Reviews

Being Committed by Anna Maxted

mehitabels's review against another edition

4.0

[on difficult women]
" 'Difficult' gives an impression of being wild, independent, untamable, which I like. But, stripped of its cute, coltish associations, I fear the true translation of 'difficult' is 'bad-tempered.' "

"However, five years on, I returned to Polzeath in a contrite spirit. Which sounds like a sports car, but alas, no."

emjay24's review against another edition

2.0

Maxted's books are usually chick lit with a dark, more realistic side. This one was more on the chick littiness of chick lit. This woman is a detective but over the book detects things instead about herself and her family. It was only ok, it never drew me in, although it got better at the end. Still, it's no Running with Heels. If you're a fan of her work, why not read it, but if you've never read anything by her, don't begin with this one. It was just ok.

colleenpence's review against another edition

1.0

Doesn't really count as a "just read" because I didn't finish it. Couldn't connect with the characters. Strange. I've loved all of Maxted's other books.

erinmp's review against another edition

2.0

Maxted writes chick lit with a deeper slant. Her characters always have some sort of issue that keeps expanding until she is forced to deal with it. I still think that her first novel, Getting Over It, is her best. This one didn't grab my attention. I didn't love the protagonist and at times I had to force myself to continue reading.

cristellmph's review against another edition

3.0

Kept me interested, however it fell flat at some points.

wombat_88's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

1rebeccapearson's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

2.0

sharonfalduto's review against another edition

The main character of this book is somewhat unsympathetic, at least at first. It's like she doesn't want you to like her. She dates a man for five years but realizes she doesn't love him when he proposes to her. She still tries to adjust and change for him, but realizes some truths about her own fear of love and commitment from her family's dysfunction along the way.

sarahbloom's review against another edition

2.0

I think I read this too soon after reading Marian Keyes' "Mystery of Mercy Close". Both were about unlikeable single-gal detectives (though "Mystery" was set in Ireland), and the glass-half-full theme prevails. The thing that really left me unimpressed about BC is that the main character has such a personality turnaround, the likes of which I've never witnessed in real life. Yeah, it would be nice if every clueless, mean person suddenly stumbled upon a closely-gaurded secret that subsequently made them see the light so they start treasuring loved ones, living every day fully, which leads to finding the loves of their lives, etc, etc. But that just doesn't happen in real life, at least not overnight. I couldn't buy into the main character's change of heart in the last third of the book, and I don't think any reasonably intelligent reader would either...but then again, there's lots of readers who LOVED this!

pixieauthoress's review

2.0

Apparently I read this book, because I have it written down in a list of books which I read in 2005. I remember all the books on the list - except this one.

Despite reading through half the reviews, I still can't recall anything about this book. Thus, it can't have been earth-shatteringly amazing.