I’d lost my job. I’d lost the love
of my life. My mum wasn’t talking to me. My best friend was epically pissed
off. And my flatmate probably had a hit out on me by now. I never meant for
things to get so out of hand…
Tess Brookes has always been a Girl
with a Plan. But when her carefully constructed Plan goes belly up, she’s
forced to reconsider.
After accidently answering her
flatmate Vanessa’s phone, she decides that since being Tess isn’t going so well,
why shouldn’t she try out being Vanessa? With nothing left to lose, she accepts
Vanessa’s photography assignment to Hawaii – she used to be an amateur snapper,
how hard can it be? Right?
But Tess is soon in big trouble –
she isn’t a photographer, she isn’t Vanessa, and the gorgeous journalist on the
shoot with her, who is making it very clear he’d like to get into her pants, is
an egotistical monster.
Far from home and in someone else’s
shoes, Tess must decide whether to fight on through, or ‘fess up and run…
Lindsey Kelk has to be
one of my absolute favourite chick lit authors of this day and age. Ever since
I picked up ‘I Heart New York’ several years ago, I fell in love with the main
character Angela and I find myself continuously looking forward to each new
exciting part of the ‘I Heart...’ series (I can't even describe in words how excited I am about 'I Heart Christmas'!). When I heard rumours of a new Lindsey
Kelk series, I was overjoyed, but I also wondered whether anything could top
the ‘I Heart...’ novels. However, one way or another, I would get to read a new
Lindsey Kelk novel and thanks to the lovely people at Harper Fiction that
happened even sooner than I initially expected. I was curious to meet new
heroine Tess and find out all about her adventures on the island of Hawaii!
Tess Brookes’ life is
a complete mess: within a matter of days she finds herself without a job, stuck
in an apartment with her horrible roommate, a best friend that is suddenly not her
biggest fan anymore, and the love of her life knowing all about her feelings
which he does not share. So, when Tess is unexpectedly offered the chance to
get away from it all by hopping on a plane to Hawaii for a photography
assignment, she can’t say no. The only catch: the upcoming week she has to take
on the identity of her photographer roommate Vanessa, who is possibly the
biggest bitch Tess has ever had the pleasure of meeting. Pretending to have a
different name, taking a few photographs... How difficult can it be? Soon Tess
not only finds herself in one of the most beautiful places on earth, with one
of the most gorgeous men she has ever laid eyes on, but she also realises this
plan might not have been as great and thought-out as she expected it to
be...
I absolutely adore
Lindsey Kelk’s writing style. It’s entrancing, flows easily and she's absolutely
hilarious. Her novels are always filled with jokes and situations that make me
crack up over and over again, and this is something I don’t personally come
across with authors very often. I also loved the characters in the novel: Tess
is a fabulous, entertaining and relatable heroine, even though it took me a bit
of time to get used to her; Charlie and Nick are two gorgeous men and I’m still
not completely sure which team I’m on; Vanessa is such a queen bitch, she made
me want to step into the pages of the novel and slap her myself; and Amy is the
hilarious and greatest best friend a girl could wish for. Add the dreamy
descriptions of Hawaii, which made me long for cocktails and sun loungers on a
gorgeous white beach, and you’ve hit the jackpot!
I can’t conclude
anything else than that Lindsey Kelk has managed to do it again. ‘About a Girl’
is a thoroughly entertaining, funny, sparkling read that every chick lit fan
will instantly adore. I can’t wait to read more about Tess and the other
characters, and that is why I am so excited that this is going to be an actual
series and not a single novel. Lindsey Kelk has come up with the perfect recipe
for a fabulous and glamorous new chick-lit series which I am already really
looking forward to!
Rating:
10/10
10/10
Loved this book <3 thanks for recommending it!
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