I often choose what books to read by observing others. On the tube to work one morning I bizarrely noticed about 2 women (on different aspects of my journey) reading this book, and thought maybe it was a sign to give this book a read as it was clearly quite popular. After being absolved in the Crime-thriller genre of books for sometime, when I read the summary of this book on amazon I was slightly intrigued and so decided to give it a try.

Rachel's holiday is a stark comedy, yet at the same time conveys the denial and sheer normality some people may have in regards to the taking of drugs. Based on her experience in "glamorous" rehab, but with chapters delving back to her past in New York to explain the underlying root of her drug problems is captivating, and humorous, a feat I would not expect in the same book! However, Marian Keyes does it with ease. I have not read any of Marian Keyes, before and would hopefully like to read more of them in the future. For me there was a small problem with this book. Whilst I was reading it, I was perfectly happy, and could easily get involved but it was not an anticipating page turner. It is not one of the books which you just can't put down, and once it is down I often forgot about it. I think it took me about 6 months to finish (I read others in between) and by the end I was simply forcing myself to read it, as I hate leaving books unread, I like to feel as though my mission is accomplished in a sense! It took very long, for the book to draw to the reasons behind Rachel's addiction to drink and drugs, often skirting around other subject that were never particularly resolved (her relationship with her parents and sisters) and once she was out of rehab, the storyline pretty much seemed to span a pointless chapter involving another guy, but of course the love of her life comes back and they all live happily ever after! *yawn* I am a lover of reading, and had just hoped it would have had a more original ending!