Just Friends - Robyn Sisman

If you liked the film When Harry Met Sally then you’ll love this book. Jack and Freya are ‘just friends’ and have been for over 10 years. Freya is an independent tough woman determined to make it in New York. Jack is a would be writer who lives a bohemian lifestyle, dates bimbos and refuses to take any money or help from his rich family. The start of the book sees Freya in a relationship with Michael – a boring lawyer who she is convinced is about to propose. However things don’t turn out as expected and Michael breaks off their relationship. Having nowhere to go Freya goes to see her old friend Jack and ends up inviting ...

I’m particularly choosy when reading novels. Usually I go for crime, science fiction or fantasy just because they always seem to have more substance, so this book was a refreshing change. Desperate for something to read, I popped to late night Tesco’s and took the first book that appealed (one with pigs on the front cover!). The Story Jack and Freya have been friends for many years and know each other only too well. Freya doesn’t approve of Jack’s taste of bimbo students and he has problems with her scorn for human frailty. A story about two thirty-something’s which appealed to me (god am I that old?), I liked the ...

Firstly, any book that will cost you less than £5 can't be bad value can it? This is one such example of a boo you should buy and try - chances are you will enjoy it, but if you do not, then use it for that wonky, un-even cabinet that we all seem to have in the corner of out living rooms! My biggest problem with this generally good book is just how predictable it is. From the very off, you were just waiting for 'it' to happen, and you knew it would only be a matter of time, which proved to be the case. That aside, this cannot spoil what is a very rewarding and easy-going read about two friends and their travels. If you are stuck for a good book, then ...