Romance, Historical or Otherwise discussion

Have yet to read anything of this genre.. But a friend of mine is a HUGE Sophie Kinsella and Jackie Collins

Jill Mansellis a lot of fun to read and I have enjoyed a couple of books from Katie Ffordeas well. I think I tend to prefer British chicklit for some reason.

I would imagine British Chick Lit contains alot more wit~ Love that dry British humor~ I would probably sway more towards it aswell.

I have read some and while yes it does contain wit, I have read so many that now I am usually bored with it. The female lead tends to always be a little on the dim side and is swept away by some corporate exec. I love some of them but I mainly aim for the ones where the main character is closer to my own age to relate to the character.

I do like (some of) Sophie Kinsella's (aka Madeleine Wickham) books, and I thought I'd 'throw in' some more British hicklit authors... Has anyone ever read anything by Wendy Holden (I read "Simply Divine" and "Pastures Nouveaux" and definitely enjoyed both :) ) or Freya North?

Funny thing is that I know I read several books by Freya North (so surely I must have liked her books...because why would I have read more if I didn't like the 1st one...hehe), but I can't really remember anything about them.

I think Freya North wrote a book set around the Tour de France. I really liked that one.

So...I have as one of my other group reads for this month.

I'm possibly about to dive into the unknown world of chick lit. Has anyone read this book? Is it worth the read?

Stacia, I'm actually saving that one for my summer reads also =oD . But I read (and enjoyed) other Sophie Kinsella books, and if I have to believe one of my best friends, "Can You Keep a Secret" is supposed to be pretty hilarious.

I'm not quite sure what constitutes 'chick lit'. It's one of those new book genre's that I don't quite understand.

Stacia learned how to read last week wrote: "So...I have as one of my other group reads for this month."

I read it and LOVED IT! The whole thing is crazy hysterical. My favorite by hers though is The Undomestic Goddess. Didn't like Twenties Girl as much.

Wendy F wrote: "I'm not quite sure what constitutes 'chick lit'. It's one of those new book genre's that I don't quite understand."

Chick Lit is a humorous book that deals with the life of (usually) single women in urban areas. There's usually a romantic interest but her growth as a person, in her work, is usually center stage.

So like.... Confessions of a Shopaholic? Or The Devil Wears Prada?

Wendy F wrote: "So like.... Confessions of a Shopaholic? Or The Devil Wears Prada?"

Yes.

I really thought that this was not going to be a book I'd like. Give me anything except modern day "office hookup" lit.

The first few chapters had me wanting to quit out of annoyance. The "bumbling office girl making stupid mistakes in front of her boss" stereotype drives me crazy. However, I wanted to read this one because I heard it was funny - and it was. I think I laughed my way through most of the second half of the book.

I was pleasantly surprised.

Aaahh, just found the answer to my question right here =oD .

I love Sophie Kinsella. I think chicklit is fun, witty, sad, sassy, kick-ass, sweet, fashion, killer shoes, strong, quirky, and a lot more! :)

I like Kinsella too. Sibel Hodge's Fourteen Days Later is similar in writing style and was sooo much fun to read.

Lisa wrote: "If you're a Sophie Kinsella or Marian Keyes fan, check out Confessions of a Call Center Gal: a novel. Bridget Jones meets The Office.

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Congratulations on the book!

I almost feel bad for saying anything, but want to be fair to all of the writers here who frequent our group and don't get a chance to promote in these topics.

We usually prefer that authors mention their own book in the author promotions folder, simply because it can get overwhelming if any and all authors are allowed to promo their books in the general discussion topics.

As long as this isn't a repeat situation, I'm gonna go ahead and refrain from deleting the post because it was brief, to the point and there haven't been any other mentions in the group from what I can see.

Thanks for joining the group though. I hope you get a chance to jump in on some of our discussions. :)

Thanks for letting me know Stacia. And no worries, I understand. To be fair, I deleted my posting.

I loved some books by Sarra Manning and Gemma Burgess. Can anyone recommend british chick lit books besides Sophia Kinsella or Jill Mansel?

I love Marian Keyes, I think she's Irish though. As for her books, I highly recommend Last Chance Salon and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married

I haven't read the books, but laughed my a** off watching the movie! Heard the books were pretty good!

