From there the book gets worse as she dates an MP, unwittingly gets trapped up a tree, continues her crush on a longtime friend and then when something happens that he can't be with her, she starts a whirlwind romance with the nicest rock star on he planet. Seriously, I kept waiting and waiting for the book to end just so I could stop the torture. Anglais - Fiction Chick Lit. Ruth Saberton Lu par: Gratuit pendant 30 jours, avec un titre au choix offert. Vous n'aimez pas un titre? Description Does a bride-to-be ever know for certain that she's chosen the right man? Ce que les membres d'Audible en pensent.
Ellie Andrews is finally getting married. Or she will be if she drinks enough champagne to pluck up the courage for her trip down the aisle. The problem is that after months spent bickering over menus and table placements, Ellie's never felt more distant from the man she's supposed to be spending the rest of her life with. As last-minute nerves take hold, a night of soul-searching sees Ellie reflecting back on old flames in a bid to reassure herself she's making the right decision. There's Rupert - adoring but dull; Jay - the teenage crush; Marcus - sexy but toxic; and Xander - a true friend.
But as the sun rises and the ceremony looms ever closer, Ellie is still unsure if she's doing the right thing. Then an unexpected encounter turns her world upside down. But don't let these facts make you feel sorry for Ellie--she's very annoying in her own right. She's constantly berating herself, calling herself chubby, pudgy, and more Nine stone is equal to pounds!! That is fat now?! Give me a break. In addition, Ellie is very wishy washy and finds fault with every man, except for the one she ends up with.
She also can't take a compliment. I really just wanted her to shut up most of the time. The plot moves along rather more like a series of different events rather than one flowing story. It's also kind of difficult to mark how much time has passed in between different sections. This book was written by a Brit, but I'm not sure if it was reformatted for an American audience. If so, it was done very inconsistently. If not, I really don't get this author's writing style.
Though they are in Britain, speed is determined in miles per hour, and money is often referred to as dollars.
Review: Ellie Andrews Has Second Thoughts by Ruth Saberton
But weight is measured in stone, and there are tons of British slang words thrown in that I had to use context clues to figure out. This made for some very uneven reading at times.
Though there were a couple of mildly funny moments I loved Ellie's twin niece and nephew , ultimately I found this book to be predictable and not very different from the plethora of other chick lit books out there. Sep 18, Celia Kennedy rated it liked it. I love British wit and this book struck an odd balance between tender moments and those that were slapstick.
I think that Ruth Saberton did a great job at setting up a variety of characters to engage in When we first meet Ellie Andrews she is caught off guard by an unwanted marriage proposal. Over the course of eighteen months we following her trek in and out of three other romances. What ma I love British wit and this book struck an odd balance between tender moments and those that were slapstick. What makes this odd is that Ellie describes herself as heavy with frizzy hair.
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So how she lands three highly successful men who could have the pick of the crop is a complete mystery. Other than the overly developed storyline of having three thin and perfectly groomed sisters, there is no explanation for Ellie's self opinion. Nor is there much dialog between she and any partner that expands upon her warmth of character, sense of humor, joie de vivre, or otherwise that would compel rock stars, barristers, and the like to be attracted to her.
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But attracted to her, they are. The on-going storyline between Ellie and Jay yacht designer is sweet. Perhaps it is the lack of a straight forward "happily ever after" that makes this book a three. Feb 02, Hasna rated it really liked it. I can't help feeling sorry for Ellie, she is the baby of the family, the youngest among the Andrews sisters.
Being the youngest, she should be spoiled, but here nobody in her family seems really care about her. She's not well-loved, maybe that's why she's doing comfort-eating and comfort-drinking. I cringed whenever Ellie manages to drown her sorrow on the alcohol. Those heavy matters such as, binge-drinking, cancer and sibling rivalries are brought lightly by Ruth Saberton in this book.
It sure I can't help feeling sorry for Ellie, she is the baby of the family, the youngest among the Andrews sisters. It surely is a funny book, I often smile, giggle, and snort along the read. Ellie is really a walking disaster, she got heaps of mishaps, whenever she did okay, I began suspicious that something bad is gonna happen ha! Mar 05, Agi rated it really liked it Shelves: A girl in love with her school sweetheart, she is a little naive, a little baby of the family, he looks good, a lot of troubles to get together after many years I think the first book of Ruth was funnier, what with the lobster and Katy: This one is funny as well but in the other way, we read here about other things, such like cancer which was mentioned in the first book too and environment, but it's still light and easy to read.
The action is very dynamic, the retrosp So. The action is very dynamic, the retrospections are very logical, one warms to the characters immediately, they are all OK, almost all, I didn't like Marcus at all: I had moments that I was angry with Ellie that she doesn't punch her "lovely" sisters in their faces, but all in all I just loved her, she was such a normal girl, a girl from the neighbourhood, and I was so curious to know what had happened in the past and how is she going and with whom!!!
It was a really nice reading and page - turner, and I want more: Nov 10, Bluberry rated it really liked it. This book captured my attention pretty much from beginning to end and was read within a day, with the suspense of finding out the actual groom, whilst enduring the love-life of a less than perfect woman. The book depicts a character who has poor image of her own body, but probably average and more real than what media depicts, but somehow attracts several good looking guys.
The story takes you through how her heart gets broken time and time again by the one same guy. The meeting of some good men This book captured my attention pretty much from beginning to end and was read within a day, with the suspense of finding out the actual groom, whilst enduring the love-life of a less than perfect woman. The meeting of some good men. When you think some parts are predictable, the story sometimes suddenly throws you off track.
The story is thrown in with comedy, although times were sad for the main character, it didn't quite manage to make me cry. There are moments of frustration, and perhaps some people would become annoyed with the way the character behaves or thinks, but I could see the character being a real person except for the romances she has. Possibly a fantasy which readers would like to engage with Apr 27, Moon Love rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed Ruth Saberton's first book, so I was extremely eager to read her latest release.
As much as I liked the story there were one or two things that bothered me. It seemed like the whole book happened in an extremely short period of time. This wasn't helped by the fact that the flashbacks that were interspersed in the story weren't clearly demarcated from the present.
Every time a time stamp appeared, I wondered why I was lost. That's the only reason this book didn't get a 5 star rat I really enjoyed Ruth Saberton's first book, so I was extremely eager to read her latest release. That's the only reason this book didn't get a 5 star rating.
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Beyond that, I was really pulling for Ellie. For someone who was the odd one, she had a lot of guts. She just kept forging on. I related to her quite a bit. She was also getting into a whole bunch of scrapes which either made me go aww or laugh.
Plus for the "ugly duckling" she had some gorgeous men after her! Dec 23, chippyvale rated it liked it. I love the characters in this novel, even Ellie whom I sometimes want to shake her hard on the shoulders for being indecisive. The plot is alright, and Saberton's writing is decent. But I think the author did not do a good job in balancing the time reversal and the current atmosphere. For instance, one moment the book was talking about Ellie at the airport chasing after Jay, and the following chapter, it was back to her current wedding day.
