Title: Mini Shopaholic (Shopaholic #6) Author: Sophie Kinsella Publisher: Bantam Press Publication Date: Sept 2010 ARC: 392 pages Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction/Chick-Lit Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Carolyn RATING: 7/10 – very good, would definitely recommend PRESS RELEASE: Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true – a shopping friend for life! But two-year-old Minnie has quite a different approach to shopping. Cue havoc in the toy department at Harrods and a spectacular performance at her own christening,…

Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista by Amy Silver Arrow Books (Oct 2009) | Paperback, 327 pages Chick-Lit Guest Reviewer: Suzana I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for months as the plot made it seem like something that a lot of young women could perhaps relate to or dread in these times of a global economical crisis and all the scary recession talk. So when Cassie, the narrator of the story, goes from being the indispensable PA in the City to a reluctant recessionista , the readers are bound to…

Title: Babymoon Author: Melanie La’Brooy Publisher: Piatkus Publication Date: 3rd Sept 2009 ARC: 372 pages Genre: Chick-lit Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Carolyn RATING: 3/10 BACK COVER SUMMARY: Isabelle Beckett and Jack Boyd are expecting their first child, and on the surface Isabelle is the very model of a calm Earth Mother to-be. Or she would be if she wasn’t consumed by anxiety about finding her pelvic floor, watching birthing videos or deciding on an uber-trendy or dreadfully practical pram. But can she make it through pregnancy and childbirth with…

Title: How Not To Shop Author: Carmen Reid Genre: Chick-Lit Publisher: Corgi Publication Date: 13 Aug 2009 Paperback: 374 pages Rating: 6/10 Synopsis (Back Cover) Personal shopper Annie Valentine is about to hit the big time: presenting a glamorous TV makeover series! But too late, Annie discovers this is TV on a shoestring. They’re paying her buttons and her budget is zip. Can she make do with Primark when all she wants if Prada? While Annie performs miracles with the minimum, boyfriends Ed is left at home with one son…

Title: Hens Reunited Author: Lucy Diamond Genre: Chick-lit, Romance Publisher: Pan Publication Date: 7 Aug 2009 Paperback: 421 pages Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: The Party’s over… so what happens next? Katie, Georgia and Alice were at each other’s hen nights but now the chickens have come home to roost: their marriages have fallen apart and their friendships have been tested to the limits. Control freak Katie has become a commitment-phobe – there’s no way she wants to get married again. Is there?Ambitious Georgia always puts her career first. If anyone gets…

Title: Love Lies Author: Adele Parks Genre: Chick Lit Publisher: Michael Joseph (Penguin) Publication Date: 30th July 2009 ARC: 504 pages Rating: 5/10 Synopsis: Fern is glaring thirty in the face and can’t ignore the love lies any longer. Life with Adam was amazing once – although these days swinging from the chandeliers means D.I.Y not S.E.X. She believes a romantic wedding should be the next step but dam just wont go down on one knee. Then a chance meeting with Scottie Taylor – the UK’s sexiest pop star –…

Title: Celebrity Bride Author: Alison Kervin Genre: Chick-Lit | Contemporary Women’s Fiction Publisher: Ebury Press Publication Date: 4th June 2009 Paperback: 378 pages Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Carolyn RATING: 7/10 – Very good. BOOK COVER SUMMARY: It’s the celebrity wedding of the season…. The news that Hollywood bad boy Rufus George is finally settling down has caused a media storm. Especially since his bride is a civilian – a nobody. Kelly Monsoon is just an average English girl. She never expected to meet a mega-star like Rufus let alone…

Title: Remember Me? Author: Sophie Kinsella Genre: Chick-Lit Publisher: Black Swan Publication Date: 4 Dec 2008 Paperback: 444 pages Rating: 8/10 Summary (Goodreads) When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she’s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—in a Mercedes no less—Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she’s about to find out just how much things have changed. Somehow Lexi went from a…