Gain Access Bachelor Boys Authored By Kate Saunders In Manuscript

embarrassed to admit this, but I'll go ahead and tell you: Even though this is mostly silly chick lit, it actually made me cry.
Something about the author's portrayal of these men and their relationships with women just tore me up, A few months ago I was lamenting the current state of chick lit, It seems like a genre that was once exploding with great reads, died quickly with little to no forewarning, Emily shared my dismay and made a great recommendation of If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend, which I listed as one of my unexpected treasures of the Book Blogger Appreciation Week.
When she recommended another chick lit title, Bachelor Boys I immediately set out to find it which ended in a semiembarrassing moment at the library when I couldnt remember the title and the aging male librarian boomed “Bachelor Boys!” and I could only meekly say “yes, thats it.
” Why do chick lit titles always have cheesy titles

Anyway, I devoured this book on one perfect rainy evening with a glass of wine and possibly a few Kleenex.
. . it's sad, okay!. Bachelor Boys has everything I want in my chick lit: a sympathetic, slightly neurotic protagonist, nonromance drama, discovery of self and selfworth, and, of course, a guy.
Plus, in my book, anything set in Britain makes it just a little bit better, . .

Read more of my review at sitelinkLit Snit I picked this one up based on the recommendation of the trusty Emily of Emily and Her Little Pink Notes may she blog again soon.
Prior to Emily's review I'd never heard of sitelinkKate Saunders before and so went in knowing next to nothing but that it was a rather obscure British chick lit and Emily was awfully fond of it.
And that's essentially enough in my book, I had a little trouble finding a copy, but then my Christmas elves came through for me once more and I received a copy of BACHELOR BOYS as a gift this year.
I'll tell you, I've just been in the mood for these kinds of books lately, And by lately, I really mean since the beginning of the year, Smart, sassy, beleaguered women, up to their eyeballs in the competing forces of work, family, datingor the extreme lack thereof, I don't know what it is, But these witty, artful, and sometimes emotionally wringing British stories have just been doing it for me in spades,

Cassie grew up next door to a home, Her mother was a psychiatrist deeply involved in her work and inclined to view her only child more as a specimen to be studied than an actual, you know, daughter.
Her father was well, a real piece of work is about the only way to describe him, As parents they were less than desirable, presenting a united front of frigid indifference, But next door Next door lived the Darling family, The big, teddy bearlike dad, the two boys Fritz and Ben, and the mother Phoebe, To Cassie, the Darlings represent everything that is warm and welcoming and good, When they spot her peeping over the fence one day, the Darlings immediately invite her over, And from that point on, Cassie has a home and a family, Real ones. Years later, now the editor of a lit mag, Cassie receives a phone call from Phoebe informing her that she has the most incandescent of plans.
In short, she intends to marry off her two bachelor boys and it is up to Cassie who knows them better than anyone to find them suitable women.
And fast. You see, Phoebe would like to see them both safely married, And she has a limited amount of time left before the leukemia that's eating away at her, And so, despite her myriad misgivings, Cassie promises to help, Quite simply, she would do anything for the woman who was her mother in every way that counted, The problem is, of course, the boys, Charming as hell, insanely talented, and rakes to the core, how will she ever whip them into shape in order to be married off in time

Let me just start by saying it was the writing that impressed me first with this book.
It was unexpectedly layered and leisurely, sitelinkKate Saunders certainly understands how to take her time telling the story, in order to give the reader enough space to absorb the wealth of history that lies between Cassie and the Darling family.
The luminous relationship between Cassie and Phoebe is what comes out first and most startlingly, And, wow, is it lovely, The book is worth the read just for that dynamic alone, Phoebe is artful and elegant and full of love and style and a heart big enough to encompass any and all who come across her path.
She reminded me a fair bit of my own motherinlaw, and I understood Cassie's enchantment and love for this woman who put her arms around her as a child and never let go.
Of course, no one in this book is perfect, Not even Phoebe. Some of them are more woefully flawed than others why, yes, Fritz ole boy, I am looking at you, but they all occupy the gray areas when it comes to their insecurities, vices, and motivations.
Cassie herself is charming and a worthy heroine, despite her blind spots when it comes to the proper men to date, But you can't help but sympathize with each and every one of them, We none of us cope perfectly when love, ambition, and our dratted pasts get in the way, It was a delight to trace their winding course toward the finish, The ending was hardwon and came at a price for all of them, But the journey was decidedly worth it, Highly recommended for readers who like their chick lit with a hearty dose of depth, emotion, and exquisitely drawn family interactions,th read: Still one of my very favorite chick lit novels, Those Darling brothers are quite the catch, So glad I chose to reread it on vacation,

