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The Girl Who Just Wanted to Have Fun

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The first thing I must say is that I thought this was a fantastic book; exciting, FULL of surprises, intriguing. However, I was so disappointed with the ending. That is not to say that it is not good but just … I don’t know, but for me, it wasn’t quite right.
How clever Ms Regan must be to contrive such a plot. She presents us with three women, Ellie, Liz and Betsy. Ellie is the party animal, hedonistic and sadly wild; Liz is the driven career girl – fighting to maintain her place in the male dominated financial world; cramming the gym, work and laddish behaviour into her hectic life; Betsy is the counterpoint to the others – offering a space for her friends to relax, eat and off-load their problems. Fantastic characters but somehow flawed. How I worried about them. ‘Why would she do that’ was the recurrent refrain that accompanied my reading.
Several times I was taken by surprise as another facet was revealed (I didn’t expect that/ well, I didn’t see that coming), very clever multi-layered structure.

What greatly enhanced my enjoyment of this book was the London setting. As she described various places I could picture it exactly in my mind – all adding credibility to the plot.
Would I recommend it – absolutely.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

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Great quick chick lit read. A story about 3 different women with very different lives and struggles. The party girl, the career woman, and the caretaker. The beginning of the book really left me wanting to get to know each character more and I felt like I was missing something. The shocker I didn't see coming at the end of Part 1 really pulled it altogether for me. I flew through Part 2 dying to know what would happen next and wanting to shake Liz with each decision she made. I would recommend this book for a quick weekend read. While I enjoyed the book, the ending really left me wanting more!

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