Chick Lit

136. Me and Mr. Darcy - Alexandra Potter, Ballantine Books, June 2007, ISBN: 9780345502544, 353p.

Featuring: Emily Albright, Mr. Darcy, and Spike Hargreaves

I hadn't read anything by British author Jill Mansell, but a week or so ago I heard her talk at my local library (she's on a book tour). It sounded like she wrote the kind of book I like to read - funny, romantic, not too much sex! - so I borrowed this book from the library while I was there (I also bought one of her books at the signing after the talk).

Elise Penny wanted a glamorous life, filled with beauty pageants, fancy houses, fast cars, and city lights.  So what did she do?  She fell in love with Sam, a handsome farmer, and that was, well, that.  Or was it?  When their daughter secretly enters her in the Mrs. Proverbs 31 Pageant, Ellie soon discovers that a person should be careful what she wishes for! 

How do you show up your soon-to-be-married ex at his own wedding to a Hollywood star when your own hottie Scotsman dumps you? Dress your best friend up in a kilt and get him to pretend he's your fiance, of course. This was a hilarious read--fun, flirty, and frenetic. A perfect beach-side companion!

--review by Vicki So, proofreader.

Performed by Laura Hicks
Penguin Putnam/Berkley Trade/Sound Library
Women’s Fiction
Chick Lit/Paranormal
Trade Paperback and Unabridged Audio Book
Rating: 4

The
best part of this book is the heroine’s complete and open honesty. She
shares her embarrassments and life stories in a way that is charming
and just plain amusing. Charlotte Bell’s life has been less than

This was a great story for all of us who are stuck halfway between tradition, and pleasing our parents, and becoming the modern woman we are bound to be.

Local News, Designer Handbags, Broken Families and Edward R. Murrow

Score: 3 1/2