50 Ways to Find a Lover - Lucy-Anne Holmes

I'm trying to resist buying any new novels at the minute but I keep reading so many tempting and intriguing book reviews! I've started keeping a list in my bag and trawling through the library shelves with my wish-list. '50 Ways to Find a Lover' was one that I'd noted down because it had sounded like a fairly easy-going, easy to read chick lit novel and it certainly lived up to my expectations in that respect. The story centres around Sarah Sargent who hasn't been in a relationship for three years and nine months (to be precise!). After being rejected by a baldy with a paunch down her local pub, Sarah is ready to give up on the idea of ever having a ...  Read the complete review

I don't read a lot of chick lit, but the title of this book caught my attention and I thought I'd give it a go, in the hope of it being light and fun. And it was. The story is told by Sarah Sargeant, who is nearly thirty and doesn't have much luck with men or acting jobs. Her family, best friend Julia and flatmate Si convince her to set out on a quest to find a good man, and to write a blog about it as she goes along. Will Sarah's quests lead her to a fulfilling relationship or will she become addicted to the lifestyle of hunting for men and blogging about it? The book is written in an easy to read style and I was able to jump straight into it. It's ...  Read the complete review

Every week when I do my big shop in Sainsburys, I can't resist a detour down the book aisle and it takes a great deal of willpower not to throw a few books in my trolley each week! I am often lured in by a particularly nice cover, and Lucy Ann Holmes' debut novel jumped out at me from the shelf due to its totally "chick-lit" look. After reading the blurb, I knew it was mine whether I liked it or not and so it ended up in my trolley and into my shopping bag in my car. I quickly set to reading it as soon as I got home, and it didn't take me too long to finish! Sarah Sargeant has been single for a while, and its beginning to worry everyone, even her ...  Read the complete review

This is a witty and gritty chick lit. I found the heroine relatable, even if some of her actions would be different from mine. I thought I'd out-grown the genre, but this made it fun again, without taking itself seriously. It made me laugh and it moved me, it entertained me and it kept me up until late reading it. What more can you ask for? Sarah is long term single; she has just been rejected by the fat, bald bloke who works in her local pub and has now reached a new low. Under pressure from friends and family she ends up trying to get on a reality TV show and starts a blog of her quest to find a man. From speed dating to trying to meet people at ...  Read the complete review

I picked this book up at the supermarket a couple of weeks ago and have spent the last few days reading it. I'd never read anything else by the author before but I was intrigued by the blurb on the back cover. ***The Plot*** Sarah is an out-of-work actress who is experiencing something of a romance drought. Having being knocked back by a man who she didn't even really like in favour of a Narnia DVD, she is so humiliated that she decides to turn her back on love forever. This proves to be rather difficult though as her family enter her into a reality television programme that is looking for unlucky in love people to help them find their Mr or Mrs Right. ...  Read the complete review