Tuesday’s Child by Louise Bagshawe
Oh, how I’ve missed chick lit. I haven’t read in quite a while because of all the other great books I’ve been hearing about on the blogosphere. Then in the last couple of weeks I’ve read four. I just decided I needed something a little lighter to squeeze between Fahrenheit 451 and The Handmaid’s Tale. One of the questions from weekly geeks this week was about whether or not I have changed what I read knowing I will be publicly reviewing them. And I have been, but then I just decided, who cares? There is a lot of really good chick lit out there and it definitely has a place.
So anyway, this one was about Lucy who was perfectly happy with her life. She had a job she loved (reviewing video games), a great place to live with her best friend (Ollie) and she was happy with herself. But then her best friend got engaged and asked her to move out and the magazine she was working out folded. Now she has no place to live, no job and her best friend’s new fiance has informed her that there is only room for one woman in Ollie’s life and she’ll have to butt out now.
So Lucy gets a new job with a super hot new boss and everything seems to be going swimmingly, except for the fact that her boss seems to think that he can buy her with fancy clothes and super swank new place to live. Oh, and the fact that she’s in love with her best friend who’s engaged to a total cow. And because it’s chick lit, you all know how it ends. But just in case you don’t, I’ll leave it at that!
I think that’s what I like about chick lit. It’s light and fun and comforting. Everything always works out in the end and the second you start reading one of these you know everything is going to end happily ever after. I think what separates good chick lit from bad chick lit is writing style and how interesting the in between parts of the book are. And this one was really great. I liked the writing and the story was engaging and interesting. I’ll definitely add Louise Bagshawe to my list of acceptable chick lit authors!
12/09/2009 at 5:58 pm Permalink
I so agree with you — writing is key in separating good chick lit from bad. And in every genre, there’s really a range in terms of the strength of the writing and the books. I love chick lit, and I also love thrillers, mysteries, and just about any other book I can get my hands on. This sounds like a really good book, perfect for curling up with on a crisp fall day with a glass of wine…