A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans

A Hopeless Romantic by Harriet Evans was published in 2006. Having read her previous novel, Going Home, I was keen to try this one too. I purchased it when it was still in hardback in 2007, for £10, which I thought was rather good for a nice hardback. The cover is sparkly, with glitter on it, and the book is not too large - a perfect chick lit book. I like the occasional chick lit novel, but I like them to be reasonably intelligent. I need a good story, well written characters and good details. I found that Going Home met these requirements, but would A Hopeless Romantic? The novel tells the story of Laura, who is addicted to falling in love. She ...  Read the complete review

I went to the library to get a different title out by Harriet Evans and as they didn't have it I borrowed Hopeless Romantic instead. Laura really is a hopeless romantic. As we meet her in the beginning of the story, she is about to have an affair with a friend of a friend. Dan has a girlfriend but of course the relationship is on the rocks etc and it's only a matter of time before Dan will end it so they can be together. Laura truly believes all this and has her head in some cuckoo land somewhere. Everything in Laura's life suffers and of course the inevitable happens, Dan doesn't leave his girlfriend, instead he goes on a holiday to Miami with her, the ...  Read the complete review