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Two's Company
A story about a dream couple, as famous as media celebrities and with a perfect family to go with it. Everything is wonderful until the big "40" birthday, when things start to go disastrously wrong.
397 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Jill Mansell
87 books4,899 followersJill Mansell lives with her partner and children in Bristol, and writes full time. Actually that’s not true; she watches TV, eats fruit gums, admires the rugby players training in the sports field behind her house, and spends hours on the internet marvelling at how many other writers have blogs. Only when she’s completely run out of displacement activities does she write.
Jill Mansell's books have sold over ten million copies and her titles include: Making your Mind up, Fast Friends, Good at Games, Sheer Mischief and Solo, among many others.
Jill Mansell's books have sold over ten million copies and her titles include: Making your Mind up, Fast Friends, Good at Games, Sheer Mischief and Solo, among many others.
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May 19, 2013
Horrible. Possibly the worst book I attempted to read, and I read the first Twilight.
I bought this book because I thought it was about a threesome, and I still think it would have been much more interesting had it been about Cass and Jack's attraction for the jornalist, in a real love triangle.
Characters were unlikable. Jack, who was portraid has Cass's prince charming, was disgusting: the story how the two of them met and he insulted her best friend and Cass didn't even seem to mind was absolutely a turn off. Sean was shallow and not interesting at all. Cleo could have been funny and bitchy, but was just bahhhh. The other daughter barely spoke (the first half of the book, the one that I actually read). Rebecca was all nice in the beggining and then completely unbearable once she actually started chasing the husband of someone who had been so nice to her.
Never had I had the urge to phisically throw a book across the room as I was reading this one.
I was disgusted and offended by it. Congrats.
I bought this book because I thought it was about a threesome, and I still think it would have been much more interesting had it been about Cass and Jack's attraction for the jornalist, in a real love triangle.
Characters were unlikable. Jack, who was portraid has Cass's prince charming, was disgusting: the story how the two of them met and he insulted her best friend and Cass didn't even seem to mind was absolutely a turn off. Sean was shallow and not interesting at all. Cleo could have been funny and bitchy, but was just bahhhh. The other daughter barely spoke (the first half of the book, the one that I actually read). Rebecca was all nice in the beggining and then completely unbearable once she actually started chasing the husband of someone who had been so nice to her.
Never had I had the urge to phisically throw a book across the room as I was reading this one.
I was disgusted and offended by it. Congrats.
January 24, 2021
This was my first Jill Mansell thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark!
I found Two's Company to be a fun and entertaining read. The characters were beyond flawed and a total trainwreck. Felt like I was watching a trashy movie at times and I'm not mad about it. This book was exactly what I needed to get my mind off of things and escape for awhile.
I've read this is very different from Mansells other books and would love recommendations on what to read next. Thanks!! :)
I found Two's Company to be a fun and entertaining read. The characters were beyond flawed and a total trainwreck. Felt like I was watching a trashy movie at times and I'm not mad about it. This book was exactly what I needed to get my mind off of things and escape for awhile.
I've read this is very different from Mansells other books and would love recommendations on what to read next. Thanks!! :)
March 8, 2012
So many reviewers here on Goodreads express dislike for this book, even when they've liked Mansell's other, later books. But this one features many of the themes/character types that reappear in almost all of her books: cheating men; unpleasantly selfish women whom you still feel a bit for; the importance of families, and love between the generations. And a very deft authorial hand at interweaving shifting points of view within each strand of her tripled storyline. Perhaps not as laugh-out-loud funny as many of Mansell's later books, and not as fleshed-out characters as other books in her oeuvre, but still quite enjoyable.
February 5, 2013
Este foi de facto um dos livros que me deixou sem saber o que dizer, eu culparia talvez o facto de o livro não fazer nada o meu género, mas isso não seria bem verdade. Apesar de gostar de fantasia, também gosto de volta e meia de ler um romance. E já tinha ouvido falar bem da escrita da escritora e das suas histórias, mas talvez tenha começado pelo “errado”.
O livro começa na manhã do aniversário de Jack, que celebra 40 anos. Jack e Cass são namorados desde a sua infância e estão agora casados e com três filhos. São completamente apaixonados um pelo o outro e este foi um par que gostei muito no inicio, pelo menos.
Cass tem uma entrevista marcadacom uma revista e quer que Jack vá com ela, mas este não quer ir, ele quer é o pequeno almoço. Então Cass vai para a cozinha para ser entrevistada e Jack fica no piso de cima, quando ele desce ignorando o pedido dela para se juntar a elas, saído para ir jogar. Magoada por a repórter ter assistido a cena que Jack fez, Cass jura que ele não é assim tão cruel e por isso mesmo convida-a para o aniversário de Jack e esta aceita.
A partir daqui aconteceu muita coisa que eu não esperava, o que seria uma coisa boa. Jack que era louco pela sua mulher, acaba por ter um caso que apesar de ter sido tentado ele teve de qualquer maneira. E os cuidados que Jack tem para a mulher não descobrir são completamente pensados,ele tem de manter o olhar afastado dos vizinhos para estes não descobrirem, pois ele tem de continuar a ser um homem respeitavelmente bem casado.
Acho que por gostar tanto do casal no inicio também eu me senti traída pelas atitudes de Jack, fiquei mesmo, mas mesmo, chateada com ele, que era capaz de ficar de mau humor.
Depois tinha a história de Sean e Cleo. Sean parecia-me bastante parecido com o pai, logo também não gostei muito dele, se bem que ele tinha desculpa da estupidez de ser jovem, e Cleo parecia muito cínica. O que vendo bem, as transformava em personagens fortes.
Em geral, o livro é bom mas não me deixou completamente rendida por ele, terminei-o porque tinha de terminar e porque queria ver como Jack se saía da alhada em que se meteu e depois aquele fim, muito apressado. Estava a espera de outra coisa, pensava que era romances mais divertidos, foi o que ouvi dizer, mas como disse anteriormente comecei pelo errado.
O livro começa na manhã do aniversário de Jack, que celebra 40 anos. Jack e Cass são namorados desde a sua infância e estão agora casados e com três filhos. São completamente apaixonados um pelo o outro e este foi um par que gostei muito no inicio, pelo menos.
Cass tem uma entrevista marcadacom uma revista e quer que Jack vá com ela, mas este não quer ir, ele quer é o pequeno almoço. Então Cass vai para a cozinha para ser entrevistada e Jack fica no piso de cima, quando ele desce ignorando o pedido dela para se juntar a elas, saído para ir jogar. Magoada por a repórter ter assistido a cena que Jack fez, Cass jura que ele não é assim tão cruel e por isso mesmo convida-a para o aniversário de Jack e esta aceita.
