Customer Reviews

Little White Lies: A Novel of Love and Good Intentions

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I have been expecting this book for a long time. I absolutely loved the author's previous book.

The premise of this book is that our main character Natalie feels as though she does not have a life. She has just moved "to the big city" and is living in a small apartment which use to belong to someone else - this person apparently had quite a social life as Natalie keeps getting continuous phone calls and letters for this now departed person.

Of course, this only serves to make Natalie feel like more and more of a failure, because she never gets calls or any interesting mail.

Through the course of the early pages of the book, Natalie gets an interesting letter addressed to the previous owner. As Natalie's self-esteem becomes lower and lower (and after a night of heavy drinking), she decides to open this letter and POOFF!! she hooks up with the man of her dreams. Except Natalie is now impersonating someone else.

This book was ok, however, it had such a sad overtone to it that I just could not get into it with halfway as much relish as with "When in Rome".

Additionally, the whole "imitating someone else" thing got old very early on in this book. The author expects us to believe that the people in Natalie's life will all "play along" with her of-so-funny deception.

I am also very disconcerted by the fact that this story is not that funny. The author's previous work was quite funny at times and made up for some of the more "cheesy" moments, but this book is just not that good.

Also, the end is so predictable. I won't ruin the ending for anyone, but let's just say it stretches the limits of reality quite a bit.

Actually, that is my biggest problem with this book. ITS JUST TOO UNREAL.

Not a great one.

I liked this book but felt myself becoming slightly impatient with wanting to just find out what happens with Natalie. The characters were great and the writing was good but I gave it a 3 because I got a bit bored a little more than halfway through. But it won't stop me from checking out her other books...

This book wasn't wonderful - it was entertaining and even fun at times, but the storyline was pretty unbelievable and the main character, Natalie, was as smart as a doorknob. From a writing standpoint, I can already see the problem with this author - she does not create smart and sophisticated 20something women, and she leaves the storylines hanging - this was very evident in While in Rome and again in Little White Lies. In Little White Lies, Natalie Raglan `takes over' the persona of Cressida Langton but the `takeover' isn't well crafted - instead of really having a good time with the storyline (ie having Natalie mistaken for Cressida in public), we are cheated and left wondering what Leonora said to the Rutherford family when Natalie was discovered. This was a crucial point in the story and the author just glides over it and moves to the next chapter - perhaps her writing skills are not strong enough to actually write out what would have happened? We hear so much about Leonora, Leonora is the only person who can expose Natalie, and we don't even get to hear Leonora speak! It was ridiculous. My major point of discontent with this book (and her previous one) is just an overall lack of character and story development. The book is fun, sure, and quick to read, but it's lacking quality and is the reason this writer won't ever be among the best in this genre.

The story was unrealistic, the main character immature and shallow beyond limits. I love chick-flicks but this one was such a waste of time. Poor writing, skipping explanation of the most important decisions, not getting deeper into characters. I'm surprised S. Kinsella gave it thumbs up- I would write something like "Don't open. EVER".

This is a great book - it kept me laughing and crying all the way through, and okay it isnt entirely believbable but who cares when it's this myuch fun. Natalie is just someone who's searching for answers and it's a real hoot watching her as one little lie leads to another... and then another... I'm looking forward to the next book from this author now!

I have just finished this book having started it this morning - thank goodness it didn't take up any more of my time. I am absolutely going to carry out my threat of writing a novel now - apparently they will publish anything. I cannot believe I turned a page and without any warning - or real explanation - the main character was living in another city and back with her ex-boyfriend without so much as a 'here is a quick update on how we ended up back together'.

Totally underdeveloped characters and storyline.

Truly, I am a nice person, but I honestly cannot believe the author was paid for this book.

I enjoyed this book a lot. It was funny and endearing, and well-written. Not as "sophisticated" as some other chick-lit might be, but good fun nontheless. Some of the storylines came a little too easily for the characters (i.e. Natalie getting her own store from one brief conversation with the designer) but I overlooked this point because the rest was so good - and funny. I bought this novel because of the recommendation/testimonial of Sophie Kinsella, and I respect her opinion as one of my favorite authors.

This book is horrible. I did not even finish reading it. I really struggled to get to chapter 10, and could not make it through. The main character is an idiot. She keeps herself in horrible lying situations. Do not get this book, I wish I could get my money back for it. I just decided to try this new author and I think this will be the first and last book of hers I order.

One of the things I find almost impossible to believe is that a woman can paint another to woman to be so morally and ethically devoid of any character whatsoever. Yes, I've wanted to be someone else. Yes, I've moved around the country in search of myself. But even though it's fiction, I can't think of any situation that would allow most woman to lose their self-respect to the degree of the class-less main character. It shouldn't be titled: "Litte White Lies". It should be titled: "Dishonesty For Advanced the Student."

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. All of the characters were very enjoyable and Natalie aka: Cressida was a gas! Such a girlfriend! She was believable, at least in my world!, and I could totally see myself falling into the same kind of trouble she got herself into time and time again. ... it was such a small little twist of the truth!
I giggled alot throughout this book! Now I've ordered the other books by this author to see if I get the same reaction!
I give this book 5 starz and I surely wouldn't mind a sequel!!!
JMHO //(*_*)\\