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The Debt & The Doormat (2013)

by Laura Barnard(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Laura Barnard, via Smashwords

review 1: Poppy had a reliable job and was working towards a settled life until she was dumped. She still thinks her best friend, Jazz, is in worse shape, so she agrees to live Jazz’s life to get her out of debt. Pitched pell-mell into the crazy world of 3 roommates, wild dates, bad dates, sexually harassing bosses, looming layoffs, there pretty much isn’t anything that caring, crazy Poppy doesn’t try to fix and immediately blow up into colossal mess! After awhile, even she has to wonder if her new roomie, irritatingly attractive Ryan, isn’t right and it’s time for her to stop trying to make everyone else happy. The number of bizarre incidents that happen to and because of Poppy are a little overwhelming, but add up to an hysterically funny look at contemporary single life... more in London!
review 2: I'm not even sure where to begin. This is probably the longest book I've read in ages. Or at least if felt like it. It took me quite a while to get in to the story and characters, but eventually (and somewhat surprisingly to me) I did. Poppy is like a walking bad luck charm and I have never seen so much crap happen to one person. You expect it at every turn, and it happens at every turn, but eventually it just became too much for me and slowed the story down. It was just too long. That said, I did like the relationship between Poppy and Ryan and I did keep reading because I wanted to see what happened, even as Ryan's emotions flip flopped just as often as Poppy's. The cast of characters in this story is fun and create some crazy moments along the way. If the story had been paired down, I think I could have really enjoyed it. There is just too much happening for me. Not to mention, the romance is so slow to bloom, I kept watching the percentage climb higher and higher wondering if anything would indeed happen. The end is rushed but I think the sequel holds all the details. I will give it a try to see what craziness continues with Poppy and Ryan and because it appears to focus a bit more on Jazz (and hopefully Ollie) as well. less

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