I will check out Marian Keyes. Her books sound interesting.
I loved the movies for Bridget Jones but it looks like a lot of my goodreads friends hated the book.
Thanks for all the suggestions.

For Brit chick lit authors try Phillipa Ashley, Kate Lace, or some of my books.

Thanks, Nell. I will try to look for those authors. Since I'm in the US, I noticed that it's harder to find books from the UK, especially if I prefer to buy ebooks instead of tangible ones.

I Love Jennifer Crusie, Janet Evanovich, and I'm just starting to read Sophie Kinsella, Jennifer Weiner is good also.

Judy wrote: "I Love Jennifer Crusie, Janet Evanovich, and I'm just starting to read Sophie Kinsella, Jennifer Weiner is good also."

Huge Jennifer Crusie fan. Hey, I asked this over it contemporary and curious to get your opinion too: do you ladies think that all romantic comedy would automatically fall under chicklit or if its still part of contemporary. Because for me, there is a distinction - maybe that romcom is exclusively about the love obstacles while chicklit deals with multiple life issues?

Just because I love romcom but chicklit is hit and miss for me. Maybe I'm just making up the entire distinction?

I still think a romcom is primarily about the romance, while chick-lit is more about life and not simply the romance plot. :)

And ladies, you might want to try reading Marian Keyes Her chick-lit is really good. Sassy, but 'deep' as well, it's like women's fiction but with a younger, hipper heroine than say, a woman in her 40s.

Hey,
As you might be aware, May is International Chick Lit month and I am looking for authors and people who like Chick Lit to guest post on The Phantom Paragrapher. If you are interested I would love you to star on my blog. My email is paulazone@live.com
Word Limit – 300-500 words
Topic – Anything relating to Chick Lit
Deadline – From Now to the End of May.
Cheers, Paula Phillips

Paula, that sounds awesome! I'd love to write a post for you :)

I'm looking for a good Audio book. I got my monthly credit on Audible.com and I want to make it a good one....any ideas?

I would help but I don't do Audio. :( Hope someone else can.

A SOPHIE KINSELLA, JENNY B. JONES, JENIFER CRUISE ,SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS FAN

Do any of you guys like Jilly Cooper? And would you consider her chick lit?

I haven't read any Jilly Cooper's books but she's on my list.

I like Emily Giffin, Mary Kay Andrews, Lauren Weisberger and Kim Gruenenfelder; although I'm not sure if Mary Kay Andrews would be considered chick lit but she is still an awesome author! Anybody have any good suggestions for me? Right now I am reading Seductions and Snacks, it is funny but I'm not entirely sure if I like the way it is written...it switches between two main characters but doesn't let you know whose point of view you are reading until about halfway thru the chapter...

I don't read much chick lit but Kay might be able to help you if she sees this.

I really loved British author Elizabeth Young's chick-lit, but maybe I'm partial to it because they were my first chick-lit novels. My favorite from her is . Her other books that I loved and that I've read were and , which was made into a movie, called The Wedding Date.

I have a thing for British chick lit too! I still need to get to Elizabeth Young.

British authors I really like are Paige Toon, Sarra Manning, and Gemma Burgess.

If you like small towns, you might want to try Kristan Higgins. Catherine McKenzie seem to have some unique stories compared to other chick lits. Kristin Hannah writes angst filled books...she reminds me of Nicholas Sparks.

Kay wrote: "I haven't read any Jilly Cooper's books but she's on my list."

She's an old favourite of mine - hope you enjoy her when you get to it!

I really like Erin McCarthy for Chick Lit. is a favorite.

Jennifer Crusie's Bet Me tops my Chick-Lit list.

I fell in love with Jennifer Weiner and especially Lauren Weisberger. Last night I just saw the movie Something Borrowed and I thought the movie was so bad! I can imagine the book goes more into depth of the relationship between the best friends more so I would really like to read more from the author Emily Giffin.

Just finished and I absolutely loved it!! It's a sexy and hilarious male version of Sex and the City. I highly recommend it! Sex in the Title: A Comedy about Dating, Sex, and Romance in NYC

I read a really good one called Playing James by Sarah Mason. It's an English chick-lit and the humour reminded me of Sophie Kinsella. Other than Sarah Mason and Sophia, I haven't found a chick-lit author I've loved

I think Jane Green is a good Chick Lit author. I have read a few of her books, and they are all entertaining. My favourite one so far is "Swapping Lives."