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Title: The problem with 2-book deals -- big disappointment
Review: I loved Girl's Guide, read it several times, gave it as gifts, raved about it. This is derivative, not in a good way, completely contrived, and bad chick lit. Whereas her first book was original in concept and execution, this is no different than any other chick lit novel on the discount shelf and Barnes and Noble. It reminded me of romance novels, completely interchangebale. THere is nothing original, witty, or well done here, and had she not had GIrl's GUide under her belt it would have never, ever been published. As I was reading it, I thought, Why did she bother with this? So it dawned on me that she must have been required by her publisher to write it? I'd avoid this one and pick up Center of Everything, re-read Girl's Guide, or any Jane Green novel instead.
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