Customer Reviews

Calling Romeo. Alexandra Potter

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The refreshing thing about this story is that it starts where most romantic novels leave off... the two lovers have already managed to overcome obstacles and get together... so now what? If you've ever sat in a theater after a romantic comedy and wondered what happens next, when the two lovers have to make it in the REAL world of dirty laundry and cranky moods and unemployment, etc... this book will take you down that path. The path for our heroine is sometimes fraught with disappointment, difficult choices, mixed messeges and romantic complications, but it's fun going on that journey with her... and watching her make the same mistakes a lot of us in the real world do! Of course, her life is a bit more fabulous than the average gal, but that's the other part I liked about the book! I felt I got an inside peek into hip London life. I didn't want the story to end! If Juliet were a real person, I'd want her in my circle of friends, cause she'd always have the funniest observations, the best gossip and a sweet, understanding ear when the boyfriend situation gets to be a pain! Pick up this book, now that Sex and the City is off the air, it'll help ease the loss!

This is the third book by this author and I have read every one of them and they just get better every time. Her books are lighthearted, funny and very true to life. Her descriptions of the characters are vivid and endear themselves to you. If you have ever been in any of the situations, you can easily empathise. Am looking forward to reading the latest book DO YOU COME HERE OFTEN? which I understand is out in the UK next month so it will be first on my list when I visit in the summer!

I stopped into our local Borders on my lunch break, started reading this, and was hooked right away. Bought the book and read it in one sitting. Love her writing style, it's very real, yet funny, with great descriptions and a way of telling the story that pulls you right in. It's the kind of book you just want to put the radio on, and curl up under a cozy blanket with.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of a coincidence at the end that was just ridiculous, and could have been handled in a far more believeable way. She redeemed herself though, and I can't wait to read more by this author.

I have always found it hard to really get into a book and finish it. This wasn't a problem when I started reading Calling Romeo. I couldn't put it down and finished it in just a few days.

My opinion of this book falls somewhere between reviewers dblynn and jbb/ny - I started, lost interest, skimmed the middle and started reading again halfway through, totally hooked until the end. Was it predictable? Well, yes. Does knowledge of Sex and the City, Bridget Jones and any other well-known romantic comedy of the last ten years or so help put it in context? Yes on that, too. However, I liked the point of view of the author and I thought she created real people who are less than perfect, who don't always say what would work for the plot but what real people actually say. Is it a romance book? Sort of, although it is more than that with much to discuss with friends afterwards.
A good women's book club read.

I dont often review, but this book was pretty bad. Poorly written, the author does a lot of babbling to put it frank. It took me forever to read this book because I would dread reading it. Why didnt I just stop reading it? I cant start things without finishing so I continued reading hoping it would get better. Instead it got worse to the point I was skipping through the end of the book to get the key points. Now I understand why this book was on clearance for a $1.

I started to read this book thinking it was entertaining enough but the writing was just too basic, story line unimaginitive for me to commit to.
Other books in this category that at least deliver on good writing are worth my reading time.

As soon as I started reading this novel, I couldn't put it down. I read it in one sitting. I highly recommend this book...frequently uses British slang, though.