A partir daqui aconteceu muita coisa que eu não esperava, o que seria uma coisa boa. Jack que era louco pela sua mulher, acaba por ter um caso que apesar de ter sido tentado ele teve de qualquer maneira. E os cuidados que Jack tem para a mulher não descobrir são completamente pensados,ele tem de manter o olhar afastado dos vizinhos para estes não descobrirem, pois ele tem de continuar a ser um homem respeitavelmente bem casado.
Acho que por gostar tanto do casal no inicio também eu me senti traída pelas atitudes de Jack, fiquei mesmo, mas mesmo, chateada com ele, que era capaz de ficar de mau humor.
Depois tinha a história de Sean e Cleo. Sean parecia-me bastante parecido com o pai, logo também não gostei muito dele, se bem que ele tinha desculpa da estupidez de ser jovem, e Cleo parecia muito cínica. O que vendo bem, as transformava em personagens fortes.
Em geral, o livro é bom mas não me deixou completamente rendida por ele, terminei-o porque tinha de terminar e porque queria ver como Jack se saía da alhada em que se meteu e depois aquele fim, muito apressado. Estava a espera de outra coisa, pensava que era romances mais divertidos, foi o que ouvi dizer, mas como disse anteriormente comecei pelo errado.
March 19, 2013
2.5 stars!
For the first half, this book made me REALLY mad. As a few other people have said, Jack's cheating on his wife Cass was what really infuriated me. And Imogen was SUCH a bitch! Which made me sad because she has the same name as me! :(
I bought this as an audiobook, and only really persevered because I was annoyed that I'd spent money on it, and was determined to get my moneys worth!
I recently read Jill's latest book "Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and LOVED it! Since then I've managed to pick up a few of her other books second hand and am really excited about them. Hopefully, from what I've read "Two's Company" was just a bad one for Jill. I really highly recommend "Don't Want to Miss a Thing".
"Two's Company" mainly just made me mad because of all the horrible, horrible characters in it. The latter half however, did go quite quickly, and things were tied up very neatly. I was also determined to find out what happened to everyone, so well done Jill. You certainly kept me listening!
SPOILERS******
My thought on the various characters:
Cass: was my absolute favourite in the whole novel, which made it even worse that she was the one who was cheated on.
Jack: Was an arsehole, and I can't believe Cass decided to get back together with him in the end. That made me SOOO mad!!!
Imogen: A horrible, horrible character. Though she did get her comeuppance at the end I suppose. I only just realised, that storyline ended kind of strangely ...
Cleo: Annoyed me for the majority of the time, but I liked her story in the end.
Joel: Ditto.
Sean: I HATED HIM SO MUCH. I was SO glad he didnt end up with Pandora in the end. SO GLAD!
Pandora: Poor, poor Pandora. Luckily, Donny came to her rescue.
Sophie: Kind of annoying. But mostly forgettable.
Basically, I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone. Read any of Jill's others, because if "Don't Want To Miss a Thing" is anything to go by, Jill is amazing.
For the first half, this book made me REALLY mad. As a few other people have said, Jack's cheating on his wife Cass was what really infuriated me. And Imogen was SUCH a bitch! Which made me sad because she has the same name as me! :(
I bought this as an audiobook, and only really persevered because I was annoyed that I'd spent money on it, and was determined to get my moneys worth!
I recently read Jill's latest book "Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and LOVED it! Since then I've managed to pick up a few of her other books second hand and am really excited about them. Hopefully, from what I've read "Two's Company" was just a bad one for Jill. I really highly recommend "Don't Want to Miss a Thing".
"Two's Company" mainly just made me mad because of all the horrible, horrible characters in it. The latter half however, did go quite quickly, and things were tied up very neatly. I was also determined to find out what happened to everyone, so well done Jill. You certainly kept me listening!
SPOILERS******
My thought on the various characters:
Cass: was my absolute favourite in the whole novel, which made it even worse that she was the one who was cheated on.
Jack: Was an arsehole, and I can't believe Cass decided to get back together with him in the end. That made me SOOO mad!!!
Imogen: A horrible, horrible character. Though she did get her comeuppance at the end I suppose. I only just realised, that storyline ended kind of strangely ...
Cleo: Annoyed me for the majority of the time, but I liked her story in the end.
Joel: Ditto.
Sean: I HATED HIM SO MUCH. I was SO glad he didnt end up with Pandora in the end. SO GLAD!
Pandora: Poor, poor Pandora. Luckily, Donny came to her rescue.
Sophie: Kind of annoying. But mostly forgettable.
Basically, I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone. Read any of Jill's others, because if "Don't Want To Miss a Thing" is anything to go by, Jill is amazing.
January 7, 2021
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A topsy-turvy story where a family who seems to have it all gets knocked sideways, Jill Mansell’s reissue from 1996, Two’s Company, has all of the laughs, heartbreak, crazy-fun characters, and quick storyline I expect from her work.
Readers will need to keep in mind that this book was released in the mid-nineties. So some of the pop culture references as well as what was considered taboo and politically incorrect has changed a fair bit since then. The storyline itself and the multitude of characters, however, held up nicely. You can tell from the book blurb that long-time married couple Jack and Cass came up against some big problems in their relationship in the form of a younger woman, Imogen, who creates havoc from the start... Read More
A topsy-turvy story where a family who seems to have it all gets knocked sideways, Jill Mansell’s reissue from 1996, Two’s Company, has all of the laughs, heartbreak, crazy-fun characters, and quick storyline I expect from her work.
Readers will need to keep in mind that this book was released in the mid-nineties. So some of the pop culture references as well as what was considered taboo and politically incorrect has changed a fair bit since then. The storyline itself and the multitude of characters, however, held up nicely. You can tell from the book blurb that long-time married couple Jack and Cass came up against some big problems in their relationship in the form of a younger woman, Imogen, who creates havoc from the start... Read More
December 12, 2012
(2,5 estrelas... sinceramente, não sei o que se passou pela cabeça da Mansell...)
Por mais versátil ou habilidoso que um autor possa ser, o humor trata-se de um género complicadíssimo de conseguir, dada a complexidade necessária e, por vezes, a naturalidade precisa tanto na escrita como nas acções, para que um leitor atinja aquele tão temido e ambicionado «estado de graça». Contudo, se existe estilo que Jill Mansell domina, é precisamente esse. E por isso mesmo, foi com um misto de decepção e de curiosidade que terminei a leitura deste seu novo romance.
«Três é Demais» trata-se de uma narrativa simples, tão simples quanto a verosimilhança que a acompanha. Seguindo os passos de uma aclamada família britânica, a autora mostra quão fácil e repentino pode ocorrer uma traição, quão sufocante é sentir-se traído e quão espontaneamente um «amo-te» pode ser o começo... de um fim.
