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Book Reviews Title Olivia's
Bliss Fiction-Net
Rating Buy It
From Amazon.co.uk - BUY
NOW! Cover
Story When Ricky moves
in, Olivia finds herself in competition with her
flatmates Josephine and Leila - the race is on to
hook this gorgeous, loveable, perfect
guy. Olivia thinks her
chances are slim against the blonde and beautiful
Josephine. Luckily, Leila is short, round and
cuddly - not much of a threat really. Life,
however, is full of surprises… And then she
meets Ricky's dad: Sir Henry Caldwell, well-known
writer. When he hires her as his P.A (despite the
fact her typing speed is two words per three
fingers per half-hour) she quickly finds herself
helpless against his powerful personality and
sexual magnetism. This is the lover
of her dreams. It should be easy to forget her
infatuation with Ricky. Shouldn't it? We
Say We all know that
life is never simple and straightforward and if
it's possible to make the wrong decision about
something then we probably will. This is certainly
true in the case of Olivia Bliss, aspiring
twenty-six-year-old writer with love and lust on
her mind. First of all,
Olivia falls for Ricky who is cute and funny but
also unpredictable. Unfortunately, due to
misunderstandings, this doesn't work out. Then,
Olivia decides that Ricky's father, Henry, is the
love of her life, which has its own serious
ramifications. The story is one of disaster and
confusion with the characters to-ing and fro-ing
between lovers as they try to keep themselves and
everyone else happy. The pace is
furious as the plot moves from lust through to love
and marriage to breakdown and back to lust again,
with various characters involved at each stage.
There's certainly plenty going on and more than
enough to keep the reader entertained. With nearly
as many twists and turns as there are chapters it
will also keep you guessing. The characters
are convincing because they are all flawed and
behave terribly a lot of the time. That said,
Olivia is a sympathetic character because she just
wants to be happy. But like most of us, she keeps
getting it wrong. She is also witty and slightly
daft, adding to the comedy elements of the story.
"Olivia's Bliss"
is not the most original book I have read, but it
is entertaining and funny. If you like your
romantic stories to be modern, witty and fast then
this is a fairly safe bet. To keep you happy, it's
also a very satisfying five hundred pages
long. Review by: Rachel
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