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Book Reviews Title Thirty-Nothing Fiction-Net
Rating Buy It
From Amazon.co.uk - BUY
NOW! Cover
Story Have you ever
wondered what happened to your first love? Imagine
bumping into her twelve years after you last saw
her and realizing you still fancy her rotten. This
is what happens to Dig Ryan when he sees Delilah
again. Now imagine you're Nadine. You've been Dig's
best friend for the last fifteen years, and you're
in love with him. Delilah was your nemesis at
school and it turns out she still is. When she
resurfaces, you might find yourself feeling
extremely jealous and start doing really childish
things. Like phoning your first love, Phil. Just to
get your own back... This is a story
about ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends and what
happens when you start messing with the past. And
how sometimes what you're looking for isn't in the
past or in the future, but right under your
nose. We
Say Not the most
inspired back cover blurb we've seen but we'll let
that pass. The front and back cover design of
Thirty-Nothing is in the now established 'Lisa
Jewell' theme and style - and pretty snappy it is
too. Thirty-Nothing is
not a very original idea - two should-be lovers who
have been best friends for many years get together
with other people whilst realising that they're
destined to be together. As I say, it's hardly
ground-breaking. But that's not necessarily a bad
thing. Popular themes are popular for a
reason. It becomes very
clear during the opening chapters that Lisa
Jewell's second novel is in many ways a far
superior piece of writing than her first,
Ralph's
Party.
Firstly, you'll find the quality of writing vastly
improved and secondly, Lisa Jewell has found
humour. Thirty-Nothing features it's fair share of
laughter moments. Thirty-Nothing is
not perfect. The storyline throws few surprises at
you - even when it tries to - and you'll likely be
aware of the next plot-development at least a
chapter before it actually happens, but the quality
of writing that takes you there will disarm you. It
also helps that the two leading characters, Dig and
Nadine, are utterly likable. Even the two ex's,
Delilah and Phil, are somehow likable despite their
flaws. A polished piece
of writing. Review by: Rob
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