Jill Mansell opta por um estilo diferente, mais arriscado, mais sério, mostrando uma perspectiva em tudo segura e honesta sobre uma série de assuntos actuais que, infelizmente, sem o seu inigualável humor, sem a gargalhada que se encontra sempre ao virar da página, sem o sorriso que rapidamente aflora aos lábios, adquire um tom, uma ambiência, demasiado contrita.
Abordando poucos rostos exteriores à família Mandeville, este é um romance que tanto peca pela pouca versatilidade apresentada relativamente às personagens – algo a que a autora habituou o seu séquito de leitores –, como ganha pela construção e detalhe narrativo que pode oferecer a cada uma dessas figuras principais. Assim, se por um lado é nova a interacção que se vive com os protagonistas desta trama, por outro é interessante o modo em como mais facilmente se conseguem tecer ligações e associações com os mesmos. Ou seja, embora tenha sentido a falta de um leque de intervenientes mais volúvel e desconexo entre si, admito existir um certo conforto e sensação de convivência quando as facetas que estão constantemente à vista são, na sua essência, «sempre as mesmas».
Opinião completa, em:
http://pedacinho-literario.blogspot.p...
Por mais versátil ou habilidoso que um autor possa ser, o humor trata-se de um género complicadíssimo de conseguir, dada a complexidade necessária e, por vezes, a naturalidade precisa tanto na escrita como nas acções, para que um leitor atinja aquele tão temido e ambicionado «estado de graça». Contudo, se existe estilo que Jill Mansell domina, é precisamente esse. E por isso mesmo, foi com um misto de decepção e de curiosidade que terminei a leitura deste seu novo romance.
«Três é Demais» trata-se de uma narrativa simples, tão simples quanto a verosimilhança que a acompanha. Seguindo os passos de uma aclamada família britânica, a autora mostra quão fácil e repentino pode ocorrer uma traição, quão sufocante é sentir-se traído e quão espontaneamente um «amo-te» pode ser o começo... de um fim.
Jill Mansell opta por um estilo diferente, mais arriscado, mais sério, mostrando uma perspectiva em tudo segura e honesta sobre uma série de assuntos actuais que, infelizmente, sem o seu inigualável humor, sem a gargalhada que se encontra sempre ao virar da página, sem o sorriso que rapidamente aflora aos lábios, adquire um tom, uma ambiência, demasiado contrita.
Abordando poucos rostos exteriores à família Mandeville, este é um romance que tanto peca pela pouca versatilidade apresentada relativamente às personagens – algo a que a autora habituou o seu séquito de leitores –, como ganha pela construção e detalhe narrativo que pode oferecer a cada uma dessas figuras principais. Assim, se por um lado é nova a interacção que se vive com os protagonistas desta trama, por outro é interessante o modo em como mais facilmente se conseguem tecer ligações e associações com os mesmos. Ou seja, embora tenha sentido a falta de um leque de intervenientes mais volúvel e desconexo entre si, admito existir um certo conforto e sensação de convivência quando as facetas que estão constantemente à vista são, na sua essência, «sempre as mesmas».
Opinião completa, em:
http://pedacinho-literario.blogspot.p...
February 11, 2013
Não posso negar o sofrido constrangimento que senti ao ler
Três É Demais
- foi quase como ver um actor preferido a encetar num desastroso, e triste, número de comédia…
Com um sentido de humor bem menos astuto do que aquele a que nos tem vindo a habituar, Jill Mansell falha em emprestar às situações que descreve a hilaridade do costume… e as diversas tentativas de humor - falhadas - estatelam-se página após página.
No meu caso, o desapontamento por ter gostado bastante de outros livros desta autora e, portanto, saber do que ela é capaz, pesa ainda mais do que propriamente a qualidade singular de Três É Demais .
Permanece, no entanto, a excelente capacidade de Mansell para lidar com múltiplos enredos, trabalhando-os de forma a evitar a confusão que este tipo de caos costuma gerar no leitor. Também a sua escrita, simples e directa, acaba por se encaixar perfeitamente, suavizando a narrativa e tornando-a leve, como se espera neste género literário.
Cada personagem traz um bocadinho de saudável boa disposição à história, mas à medida que o tempo vai passando e os acontecimentos se desenvolvem e continuamos a ver as nossas vontades contrariadas e os nossos planos para as personagens sem concretização, a leitura começa a pesar, a aborrecer e a frustrar. O final é, por si só, bastante insatisfatório, deixando demasiadas lacunas por preencher. E, tendo odiado Sean desde o primeiro instante que ele surge na narrativa, aquela espécie de momento de redenção final não funcionou, de todo, para mim.
Posto isto, e acrescentando que gosto bastante de Jill Mansell, Três É Demais não é um livro que recomende, tendo em conta que a própria autora tem livros muito mais divertidos e interessantes do que este.
A intriga gerada ao longo de uma narrativa em que a traição e a perfídia espreitam a cada página acaba por salvar o livro de um falhanço total. O confronto com a falta de escrúpulos das personagens e as sucessivas reviravoltas no enredo mantiveram o meu interesse na leitura...Nada como uma glamourosa família de celebridades a cair em vergonhosa desgraça para espicaçar o nosso interesse…!
Com um sentido de humor bem menos astuto do que aquele a que nos tem vindo a habituar, Jill Mansell falha em emprestar às situações que descreve a hilaridade do costume… e as diversas tentativas de humor - falhadas - estatelam-se página após página.
No meu caso, o desapontamento por ter gostado bastante de outros livros desta autora e, portanto, saber do que ela é capaz, pesa ainda mais do que propriamente a qualidade singular de Três É Demais .
Permanece, no entanto, a excelente capacidade de Mansell para lidar com múltiplos enredos, trabalhando-os de forma a evitar a confusão que este tipo de caos costuma gerar no leitor. Também a sua escrita, simples e directa, acaba por se encaixar perfeitamente, suavizando a narrativa e tornando-a leve, como se espera neste género literário.
Cada personagem traz um bocadinho de saudável boa disposição à história, mas à medida que o tempo vai passando e os acontecimentos se desenvolvem e continuamos a ver as nossas vontades contrariadas e os nossos planos para as personagens sem concretização, a leitura começa a pesar, a aborrecer e a frustrar. O final é, por si só, bastante insatisfatório, deixando demasiadas lacunas por preencher. E, tendo odiado Sean desde o primeiro instante que ele surge na narrativa, aquela espécie de momento de redenção final não funcionou, de todo, para mim.
