Mhairi McFarlane
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| Title | : | Here's Looking at You |
| Author | : | Mhairi McFarlane |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | December 5th 2013 by AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd |
| Categories | : | Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Contemporary. Fiction. Adult. Contemporary Romance. Humor |
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In essence it's an ugly duckling tale. Our heroine Aureliana returns to school after fifteen years for a reunion. School doesn't hold happy memories for her, as being a roly poly Italian (known as the Italian Galleon), and always armed with a Tupperware full of pungent Mediterranean food, she was bullied incessantly throughout her years there. Now in her 30s, Aureliana wants to put the past behind her once and for all and face up to the bullies who made her life hell. But she is much-changed from the girl she once was - all curves and because I'm worth it hair - and no one recognises her when she arrives. Losing her bottle, she backs out on her plan for revenge and slinks off, hoping never to be reminded of her years at school again. But fate gets in the way, and after the reunion her path keeps crossing with James - major hunk and Aureliana's major crush back at school. But alas, as a cronie to the bullies, Aureliana to this day believes that his beautiful exterior hides an ugly interior. As they continue to cross paths a love/hate relationship ensues until eventually something shifts, and they both start to discover what the person underneath is really like... Full of Mhairi's trademark laugh out loud humour, Here's Looking At You is a novel about facing your demons and being happy with who you really are.Declare Books During Here's Looking at You
| Original Title: | Here's Looking at You |
| ISBN: | 0007488068 (ISBN13: 9780007488063) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.82 From 9549 Users | 849 ReviewsWeigh Up Out Of Books Here's Looking at You
Crazy how one bad experience can reverberate down the years like that, isn't it?" A Goodreads friend recommended this to me saying it's a bit of a Pride and Prejudice story, and when I read it, she was right! So, I'm reviewing this book as a Pride and Prejudice retelling. Thanks for recommending this, Olivia!Anna Alessi is a beautiful, sexy history expert in her thirties who hasn't been successful in finding the one. Online dating isn't going swimmingly, with only polyamorous sexual deviantsAnna Alessi seems to have it all. She's beautiful, she has gorgeous hair, she has a great job and good friends. Yes, she'd like to find 'the one', but she's having fun trying to find him.Anna Alessi used to be known as Aureliana. Aureliana was fat, she was bullied, she had no friends, she was unhappy. Aureliana suffered a humiliating 'Carrie' moment (as in the Stephen King story!) during 'Mock Rock' - a musical performance on the last day of school. So humiliating that she has never forgotten
Is there a certain point where we should stop the Pride and Prejudice trope books? Heck NO! This book serves to prove that you cannot have too much of a good thing. I loved the new take on this old classic. Its probably one of my most favorite re-write versions of it. It was funny and witty and easy to enjoy. I liked the flow and was satisfied with the ending. Good, fun book overall.
no words just disappointment
I can't really express my views on this book in a rating, so I'll try for a review instead. (some spoilers ahead)This is the second book I've read by Mhairi McFarlane, and I only kept reading, because I liked the first one so much. This author really knows how to create rich characters and how to develop them. This can mean that I struggle with the beginning of the book, because the characters haven't gone through that development yet and aren't yet that likeable. They fuck up. A lot. And since
Here's Looking at You actually really surprised me. I got what I was expecting: a romantic adult chick-flick, however there was an extra bonus of some genuinely funny humour and a reasonably good storyline thrown in. I haven't had much experience with the genre, so I'm not too sure how original it is, but I definitely enjoyed it enough to finish it, and it was a nice change from my usual genre.Anna had a hard time in school, like most of us do. Bullied for her talents, mocked for her looks and
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