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The Dating Detox (2011)

by Gemma Burgess(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1847561918 (ISBN13: 9781847561916)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Avon

review 1: Meh. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. The predictable-happy finale was good and earned it its third star.However this book didn’t capture me very much, the plot was a bit flat… it lacked tension. Definitely wasn’t gripping. Really, half of the book was practically the narration of useless day-to-day activities; the author spent too many words describing the surroundings, the group dynamics, the preparation and development of the parties or weekends. I felt that the Love Story, which for me should be the focal point in a chick-lit novel, was left with a meagre 20% of the book at most. I didn’t have to move to next chapter or die; I just sort of did because, unless a book is truly horrendous, I usually finish what I’ve begun to read.The writing style was similar... more to the other book I’ve read from Burgess, which was a plus. You really feel like you’re in the head of the protagonist and she’s often funny and witty. However, the overall book was definitely inferior by far to ‘A Girl Like You’, which, unlike this one, I loved.
review 2: I really enjoyed reading A Girl Like You so I thought I would give this book a try. I would probably rate this 3.5 stars. I was slightly disappointed because I thought I would love it like I did with her other book but I didn't fall in love with her main character, Sass. At some points, I was slightly annoyed which can happen when I read chick-lit books. I did enjoy reading the parts about Sass's work since I also work in advertising. I definitely enjoyed how Sass empowers herself and really focuses on her work and her life instead of chasing after guys. The flirty relationship between Sass and Jake was cute and that was a saving grace for this book but overall there were some parts that were a bit boring. It just didn't capture my attention as much as I thought it would. less

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