Posto isto, e acrescentando que gosto bastante de Jill Mansell, Três É Demais não é um livro que recomende, tendo em conta que a própria autora tem livros muito mais divertidos e interessantes do que este.
A intriga gerada ao longo de uma narrativa em que a traição e a perfídia espreitam a cada página acaba por salvar o livro de um falhanço total. O confronto com a falta de escrúpulos das personagens e as sucessivas reviravoltas no enredo mantiveram o meu interesse na leitura...Nada como uma glamourosa família de celebridades a cair em vergonhosa desgraça para espicaçar o nosso interesse…!
August 9, 2008
I love British chick lit and while it hasn't been easy for me to find Jill Mansell books, I'm always excited to add a new author to my list of favorites and was thrilled when I was finally able to get ahold of one. Unfortunately, I was really disappointed with this book. I found it to be tiresome and actually did something I NEVER do...I scanned just to get through it. I had a hard time working up sympathy for any of the characters and was just disgusted with them through most of the book. My interest to see how the book ended was almost non-existent. I was tempted to not even bother finishing it. As a result I pretty much wrote off Jill Mansell as worth my time. It's been a year and I'm going to try again with "Nadia Knows Best" just to make sure I'm not missing out on some great books. I'm hoping for a better reaction to this one - that it was just the particular book of "Two's Company" that left a bad taste in my mouth.
January 7, 2021
2.75-3 stars
This had some good ingredients. It was a bit challenging to follow at times, with different storylines going along. I found myself skipping ahead to get back to one storyline at a time.
(Spoilerish)
It is always hard when the cheating guy gets the best of both worlds. He gets the younger mistress and then gets welcomed back by his wife. Both times, it was the women hurting and not him. To be fair, this does happen in real life so I guess it's been reflected in this story accurately.
Despite the messiness of the children's lives, I kept reading so I did enjoy the book but felt the characters were a little one dimensional and could have been fleshed out more. Sean's story ended abruptly - not sure what I think about that.
This had some good ingredients. It was a bit challenging to follow at times, with different storylines going along. I found myself skipping ahead to get back to one storyline at a time.
(Spoilerish)
It is always hard when the cheating guy gets the best of both worlds. He gets the younger mistress and then gets welcomed back by his wife. Both times, it was the women hurting and not him. To be fair, this does happen in real life so I guess it's been reflected in this story accurately.
Despite the messiness of the children's lives, I kept reading so I did enjoy the book but felt the characters were a little one dimensional and could have been fleshed out more. Sean's story ended abruptly - not sure what I think about that.
March 14, 2019
2.5 stars
This book was ok. Firstly, where the book lacked was in the emotions. IT started off well and had glimpses of it but not when it really counted.
I did not believe in Jack's redemption as i never saw/read/felt his guilt, remorse and sadness of losing his wife. I never saw/read/felt the end of his relationship with the OW. I never saw/read/felt his pain when she was with the OM. Therefore their getting back together was empty. Especially as we never read/saw/felt her thought process for taking him back.
The book was lacking. Had potential but lacked.
This book was ok. Firstly, where the book lacked was in the emotions. IT started off well and had glimpses of it but not when it really counted.
I did not believe in Jack's redemption as i never saw/read/felt his guilt, remorse and sadness of losing his wife. I never saw/read/felt the end of his relationship with the OW. I never saw/read/felt his pain when she was with the OM. Therefore their getting back together was empty. Especially as we never read/saw/felt her thought process for taking him back.
The book was lacking. Had potential but lacked.
July 31, 2010
I hated this book with a passion. Unfortunately I'm one of those people who has to finish a book once I've started it no matter how appalling it is. It was unfunny with an awful storyline, a terrible ending and annoying characters. I've been given a load of Jill Mansell books and this is the first one I've read. The rest will be heading to the charity shop to be sold on to some other poor unsuspecting fool.
March 16, 2022
I usually love Jill Mansell, but this book was terrible. Not a single character had any redeeming qualities. It appears this book was rereleased, but it just doesn’t hold up to time and should have stayed hidden. Pass on this book and move on to Jill’s later books…they are so much better.
May 30, 2016
Not nearly as good as Jill Mansell's other books
June 22, 2025
I really did want to like this more.. it started engagingly, dragged on a bit in the middle, took a couple of quite bizarre twists near the end, and then.. well, I promise, no spoilers but --
What the hell?
1) This is a small quibble, but it seems symbolic somehow. I see the cover shown here by Goodreads is different from my 2021 library copy. Mine features a beach and a bicycle, seemingly packed for a picnic or something. There were absolutely ZERO beaches in this book. This was not why I wanted to read it, obviously, but sheesh! Sad.
2) There were far too many characters I could not scrape together any sympathy for. Or I would start to, and then they'd suddenly switch and become utter assholes. Or switch back and be kind of likeable again. Certainly you can have a couple of villains, okay. But by the end, only one or two of the LARGE ensemble were at all consistently decent.
And some of the main ones, who were fairly sympathetic for chapters and chapters, turned quite loathsome. Perhaps that was Ms. Mansell's intention, creating foils, and so forth, but ... really? It just came off as inconsistent, or that she got sick of them and decided to switch it all around.
3) Frankly, I was quite weary of everyone by the end, but of course at 351 pages I was pretty invested, so I kept going.
But Ms. Mansell did not.
Keep going, that is. After all that, the ending was so chopped off, I found myself turning the pages back and forth, to be sure there wasn't one missing, or any sort of afterword. Something! Nope. Cut. Done.
Bottom Line:
In the murder mystery genre, when an author feeds the reader unfair clues or endings that were not properly set up along the way, it's considered cheating, or "failing the fair play rule."
While this was not a murder mystery, I feel it was heavy with contrivance and narrative betrayal - characters acting out of character just to set up a plot twist. Not to mention HUGE, genre-bending plot twists that came out of nowhere, for .. um... why again???
Sorry, Ms. Mansell. Although this is all somewhat forgivable because it was originally published long ago, and you clearly have boatloads of talent when it comes to snappy dialogue, humor, and scene-setting, this was disappointing enough that I fear my little fling with you has come to an end.
What the hell?
1) This is a small quibble, but it seems symbolic somehow. I see the cover shown here by Goodreads is different from my 2021 library copy. Mine features a beach and a bicycle, seemingly packed for a picnic or something. There were absolutely ZERO beaches in this book. This was not why I wanted to read it, obviously, but sheesh! Sad.
2) There were far too many characters I could not scrape together any sympathy for. Or I would start to, and then they'd suddenly switch and become utter assholes. Or switch back and be kind of likeable again. Certainly you can have a couple of villains, okay. But by the end, only one or two of the LARGE ensemble were at all consistently decent.
