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Bloody bastard chicklit with crap endings - sick of it, recommend a good one please!

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RachelRoyce · 12/04/2015 15:27

Adele Parks 'The state we're in' is the last one I read. I will not be reading anything else she has written, ever. Grrrrr. That's the 3rd book I've read this week with an absolutely shite ending Angry
I won't give anything away but the ending was just wrong. The two others I read just ended in a splat rather than a bang.

Is there no new, well written chick lit (oh how I hate that term)? I read good 'normal' fiction but I'm on holiday and I just want feel good happiness. I like Jill Mansell, Cathy Kelly and Fiona Walker. I have wifi and my kindle, best recommendations here please. Thanks!

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RachelRoyce · 12/04/2015 20:48

Thanks for the other recommendations. I'm watching this thread so I don't lose it and will load up on some more for the summer holidays. Off to start yorkshire puddings.

Ps Still fuming with Adele she's dead to me Parks Angry Grin

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Southeastdweller · 12/04/2015 19:00

I recently enjoyed the novel by actress Celia Imrie - Not Quite Nice.

SecretSquirrels · 12/04/2015 17:43

I love Erica James. It's not often I read chic lit but her's is a cut above the rest. I just finished The Hidden Cottage. It was a lovely relaxing read.
Also perhaps Katie Fforde or Sinead Moriarty?

thelittlebooktroll · 12/04/2015 17:40

Leanne Moriarty? I liked The Husbands Secret and What Alice Forgot

mrsruffallo · 12/04/2015 17:20

santa montefiore - they are usually a good, light read. By the sea is my favourite.

YonicScrewdriver · 12/04/2015 17:17

Mhairi mcfarlane
Marian Keyes
Elizabeth Noble, especially The Reading Group

Sleepyfergus · 12/04/2015 17:09

I came on to post almost the same. Am after a really good 'chick lit' to get stuck into. I like some of Fiona Walkers stuff but it can be a bit hit or miss. I love Jilly Copper style stuff, esp the early stuff like Polo, Riders, Rivals etc but a lot of copy cat stuff lacks the substance she puts into her characters.

So marking with interest, kindle at the ready!!!

MimsyBorogroves · 12/04/2015 17:03

Mhairi McFarlane is good, especially her new one...the title of which I can't remember right now. Will get back to you!

VeryVeryDarkGrey · 12/04/2015 16:25

Its not really chicklit (i dont know how to categorise it) but jodi taylors books are very good. Female lead, bit of romance, bit of comedy. I think the first one is Just One Damn Thing After Another. Nice and light but still well written, perfect for a holiday i reckon

GetHappy · 12/04/2015 16:18

I love Paige Toon. Her older books. Chasing Daisy is really good!

ZappDingbat · 12/04/2015 16:06

Lesley Pearce. Love her books. Great characters, gripping stories told over generations. I read loads of them over 12 years ago. May re read just to make sure they were good.

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RachelRoyce · 12/04/2015 16:01

Lj8893 - OMG! I'm still fuming. Worst ending EVER (and I've read Gone GirlGrin).

I have read a Milly Johnson - something to do with a cruise (just flicked through my kindle) and I'm sure I remember enjoying that (is it bad that I can't remember which chicklit is which? I did read it last summer in fairness, it's the downside of the kindle, you can't read the back cover and have a quick dip in to remind yourself so easily) so I'll try the Yorkshire pudding club, thanks!

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Lj8893 · 12/04/2015 15:38

I was soooooo cross with that ending!!!!

TryingToBeHelpful · 12/04/2015 15:30

Anything by Milly Johnson, but especially The Yorkshire Pudding Club. Not new, but she has lots more recent one
Enjoy!