In many ways, Adam is the perfect boyfriend. He never wants to watch the football. He never gets drunk. And he always prefers a quiet night in to going out with his mates. The only problem is, Adam doesn't actually exist. Faith Wishart made him up. In fact, Faith makes almost everything up in order to please her mum. She pretends she works for a top PR company, when really she works in a shop - as a make-up girl for Keats cosmetics. But her mum is itching to meet the mysterious Adam, and when her younger sister, Hope, returns unexpectedly from Australia with her fiance, it's not wedding bells that are ringing for Faith. It's alarm bells. She now has less than two months to solve her boyfriend's non-existence problem in time for the wedding and desperate times call for desperate measures...
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Faith Wishart works for a top PR agency and is dating a handsome lawyer named Adam. Well, at least that's what she tells her mother. Truthfully, Faith works at a department-store makeup counter and hasn't been on a promising date in ages. She's created an imaginary perfect life, and now it's up to her to make it a reality. When she meets Adam at the gym, she decides to make him fit her fantasy--ignoring the fact that he seems to be more interested in constant sex than in a serious relationship. It doesn't take a psychic to predict that Faith will realize that she can't turn fantasy into life or that she'll end up seeking solace in the arms of her neighbor Frank, but there are plenty of other surprises along the way to keep things interesting. Semple, author of The Ex-Factor (2004), proves that she can replicate the quick-paced charm of her debut. Aleksandra Kostovski
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Implausible Piece of Fluff,
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This review is from: The Make-Up Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
Sorry, I felt I've wasted 2 hours of my life reading this piece of fluff. I normally love reading chicklits because the many I have read are light-hearted, witty and funny. I wasn't able to relate to this character at all. She's a huge liar with a self-esteem issue and is going nowhere in her career. Not only that, but when her life does take a turn for the better (from finding a new man to getting a job offer through her friend) you wonder if the author is just trying to rush the happy ending. I would not recommend it at all.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book was delightfully amazing.,
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This review is from: Make Up Girl B (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book because it actually got me thinking and asking myself: If I am really enjoying my life? Do I need to take more risk? The main character Faith Wishart made up a life and boyfriend just to please her family and mostly herself. She was a little disappointed in how her life was currently going so instead of just being truthful she decides to make it up. The writing was strong and funny with is why I rated it 5 stars.
There are a lot of real life emotions in this book: jealousy, fear, abandonment, and plenty of laughter along the way. I would really recommend reading this book. From the back cover of the book: Perhaps you've heard all about me? I'm Faith Wishart. I made top marks at University and now I've got a simply smashing job at a top PR firm where I'm paid a royal amount for all my brilliant ideas. My high-flying friends are as svelte as insects, and my lawyer boyfriend, Adam, is as rich and handsome as he is thoughtful. At least, that's what my mum would tell you. Because that's what I've told her. And no one has to know that I made up every bloody bit of it. I know what you're thinking, and yes, thank you. If there were a job market for great liars, I'd be CEO by now. Honestly, I didn't mean to do it. I only wanted to make Mum proud. It's just that without the lies, my life would look like, well, my life--about as riveting as an IKEA instruction booklet. The truth is, I work behind the makeup counter at Keats cosmetics where the most exciting part of my day involves trying out new lipstick-eye shadow combinations. Not exactly a prime place to cruise up the old career ladder or catch a man. Well, not a straight one, anyway. And the closest I've gotten to PR is telling a woman she'd look good in mauve. Still, Mum's happy, so I'm happy. There's just one small bump in the road: my sister, Hope. She of the world-famous Yogasmic workout video series. She who went off to Australia and had exactly the sort of adventures I've been fabricating. She who is coming home to England to get married. Which means I have to be at the wedding. With Adam. Now, I've got exactly two monghs to make my fairytale life the real thing....
5.0 out of 5 stars
An overall realistically enchanting book.,
By Amara Treese (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Make Up Girl B (Paperback)
This book was a very enjoyable read for several reasons. It isn`t just another cheesy romantic comedy movie but in book form. There`s some definite "soul-searching" if you will. The main character, doesn`t merely let things take their natural course. She asks questions and talks to you, almost as if she`s hoping you`ll give her some intelligent insight. She`s very much like all of us. In high hopes that there`s someone perfect out there for us, someone made just for us. The writer made the character take the time to wonder more and seek knowledge outside of just living.
The sometimes dry, semi-dark, British humor was also much appreciative to read. If you are a fan of it, you`ll be delighted to catch some of it along the pages. The book seals our fears that things are always going to be negative, and brings a sweet promise that things will become alright as they surely do. I enjoyed it. It`s a perfect light summer read and will take you away, but is sure to bring you back in a positive feeling.
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