Ever Been Disappointed by a Chick-Lit Novel?

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Permalink Reply by Emily on March 18, 2009 at 12:01am

i actually read them all in order and i still liked baby proof. i did, however, take a bit of a break between reading the something borrowed, something blue books and the final two so maybe that gave me a different perspective. either way, i still love emily giffin. her voice is so easy to read and extremely captivating.

Permalink Reply by Maxie on April 7, 2009 at 11:58am

COMPLETELY agree.

Permalink Reply by Lusty Reader on March 18, 2009 at 4:33pm

I was just tricked by a book masquerading as a chick-lit novel, but was really it's identical evil twin. And the main character in the book even HAD an identical evil twin, and I was totally fed up with them both! It was called "The Secret Heiress" by Judith Gould. The only character I liked was murdered in a gruesome scene! That's just one example of how the cute cover and plot summary fooled me into thinking it would be a fun read. It was all sorts of wrong. I felt like it was written on opposite day.

Permalink Reply by Elle on March 28, 2009 at 9:29am

Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl - This had SO much potential as a funny yet interesting book but it was such a let-down. It was just...boring...yet there were so many opportunities for interesting scenarios. And the ending was strange, I thought someone had pulled a prank and ripped out the last 50 pages. But it wasn't a practical joke, it was just a bad book. It was like the author had rushed it.

Citizen Girl is another one. Just one way to describe that one, though: W.T.F?

Permalink Reply by Nicole on May 3, 2009 at 7:48pm

Oh wow, Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl ad Citizen Girl are two of my favorite books. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy them!

Permalink Reply by Phyllis on September 29, 2009 at 8:03pm

I haven't been able to bring myself to read this one yet, I LOVE Something Borrowed, loved Something Blue, and liked Baby Proof...but just the premise of Love the One Your With makes me not want to read it. Everyone I know IRL who has read it says that's it's boring and annoying. Don't think I will be able to read it any time soon.

Permalink Reply by Britt on May 17, 2009 at 12:10pm

This is the only Emily Giffin book I've read. I liked it, though so maybe I should check out her other books.

Permalink Reply by Shalay on April 14, 2009 at 5:54pm

I also found Baby Proof to be just okay. I loved Something Borrowed and Something Blue, but Baby Proof just felt slow. I'm planning on reading Love the One Your With very soon.

I thought 4 Blondes by Candace Bushnell was terribly boring. The characters are barely even tolerable. I haven't read anything else by her since.

Permalink Reply by Courtney on May 8, 2009 at 8:59am

I thought Trading Up by Candace Bushnell was awful. I finished it, but it took me FOR-EV-ER and I'm a speed reader. The main character was wayyyy shallow, I couldn't identify with anything in the entire book. Do not recommend.

Permalink Reply by Britt on May 17, 2009 at 12:08pm

I was disappointed with Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner, which is unfortunate because I loved Good In Bed so much. My reasons for disliking it are purely selfish, though because I wanted that happy ending I'd been imagining, and didn't get it. For those intending to read it, it DOES have a happy ending...maybe somewhat bittersweet.

Permalink Reply by Nicola Hill on January 19, 2010 at 10:53am

I hated the "Courtesan" series by Claudia Dain. Everyone who likes the books says they like the main character, but I think she is annoying and unrealistic. The author does so much telling about her and no showing; I feel like the character is this vapid pasteboard stand in for a real person.

Permalink Reply by Kirsty on January 31, 2010 at 4:59pm

Oh I liked Wags Diary! I've been really dissapointed with Sarah Webb's books. Didn't like lipstick jungle and can never get going with anything by Freya North.

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