Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Dara
Harrison is in her thirties, beautiful and successful. She has a dream job
writing a relationship advice column for a popular LA newspaper. There’s only
one thing missing. Dara is still single. After many years on the single scene,
Dara has decided to put love on the back burner. After lots of disastrous dates
and a relationship with Tony that ran its course, Dara has decided that she
doesn’t need the distraction of a man in her life. She’s her own woman,
answerable to no-one and she likes it that way. However, the one man she can
never stop thinking about is her father. He ran out on her and her sister and
mother when Dara was a small child. Since then, Dara has never been able to
trust a man or commit to one.
Dara’s
seemingly perfect single lifestyle soon comes crashing down around her ears and
she soon sees a way to use her advice columnist skills to propel her into a
whole new business, aided and abetted by her hilariously funny good friend
Reggie. Together they start a dating service with a no-holds barred date review
system which lands them in hot water. However, Dara bites off more than she can
chew and life once again spirals out of control in the form of a hunky ex
Hollywood stuntman. Can Dara take her own relationship advice or will she
remain ‘perennially single’ and destined to live with only her cat for company!
It appears she is a hopeless case!
Neurotically
Yours is one of those books that will have you thinking about the cast for the
movie that this book is crying out to be made into. It’s a fun romantic comedy
with some hilarious moments. I have to say there was one particular scene that
had me rolling about laughing. I’ll not spoil it for you but suffice to say I
was shouting, ‘Get them off!’ Bonnie Trachtenberg has created such an array of wonderfully
endearing characters that help to develop the plot and make this book so
enjoyable. I defy anyone not to like this book. I didn’t move off the sofa
until I finished it.
I adored this book! Great review and I can't wait to read more from Bonnie!
Mandy :)
Me too - I loved this book. Bonnie is such a fab writer! Super review JB!
LOVE-LOVE-LOVED this book! Brilliant, well deserved fabulous review for Bonnie from JB ~ huge congrats, and thanks to JB for her thoughts. Rock on!
PS: I wish I had That Cat!
Thanks so much for this wonderful review, JB! And thank you Mandy, Janice and Nicky for your kind sentiments about Neurotically Yours! So glad you all enjoyed the read! :-)
I think I said before I quoted Bonnie's fabulous reviews in my talks. This one's joining the list. Love it! Well done, Bonnie & thanks for sharing, JB! :) xx
I too loved this story JB! You walk every step with Dara and find yourself riding her rollercoaster. Congrats Bonnie on a wonderful read! Thanks for sharing a great review JB, you hit the nail on the head.