when you read the book it's kinda predictable what will actually happen)
I felt that Kate was like some my friends a bit, but that led to me reminding myself that she was a 30 year old woman rather than a teenager like myself.
Apart from that, I really liked this book. The plot was fairly realistic and it made me laugh. It wasn't filled with clichés which is a good thing and I hope to see more work from the author.
August 23, 2013
ARC received from publisher in exchange for an honest opinion.
What worked: Do you ever feel like that girl? That you’ve missed out on opportunities just because you were chasing after a boy? The girl that still remains resolutely single while your friends drop like flies into the marriage ointment? I know I do! This is the reason I picked up Love Is A Thief. I wanted a character I could relate to, situations familiar enough that I could say “Sister, I’m right there with ya.” In LIAT you get all that and more. I started to analyse the way that I see life and how I dampen down my own dreams just to fit into somebody else’s. We live in a very image-oriented society and at times, it can wear you down until finally you give in and just agree to go with the crowd, grumbling along the way. Uh oh...this review turned too serious too fast.
Let’s get back to the book and take a sharp detour from the world we live in. Did that change in subject give you whiplash? Anyway, the characters. Where to begin? First of all we have our heroine, Kate who is determined to grab life by the horns and she wants to help all women everywhere unite and achieve their dreams! She’s headstrong and determined but when it comes to her own issues, she really has to work at it. Kate is also the kind of girl who regularly has a spectacular case of verbal diarrhoea and for that, I wanted to give her a hug while wiping the tears of joy from my eyes.
Then we have her hilariously inappropriate boss, Chad. Hands down, my favourite character. He’s brash, cruel and funny as hell. Every word out of that man’s mouth cracked me up. Single mothers who manage to have an adult conversation and tell their child off before dovetailing back into conversation are the most fantastic comedic resource and there is no shortage on that front. Seriously, I didn't expect so much laughter when it came to Love is a Thief.
What irked: I couldn’t help but think my kindle had broken, Love is a Thief felt like it had been stretched out for too long in my opinion. This coupled with the fact I couldn’t visualise the characters left me with a kindle sitting heavy in my hands and eyes that were determined to close. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great premise but it draaaaaaagged. I can barely jog for five minutes so jogging through a book when the end seems so far away? It’s a toughie.
What worked: Do you ever feel like that girl? That you’ve missed out on opportunities just because you were chasing after a boy? The girl that still remains resolutely single while your friends drop like flies into the marriage ointment? I know I do! This is the reason I picked up Love Is A Thief. I wanted a character I could relate to, situations familiar enough that I could say “Sister, I’m right there with ya.” In LIAT you get all that and more. I started to analyse the way that I see life and how I dampen down my own dreams just to fit into somebody else’s. We live in a very image-oriented society and at times, it can wear you down until finally you give in and just agree to go with the crowd, grumbling along the way. Uh oh...this review turned too serious too fast.
Let’s get back to the book and take a sharp detour from the world we live in. Did that change in subject give you whiplash? Anyway, the characters. Where to begin? First of all we have our heroine, Kate who is determined to grab life by the horns and she wants to help all women everywhere unite and achieve their dreams! She’s headstrong and determined but when it comes to her own issues, she really has to work at it. Kate is also the kind of girl who regularly has a spectacular case of verbal diarrhoea and for that, I wanted to give her a hug while wiping the tears of joy from my eyes.
Then we have her hilariously inappropriate boss, Chad. Hands down, my favourite character. He’s brash, cruel and funny as hell. Every word out of that man’s mouth cracked me up. Single mothers who manage to have an adult conversation and tell their child off before dovetailing back into conversation are the most fantastic comedic resource and there is no shortage on that front. Seriously, I didn't expect so much laughter when it came to Love is a Thief.
What irked: I couldn’t help but think my kindle had broken, Love is a Thief felt like it had been stretched out for too long in my opinion. This coupled with the fact I couldn’t visualise the characters left me with a kindle sitting heavy in my hands and eyes that were determined to close. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great premise but it draaaaaaagged. I can barely jog for five minutes so jogging through a book when the end seems so far away? It’s a toughie.
November 1, 2013
The idea behind Love is a Thief was fantastic. How many times have I given something up because of being with a certain boyfriend… I could absolutely relate to protagonist Kate. She moved to France and lived with her ski instruction (who she thought was her soul mate) there only to break up and be forced to move back home. Kate felt as though she had wasted so much time being who her boyfriend wanted her to be instead of doing things for herself. The worst thing is, she works for a magazine called True Love; how much of a bummer must that be when you’ve got a broken heart?
