![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, by the end, there’s a spectacular-and problematic-shift away from the genre’s conventions. Most of the novel is pretty much indistinguishable from other chick-lit fare. Jennifer is self-absorbed to the point of being totally unpleasant and McElhatton has a tendency to lavish incredible detail upon material goods while completely ignoring emotional development-although the emphasis here is on Jennifer’s kitschy décor rather than, say, Chloe jeans or Christian Louboutin pumps. For reasons she cannot comprehend, he asks her out on a date, and she decides to make him her own-even if that means totally redefining who she is and what she wants out of life. Then handsome department-store heir Brad Keller walks into her life. Romantically speaking, she is utterly out of ideas. She’s completely ignored the obvious affection of her sweet, attentive coworker Ted. More than anything, she would like to not be single. ![]() She would like to kick her addiction to Cinnabon. Both her younger sister and her ex are getting married on Valentine’s Day. She recently made the existentially significant shift from a size 10 to a size 12. She’s single and has a job writing advertising copy for a middling Minneapolis department store. The second novel from the author of Pretty Little Mistakes (2007). ![]()
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