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ambersbookshelf's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
leah_reads's review against another edition
4.0
4.5*
*Received in exchange for an honest review*
*Thank you, Harper Collins*
This is the most PERFECT summer read EVER. I completely devoured it. There is no way that I'm ready to say goodbye to Tess Brookes and her friends yet. There needs to be more of this series. Please tell me there's going to be more Tess?! What a Girl Wants was the perfect read after Mental Health Awareness Month. It was light, fluffy, full of laugh out loud and cringeworthy moments - I really can't get enough of this world that Kelk has built. What a Girl Wants and About a Girl are such Sex in the City books, with the laughs, the drama, the ups and downs; it's absolute perfection. Kekipi is to Tess what Stanford is to Carrie. He is there to hoist her out of trouble and to make sure that she's appropriately dressed in this book just as he was in Hawaii in About a Girl. This is going to be the most incoherent review ever because all I can do is sit and clap with glee at this amazing book!
In What a Girl Wants Tess is back and as disastrous as ever. She is now confronted with the decision between setting up her own company with Charlie, or hopping over to Milan to pursue photography with Nick. This book was exactly what I expected for a sequel to About a Girl. It was equally as hysterical and consuming as the first and I found myself completely immersed in the world of Tess, Amy and the rest of the characters. What I love so much about this book is that the characters actually feel like your friend. Tess is constantly confiding in you, the reader, and it's tough to not feel like you're developing a very trusting friendship with her. This book sees Tess through even more tough times and decisions but they all end in such hilarity. Like I said in my review of About A Girl, I neeeeeed a Tess in my life.
Lindsey Kelk's writing style is one of my favourite things about her books. She is so blunt, so crude and so real. All of her characters talk like real people. There's no censoring characters conversations or thoughts. If a 'fuck' is appropriate or a 'cockwomble' is deserved then let it be said! It's something I definitely connect with with her work. Her characters talk similarly to how I talk to my friends. It's something that's so relatable, so fresh and so real. I really can't get enough of it. Her language and her way of writing is so easy; it just makes for such a quick but fantastic read. I'm eyeing my I Heart series as I type this!
What a Girl Wants is the perfect book. I'm not usually a big reader of 'chick-lit' or contemporary fiction but I can't help myself with Kelk's work. I love them. They make me laugh, they make me cringe and they take you on one hell of a journey. From London to Hawaii to London and potentially Milan, there's never a dull moment in these characters lives and I just found myself lapping it up. This is the most perfect read for summer; it'll leave you grinning and begging for more adventures from Tess Brookes!
*Received in exchange for an honest review*
*Thank you, Harper Collins*
This is the most PERFECT summer read EVER. I completely devoured it. There is no way that I'm ready to say goodbye to Tess Brookes and her friends yet. There needs to be more of this series. Please tell me there's going to be more Tess?! What a Girl Wants was the perfect read after Mental Health Awareness Month. It was light, fluffy, full of laugh out loud and cringeworthy moments - I really can't get enough of this world that Kelk has built. What a Girl Wants and About a Girl are such Sex in the City books, with the laughs, the drama, the ups and downs; it's absolute perfection. Kekipi is to Tess what Stanford is to Carrie. He is there to hoist her out of trouble and to make sure that she's appropriately dressed in this book just as he was in Hawaii in About a Girl. This is going to be the most incoherent review ever because all I can do is sit and clap with glee at this amazing book!
In What a Girl Wants Tess is back and as disastrous as ever. She is now confronted with the decision between setting up her own company with Charlie, or hopping over to Milan to pursue photography with Nick. This book was exactly what I expected for a sequel to About a Girl. It was equally as hysterical and consuming as the first and I found myself completely immersed in the world of Tess, Amy and the rest of the characters. What I love so much about this book is that the characters actually feel like your friend. Tess is constantly confiding in you, the reader, and it's tough to not feel like you're developing a very trusting friendship with her. This book sees Tess through even more tough times and decisions but they all end in such hilarity. Like I said in my review of About A Girl, I neeeeeed a Tess in my life.
Lindsey Kelk's writing style is one of my favourite things about her books. She is so blunt, so crude and so real. All of her characters talk like real people. There's no censoring characters conversations or thoughts. If a 'fuck' is appropriate or a 'cockwomble' is deserved then let it be said! It's something I definitely connect with with her work. Her characters talk similarly to how I talk to my friends. It's something that's so relatable, so fresh and so real. I really can't get enough of it. Her language and her way of writing is so easy; it just makes for such a quick but fantastic read. I'm eyeing my I Heart series as I type this!
What a Girl Wants is the perfect book. I'm not usually a big reader of 'chick-lit' or contemporary fiction but I can't help myself with Kelk's work. I love them. They make me laugh, they make me cringe and they take you on one hell of a journey. From London to Hawaii to London and potentially Milan, there's never a dull moment in these characters lives and I just found myself lapping it up. This is the most perfect read for summer; it'll leave you grinning and begging for more adventures from Tess Brookes!
suzannefine's review against another edition
5.0
I won this book recently in a Goodreads give-away, in exchange for an honest review.
