Playing the Game - Belle de Jour

This is a distinctly average piece of fiction which features mild titillation and rather sub standard storyline. It is part of a series of books to feature the main character and is supoposedly based upon a real life prostitute. Billie Piper starred in the TV adaption in the TV series Diary of a Call Girl. This book is the third in the series however unfortunately it is not as good as the firts two and the whole series is starting to look a bit tired and bereft of plot ideas or maybe in the real world her lfe just got more boring. The books are written in the style of a diary and this style does mean that you find yourself always reading on an ...  Read the complete review

It is claimed that the books by Bellle De Jour are based upon the real adventures of a high class hooker and they have been converted to our small screens in the TV series Diary of a Call Girl which starred Billie Piper. I enjoyed the first book for what it was, a bit of light reading with some saucy bits thrown in, no great piece of literary work but good holiday reading, the follow up was equally as enjoyable and this is the third one in the series. After reading this third offerring I was left feeling slightly disappointed, it lacks the humour and panache of the earlier work and instead you are left with a rather plodding storyline and the ...  Read the complete review

I read the first book by Belle de Jour a couple of years ago, after watching a few episodes of the ITV2 series 'The Secret Diary of a Call Girl' which starred Billie Piper. At that time, there was some controversy about the TV series and the book on which is based, with accusations that they were glamourising prostitution and potentially encouraging vulnerable young women into the sex industry. When I spotted 'Playing the Game' in the library, I automatically assumed that this was the sequel to 'The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl' but this is actually the third book in the series. Despite the controversy and publicity surrounding the original book and the ...  Read the complete review