So, she writes an article without permission about what love stole from her and what she wanted to do about that. The response she gets from women all over the country is phenomenal and even though the magazine aren’t happy about what Kate has done, they can’t ignore what their readers want. Not only does the book follow Kate and her lost dreams, but also those of people around her and those of others. I really enjoyed reading about the range of things that people thought love had stolen from them and how they intended to go about fixing that.
The characters in this book were very varied and provided quite a lot of comedy; this was mainly due to the fact that there were a fair few large and loud personalities. What made the characters so great in this book though is that they were so real. The objectives planned by women throughout the book are more than reasonable and I could certainly relate to what some of them wanted to do. It also showed just how different people are and the things that people tend to miss out on in life.
Unfortunately, the romance is quite lacking in Love is a Thief. There is a love interest for Kate in the form of Peter Parker (no, not like Spiderman). While there was so much that could have been done with this pairing, it always fell quite short. Just when I thought something was going to happen, it didn’t. The two have a bit of a history as they were friends when they were children and then something happened to make Peter move away without a word. This was the most interesting thing about Kate and Peter and without this, there wouldn’t really have been much point to Peter’s character.
Overall, Love is a Thief is a pretty good book. There could have been more romance but the actual plot and subject of the story was really captivating.
So, she writes an article without permission about what love stole from her and what she wanted to do about that. The response she gets from women all over the country is phenomenal and even though the magazine aren’t happy about what Kate has done, they can’t ignore what their readers want. Not only does the book follow Kate and her lost dreams, but also those of people around her and those of others. I really enjoyed reading about the range of things that people thought love had stolen from them and how they intended to go about fixing that.
The characters in this book were very varied and provided quite a lot of comedy; this was mainly due to the fact that there were a fair few large and loud personalities. What made the characters so great in this book though is that they were so real. The objectives planned by women throughout the book are more than reasonable and I could certainly relate to what some of them wanted to do. It also showed just how different people are and the things that people tend to miss out on in life.
Unfortunately, the romance is quite lacking in Love is a Thief. There is a love interest for Kate in the form of Peter Parker (no, not like Spiderman). While there was so much that could have been done with this pairing, it always fell quite short. Just when I thought something was going to happen, it didn’t. The two have a bit of a history as they were friends when they were children and then something happened to make Peter move away without a word. This was the most interesting thing about Kate and Peter and without this, there wouldn’t really have been much point to Peter’s character.
Overall, Love is a Thief is a pretty good book. There could have been more romance but the actual plot and subject of the story was really captivating.
August 18, 2013
I was lucky enough to win this novel in the Goodreads competition, when I was already 22% into it on my Kindle, having forgotten that I’d entered but not expecting to win. And as I’d wanted to read it next, so it was that I’d bought it on Amazon. The digital version was soon put aside when the paperback arrived and call me old-fashioned but I prefer the feel of a solid book over an eBook now and then. I thought the cover popped with its bright colours and big hand robbing the heart out of the title, so it suited the premise of the novel perfectly. This is the story of a woman called Kate, who is a writer at a magazine and she is suffering from a broken heart after a failed love affair with a Frenchman. Kate comes up with the clever concept for the whole story-line when she sets out to discover, what dreams love stole from a person when they fell in love? Or put into other words, what goal/achievement or ambition did the person give-up on in order to pursue happiness with the love of their life? It is a huge success all round, for her personally and for the magazine too when we get to learn from several or more participants who are willing to share their woes and Kate tries to help them remember the passion they had for something other than their loved ones. So that they can then try to fulfill the parts of their lives that they’d sadly missed out on because of love getting in the way. The worst thing you can do to yourself is deny who you were really meant to be is the motto told and Kate sets out to prove this to be true with the help of a quirky cast of big personality characters and even a love interest of her own to dally with between the pages. This was a fantastically well written and interesting read with plenty of witty lines to amuse the reader and packed with lots of great advice thrown in for the duration of the narrative. And people would be wise to listen to their hearts and to question themselves about the lives they lead, for nobody wants to have regrets when it’s too late to do anything about it. This even made me think to myself, what did I stop doing when starting a relationship with love and swapping one passion for another? Love the book to bits, so I highly recommend it.
August 21, 2013
Have you ever wondered how different life would have been if you hadn't met your current or ex-boyfriend and fallen in love? I sure have and I know that it can be a dangerous question to start thinking about considering there is not much that can be done to change the past. Love Is A Thief is a story that focuses on just that question and shows the story of how it is never too late to give up on what you want from life.
