2008-09-13 another mansell bit of joy

i love jill's books, i've said it before and i will say it again and again! this was another mansell winner. i havent read anything of hers for a little while because i had other books i wanted to read, but hers are always on my bookcase waiting. choosing which to read is the hardest part!

anyhow, i needed a mansell book to cheer me up and i finished this in just a couple of days. I will admit though, there were a few little things that prevented me giving it 5 stars. Like, Lottie, the main character, i didnt warm to her like i have other leading ladies. She always seemed a bit in love with herself. i mean, like when she picked her kids up from school and it rained and she split her skirt getting out of the car and it practically showed her underwear, and the red bra she wore showed through her soaked shirt. well you got the impression any mortification she supposedly felt really was secretly joy that it had happened!

Cress was a great character, i loved her relationship with JoJo. i could of slapped JoJo's parents though. And Tyler Klein was just the perfect leading man. I liked Seb too - at first! And i liked Mario a lot, he was so funny. Also didnt mind Lottie's kids until they were nasty to Tyler, if i was Lottie i would of told them she was seeing him, and they could like it or lump it. although i dont think the book would of been any longer than a couple of chapters if that had happened!

Freddie's storyline was so emotional. it was the first time i nearly cried reading a book i think. I really liked him. and liked his search for his old friends. you really hoped he managed to find those he wanted to apologise to for things that happened in the past.

I agree with some that it ended a bit quickly. but it wasnt really a dissapointing ending. it would of been much worse if there were loose ends but everything tied up pretty nicely. im now onto my next mansell book. i love her!