Honeymoon - Amy Jenkins
In Honey's world of romance there are two choices. One is sweet, romantic Ed, a gorgeous
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gardener, who buys red roses, carpets a bedroom in delicate flower petals and says "I love You" without being a) ironic or b) prompted. The other is Alex, handsome, moody and nearly mute, who is something big in Hollywood films, sends you self obsessed e-mails, is a commitment phobe but will hold your hand for hours and a) explain how you are soul mates whilst b) flirting with a water ski instructor. Like, there is a choice? Why not marry one and elope with the other? Yep, that age-old dilemma is at the heart of Amy "This Life" Jenkins' debut novel "Honeymoon".Honey wants romance, but she wants it realistic. There are rich kid helicopter rides, jokey white stretch limos, a feng shui-obsessed sister and American girls called Cherelle who declare: "Hello I also work my butt off at the agency and I'm hot." There's a soundtrack of dance records, casual drug references and cool, inspirational friends. In this modern world the characters are all young, flirty and angst-ridden as befits a time when being "romantic without irony is practically against the law." According to Honey, postmodern romance is like postmodern buildings: spacious, hygienic and soulless. Perhaps the book is a little like that too. It's sly and funny but a little hollow at its heart. The emotional dramas get worked out, but if it still feels like a disappointment it may be because this is more a case of okay for the time being than happy ever after.--Eithne Farry
Flame - Amy Jenkins
In Honey's world of romance there are two choices. One is sweet, romantic Ed, a gorgeous
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gardener, who buys red roses, carpets a bedroom in delicate flower petals and says "I love You" without being a) ironic or b) prompted. The other is Alex, handsome, moody and nearly mute, who is something big in Hollywood films, sends you self obsessed e-mails, is a commitment phobe but will hold your hand for hours and a) explain how you are soul mates whilst b) flirting with a water ski instructor. Like, there is a choice? Why not marry one and elope with the other? Yep, that age-old dilemma is at the heart of Amy "This Life" Jenkins' debut novel "Honeymoon".Honey wants romance, but she wants it realistic. There are rich kid helicopter rides, jokey white stretch limos, a feng shui-obsessed sister and American girls called Cherelle who declare: "Hello I also work my butt off at the agency and I'm hot." There's a soundtrack of dance records, casual drug references and cool, inspirational friends. In this modern world the characters are all young, flirty and angst-ridden as befits a time when being "romantic without irony is practically against the law." According to Honey, postmodern romance is like postmodern buildings: spacious, hygienic and soulless. Perhaps the book is a little like that too. It's sly and funny but a little hollow at its heart. The emotional dramas get worked out, but if it still feels like a disappointment it may be because this is more a case of okay for the time being than happy ever after.--Eithne Farry
(+) Epic tales, detailed yet not boring, great characters and substained plots (-) Not at the moment, though some might not like the style and small print
Advantages: easy to get into Disadvantages: sometimes you loose track of who some of the characters are.
...This is AmyJenkins first novel, she also wrote the hit series This Life
but I must have been the only person who never watched it I tuned in once
and I couldn't keep up with the storyline even though most of my friends
raved about it and constantly filled me in on what was going on etc.
This was about the same as this book. I kept having to go back a few pages
as I constantly felt I was missing some important details and parts of the
story out and who characters were and how they were involved in the plot of
the book.
Spoiler alert!
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This is a story about a girl called Honeymoon or Honey for short who is preparing
for her wedding to Ed who although is very nice and perfect husband
material she can't stop thinking about the love of her life whom she met
seven years ago and had a one night fling...
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Advantages: Funny and exciting. Disadvantages: Predictable in some areas
...I have read and enjoyed both of AmyJenkins books, Funny Valentine being my favourite.
In this book you follow Stevie, a very serious woman that is against chain stores and hates the idea of valentines day... until she falls in love.
She is the kind of woman that hates celebrities and being a journalist, always tries to print articles of a serious nature rather than the latest news on a celeb. She hates the fact they are always put ahead of the important issues she wants to address, and therefore hates celebrities. That is until she bumps into Louis, which leads to her wrestling with his security guard. To her surprise she finds out he is a celebrity that her magazine are going to interview, and ends up spending a week with him, and falling in love.
Watch as Stevie befriends Louis' mad fan, I would say this is one of the mose...
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Advantages: Funny, descriptive, easy to read, Disadvantages: A little unbelievable!
...Ever met the man of your dreams on your honeymoon? Well the main charactor in AmyJenkins first novel did! By the writer of the hit BBC Tv show 'This Life' HoneyMoon chroniciles the love life of twentysomething kooky Honey Moon on her trouble led path to happiness. A kind of Briget Jones meets 'Friends', Honeymoon captures you from the start with witty descriptions and funny dialogue. We are taken to New York and Mexico, and introduced to the good life!
If you loved Bridget Jones and are addicted to this new style of twenty/thirty something writing then this book is for you! It's definatly a book for the girl of the nineties!...
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