rd read: Still as awesome as the first time I read it, It's funny, makes you cry and let's you think positive about the future,

I basically swallowed this book in two days and it's such an amazing read, which makes you realize that there's always a silver lining, no matter what happened in the past.


Awesome book!.out ofstars

Since I'm basically an historical romance and mystery enthusiast, I don't often read contemporary romance, But I really enjoyed Kate Saunders' historical mystery series starting with sitelinkThe Secrets of Wishtide, She so far written two books in that series and I hope that there will be many more to come, So, on the strength of Saunders' historical mysteries I tried her contemporary romance, and I am so glad that I did!

On the surface this book would seem to be a light, fluffy romance, part of the chick lit genre.
No way. The book deals with some very profound themes, Love in all its guises parent for child, child for parent, friend for friend, and of course romantic love, And loss, the aching loss of someone we love, And finding and accepting ourselves in a way that's true to life and not a fiction quick fix,

Cassie, the protagonist, was an only child, who had two parents who were totally negligent and uncaring, On top of that her father was cold, controlling, and extremely passiveaggressive, Cassie gets informally adopted by the family next door, who literally save her life after an action of her parents puts her at risk, The family consists: of Jimmy, the dad Phoebe, the mom and their two boys Fritz and Ben, both close in age to Cassie, It's a happy, loving functional family everything Cassie's parents are not and they warmly and willingly embrace her as she becomes part of them, Right away I fell in love with this family,

When the book opens, Phoebe asks Cassie now in her early's to do her a favor, Phoebe has cancer, and she's worried about Fritz and Ben who have failed to launch, and live in her basement, Phoebe wants Cassie to find them wives, so Phoebe can stop worrying that her sons will be alone when she's gone, Cassie thinks that this is a harebrained idea, but she'll do anything for Phoebe, so comes up with a plan to find life mates for Ben and Fritz.


This book is beautifully written, The relationship between Cassie and Phoebe is heart warming and heartbreaking, because Phoebe is terminally ill, Phoebe is such a wonderful and vivid character that I spent the whole book rooting for her to survive, In fact, all the characters are extremely well written, with nuance and complexity, I got totally lost in this book and invested in the outcome, It's a great story, with great dialogue, wonderful characters, and even though one of the main characters is dying, there is nothing depressing whatsoever about the book.
And it is also a romance, so romance lovers will definitely get their romance fix, Get out your tissues when you read this book, and I mean that in the best sense,
This was a cute book in my opinion, There were some expected plots, but it kept my brain working, It left me thinking I knew what was going on, but some of my assumptions were totally wrong, I say if you're looking for a good beach read, this is a great choice, And I got it in the bargin bin so you probably can get a good deal for it, You know from the very beginning that Phoebe has cancer, and that she's dying from it, That is why when you read this and you start crying your eyes out, you know this is a great book, When an author can tell you what's going to happen, and you still don't want to

