If I Were You - Julia Llewellyn Smith

Although I used to be a great reader of a wide variety of different books at school, as I have got older my reading tastes have become much more limited and nowadays chick lit makes up about 80% of my bookshelf. With this in mind, 'If I were you' seemed to fit this genre perfectly and after reading the book over 3 days I wasn't disappointed. I chose this book simply because it resembled the novels that I normally enjoy, the two women carrying handbags on the front of the cover a giveaway that the story wouldn't be too dark or harrowing. On the back cover the paperback book is priced at £6.99, although on Amazon you can get it for £5.99, or even cheaper if you ...  Read the complete review

There aren't many books in this world that really inspire me, but this book did in so many ways! It is way more than a 'chick book'. The story is based on two characters, Natasha and Sophie. Both girls are so different, with Natasha who has an established and successful career working for 'Rollercoaster TV' and Sophie who is in a dead end relationship dreaming of life as a perfect housewife. Both characters are secretly envious of each others lives and this causes an akward friction in storylines between them both which ends when they end up reversing roles. I think the story is so successful as women of all ages and backgrounds can relate to one of ...  Read the complete review

If I Were You is a book by Julia Llewellyn Smith. It's about two girls, Natasha and Sophie, who are best friends. Natasha is a career girl with a great job and a lovely flat. Sophie is in a long term relationship with a great man. Natasha and Sophie have been best friends since childhood, but they've always been jealous of the other - Natasha believes that Sophie's the attractive one with all the men interested in her. Sophie believes that Natasha's the intelligent one with the great career. The book follows both their lives and their feelings about each other's lives and shows the advantages and disadvantages of each. Natasha's ...  Read the complete review