Review: Miranda’s Big Mistake
Miranda is an apprentice in a trendy hair salon owned by Fenn. When it comes to love, Miranda makes bad decisions and only seems to fall for pigs. Bev is the receptionist in Fenn’s salon and all she dreams of is getting married and having four boys. Their luck seems to change when they attend a charity function – the only problem is they both fall for the same guy, Greg.
In the meantime, Chloe is a shop-girl married to a guy named Greg. She thinks things are fine and that’s she’s happily married until she accidentally becomes pregnant. Greg is less than thrilled with the pregnancy and leaves Chloe.
By a strange twist of fate, Miranda and Chloe both end up boarding with an older lady named Florence. After living together for a little while, they discover that they share Greg in common. That’s when the fun begins. They cook up a scheme to get even with Greg. Now, Miranda needs to get back on track and learn from her mistakes. Sometimes that’s easier said than done.
Miranda’s Big Mistake by Jill Mansell is a delightful example of chick lit. I was able to relate to the characters, even though I’m quite a bit older than most of them. The story line is fun and easy to follow and I didn’t get lost with the sub-plots running throughout. I loved that it’s not sexually explicit or loaded with foul language. I also loved the fact that it’s loaded with British terms, since the author is British – that just seems to make chick lit more fun for me. The story is somewhat predictable but there were a few unexpected turns in it for me. This book would be a great summer read!
Review copy provided by Sourcebooks.
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Fantastic review! You captured my feelings as well! This book is what chick lit should be!
I picked up a copy of this at BEA. I love her writing, her characters are a hoot!
Sounds great! The perfect sort of vacation read!
I love books with British terms! It does make it more fun somehow! Ironically though, if we watch a movie from Britain, I have to turn on the closed captioning, because I can’t understand a lot of the inflections!
I’ve been reading alot of good things about this one. Glad you liked it!
As a former apprentice in a salon and having a daughter that teaches in a cosmetology school, this sounds like a book I’d really get into! Great review.
I love a good chick lit too and I’m in my sixties. I remember what it was like to be that age and that’s part of the fun. This one sounds like a good example of the genre. [I like your comment about Miranda always falling or pigs.]
I’m definitely going to look for Jill Mansell’s books soon! This one sounds good, and I’m sure I’ll hate Greg. 🙂 Or probably, anyway. Sometimes I fall for the stupid, bad guys, too!
This looks terrific. I’m glad to know that it’s not sexually explicit or has foul language. Now I can read it!
This sounds like a fun book! Thanks for the great review!
I’ll probably pass this one up; I don’t know why I don’t seem to click with a lot of chick-lit even though lots of people whose reading tastes and opinions I respect do. Probably something wrong with me!
I don’t seem to read much chick lit lately – I should really read more. I used to read Jill Mansell a few years ago, but haven’t in recent years.
I like the plot summary of this one – it’s delicious to think of the two of them getting their revenge on Greg!
This sounds like fun! I’m a huge Anglophile, if a book is set in England it is instantly more attractive to me, regardless of the genre.
Hi Bermudaonion,
Many thanks for the fab review – I’ve been reading your blog since you said such nice things about An Offer You Can’t Refuse! I’m currently riding pillion whilst wearing my cagoule and eating a punnet of strawberries! I also just finished reading Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani – great, but I barely understood the storyline, there were so many Americanisms.)
Anyway, I’m so glad you enjoyed both books!
Love
Jill Mansell x
This sounds pretty cute. And, I see the author left you a sweet comment – that’s awesome!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it too – I’m loving all her books!
This one sounds like a lot of fun! It makes me wonder what kind of scheme they come up with to get back at him.
sounds like another great one for the beach or the hammock. gotta have a few of those lying around for the dog days! 🙂
Sounds like a great book. Thanks for the review. I’ll have to be on the lookout for more by Jill.
Sounds like the perfect summer read!
Sounds like a great summer read! I already have this on my wish list and your review made me want this book even more!
I’m not much of a chick lit reader. But I like Jill Mansell’s stories. Glad you enjoyed this one.
This is on my summer wish list. Good to know you found it “delightful.”
I enjoyed this book as well!
Great review. I’d like to read this one someday. Glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome review! I’m very picky about chick-lit – I like it to be funny, yet still believable and I cannot stand the shopping/clothes/shoes type. This one sounds just like the ones I prefer, seems very similar to Marian Keyes’ books which are great!
I loved this book! I was really impressed by how Mansell connected the characters, and it was just great fun all around. Glad you enjoyed it, too. Can’t wait for Millie’s Fling.
–Anna
I thought this was a really cute story. Nice review!