I really like the concept of Love Is A Thief, as it looked at love from a completely different perspective. I am sure many of you have given up something for love whether it is willingly or without really realising it and it is interesting to think about and see what Kate and the other characters would have done differently if they hadn't met their partners. In some senses it is almost like a self help book as well as a work of fiction, as it really made me question my own life and what I may not have done because I fell in love and how things may have been different. There is a lot of humour in this book, which keeps it light hearted, and had me laughing on more than one occasion.
The characters were a mixed bag, I really liked Kate as she grows so much throughout the book on her journey finding out what other people have missed out on which in turn makes her question her own life. I enjoyed seeing women become empowered by trying things they always wanted to alongside their relationships and realising they don't have to entirely give up on their dreams. The only problem I had with Love Is A Thief is that, as it is quite a large book, at times it did drag a little and the pace slowed down so I was left wondering when it would become interesting again. These times however, were few and far between.
Overall I really enjoyed Love Is A Thief would recommend it to anyone who loves their chick lit with a twist, especially if you like a book that leaves you thinking about your own life. Love Is A Thief is a story of love, self realisation and humour.
I really like the concept of Love Is A Thief, as it looked at love from a completely different perspective. I am sure many of you have given up something for love whether it is willingly or without really realising it and it is interesting to think about and see what Kate and the other characters would have done differently if they hadn't met their partners. In some senses it is almost like a self help book as well as a work of fiction, as it really made me question my own life and what I may not have done because I fell in love and how things may have been different. There is a lot of humour in this book, which keeps it light hearted, and had me laughing on more than one occasion.
The characters were a mixed bag, I really liked Kate as she grows so much throughout the book on her journey finding out what other people have missed out on which in turn makes her question her own life. I enjoyed seeing women become empowered by trying things they always wanted to alongside their relationships and realising they don't have to entirely give up on their dreams. The only problem I had with Love Is A Thief is that, as it is quite a large book, at times it did drag a little and the pace slowed down so I was left wondering when it would become interesting again. These times however, were few and far between.
Overall I really enjoyed Love Is A Thief would recommend it to anyone who loves their chick lit with a twist, especially if you like a book that leaves you thinking about your own life. Love Is A Thief is a story of love, self realisation and humour.
November 20, 2013
Originally reviewed at Novel Escapes
Love is a Thief’s main character has a voice like I’ve never encountered before. I started this after a historical fiction novel so it was like stepping out of pea soup fog into a room full of neon signs. Kate is as vibrant as the people around her and I immediately found her hysterically funny. My worry is that I think Garber’s initial few chapters could have used a bit of tightening up as the different people were floating around without being very grounded or attached to Kate. I would have loved to have the characters concretely linked together from the get-go so I could enjoy all the funny and not have to remind myself who the people were.
The thread of the novel got pulled too far away from Kate at times as there were a few too many people pursuing their own ambitions while leaving Kate's on the side-lines. While bumbling around helping others find their lost dreams, Kate also manages to start falling for her childhood friend, Peter. Conveniently enough he also seems to find her appealing but they’re both quite useless at getting this sorted out. It might come off as frustrating to some, but I enjoyed their hesitation (for the most part-sometimes I wanted to bang their heads together!) and actually found it realistic for people who’d known each other for so long. There are also some peculiar things from their past that slow down their getting together- but I won’t get into that!
The concept of love having stolen your ambitions or your dreams is great and I really thought a lot about Garber’s intentions with that idea. Garber isn’t trying to put down love but open us up to remember things we’d wanted for ourselves. I love this and so should everyone else.
Thank you to MIRA for our review copy. All opinions are our own.
Love is a Thief’s main character has a voice like I’ve never encountered before. I started this after a historical fiction novel so it was like stepping out of pea soup fog into a room full of neon signs. Kate is as vibrant as the people around her and I immediately found her hysterically funny. My worry is that I think Garber’s initial few chapters could have used a bit of tightening up as the different people were floating around without being very grounded or attached to Kate. I would have loved to have the characters concretely linked together from the get-go so I could enjoy all the funny and not have to remind myself who the people were.
The thread of the novel got pulled too far away from Kate at times as there were a few too many people pursuing their own ambitions while leaving Kate's on the side-lines. While bumbling around helping others find their lost dreams, Kate also manages to start falling for her childhood friend, Peter. Conveniently enough he also seems to find her appealing but they’re both quite useless at getting this sorted out. It might come off as frustrating to some, but I enjoyed their hesitation (for the most part-sometimes I wanted to bang their heads together!) and actually found it realistic for people who’d known each other for so long. There are also some peculiar things from their past that slow down their getting together- but I won’t get into that!