Honestly, I continue to love Lindsey's books, What A Girl Wants did not disappoint. I not only loved the story between Tess and Nick (no spoilers), but I loved watching Tess and Al's relationship grow as well, and how much she looked up to him, and looked out for him. Amy was a hoot, and keeps you laughing. I kinda felt bad for Charlie, but not overly bad. And I loved how Paige is still involved in this book as well.
All and all a classic Lindsey Kelk book that is enjoyable and very fun to read.
I highly recommend reading this book.
Honestly, I continue to love Lindsey's books, What A Girl Wants did not disappoint. I not only loved the story between Tess and Nick (no spoilers), but I loved watching Tess and Al's relationship grow as well, and how much she looked up to him, and looked out for him. Amy was a hoot, and keeps you laughing. I kinda felt bad for Charlie, but not overly bad. And I loved how Paige is still involved in this book as well.
All and all a classic Lindsey Kelk book that is enjoyable and very fun to read.
I highly recommend reading this book.
labalkana's review against another edition
4.0
It's been a while since I read "About a Girl" but I reconnected with Tess quickly.
Now she has to face the hardest decision - the life she always dreamed of versus the future she never thought possible.
Her best friend Charlie wants her to move in with him and open their own advertising agency together. After she loved him for over a decade, he finally sees how good they are together.
As much as she loves advertising and Charlie, just now she met a man, she can't stop thinking about and rediscovered her passion for photography.
Nick sent her a mail, telling her to call him - but now he won't answer her calls. Good thing she's in Milan to decide whether to take a photograhy job and he's also there. But he won't forgive her for pretending to be Vanessa, when she stole her job and went to Hawaii instead of her...
This is the perfect quick read. The writing is on point, blunt and makes this a joy to read. It's fluffy but deep enough, full of fun and emotions that made me swoon and laugh and mad.
While I didn't like Charlie much in the first book, he had his sweet moments here and converted me. He did shitty and I got that he made Tess try on lingerie he could buy for his girlfriends, while she was her potential baby-dadyy - hurtful - and as much I understood her making him wait here, I didn't like how she did it. It felt just wrong to me, not to her tough, because she clearly didn't even know what she wanted. Her trying to talk Nick into them could have been a hint. I was rooting for him, he's just so full of himself - exactly my time. But the story of his ex? That just made him look stupid. Same as Charlie, I mean shallow Vanessa ? Duh.
Tess behaved stupidly lots of times, beyond irrational. It's like she just loses her sanity whenever Nick or Charlie are around. But she's so likeable!
I loved the comparison of Charlie and a Chanel bag, that stuff just speaks to me, and the double thumbs up was the best thing ever. And Kekipi is still a favourite. He could be less prude but his story made me like him even more.
I didn't expect the ending that way but it's a good one. Plus now I definitely have to read the next book.
Now she has to face the hardest decision - the life she always dreamed of versus the future she never thought possible.
Her best friend Charlie wants her to move in with him and open their own advertising agency together. After she loved him for over a decade, he finally sees how good they are together.
As much as she loves advertising and Charlie, just now she met a man, she can't stop thinking about and rediscovered her passion for photography.
Nick sent her a mail, telling her to call him - but now he won't answer her calls. Good thing she's in Milan to decide whether to take a photograhy job and he's also there. But he won't forgive her for pretending to be Vanessa, when she stole her job and went to Hawaii instead of her...
This is the perfect quick read. The writing is on point, blunt and makes this a joy to read. It's fluffy but deep enough, full of fun and emotions that made me swoon and laugh and mad.
While I didn't like Charlie much in the first book, he had his sweet moments here and converted me. He did shitty and I got that he made Tess try on lingerie he could buy for his girlfriends, while she was her potential baby-dadyy - hurtful - and as much I understood her making him wait here, I didn't like how she did it. It felt just wrong to me, not to her tough, because she clearly didn't even know what she wanted. Her trying to talk Nick into them could have been a hint. I was rooting for him, he's just so full of himself - exactly my time. But the story of his ex? That just made him look stupid. Same as Charlie, I mean shallow Vanessa ? Duh.
Tess behaved stupidly lots of times, beyond irrational. It's like she just loses her sanity whenever Nick or Charlie are around. But she's so likeable!
I loved the comparison of Charlie and a Chanel bag, that stuff just speaks to me, and the double thumbs up was the best thing ever. And Kekipi is still a favourite. He could be less prude but his story made me like him even more.
I didn't expect the ending that way but it's a good one. Plus now I definitely have to read the next book.
dellaporta's review against another edition
4.0
agallofilice's review against another edition
4.0
A cute beach read with a classic love triangle. I definitely want to know what happened in Hawaii!
krissyl's review against another edition
4.0
Another fantastic book from Lindsey Kelk! Can't wait for the next one!
emmaxboyle's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0