And some of the main ones, who were fairly sympathetic for chapters and chapters, turned quite loathsome. Perhaps that was Ms. Mansell's intention, creating foils, and so forth, but ... really? It just came off as inconsistent, or that she got sick of them and decided to switch it all around.
3) Frankly, I was quite weary of everyone by the end, but of course at 351 pages I was pretty invested, so I kept going.
But Ms. Mansell did not.
Keep going, that is. After all that, the ending was so chopped off, I found myself turning the pages back and forth, to be sure there wasn't one missing, or any sort of afterword. Something! Nope. Cut. Done.
Bottom Line:
In the murder mystery genre, when an author feeds the reader unfair clues or endings that were not properly set up along the way, it's considered cheating, or "failing the fair play rule."
While this was not a murder mystery, I feel it was heavy with contrivance and narrative betrayal - characters acting out of character just to set up a plot twist. Not to mention HUGE, genre-bending plot twists that came out of nowhere, for .. um... why again???
Sorry, Ms. Mansell. Although this is all somewhat forgivable because it was originally published long ago, and you clearly have boatloads of talent when it comes to snappy dialogue, humor, and scene-setting, this was disappointing enough that I fear my little fling with you has come to an end.
January 4, 2018
I loved this book so much, it was an unputdownable book that I just kept reading and reading until it was finished. I loved the characters in it so much, the Mandeville family each had their own dramas going on and you never knew what was going to happen next with them.
I especially liked the eldest daughter Cleo, she wasn’t your stereotypical model in that she actually had a nice personality and I really wanted her and Joel to have their happy ending.
The only small dislike I had was when the book would suddenly jump forward a year or more in time, I didn’t feel it needed to, we missed out on the aftermath of Pandora and Sean once the baby came along.
Regardless, the book was drama packed, fast paced, with laugh out loud moments.
The ending felt a bit rushed, good for some but not others sadly.
I especially liked the eldest daughter Cleo, she wasn’t your stereotypical model in that she actually had a nice personality and I really wanted her and Joel to have their happy ending.
The only small dislike I had was when the book would suddenly jump forward a year or more in time, I didn’t feel it needed to, we missed out on the aftermath of Pandora and Sean once the baby came along.
Regardless, the book was drama packed, fast paced, with laugh out loud moments.
The ending felt a bit rushed, good for some but not others sadly.
January 5, 2021
This was my second book by Jill Mansell, and another favorite! This book is about a slight celebrity family and their drama surrounding the couple and three grown and almost-grown children. My goodness there is a lot of drama, but as this book covers a few years of their life, it doesn't feel overdone. While I believe this book was originally released in 1999, having read it for the first time in 2021, it doesn't feel dated at all (with the exception of the use of faxes), and I thoroughly enjoyed the rich characters, plotlines and the fact that not everything works out perfectly in the end.
July 30, 2025
Prima boek, vond alleen het bedrog in het boek erg veel. Bij de boeken van Jill ben je gewend dat er meer gebeurt dan dat, maar het kwam dit keer op verschillende paden en manieren terug.
Moest hier erg aan wenne. Het einde vond ik ook wat abrupt, maar wel prima. Ben erg Fan van de boeken van Jill Mansell, maar deze hoord gelaas niet bij mijn favorieten.
Moest hier erg aan wenne. Het einde vond ik ook wat abrupt, maar wel prima. Ben erg Fan van de boeken van Jill Mansell, maar deze hoord gelaas niet bij mijn favorieten.
December 24, 2012
A mais recente aposta da divertida Jill Mansell em terras lusas revelou-se uma verdadeira surpresa. Contrariamente ao estilo a que habitou os seus leitores, desta vez a autora optou por aplicar mais seriedade que diversão aos temas abordados mas não se retraiam, afinal de contas este romance não é um drama, de todo, simplesmente a forma são exploradas diferentes questões, complexas, através de múltiplas personagens comuns, dará certamente que pensar, o que não é tem de ser propriamente mau, pelo menos na minha opinião.
Sendo as narrativas de Jill repletas de intervenientes diversificados e apelativos, é complicado, para mim, definir o casal referido na sinopse, Jack e Cass, como principal porque, sinceramente, não havendo todas as outras personagens a contribuir para a teia de acção e para abrilhantar os seus cenários actuais, tal como nos livros anteriores, o seu enredo seria pobre e, quanto a isso, este livro não foi excepção. No entanto faz todo o sentido que eu defina a família Mandeville como a causa e efeito de todos os acontecimentos, afinal de contas eles são o elo de ligação entre todas as personagens do livro, para cima de uma dezena, que acabam por se encontrar num ou outro momento.
Considerados como um exemplo a seguir, Os Mandeville são perfeitos, um verdadeiro exemplo a seguir aos olhos de todos, mas, é logo nas primeiras páginas deste livro, que este encanto se perde e, consequentemente, o leitor assiste a muitas mudanças comportamentais em todos os intervenientes podendo, desta forma, reflectir sobre as alterações que um acto singular pode invocar.
Da filha mais velha supermodelo, Cloe, ao seu irmão, Sean, um famoso comediante, passando por Sophie, a típica adolescente que quer mudar o mundo, as peripécias acabam por ser recorrentes e todas tem por fim algum tipo de paixão e a eterna promessa de um final feliz que, para estes tantos, nunca esteve tão precariamente em risco.
Resumindo, Jack trai Cass e o mundo de cinco intervenientes (a família), e de todos aqueles que com estes se relacionam, vai ficar completamente de pernas para o ar.
Embora as gargalhadas não sejam tão recorrentes em Três é Demais, continua a prevalecer o bom humor em algumas personagens, como por exemplo em Cloe, bem como personalidades mais satirizadas, como a de Imogen, mas, no geral, penso que uma das mais-valias desta obra é o encontro do comum, daquilo que é familiar ao leitor, através dos traços que caracterizam estes intervenientes. Falo-vos de defeitos, feitios, qualidades e muita humanidade palpável ao longo de todo o texto que, para lá das páginas, apela facilmente à empatia.
Embora a traição seja o tema de destaque e que motiva quase todos os acontecimentos, outra das questões exploradas esta relacionada problemática que é ser-se famoso e, consequentemente, as múltiplas emoções fortes que ambos os temas desencadeiam, no entanto, esta leitura prima ainda pela credibilidade associada ao contexto da história e, ainda que esta não seja uma obra em que todos os finais são felizes é, certamente, um livro onde todos os finais são merecidos.
Em suma, este é um bom romance de entretenimento, sem que nada nos marque em particular mas que nos permite passar várias horas distraídos e a imaginar como agiríamos no papel daqueles que folheamos e, por tudo isto, recomendo-o a quem procura algo leve para descontrair.
