She lives in a shared flat in Catford and has a long and exhausting commute to her job in Chiswick.
Katie Brennan is a country girl who has always longed to live in London, but now she's there she finds it not quite as wonderful as she had hoped for. Sure, everything ties up very neatly at the end, with your typical happy ending and things working out great for the protagonist, but I mean.shrug. It was thoroughly enjoyable, and whet my appetite for more chick lits. So, really, this is a very good book and a quick read.
There were a few laugh out loud moments that took me by surprise as well. Although I do think the part spent at her family's farm dragged a bit and could have been cut down. I like that I can somehow relate or connect to the characters, because it definitely keeps your interest piqued. All her feelings, her struggles, her lies, her thoughts are things I've felt or experienced at one time in my life. I liked the protagonist, Katie, especially, because she had a good head on her shoulders. However, all that aside, it also has a more serious and realistic tone to it than her usual books. In fact, it made my heart skip a beat or two and I hadn't experienced that feeling in a long time! Yes, it still counts as a fluffy chick lit, predictable and cheesy with the usual variety of characters the stubborn, independent protagonist, the hot and complicated love-interest, the cool and arrogant villain and a bunch of secondary characters who range between funny, quirky and cattish. It still had that "feel-good" factor with the sweet love story. Unemployment, social media, peer pressure, leading a double life, fear of letting your family down and more. It's not your typical, light-hearted Sophie Kinsella, but actually delves into some serious topics. I do like me a good chick lit, and this went beyond that.
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