Rating: - Nice Holiday Read
I took this book on holiday and was so taken in by the characters I had to limit myself to 1 chapter at a time other wise I would have read it in a day.
Set in Soap world you find yourself really taking to the main characters and wanting good things to happen to them. And some bits I was laughing out loud and forgetting where I was.
Donna Hay writes really good stories and I always take one of her books on holiday.
A Must read for any Chick Lit Lover.
Rating: - A Hollywood Heart
Set in the world of soap TV, Donna Hay takes us behind the scenes of the lives of our beloved (and sometimes not so beloved) TV stars.
Maybe a little on the unrealistic side but touching and a good read none the less. This novel somehow makes us feel like the main character herself, instead of just reading about her life written down on pages.
Being a Hay fan from her first novel, 'Waiting in the Wings' (another actor-based novel), I was eager to see what she had in store and I was pleasantly surprised by the light hearted, and at times soul-dwelling, story that she puts across to us.
An easy read with plenty of jazz. Funny, warm, a page-turner!
Rating: - Light and fluffy - but nice
Kiss and Tell is a nice respite from heavy reading. Donna Hay's books run a bit closer to traditional romances, utilizing a lot of the traditional plot devices. Yet Hay writes with a fresh style and knows her way around the English language - the dialog rings true, and she infuses enough humor to keep things from becoming overwrought. Kiss and Tell is the story of Jo, a soap actress. The glamour ends there - Jo's a single mom with a jerk for an ex, a nanny from Hades (not quite bad enough to be from Hell), a pushy mother, and coworkers who just make things worse. Oh, and there's the new boss - with a ruthless reputation, an ice queen for a girlfriend, and more than just a hint of Mr. Darcy about him. Oh, you know where this one is going right ... Read More:
Rating: - A fun, witty and compulsive read!
This was a thoroughly enjoyable read, when I badly needed something to take my mind off my poor old dog having tests at the vet's. It's a brilliant insight into soaps, with wickedly funny digs at the minor-celeb-designer 'culture', a real and loveable heroine who opens her mouth and puts her foot in it, loveable non-brat kids and a hamster called Pudding. Oh, and the kind of hero we all dream about! Lucky old Jo!