When Millie Brady saves Orla Hart's life she doesn't realise how drastically it will change her own - not least because the boyfriend who was proposing at the time stormed off in a huff. Actually, Millie's relieved. She's happy to enjoy a man-free summer in Cornwall. But Orla has other ideas. She's determined that Millie should meet the man of her dreams. Trouble is, Millie's taste in men doesn't tally with Orla's. The one who really interests her is Hugh Emerson, and he's the man with whom Orla's adamant she mustn't get involved...
My thoughts:
Here is my 3rd book review for the 2011 Show Me The Free Reading Challenge which I found off of Amazon's Top 100 FREE e-books! ....And picked out because of the lovely cover! (...hanging my head in shame on this bad habit once again)
I was quite amazed at the length of this e-book! Holly smokes, I think it was a little over 500 pages. And the great thing was I didn't even notice while reading. Now that's a sign of a good book. Millie gets her self in all kinds of situations from the very beginning when her boyfriend leaves her stranded on a cliff's edge because she ignored his wish to move in together to help a distressed woman about to throw herself off the cliff, to the very end when she travels on a Double Decker tourist bus around London in nothing but a see-threw nighty.
Not only is Millie's Fling about (of course) Millie and her crazy antics but there are side plots coming out of everywhere. I loved it! We meet poor Orla, (the distressed woman about to throw herself off the cliff) who happens to be a bestselling novelist with a whirlwind issues going on, Hester who is Millie's selfish roommate with boy issues, Lucas whom every girl wants and every guy wants to be like, and lovely Hugh who breaks our hearts with his wife's tragic death. There is so much going on!
The best part about all of these side plots is that they are all tied in so fantastically well. What I really like about Jill Mansell's writing style is the way the characters in her book all speak so witty. Millie's Fling is a fun read and gives a hilarious view into other people's love life.
In the end, Millie's Fling is one big old book of people just looking for that "special someone". And boy are we all on a ride for some knee-slapping, "oh no they didn't say that" moments, and "it's about time" situations. So read up and have a blast!
.....Some of my favorite quotes from Millie's Fling are....
"I’m telling you now, show me a man with an ugly secretary and I’ll show you a man scared to death of his wife." - Orla Hart
"And wine for the fridge. (Their fridge was extremely fond of wine.)" - Millie's internal thoughts
I would have picked it up just because of the cover too! It's absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnd who doesn't tour London in a see through nighty? LOL!
Wow, Millie's Fling sounds fun. I wonder if it is still free. I must go check.
I'm very happy you are still participating in the challenge! Thanks for sharing this review.
Bummer! It is no longer Free! Looks like you really scored when you got it. Lucky you. :)
ReplyDelete@ Missie...I'm still in the game :) I've been so caught up in other books though.
ReplyDeleteAlso, this is definitely a book I would recommend to others to purchase. Well worth it!!