Good at Games - Jill Mansell

"Suzy Curtis falls in love with Harry Fitzallan the moment she shows him her husbands sperm sample. Actually it isn't her husband's because she isn't married. It isn't a sperm sample either, its a carton containing the dregs of her milkshake. (But when you are desperate to escape a speeding charge you just have to improvise don't you?)" I love Jill Mansell books, they are a little mad, often romantic and always funny. So when I read the blurb on this book how could I turn it down? I have read most of her books now (such a shame!) Although 'Thinking of you' came out in January and I haven't got round to that one yet. I swapped this on ...  Read the complete review

Suzy Curtis has it all – a job she loves, a red Rolls Royce, a ravishing rock-star ex-husband and a dysfunctional family. She also has a love life that is extremely lacking at the present time. But then she meets Harry Fitzallan and falls instantly in love. Of course it doesn’t help that he’s a policeman stopping her brother from speeding and she is showing him her husband’s sperm sample. Although, of course, it isn’t her husbands (she’s not married at the present time) and it’s not really a sperm sample but the dregs from a strawberry milkshake. But he doesn’t know that – yet! And of course, it’s not ...  Read the complete review

I’m going to start this opinion by talking about the book cover, because believe me that’s the first thing you’ll notice about this book. In my opinion, it’s absolutely horrible. It just seems to scream “I’m a trashy romance novel!”. I have to admit I was very embarrassed at getting this book out on the tube on the way to work. I was going to describe the cover but you can probably see the full horror for yourself at the top of the page. Tacky writing, some legs dangling over a sofa (doesn’t take a wild guess to imagine what they’re getting up to) and a white rabbit sitting on a pair of boxer shorts. Not ...  Read the complete review