Single in the City (a chick lit beach book) [NOOK Book]

I enjoyed this book, I love Brit chick lit so loved the premis b

I enjoyed this book, I love Brit chick lit so loved the premis but I hated the ending... I understand it was setting it up for a sequel but I needed more development of the relationship

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A Must Read!!

Single in the City by Michele Gorman was without a doubt the best book ever! I rarely read books that are based in other countries (mostly because not a lot of authors write books that are mainly based in another country). Reading this book just made me want to go to London even more! I've always wanted to go to London to see all of what's there and reading this book kinda gave me a glimpse of what London has to hold.

Single in the City is about a 26 year old American who flies to London on the spur of the moment. She has no job, no friends and no clue on how to "build" her dream life. While in search of new love, new life and a sense of herself, she meets new roommates (who are from Australia) and new friends who all help her as she goes on the search for Mr. Right.

Things I loved about this book, what's not to love? I loved it all! It was funny and it was fast-paced. Reading this book, I could actually put myself in Hannah's place and see it all in my mind as if I was living that life. I was reading this late last night and everyone was asleep and I had to hold my laugher in because I didn't want to wake anyone up. There wasn't any thing that was bad about this book. I didn't get confused at any parts throughout the book or have to go back and reread something because it didn't make sense or anything. The book just flowed along and there wasn't a single boring part in this book!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Highly recomemended- You don't have to be a chick to like this one!

I am a red blooded american male.... and I LOVED Single in the City. i mean everyone loves a bit of adventure, right? I could certainly relate to Hannah and her foibles remembering my own blind trek in to foreign land in my younger years. Miss Gorman's writing puts you right in London with her characters.. I laughed so hard at parts that I physically had to stop reading!...Mark my humble little words this book will be come a U.S. sitcom or better yet, a series of Blockbuster movies! Keep writing Michelle. We need enough for 13 episodes! :)

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Sequel, please!

A candy of a novel - delicious from beginning to end. Full of sparkling humour and spot-on sketches of life in the present day London, the book tells a story of a 26-years-old American girl, freshly landed in the British capital, from a perspective that any ex-pat would easily relate to. The ex-pat does not have to be American, by the way. How many of us, flocking to London from all corners of the world in search of an "ideal" job, "ideal" friends and an "ideal" partner, just like Michele Gorman's heroine Hannah, were confused, to say the least (and bamboozled, if we are really honest), at first by how the "real" British ways work. Narrowly avoiding being hit by a car that goes in the opposite direction to the one we were used to all our previous lives, trying to reconcile ourselves with the weird eating habits and unpredictable weather, we gradually learn to decipher not only the subtlety of oh, so many purely "English" expressions that turn out to mean something entirely different from what they actually say, but also the totally unexpected meaning of some "typically British" behaviour. This is not to mention the ever lurking perils of the dating field in a new country. (No, the classical English literature you have proudly consumed as part of your education does not help at all to prepare yourself for the encounter of modern "English gentlemen", whether of true aristocratic or a slightly more modest decent.) Those sufficiently familiar with the American version of English, will appreciate the extra flavour of Gorman's footnotes, in which her heroine explains the particularly "bizarre" bits of the world she's found herself in with a refreshing American straightforwardness that makes even those of us who have been here long enough to stop noticing suddenly look at it afresh and burst out laughing. And it is, of course, a piece of chick lit, so we are privy to Hannah's search for Mr. Right and everything it entails - her inner thoughts and "not-so-perfectly-thought-through" behaviour with potential prince charmings, her heart-felt conversations with the old and new "best friends", her panic fits and distress when things go horribly wrong only to turn out for the best in the end. The end is a bit unexpected, by the way, which makes it an even better read. Yes, sequel, please!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Don't miss this one!

I loved this book! It is well written chick lit with substance. It's funny, entertaining and a real treat from beginning to end. You will fall in love with Hannah and at the end will want more! You must read Single in the City!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

loved it!

This was an easy, fun read. As a lover of chick lit, I am always on the look out for new books. I picked this up at the airport in London and was pleasantly surprised when I began reading it on the plane. Parts of the book had me laughing out loud- I'm sure the other passengers thought I was crazy! I highly recommend it.

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Loved it!

I'm not a big chick-lit fan but this book was absolutely brilliant. Funny, clever and engaging, it details American girl Hannah's exploits when she moves across the pond to London. It had me laughing out loud on the tube - Michele Gorman is a very witty writer indeed. Hannah was a fabulous character and someone I truly enjoyed spending time with - not like many of the annoying chick lit heroines. Fab twist at the end too - can't wait to find out what Hannah gets up to next!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I liked it.

Entertaining. Not a great story but I would buy it again if I had it to do over. Reminds me of that English "Bridget Jones Diary" movie. Funny, endearing, and informative. Yes, I did learn alot about jolly ol' England and it's patriots. ; )

A Truly Fun Read

If you have read either of the two other books in this series (I have read one Single in the City) reading The Twelve Days of Christmas will be like meeting up with old friends. If you have not read the other books the characters are still very easy to get to know and love. From Hannah the main character to the supporting characters of twin ginger haired Brits living in Hong Kong, Brent and Stuart, you quickly become attached and really want everyone to be happy. The books in this series also show what it is like to be an American living in a foreign land. Things that are common place in “the States” are completely outlandish across the pond and in the Asian world and vice versa. These books are definitely fun reads.

I was bitterly disappointed! London, check. Single girl, check.

I was bitterly disappointed! London, check. Single girl, check. Plot? ok at best. There were some moments but no laugh-out-loud as promised in several reviwes. And that ending? Seriously? Not a bad book but it feels bad when you go in expecting so much.

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A Great!

Hannah's story is great and reminds me so much of myself it was like I was reading my autobiography!

Fun read!

This book was an enjoyable and sometimes funny read! Overall I really enjoyed it. I liked Hannah and thought she was great character. Definitely a fun book to read and it would be great by the pool with a drink in hand! :) There were some moments in the book where I literally laughed out loud! It was a fun look at British culture compared to American, and it was very well done! I would have liked to have seen some of the characters developed more especially Sam and the roommates.

I am looking forward to following more of Hannah's adventures in the sequel!

I did receive a copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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