I picked this book up at my local Post Office after spotting that they were selling two books for a fiver. Admittedly, there wasn't all that much to choose from but having read some of the author's books previously and liked the look of the blurb on the back cover, I decided to have a little splurge. ***THE PLOT** The book centres on three female characters: Liza, Pru and Dulcie. Each woman chooses a New Year's Resolution that they intend to see come true before the end of the year, and the plot follows their lives from this point through to almost the same time the following year. ***THE CHARACTERS*** Liza - Thirty-something Liza is ...  Read the complete review

In reviews of books and films I never like to give away the ending and I don't want to go into too much detail of characters as finding those out yourself is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the read/watch. So with that introduction let me review Mixed Doubles by Jill Mansell. Mixed Doubles is written in the well recognised and loved style of Mansell which has you turning pages till early morning and laughing out loud in the most inappropriate places (doctor surgeries being one of them). It differs from most of her other formats as instead of following one woman through her troublesum single life it follows three. In this new format all ...  Read the complete review

***Background*** Despite Jill Mansell being around for quite some time now, this is the first of her books that I have read. I wasn’t really sure what to expect but did wonder if it would be quite raunchy as the photography on the cover showed one pair of male legs and two pairs of female legs hanging over the edge of a sofa. Now I’m not really into books that are full of sex so I almost put it back on the shelf in the library, but thought that the blurb sounded quite appealing and took it home. ***The Story*** You know what it’s like when New Year comes around. You get together with some good friends and make some resolutions for the ...  Read the complete review