The Blurb
Being arrested in your own bedroom is never a good start to
the day. Tess Brookes really needs to sort out her back-stabbing flatmate – and
her life
Should she gamble all on the new photography job she’s
landed, or snap up the offer from long-time crush and best friend Charlie to
start up on their own – in more ways than one? There’s just one small thing she
hasn’t mentioned. Or rather, one tall thing. He’s handsome, infuriating and
called Nick…
For the first time, Tess has to choose between the life she
always dreamed of and a future she never imagined possible. From London to
Milan, with high fashion and low behaviour thrown in, she’s going to have to
make up her mind what a girl really wants…
The Review
I feel so unbelievable torn!! There's nothing worse than a
book coma, when you finish a book and you don't know what to do with yourself
as you were immersed in a story with amazing characters and then it's all over
and you’re not sure you'll ever find a book to compare. Hence, I love a series,
it's crap those few months (or in some cases a year or more!) that you are
waiting for the next instalment but you feel so relieved that it's not over
just yet!! I want to feel that way about this book, it's number 2 in this
series and I am in a severe book trauma state, wanting to know what happens
next, happy there is a follow up but gutted I've got to wait till next year!!
Boo! Are you following my rambles so far?!
Anyway, enough of my emotional state, let's get back to an
actual review of this book. I have such a girl crush on Lindsey Kelk, her books
are all fab, if you've not read her I heart series I can only assume you've
been living under a rock. As I mentioned above this is the second book in this
series, the first titled ‘About a Girl’ saw Tess high jack her evil flatmates
identity after losing her job in advertising and sleeping with her best boy
mate, Charlie. She hightails it under her new identity to Hawaii and pretends
to be a fashion photographer for a week, whilst falling for the charms of the
gorgeous journalist nick. Check out my full review of about a girl here.
So 'what a girl wants' picks up Tess arriving back in London
and follows here taking photographs in Milan for the lovely Al who she met in
Hawaii. Our Tess is in a quandary with so many decisions to make from choosing to continue a career in advertising to
pursuing a new avenue in photography. She also needs to decide on her leading
man, team nick or team Charlie?! For me this is the biggie!!
Dear Lindsey, of by any chance you see this review pretty
please let her end up with nick, he may have emotional issues but he is so
perfect for Tess! Charlie is a wet blanket who doesn't appear to give her fanny
gallops!! Lots of hugs gem x
There are also plenty of laugh out loud moments mainly
brought on by out leading ladies eccentrics pals, Amy and kekipi. Both
eccentric and fun in their own way, I really enjoyed that we got to see a whole
lot more of them in this book and got to know more of their back ground.
How much do I want to visit Milan right now? Lindsey does an
amazing job at making the reader feel like she's experiencing the location of
wherever here book may be set from New York, Hawaii, London to Paris. She
didn't fail here either, she really made me swoon for Milan from the fashion
shopping to the food!
By the end of the book you feel like Tess is sorta getting
her shit together. She's starting to put herself first and figure out what she
wants rather than putting everyone else first. However I do have that awful end
of a tv series, cliff hanger, ridiculous need to know what happens next! I
might have to start a petition for the next book to be brought forward!
PS if you haven't started reading these books yet, go get involved!
It's a fab, funny read that will have you giggling and crying along with the
emotional ups and downs of our heroine!
I REALLLY REALLLY want to read now, I hate it when you read something and your life just does't match up with the fiction you were immersed in!!! Love it, thanks for sharing xxx
ReplyDeleteBlonde of carbs
LOVE this book. #teamnick all the way. LOVE the tension between the two. I very nearly went to Milan last year when I was living in Italy, didn't in the end but did go to many other awesome Italian places. I've reviewed the first book on my blog here goo.gl/ys8tpY if you fancy a look. Going to check out your's now. x
ReplyDeleteAmy at Amy & More
Sorry do you have the link to your 'About a Girl' review as I can't find it? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLoved this book! New one is out next year and I can't wait. Lindsey Kelk is awesome xx
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