The concept of love having stolen your ambitions or your dreams is great and I really thought a lot about Garber’s intentions with that idea. Garber isn’t trying to put down love but open us up to remember things we’d wanted for ourselves. I love this and so should everyone else.
Thank you to MIRA for our review copy. All opinions are our own.
October 31, 2013
3.5 stars
I enjoy reading a good chick lit book every now and then and Love is aThief was just that. Kate Winters is an ordinary girl. After being dumped by a french guy whom she thought was the love of her life, whom she moved to another country for, Kate has had enough of love. She doesn't think its perfect or worth sacrificing anything for.
Kate works in a magazine called True Love. After finally being sick of all the lovey dovey articles she writes a column called Love Stolen Dreams where you can write what love stole from you. Suddenly, the column's popularity shoots up and Kate finds herself chasing others' love stolen dreams.
I liked Kate. She was sweet. She rambled when nervous, was fiercely protective of her family and just wanted to figure out what love was. She was a pretty typical chick lit heroine whom we all enjoy. I also found all of Kate's friends and co workers hilarious. The way they chased love stolen dreams, each with her own scenario made for a fun journey.
Then we also have Peter Parker, he is Kate's childhood best friend whom Kate used to stalk, uh, follow around. She has not seen him since he disappeared all those years ago. But then Kate finds out that Peter Parker has kept in touch with everyone but her. Kate's relationship with Peter Parker was all over the place. I really like how things went between the two of them.
Love is a Thief somehow reminds me of Meg Cabot's Heather Wells series. It is a well written chick lit book which is set in England. I haven't read much of British literature so this was different. Fans of any and all kinds of chick lit books should give Love is a Thief a try.
*Note: A copy of this book was provided by PRPundit in exchange for an honest review. We thank them.
I enjoy reading a good chick lit book every now and then and Love is aThief was just that. Kate Winters is an ordinary girl. After being dumped by a french guy whom she thought was the love of her life, whom she moved to another country for, Kate has had enough of love. She doesn't think its perfect or worth sacrificing anything for.
Kate works in a magazine called True Love. After finally being sick of all the lovey dovey articles she writes a column called Love Stolen Dreams where you can write what love stole from you. Suddenly, the column's popularity shoots up and Kate finds herself chasing others' love stolen dreams.
I liked Kate. She was sweet. She rambled when nervous, was fiercely protective of her family and just wanted to figure out what love was. She was a pretty typical chick lit heroine whom we all enjoy. I also found all of Kate's friends and co workers hilarious. The way they chased love stolen dreams, each with her own scenario made for a fun journey.
Then we also have Peter Parker, he is Kate's childhood best friend whom Kate used to stalk, uh, follow around. She has not seen him since he disappeared all those years ago. But then Kate finds out that Peter Parker has kept in touch with everyone but her. Kate's relationship with Peter Parker was all over the place. I really like how things went between the two of them.
Love is a Thief somehow reminds me of Meg Cabot's Heather Wells series. It is a well written chick lit book which is set in England. I haven't read much of British literature so this was different. Fans of any and all kinds of chick lit books should give Love is a Thief a try.
*Note: A copy of this book was provided by PRPundit in exchange for an honest review. We thank them.
October 12, 2013
In my many years of reading I have never ever come across a book that makes no sense, but so much sense, and no sense all at the same time. Yep you read that right. That sentence summons up this book completely. A story about love losses, loves love, and what loves robbed from you told from a heartbroken and lost vessel called Pirate Kate, who decides to ask the UK one question, which is, What would you be doing for you if love didn't exist? From a red wee pod in the true love magazines office.
My heads banging, in a good way though. Love is a thief is one serious roller-coaster of emotions! You're up and down and round and back and thrown everywhere while trying to concentrate. Honest to god it's hard work. I loved it a lot though and I'm glad it hurt my head and made me won't to vomit (mainly from over indulging in strawberry creams from quality street thanks to a reference in the book).
It really does surprise you and have you joining in with the question. I must admit one tiny flaw in the book to me was Kate. I did not connect with her at all. She really started to grate on me if I'm honest. I'm a miserable cow though so it's probably just me :)
Anyway, this is one funny book and I giggled throughout it. The best advice given being give more blow jobs and the most hysterical and disturbing thing being hard, fast, dirty sex in a car by a pair of pensioners. If that alone does not make you want to read this book that you have no sense of humour whatsoever!
Love, heartbreak, gay best friends, Dancing, 10k runs in the park with fat people, Incest, Old people sex and strawberry creams. What more could you possibly want?
