Despite appearances, this book has not taken me 2 weeks to read, but rather 2 days. I knew that my obsession with daytime tv would take over from this challenge and it did so in the form of many episodes of Masterchef and Cake Boss. However, there's no need to worry. I may be 4 books behind schedule but now that I'm spending 10 days in sunny Corfu, I should make it up fairly quickly. My relaxation here primarily involves sleeping, eating and reading around the poolside with the occasional dip when I get too hot.
This then seems the opportune moment for some light summer reads and this first book was a good choice. If I Were You by Julia Llewellyn is classic chick lit. It follows best friends since childhood, Sophie and Natasha, as they struggle with the complicated worlds of both work and relationships. Neither is aware of their best friend's jealousy of their seemingly perfect lives, but nothing is ever as it seems and many things can go wrong within relationships. Even their best friend Mark's new marriage isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be.
I wasn't sure that I was going to enjoy this book initially - I've never really gone for chick lit - but I was pleasantly surprised. Even though the ending was obvious from the beginning, it didn't detract from the rollercoaster ride that was the journey amongst the twists and turns of Sophie and Natasha's lives. If anyone is looking for a lighthearted novel I'd definitely recommend this.
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