accept it, and when you are forced to you start bawling, you know you have a great book.
This is a GREAT book, I usually try to stay away from book with cancer in it, but since this was a Christmas gift, I had to read it, and I was SO SO SO SO SO SO SOOOOOOO glad I did!! I have let three of my friends read this, and every single one of them came to me telling me how much they loved and how sad it was, and how happy it made them, and all these rave things about it.
That's why it hurt to see people hate this book!! I've read other reviews that say there was too much sex in this book, here's the thing.
. . there really wasn't. There wasn't much at all, and the parts that there was, not bad, not too detailed, actually if Kate Saunders hadn't put the few parts involving sex in this book in here, the book would have turned out so much differently.
I loved this book. Plain and simple, I would recommend it to almost anyone, and I already have to a few, Even though books involving cancer just kill me, this book was worth all the tears, Mainly because it was good writing, funny characters, and a story line that kept you interested from the first line, to the last period, My sister lent me her copy and said it was a good book, Since my sister has fairly decent taste, I took it home, I started reading it on a lunch break to kill time, I couldn't put it down! I stayed up toam reading and had to stoppagesfrom the end due to sheer exhaustion,

The most shocking thing is that this book brought tears to my eyes on a couple of occasions, I didn't expect it, but Saunders made her characters so vivid that they touched me deeply,

Saunders is British and there are a few things that took me off guard, I had to get used to a few British phrases that I "know" but don't use like biscuits for cookies, I loved it and would read any book by Saunders in the future! Yikes, . . too much immorality for me, Once again, could have really liked it sans the sex, All the warmth and love in Cassie's childhood came from the Darling family, Escaping from her own remote, chilly parents, Cassie reveled in the exuberant chaos she found at the home of the Darlingstwo boys, a cheerful father, and a glorious mother, Phoebe, who always welcomed the lonely little girl next door.

Cassie is grown up now, living a suitable life with a suitable boyfriend, until her beloved Phoebe falls ill and comes to Cassie with one last request: Will Cassie help her sons, a pair of incorrigible bachelors, find wives to look after them It's true they are gorgeously handsome, but they are also unemployed and still living in their mother's basement.
Cassie can scarcely say No' to Phoebebut how will she ever find decent girlfriends, let alone wives, for these wildly sexy, and wildly impractical, bachelor boys

Kate Saunders's Bachelor Boys is a story about love and loss that's moving, wise, and wickedly funny I definitely wasnt looking for it.
I sure as hell didnt expect to find it, This book as been sitting by my bed for six weeks, a library book withrenewals I was pretty sure I was going to have to renewal for a fourth time if I didnt pick it up soon and read it.


So I picked it up. I picked it up this morning while the rain came down and the temperature dropped I picked it up with little or no enthusiasm, The cover told me it was a chick flit with a young adult theme, I read the back and formed no opinion,

Remarkable I was capture within the first chapter, A London writer which surprised me! with that smooth delicate way with words that just gets you every time, She encapsulates the wonderful vibe of London with familiar sights and sounds that you so easily forget when you live here, I knew from the absorbing storyline that I was in booklove with this author, She caught me and I couldnt put it down!

God, I cried nonstop while reading this book and although I finished it this morning Im still thinking of the characters.
It pulled me in with so much passion and I loved every minute of it, The beautiful writing is the crutch of this story, magical, warmth with bursts of jovial British humour, Its saddest moments left me drained but itll stay with me forever,

Beautiful!
Buku ini mematahkan kecenderungan ku yang selalu berasumsi bahwa chicklit itu penuh dengan kemewahan, karir yang terlalu cemerlang, keegoisan perempuan usiatahun, kemandirian perempuan yang melampaui batas kemampuan lakilaki, kedewasaan perempuan usiatahun tapi setara dengan lakikakitahun, perempuan yang tidak punya waktu untuk cinta, dan perempuan yang terlalu gila bekerja dan lupa kalau punya keluarga.


Semuanya dibuku ini dipatahkan dengan kisah Cassie yang medapatkan kasih sayang dan perhatian yang tulus dari tetangga sebelahnya sejak usia dia masih kecil.
Dari mulai menganggap Cassie sebagai keluarga, kemudian berpurapura bertunangan dengan anak tetangga sebelahnya, sampai akhirnya mereka menikah, Thats really cute.

Thank you for making me like a piglet, .