Opinião completa: http://historiasdeelphaba.blogspot.pt...
Sendo as narrativas de Jill repletas de intervenientes diversificados e apelativos, é complicado, para mim, definir o casal referido na sinopse, Jack e Cass, como principal porque, sinceramente, não havendo todas as outras personagens a contribuir para a teia de acção e para abrilhantar os seus cenários actuais, tal como nos livros anteriores, o seu enredo seria pobre e, quanto a isso, este livro não foi excepção. No entanto faz todo o sentido que eu defina a família Mandeville como a causa e efeito de todos os acontecimentos, afinal de contas eles são o elo de ligação entre todas as personagens do livro, para cima de uma dezena, que acabam por se encontrar num ou outro momento.
Considerados como um exemplo a seguir, Os Mandeville são perfeitos, um verdadeiro exemplo a seguir aos olhos de todos, mas, é logo nas primeiras páginas deste livro, que este encanto se perde e, consequentemente, o leitor assiste a muitas mudanças comportamentais em todos os intervenientes podendo, desta forma, reflectir sobre as alterações que um acto singular pode invocar.
Da filha mais velha supermodelo, Cloe, ao seu irmão, Sean, um famoso comediante, passando por Sophie, a típica adolescente que quer mudar o mundo, as peripécias acabam por ser recorrentes e todas tem por fim algum tipo de paixão e a eterna promessa de um final feliz que, para estes tantos, nunca esteve tão precariamente em risco.
Resumindo, Jack trai Cass e o mundo de cinco intervenientes (a família), e de todos aqueles que com estes se relacionam, vai ficar completamente de pernas para o ar.
Embora as gargalhadas não sejam tão recorrentes em Três é Demais, continua a prevalecer o bom humor em algumas personagens, como por exemplo em Cloe, bem como personalidades mais satirizadas, como a de Imogen, mas, no geral, penso que uma das mais-valias desta obra é o encontro do comum, daquilo que é familiar ao leitor, através dos traços que caracterizam estes intervenientes. Falo-vos de defeitos, feitios, qualidades e muita humanidade palpável ao longo de todo o texto que, para lá das páginas, apela facilmente à empatia.
Embora a traição seja o tema de destaque e que motiva quase todos os acontecimentos, outra das questões exploradas esta relacionada problemática que é ser-se famoso e, consequentemente, as múltiplas emoções fortes que ambos os temas desencadeiam, no entanto, esta leitura prima ainda pela credibilidade associada ao contexto da história e, ainda que esta não seja uma obra em que todos os finais são felizes é, certamente, um livro onde todos os finais são merecidos.
Em suma, este é um bom romance de entretenimento, sem que nada nos marque em particular mas que nos permite passar várias horas distraídos e a imaginar como agiríamos no papel daqueles que folheamos e, por tudo isto, recomendo-o a quem procura algo leve para descontrair.
Opinião completa: http://historiasdeelphaba.blogspot.pt...
February 8, 2016
Two's Company include Jack and Cass Mandeville who have a perfect family, each member with a successful career, good looks and everything that a common man would dream of, but when you look closely at them, they are as twisted as trees in Amazon jungle!
Two's Company by Jill Mansell is a story about Mandeville family. Celebrity couple Jack and Cass Mandeville have everything that a person would dream of, successful careers, good looks, great kids and a grand marriage. The trio of incredible children comprises of Cleo Mandeville, who is a successful model, Sean who is devilishly handsome and has lethally combined that with a career of Comedian and sixteen-year-old Sophie, who is hiding behind baggy sweaters and glasses. But everyone knows this caterpillar will turn into a beautiful butterfly some day. In the eyes of media and press, Mandeville's can never go wrong anywhere!
But on the day of Jack's fortieth birthday, Imogen Trent comes into their life. A journalist whose intention was to know the secret of Mandeville's perfect life for her Magazine's article, took away a lot more than she intended too. A day which embarked Mandeville's on a journey where they start realizing that they are not so perfect after all. A journey where they start questioning their perfect life and people around them.
Two's company is a book that you won't be able to keep down! It can easily give you sleepless nights and you might want to sacrifice your sleep just to know what happened next. It's a great romantic page turner full of fun and sweet revenge. You will fall in love with the characters and their genuineness. Though Two's Company revolves around a celebrity couple, the story is created in such a way that celebrity status is overshadowed and their emotional side is depicted. Nowhere during the Two's Company, you will feel that you are reading about a scandalous life of a celebrity, you will read a story that will show that celebrities are just as twisted like regular people.
Overall, Two's Company turned out to be an amazing read! Though it's 438 pages long, you will not even realize the length of it as it is so engaging. It took me about four days to finish the book but never I felt that ''Oh it's too long''. The story of Two's Company is swift and easy and not complicated at all. Kudos to the humor quotient of Jill Mansell, correct humor at the correct time. The way she has blend comedy with the romance of Jack and Cass is commendable. The book may have been definitely shorter, but then it's a thing you can ignore when you read the story and feel satiated.
My favorite character from Two's Company turned out to be Sophie, the nerd who may be trying to learn Swahili, but can also show her glossy and mean side from time to time. I fell instantly in love with her. Some of the twists will be emotional in the book and you may feel a pang in your heart when you read it. Especially the instances where Sean, the habitual lover shows his true emotions towards Pandora but realizes that he has lost her forever.
All in all, Two's Company is a book that you should definitely read this season. For the love, romance and some twisty things we do in life to get the love that we want.
Two's Company by Jill Mansell is a story about Mandeville family. Celebrity couple Jack and Cass Mandeville have everything that a person would dream of, successful careers, good looks, great kids and a grand marriage. The trio of incredible children comprises of Cleo Mandeville, who is a successful model, Sean who is devilishly handsome and has lethally combined that with a career of Comedian and sixteen-year-old Sophie, who is hiding behind baggy sweaters and glasses. But everyone knows this caterpillar will turn into a beautiful butterfly some day. In the eyes of media and press, Mandeville's can never go wrong anywhere!
But on the day of Jack's fortieth birthday, Imogen Trent comes into their life. A journalist whose intention was to know the secret of Mandeville's perfect life for her Magazine's article, took away a lot more than she intended too. A day which embarked Mandeville's on a journey where they start realizing that they are not so perfect after all. A journey where they start questioning their perfect life and people around them.
Two's company is a book that you won't be able to keep down! It can easily give you sleepless nights and you might want to sacrifice your sleep just to know what happened next. It's a great romantic page turner full of fun and sweet revenge. You will fall in love with the characters and their genuineness. Though Two's Company revolves around a celebrity couple, the story is created in such a way that celebrity status is overshadowed and their emotional side is depicted. Nowhere during the Two's Company, you will feel that you are reading about a scandalous life of a celebrity, you will read a story that will show that celebrities are just as twisted like regular people.