My heads banging, in a good way though. Love is a thief is one serious roller-coaster of emotions! You're up and down and round and back and thrown everywhere while trying to concentrate. Honest to god it's hard work. I loved it a lot though and I'm glad it hurt my head and made me won't to vomit (mainly from over indulging in strawberry creams from quality street thanks to a reference in the book).
It really does surprise you and have you joining in with the question. I must admit one tiny flaw in the book to me was Kate. I did not connect with her at all. She really started to grate on me if I'm honest. I'm a miserable cow though so it's probably just me :)
Anyway, this is one funny book and I giggled throughout it. The best advice given being give more blow jobs and the most hysterical and disturbing thing being hard, fast, dirty sex in a car by a pair of pensioners. If that alone does not make you want to read this book that you have no sense of humour whatsoever!
Love, heartbreak, gay best friends, Dancing, 10k runs in the park with fat people, Incest, Old people sex and strawberry creams. What more could you possibly want?
August 2, 2014
The reason I rated this book so low is the synopsys on the back. SEIROUSLY, the synopsys is so good! I was aching read it as soon as I picked it up from the local library. And then... the story line happened... and I wanted to hit someone... badly.
I had so high expectations for this book, I thought it was about how you don't need love to be happy, how one can be happy with all the other wonderful things life has to offer! But no, no. Right from the beginning of the book the guy shows up. You know, "that" guy, the one she falls madly in love with and can't live without and so they end up toguether and super duper happy.
I think maybe if I had dived into this book knowing that it would be the regular love story where girl meets boy or, in this case, girl reencounters long lost childhood crush, maybe I would have enjoyed it more. Who knows... I certainly don't as I was seriously mislead by the synopsys!
Ugh, sorry if this review is too harsh on "Love is a Thief" but this book brought me nothing but frustration...
I'm not going to say I don't reccommend, all I will say is: read it if you're into adult romances. I'm not, so I didn't enjoy it much, but maybe some of you will...
I had so high expectations for this book, I thought it was about how you don't need love to be happy, how one can be happy with all the other wonderful things life has to offer! But no, no. Right from the beginning of the book the guy shows up. You know, "that" guy, the one she falls madly in love with and can't live without and so they end up toguether and super duper happy.
I think maybe if I had dived into this book knowing that it would be the regular love story where girl meets boy or, in this case, girl reencounters long lost childhood crush, maybe I would have enjoyed it more. Who knows... I certainly don't as I was seriously mislead by the synopsys!
Ugh, sorry if this review is too harsh on "Love is a Thief" but this book brought me nothing but frustration...
I'm not going to say I don't reccommend, all I will say is: read it if you're into adult romances. I'm not, so I didn't enjoy it much, but maybe some of you will...
August 19, 2013
Firstly I'd like to thank the author for choosing me to review her new book. I really liked this book, the writing style is quirky and unlike any style I have read before, but also because of this different style, I can only give it 4 stars. Sometimes it got a bit off track, which I realise is the style, but it seemed to throw me off track a little. The actual story is lovely, the main character 'kitkat' or Kate as she is normally known is an 'quirky' character, a little bit irritating at times, giving people advise and not following it at ALL, so a little bit annoying, the other character is Peter Parker who I love, who'd have known the irritating and moody boy thing would make a great character but my absolute favourite character is federick, I LOVE him! He's awesome, he is a totally flamboyant character and is just oozing with charisma. I also like at the end where you find out he gets engaged...I won't say too who, ill let you ponder amongst yourselves, enjoy reading
July 27, 2013
I really wanted to like this book because I am 'that' girl described in the blurb, but at first I really didn't. The characters are over-the-top, caricatures instead of characters (especially the supporting characters) and somewhat irritating. Our heroine, Kate, is also quite whiny. Kate's childhood friend, Peter Parker, is supposed to be a Mr Darcy type, I think, but he never really cuts the mustard.
I think the main problem I had with this book is that it simply tries too hard to be funny. The humour is often forced, either through slapstick situations, strange reactions from the characters or over-thought analogies that are so pleased with themselves, they're practically winking at you from the page.
Having said all that, it did get better as it went along. Kate gains some self-awareness and everything is tied up in a happy-ever-after bow. I think maybe the rating is a 2.5 rather than a straight two.
I think the main problem I had with this book is that it simply tries too hard to be funny. The humour is often forced, either through slapstick situations, strange reactions from the characters or over-thought analogies that are so pleased with themselves, they're practically winking at you from the page.
Having said all that, it did get better as it went along. Kate gains some self-awareness and everything is tied up in a happy-ever-after bow. I think maybe the rating is a 2.5 rather than a straight two.
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