So it's Valentines Day. Whether you like it or loathe it, there's just no escaping it, and of course, there'll always be that great Valentine divide. You know, when half your friends are on camp Hearts-and-flowers, and the rest are drinking to singledom. (And maybe there are the odd few inbetweeners who couldn't really care less.) Anyway, whichever way you look at it, it's THERE.So I thought it'd be fun to pick and review something that perfectly suits today. And here it is: A Girl Like You by Gemma Burgess, author of The Dating Detox.
Abigail Wood has suddenly found herself single after a long relationship wt a guy she met at university. Which, after the initial hurt, wouldn't be so bad, right? There are plenty of other eligible bachelors, especially in London. The problem? Abigail hasn't been on a date for seven whole years.
Abigail hasn't the first clue about dating, and at 27, is about to throw herself back into singledom. Scared and naive, Abigail goes on her first date only to mess it up by breaking rather a lot of the unwritten rules of the dating game.
When her flatmate Robert, the lothario who seems to know it all about the single scene, starts to advise her on where she's going wrong, Abigail takes it all in. After all, if she's going to find the right guy, she's going to have to get it right.
With Robert acting as her new mentor, Abigail has soon left her unknowing shell and is transforming into the confident, sassy and cocky singleton about town. Sure, she makes mistakes, but you have to to learn, right? And with a cast of fabulously funny friends and of course, the handsome Robert, what's to go wrong? It isn't long before she picks up the skills, and soon enough, she meets Dave...
I really enjoyed this book, though it wasn't really surprising seeing as I adored Gemma's first novel, The Dating Detox. Gemma is a fresh new voice in chick-lit, and I finished the book pretty quickly as Gemma's writing style is sassy and fun, and reading Abigail's adventures with her pals felt almost as though I was right there in London, listening in. It was a fantastic read.
Despite A Girl Like You focusing mainly on the single life, I couldn't put it down - and I'm part of a long-term couple. So you don't have to be a fellow singleton to enjoy this. It's a very fun look at the city singles scene and I loved every page! It's the perfect Valentine read, whatever your relationship status!
Rating: 5/5