Overall, Two's Company turned out to be an amazing read! Though it's 438 pages long, you will not even realize the length of it as it is so engaging. It took me about four days to finish the book but never I felt that ''Oh it's too long''. The story of Two's Company is swift and easy and not complicated at all. Kudos to the humor quotient of Jill Mansell, correct humor at the correct time. The way she has blend comedy with the romance of Jack and Cass is commendable. The book may have been definitely shorter, but then it's a thing you can ignore when you read the story and feel satiated.
My favorite character from Two's Company turned out to be Sophie, the nerd who may be trying to learn Swahili, but can also show her glossy and mean side from time to time. I fell instantly in love with her. Some of the twists will be emotional in the book and you may feel a pang in your heart when you read it. Especially the instances where Sean, the habitual lover shows his true emotions towards Pandora but realizes that he has lost her forever.
All in all, Two's Company is a book that you should definitely read this season. For the love, romance and some twisty things we do in life to get the love that we want.
October 18, 2010
Jill Mansell's books (that I have so far had the misfortune to read) have been far insult to an intelligent (or even semi-intelligent) audience. All seem to follow the same premise of ultra chick lit trash. Be prepared to lose brain cells when reading her trite, clichéd rubbish.
The heroine is generally naïve and either unsuccessful in her career or from a disadvantaged background. A confirmed sap, sh'es invariably misunderstood by our dashing rich “hero” - and is usually betrayed by a former boyfriend or she has suffered an unfortunate break up from a long term relationship.
The hero's generally are all from the same chick lit mould - a text book recipe shared by the uncreative of romance authors: tall, dark and handsome (and invariably wealthy). If she could create a romance novel with a hero suffering receding hairline, a middle income and of average height - her books would have some depth. If one recollects Jane Eyre - the characters of a romance need not be good looking.
I loath absolute chick lit – and all her books are thus. Great of you're a bimbo though – because these books are so light that they float. Enjoy.
The heroine is generally naïve and either unsuccessful in her career or from a disadvantaged background. A confirmed sap, sh'es invariably misunderstood by our dashing rich “hero” - and is usually betrayed by a former boyfriend or she has suffered an unfortunate break up from a long term relationship.
The hero's generally are all from the same chick lit mould - a text book recipe shared by the uncreative of romance authors: tall, dark and handsome (and invariably wealthy). If she could create a romance novel with a hero suffering receding hairline, a middle income and of average height - her books would have some depth. If one recollects Jane Eyre - the characters of a romance need not be good looking.
I loath absolute chick lit – and all her books are thus. Great of you're a bimbo though – because these books are so light that they float. Enjoy.
January 28, 2019
I should have known that picking up a chick lit novel I hadn't already vetted through Google would be bad news. But what can I say? I was at the library. I picked up the book with the shiniest cover.
Boy do I regret it. This book was one of the worst, trashiest things I've ever read in my life. I won't even bore you with the details, because that would just waste everyone's time. But the book and its characters were all unlikable, deeply disturbing, annoying, shallow and completely inane. Every character was completely one dimensional or worse, obsessed with romance, sleeping around and/or both. The book on a whole was mildly annoying, flat and boring. A completely unenjoyable book by a completely unremarkable writer.
Boy do I regret it. This book was one of the worst, trashiest things I've ever read in my life. I won't even bore you with the details, because that would just waste everyone's time. But the book and its characters were all unlikable, deeply disturbing, annoying, shallow and completely inane. Every character was completely one dimensional or worse, obsessed with romance, sleeping around and/or both. The book on a whole was mildly annoying, flat and boring. A completely unenjoyable book by a completely unremarkable writer.
July 25, 2018
De boeken van Jill Mansell zijn heerlijke zomerse boeken in het genre chicklit. Ik heb er inmiddels een aantal gelezen. Drie is te veel viel me een beetje tegen. Het komt wat traag op gang en er komen veel personages in voor. Daardoor weinig diepgang. Vaak moet ik erg lachen tijdens het lezen van de boeken van Jill, dat had ik bij dit boek niet. Was wel nieuwsgierig hoe het nou zou aflopen met het huwelijk tussen Jack en Cass daarom las ik het wel uit. Jammer dat we niet meer over de zoon Sean te weten zijn gekomen.
June 18, 2010
Usually Jill Mansell's books are funny and entertaining but two's company was a complete disappointment. I found myself looking through the last pages without reaching the middle of the book and when I finally finished it I could only feel "what a waste of time". This book was boring and dreadful.
February 21, 2025
I love messy relationships in books. I love seeing everything fall apart, but then come back together. And I love the way this books followed so many characters and they all intertwined in one way or another.
It didn’t make me want to keep reading and did take me a bit to finish. But, it’s a good pallet cleanser!
It didn’t make me want to keep reading and did take me a bit to finish. But, it’s a good pallet cleanser!
August 5, 2019
I was recommended this book as a great easy read. What I wasn't told is that this book had cheating in and I don't do cheating. Not an easy book to read and don't think I will attempt jill Mansell again
November 4, 2011
Hard to follow, didn't really like the way it was written - it's the first Jill Mansell book that I haven't liked so far.
July 25, 2022
Based on the summary, I can say the book is fairly simple in the plot. A man who had affair with another lady when his wife is deemed perfect by others. Family problems and love also play roles in the plot. I felt like a novel version of ‘The World of Married Couples’.
A husband who seem like he had everything, a beautiful wife and children, good looking and a good career. But, it doesn't stop him from having an affair with Imogen, a journalist from the magazine, who was invited by his wife. Jack is described as a good-looking middle age man and living a good life. At this stage, I really hate Jack and Imogen fairly. People who read may want to blame Imogen for this, but, I stand firmly that it takes two to tango. But I still like how Jack’s interaction with his children, especially Sophie and how he knows Cloe too well.
Living together for more than half of their life can be a challenge. The wife, Cass also seemed like had everything. A husband, children, career and fan who love her so much. I can’t imagine how she felt when her husband had an affair with someone that she insists her husband meet for an interview. To be found out that her husband’s affair on air after giving a suggestion and advice to the listener, you can only feel betrayed and ashamed of the whole situation. But, I like it when her daughters always had her back. They pranked their father and Imogen as they felt Jack and Imogen deserved it.
For me, Imogen was very selfish. But still, if she doesn't push Jack’s button, they will never be in this mess in the first place. Why do people betray others’ trust in the name of love? To me, it is not love. You just want something that you can’t have. I had experienced the indirect effect of people who betray their own family for their own ‘love’. I have friends who suffered from a broken family. Suddenly, Imogen wanting a child with Jack made me suspicious about her true motive as Imogen stated clearly before that she doesn’t want a child.
