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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really enjoyed Sarra Manning’s Adorkable so I was really looking forward to getting stuck into her ‘grown up’ book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading It Felt Like A Kiss, I thought it was well written, funny and incredibly easy to read.
The story is about Ellie Cohen. A very good girl, apart from occasionally drinking too much and attracting some awful boyfriends. The guys she picks are people who need her help to overcome their problems, then once they’ve overcome their problems they finish with her for someone better. Ellie hides a secret though. She is the secret lovechild of a famous UK rockstar. She hasn’t met him before, and has nothing to do with him. However, Ellie’s life is turned upside down after a scorned ex boyfriend steals proof of Ellie’s dad identity and sells it to the tabloids.
What I really love about Sarra Manning’s characters, are they are so real. You can easily relate to them. I think most people know an Ellie or are Ellie. The good girl who is called uptight, simply because they don’t let go as much as others. It’s easy to see how Ellie, being the ‘good girl’ she is, felt completely overwhelmed about being thrust into the limelight. I definitely couldn’t cope with that lifestyle. Sarra Manning portrays Ellie’s struggles with being in the public eye incredibly well. I thought Ellie and David’s (her love interest) relationship was believable, but I didn’t find David all that likeable.
I wasn’t overly fussed with the story jumping from Ellie to her mother Ari’s life. It was interesting enough, but I wouldn’t have missed it if it wasn’t there. I think that’s because I just really enjoyed Ellie’s point of view. I loved following her story and seeing how she coped with such turmoil.
I would definitely recommend this book to chick-lit fans. It’s engaging and incredibly readable. Worth taking a look at.
The story is about Ellie Cohen. A very good girl, apart from occasionally drinking too much and attracting some awful boyfriends. The guys she picks are people who need her help to overcome their problems, then once they’ve overcome their problems they finish with her for someone better. Ellie hides a secret though. She is the secret lovechild of a famous UK rockstar. She hasn’t met him before, and has nothing to do with him. However, Ellie’s life is turned upside down after a scorned ex boyfriend steals proof of Ellie’s dad identity and sells it to the tabloids.
What I really love about Sarra Manning’s characters, are they are so real. You can easily relate to them. I think most people know an Ellie or are Ellie. The good girl who is called uptight, simply because they don’t let go as much as others. It’s easy to see how Ellie, being the ‘good girl’ she is, felt completely overwhelmed about being thrust into the limelight. I definitely couldn’t cope with that lifestyle. Sarra Manning portrays Ellie’s struggles with being in the public eye incredibly well. I thought Ellie and David’s (her love interest) relationship was believable, but I didn’t find David all that likeable.
I wasn’t overly fussed with the story jumping from Ellie to her mother Ari’s life. It was interesting enough, but I wouldn’t have missed it if it wasn’t there. I think that’s because I just really enjoyed Ellie’s point of view. I loved following her story and seeing how she coped with such turmoil.
I would definitely recommend this book to chick-lit fans. It’s engaging and incredibly readable. Worth taking a look at.
emotional
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have an incurable weakness for Sarra Manning's novels.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Not my favorite of her works, but a wonderful read nonetheless. I loved seeing previous characters making an appearance, and The relationship between Ari and Ellie was extremely touching. David isn't my favorite romantic lead but he isn't so bad. Also, alway a bonus, Paris!
emotional
Ellie Cohen has a loving, if unorthodox (not in the religious sense), Jewish family and a good group of friends and she loves her job working for a Mayfair art gallery. Unfortunately, she also has a reputation for lame duck boyfriends, when her latest boyfriend turns out to have a scary Class A drug habit she dumps him at Glastonbury.
However, Ellie has a secret, she is the secret daughter of a world-famous rock-star, not that she's ever seen or spoken to him. Her ex-boyfriend sells her story to the gossip rags and embellishes it to make Ellie look like a sex-mad, crazed stalker who sold her own story for money. Then her half-sisters weigh in with stories of how Ellie is a gold-digger and the tabloid press drag up every picture of Ellie in a bikini or at a party from her Facebook page to portray her as a party girl.
Now her father's lawyer and publicist are doing damage control, but are either of them acting in Ellie's best interests? Also, Ellie has never heard the whole story about how her parents got together and why they split up - did her mother cut him out of their lives or didn't he want anything to do with them? It doesn't help that her father's lawyer, David Gold is extremely handsome and charming, but not to be trusted.
Told from Ellie's POV in the present and her mother Ari's POV when she first met Ellie's father, this is a feel-good romance where the heroine triumphs. Loved it.
However, Ellie has a secret, she is the secret daughter of a world-famous rock-star, not that she's ever seen or spoken to him. Her ex-boyfriend sells her story to the gossip rags and embellishes it to make Ellie look like a sex-mad, crazed stalker who sold her own story for money. Then her half-sisters weigh in with stories of how Ellie is a gold-digger and the tabloid press drag up every picture of Ellie in a bikini or at a party from her Facebook page to portray her as a party girl.
Now her father's lawyer and publicist are doing damage control, but are either of them acting in Ellie's best interests? Also, Ellie has never heard the whole story about how her parents got together and why they split up - did her mother cut him out of their lives or didn't he want anything to do with them? It doesn't help that her father's lawyer, David Gold is extremely handsome and charming, but not to be trusted.
Told from Ellie's POV in the present and her mother Ari's POV when she first met Ellie's father, this is a feel-good romance where the heroine triumphs. Loved it.
It wasn't quite perfect. I needed more chemistry between Ellie and David.