a clown with a heart! (Pip - Freya North)

Member Name: leanne8686

Product:	Pip - Freya North
Date:	22/08/08 (40 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great characters, fantastic author

Disadvantages: similar to Freya Norths other book 'Fen'

Freya North - Pip

First Published by William Heinemann in 2003

ISBN: 0 09 946927 8



Part of the mini series of 3 books: Pip, Fen and Cat following the three sisters through the ups and downs of their love life!

Doesn't matter what order you read them in but read them all before venturing on to 'Home truths' as this book is set a few years in the future for the whole McCabe family.



--Characters--

Pip McCabe: a clown! The main character of the book

Fen McCabe: Pips sister, an archivist for a magazine.

Cat McCabe: Pips other sister, a cycling enthusiast!

Django: uncle who brought up all 3 girls in the absence of his crazy sister who ran off with a cowboy from Denver if I remember right!! lives in Derbyshire still in the girls childhood home.

Zac Holmes: Pips love interest in the book, he has a son.




--The Plot--

As a clown Pip doesn't many eligible men! This all changes when she's doing a childrens party and meets Zac Holmes.
Eligible at first glance but he comes with baggage: a 6 year old son who happens to love clowns!

Zac feels that no strings relationships are perfect for his lifestyle until Pip comes along...

What do the two have in common? Will it ever work out?



--My opinions--

A good book but very similar to Fen, I suppose whichever you read first will be your favourite as the style is original at first but then seems repetitive in each subsequent book.

The book does seem to have more of a heart than 'Fen' as Zacs story of looking after his son alone is very moving and Pips relationship with both is heartwarming.

As I say a good book in its own right, I just think I like a change and not to read similar things as what I've read before.

The story is different, yes its still a love interest but a totally different scenario. I do like how all three sisters are mentioned in each book too.

Summary: a great read, but not my fave!