This is the first in a series recommended to me by my friend Julie (shout out to Julie!!).
The mystery is not super fore-front here. I mean, there are mysterious happenings and whatnot, but it wasn't a cut and dried murder who-done-it.
But it was hilarious and cute and totally awesome so yay! New good series to read!
The story takes place in England where a woman named Ellie who is overweight and single decides to hire a man from Eligible Escorts to accompany her to a family reunion weekend. They pretend he's her fiance to make her feel better about her judgy relatives, and they end up in her uncle's will, living together for 6 months while she's required to lose 60 lbs and he has to write a book if they want to share an inheritance. I feel like I can't really say too much more without giving away too much more of the story in case anyone who reads this wants to read the book. It isn't complicated, so if I tell much, I tell it all!
It is obviously far-fetched that a this would all occur, but I loved it anyway. Ben, Ellie's faux fiance, is into her even before she gets skinny, and it's fun to watch for Ellie to miss that boat completely for a while until the light bulb goes off in her head.
I felt like this book was a little Bridget Jones-ish in a good way. Ellie's series is also going on my awesome list because it has nothing tense or depressing--everything is just easy. Nothing stressful like money troubles or too much conflict. Just a happy, funny, silly plot that made me chuckle and smile while I read it. I needed this book as it coincided with a very stressful, exhausting week in my real life. The Thin Woman is precisely what a book should be--an escape!
I am currently reading 2 different books, so I'm not sure which will get finished first and onto this blog...stay tuned to see if you hear about Amish people or flower shops next?
