Nicola Doherty

Zoe is having a bad day. Her job in a department store looks less and less likely to lead to a fashion buyer’s post, and she can’t stop moping over her ex-boyfriend David. A grateful customer tells her a story about making a wish, and Zoe gives it a go: “I wish I could have David back”.

Next morning, she wakes up in David’s room, and finds that she has travelled back 6 months in time. She has a second chance to try again with David and to seek promotion at work. And at first, things seem to go very well.

Time travel aside, the plot of this novel is quite predictable, but I got very anxious to see how it would all work out. The best bit of the story is the characterisation, and some brilliantly comic scenes, such as an encounter with David’s appallingly snobbish parents and the ex-girlfriend they love and who never seems to go away. As I read the book I frequently cringed for Zoe at the same time as laughing, as she learns that however much she changes her behaviour, she can’t change anyone else’s personality and attitudes.

This is chick lit at its best.… (meer)

sitename] http://www.karmaforlifechick.com http://www.karmaforlifechick.com/book-review-poppy-does-paris-by-nicola-doherty/I received a copy of Poppy Does Paris by Nicola Doherty in exchange for an honest review.

Poppy has not had a boyfriend in a long time, but she finds her co-worker Charlie quite attractive, in a boyish, immature kind of way, definitely not her type. Their company sends them both to Paris to cut a deal with an author, whose book they're hoping to promote, and that sets off a sequence of events they're sure to never forget. This book was a very short, hilarious read, I read it in 1 hour before bed. Poppy is a great character trying to find her way through life and decides to shake things up a bit, but overlooks the obvious for what she thinks is a better choice. Charlie was absolutely charming and honestly funny. Maybe, Poppy realizes, she had a few misconceptions.This review was originally posted on … (meer)