Sean, the famous stand comedian who was a playboy fall in love with Pandora, a simple lady who lives by doing a waitress job. Just a one-night stand drags them to play as a family. From my point of view, Sean should not involve in Pandora’s life. It is better if he plays as a distant father for their daughter. And I applaud Pandora for finally keeping her mind, making a big decision for herself and for most, her daughter. And I don't feel sorry for Sean at all. Pandora deserved a better man for herself and her daughter.
The second child, the famous model, Cloe, believe men are a mess. She seemed like she is a loyal friend, as she will do anything to ensure her friend will be happy with their relationship. This situation will lead to the introduction of Pandora’s brother, Joel. Honestly, I like Joel’s personality. He doesn't follow the normal norm. Both of them are different. I don't see any similarity in their lifestyle or even their way of thinking. Joel just wants a simple life, but Cloe will not likely accept that easily. And I can’t say that I don’t surprise when I found out they are finally together at the end of the book.
And lastly, we have Sophie, the baby of the family. Sophie loves her family so much and she will do anything, including crashing Imogen’s place as an act of revenge on her mother’s behalf. She thought that she is strong enough to go to Africa, but Jack and Cass are totally not on the same page with her. I’m not a mother yet, but I believe her parents just worry about her going somewhere new which could probably be dangerous.
A husband who seem like he had everything, a beautiful wife and children, good looking and a good career. But, it doesn't stop him from having an affair with Imogen, a journalist from the magazine, who was invited by his wife. Jack is described as a good-looking middle age man and living a good life. At this stage, I really hate Jack and Imogen fairly. People who read may want to blame Imogen for this, but, I stand firmly that it takes two to tango. But I still like how Jack’s interaction with his children, especially Sophie and how he knows Cloe too well.
Living together for more than half of their life can be a challenge. The wife, Cass also seemed like had everything. A husband, children, career and fan who love her so much. I can’t imagine how she felt when her husband had an affair with someone that she insists her husband meet for an interview. To be found out that her husband’s affair on air after giving a suggestion and advice to the listener, you can only feel betrayed and ashamed of the whole situation. But, I like it when her daughters always had her back. They pranked their father and Imogen as they felt Jack and Imogen deserved it.
For me, Imogen was very selfish. But still, if she doesn't push Jack’s button, they will never be in this mess in the first place. Why do people betray others’ trust in the name of love? To me, it is not love. You just want something that you can’t have. I had experienced the indirect effect of people who betray their own family for their own ‘love’. I have friends who suffered from a broken family. Suddenly, Imogen wanting a child with Jack made me suspicious about her true motive as Imogen stated clearly before that she doesn’t want a child.
Sean, the famous stand comedian who was a playboy fall in love with Pandora, a simple lady who lives by doing a waitress job. Just a one-night stand drags them to play as a family. From my point of view, Sean should not involve in Pandora’s life. It is better if he plays as a distant father for their daughter. And I applaud Pandora for finally keeping her mind, making a big decision for herself and for most, her daughter. And I don't feel sorry for Sean at all. Pandora deserved a better man for herself and her daughter.
The second child, the famous model, Cloe, believe men are a mess. She seemed like she is a loyal friend, as she will do anything to ensure her friend will be happy with their relationship. This situation will lead to the introduction of Pandora’s brother, Joel. Honestly, I like Joel’s personality. He doesn't follow the normal norm. Both of them are different. I don't see any similarity in their lifestyle or even their way of thinking. Joel just wants a simple life, but Cloe will not likely accept that easily. And I can’t say that I don’t surprise when I found out they are finally together at the end of the book.
And lastly, we have Sophie, the baby of the family. Sophie loves her family so much and she will do anything, including crashing Imogen’s place as an act of revenge on her mother’s behalf. She thought that she is strong enough to go to Africa, but Jack and Cass are totally not on the same page with her. I’m not a mother yet, but I believe her parents just worry about her going somewhere new which could probably be dangerous.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2023
Ik vond het een leuk boek om te lezen, heb me goed vermaakt maar was er niet ondersteboven van. Het verhaal is boeiend, je blijft doorlezen omdat er veel gebeurt. Dat is ook een beetje een nadeel. Er zijn zoveel karakters en verhalen, dat je je niet helemaal kan inleven in de personen. Daardoor heb ik er minder van genoten dan de eerder gelezen Jill Mansel boeken. In het begin moest ik enorm nadenken over welke personages ik precies aan het lezen was, gelukkig werd dit steeds makkelijker.
Oja, het einde was ook wel een beetje apart.
Samenvatting, spoiler:
Dit boek gaat over een gezin van vijf, waar je elke keer wat over leest.
Moeder Call, bekend van radio maken. Na de scheiding probeert ze het leven weer op te pakken en gaat opzoek naar een nieuwe man.
Vader Jack, schrijft en gaat vreemd met een journalist. Uiteindelijk kiest hij er voor om met haar, Imogen, verder te gaan.
Dochter Cleo, is topmodel en wordt stapelverliefd op een 'gewone' jongen, Jack. De relatie loopt niet soepel door aannames.
Zoon Sean, komediant en vrouwenverslinder. Wordt een beetje verliefd op Pandora en maakt haar zwanger. Hier zit hij niet op te wachten en gedraagt zich dus verschrikkelijk tegenover haar..
Dochter Sophie, vindt de nieuwe gezinssituatie maar niks en wil dat het weer wordt als vroeger. Zij wil graag iets anders doen dan de rest van haar familie.
Oja, het einde was ook wel een beetje apart.
Samenvatting, spoiler:
Dit boek gaat over een gezin van vijf, waar je elke keer wat over leest.
Moeder Call, bekend van radio maken. Na de scheiding probeert ze het leven weer op te pakken en gaat opzoek naar een nieuwe man.
Vader Jack, schrijft en gaat vreemd met een journalist. Uiteindelijk kiest hij er voor om met haar, Imogen, verder te gaan.
Dochter Cleo, is topmodel en wordt stapelverliefd op een 'gewone' jongen, Jack. De relatie loopt niet soepel door aannames.
Zoon Sean, komediant en vrouwenverslinder. Wordt een beetje verliefd op Pandora en maakt haar zwanger. Hier zit hij niet op te wachten en gedraagt zich dus verschrikkelijk tegenover haar..
Dochter Sophie, vindt de nieuwe gezinssituatie maar niks en wil dat het weer wordt als vroeger. Zij wil graag iets anders doen dan de rest van haar familie.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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