
Regina M. (
ginamig) reviewed on 9/25/2008...
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book starts with a great premise. Two best friends. One boy, one girl. Girl gets dumped by scum-bag boyfriend of seven years. Boy is sick of being the one to pick up the pieces. Tells girl he loves her and has a great idea. They will play a game called Alphabet Weekends where each weekend they alternate a letter and choose an activity to eventually get girl to fall in love with him.
Good premise.
Even good book.
It would have even better book if the author just stuck to these two main characters, Natalie and Tom.
Instead she writes about all these other characters and relationships and doesn't elaborate on the true premise of the book, Alphabet Weekends.
I ended up liking the book, and loved the fact that it was British (it's been a while since I read a good British Chick Lit book).
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I thought this was a very creative idea for a love story. Two people who have been friends most of their lives decide to test their relationship by engaging in different activities together starting with different letters of the alphabet. I loved watching how this relationship developed. But, there's more than the love story between Natalie and Tom to this book. There's also a cast of family and friends that have their own problems to contend with. At times the number of characters became distracting, but it did add depth to the book.
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This book was really enjoyable and hard to put down. Three stories were going on in one, but the biggest and most important was the story of Tom and Natalie. The characters were developed well, but sometimes it was easy to get caught up in other characters besides Tom and Natalie. The weekends from A to Z were fun to figure out, but I thought some lacked pizaz. Altogether I really enjoyed this book.

Christine P. (
chrissy77) reviewed on 6/28/2007...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Cute Story but a few too many characters for my taste.
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This book was a surprising joy!! I am keeping it because I really enjoyed it. May pass on in future. I really liked it. I wasnt sure I would, since it is in England and written with English terminology that the USA doesnt use I wasnt sure I would like, but really enjoyed!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Quick read. Each page keeps your attention. Highly recommended.
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Really cute book. I liked that there was more to the book than just the love story.
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I enjoyed this book. It is an easy reading feel good kind of book. It provided a few laughs and even got a tear out of me. :)
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent, quick read with a new plot on old romance.
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Really loved this one. Great weekend read, funny, sweet. Great book.
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I found this engaging, entertaining, and witty. It even inspired creativity in "dating" my husband - 26 consecutive dates working through the alphabet. Three couples are tracked through the book, though the main storyline focuses on a thirty-something who is just realizing what love is about.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very entertaining and fun to read. I really enjoyed it.

Ami S. (
Anilawc) reviewed on 9/7/2007...
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Natalie and Tom have been friends since childhood. After a bad breakup, Tom convinces Natalie to spend 26 weekend dates with him to get her to fall in love with him. Each date is themed with a letter of the alphabet from A to Z.
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Good easy read. Really draws you in.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
fun chick lit
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Natalie and Tom have been best friends forever, but Tom wants more. When Natalie gets dumped, Tom comes up with the Alphabet Weekend plan to help her get over her old boyfriend, and move on to him.
Very funny!

Terri S. (
1800babe) reviewed on 4/17/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good story. Predictable.
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Very good novel, with a lot going on! Funny, but also touching. Elizabeth Noble continues to impress.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Cute and enjoyable fast read!

Caroline O. (
cmoh) reviewed on 3/28/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
What a fun fast read. Great for the light reader or for one who just needs a break from the heavy stuff. I was not a fan of the Patrick and Lucy story line but it by no means stopped my enjoyment of the book. I couldn't put it down.

Meredith L. (
magykal) reviewed on 2/11/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A very poignant love story about falling in love slowly
Overall this was an enjoyable, easy read. I read it for relaxation and it was hard to put down. (I love that "enjoyable beach or tub read" was already a tag, because I think I read the whole thing in the tub!) ;)
To be honest, I thought the alphabet plot was kind of weak and forced and never really warmed up to Natalie (though her relationship with her dad was very sweet).
Another character in the book, Lucy, is far more interesting and better written than Natalie is. I hope that Noble decides to write a book about her at some point.
The alphabet theme seems like an easy way out and creates something that is not very interesting, more like early-on chick lit despite being published relatively recently.
Loved it! Very cute book! Easy read, very light and funny!