Second Prize - Chris Manby

Crazy in Love - Chris Manby

a famous hunk to get pictured with. I could imagine several celebrities in my head as I was reading this, and I think this is clever of Chris Manby, because I was wondering who she had modelled Birdie on throughout the book, especially her disastrous and out-there outfits! The book follows Birdie s life, her infatuation with the soap star Dean, who I grew to sympathise with and actually like by the end of the book because of his unfortunate situation, her nice but dim best friend Chipper (her parents made their fortune in wood) and mid sex-change assistant Clemency. The whole story is totally outrageous and seems like something a kooky celeb would do for attention, ...

Lizzie Jordan's Secret Life - Chris Manby

couple of months ago, I was looking for my usual huge pile of library books to take home, when I stumbled across this one – Lizzie Jordan’s Secret Life by Chris Manby. The cover was wonderful and definitely made me want to take it home – it’s bright green with a cartoon-style illustration of a woman around my age sat at a table. It’s a lovely drawing, bright and interesting. I also liked the jazzy font used too. But – was Chris Manby a bloke? I don’t mean to sound sexist here, but I’m a big fan of Chick Lit and like my authors to be female. I mean, there are some great male authors around, but the only one I regularly ...

Lizzie Jordan's Secret Life - Chris Manby

for her and Brian to get it together again. Even though she has a boyfriend (Richard) who is mentioned much, we are convinced that Brian is the one for her. Chris Mamby, the author, really brings the characters to life, such as Seema and Fat Joe, Lizzie's flat mates, and even Hercules, the stuck-up dog that Lizzie is supposed to be looking after for her boss. If you are off on holiday soon or just want a light, witty read, go and pick a copy of this up. It's the kind of book that needs to be read by a pool or on a beach. It's supposed to be £5.99, but I got my copy for £2 from a discount book shop (it might have been the ...