Katie F. (kayters) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 75 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Took a lot longer to read than most chick lit - the "confessions" trick got a little old after a while, but it was an overall cute & fun read. Lack of development of some characters, but still...
Helpful Score: 2
This book is full of subtle humor about being single in New York...the book starts out with the main character separating form her boyfriend and than form there it is all humor based on her single exploits and her retrospections about her life.
Kimberly P. (NoraFan) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 24 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book was cute. It is slow at times..but so is a single girls life. Tells about her love life, work life at Bridal Best (a magazine for brides), and deals with her mothers 3rd marriage and her father who is a sue happy alcholic.
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Helpful Score: 2
Good chick-lit story about a girl getting over a breakup and moving on with life
Pamela G. (punkinbean) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 37 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Okay read, but there's much better chick lit out there. I felt like I'd read it before.
Helpful Score: 1
It was an alright book. I found it kind of hard to get in to, but I still thought it was a cute & easy read. Typical chick-lit, though.
Helpful Score: 1
Very cute book - I could relate with a lot of it!
Elizabeth T. (ebeth) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 81 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Cute book about getting over a relationship. Could relate to many aspects...
Helpful Score: 1
Great summer beach read!
Kikuyo C. (chrysanthemum) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
i thought this was a cute book...about a girl and her coping with being an ex-girlfriend
Diane L. (redsoxdiane) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Awesome read, I totally related to Emma Carter, I think we have all been her at some point in our life.
Stacy J. (StacyJ) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 87 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Loved it! It was a fast, easy read.
A great story about being single in NYC.
Great book
Pleasant enough chick lit, light reading
A really funny book. She's got a good gift for humor in her romances.
This was an excellent read! One of my favorites.
Jessica M. (frecklegirl) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 18 more book reviews
A little slow but I had to finish to see what happened in the end
Nicole A. (Crambort) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 13 more book reviews
A quick, light, funny read.
Jayne W. (jaynew) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 25 more book reviews
*** This book is great for lounging by the beach. It is kind of a sex and the city esque tale.
Trista S. (tuckeremma) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 37 more book reviews
Great book-just what I needed...
Tamara K. (Daisyduke) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 72 more book reviews
From Publishers Weekly
First-time novelist Curnyn pens an easy, breezy first novel that's part Sex in the City with more heart, and part Bridget Jones with less booze. A frustrated would-be writer and an editor at Bridal Best, Emma Carter becomes an ex when her beau of two years sells a screenplay and moves to L.A. without her. ("You have so much here," he tells her; needless to say, she doesn't agree.) Her two 30-something girlfriends, Alyssa and Jade, each beautiful and romantically challenged in her own way, try to coax Emma out of her rut with either tough love or encouragement, depending on the day. But Alyssa is considering cheating on her longtime love Richard (a lawyer and the "best guy she's been with") and Jade, who was recently hurt by a man, too, has sworn off anything but casual sex. Drawing comfort from snack cakes and diet ice cream (for which she must atone at the gym) as well as her own confessions ("I would marry for a below-market one bedroom"; "I am ready for my miniature schnauzer") Emma eventually does meet a new guy. He's a writer, too, but he doesn't call after she sleeps with him; meanwhile her father's drinking and her mother's upcoming third marriage give her lots to stew about, as does her potential promotion. But the lost relationship haunts her until a few final moments of self-empowerment in the book's conclusion. This is light, occasionally amusing fare, but it's nothing new. Emma may be a New Yorker and a nonsmoker, but her story feels pretty derivative of you-know-who's.
First-time novelist Curnyn pens an easy, breezy first novel that's part Sex in the City with more heart, and part Bridget Jones with less booze. A frustrated would-be writer and an editor at Bridal Best, Emma Carter becomes an ex when her beau of two years sells a screenplay and moves to L.A. without her. ("You have so much here," he tells her; needless to say, she doesn't agree.) Her two 30-something girlfriends, Alyssa and Jade, each beautiful and romantically challenged in her own way, try to coax Emma out of her rut with either tough love or encouragement, depending on the day. But Alyssa is considering cheating on her longtime love Richard (a lawyer and the "best guy she's been with") and Jade, who was recently hurt by a man, too, has sworn off anything but casual sex. Drawing comfort from snack cakes and diet ice cream (for which she must atone at the gym) as well as her own confessions ("I would marry for a below-market one bedroom"; "I am ready for my miniature schnauzer") Emma eventually does meet a new guy. He's a writer, too, but he doesn't call after she sleeps with him; meanwhile her father's drinking and her mother's upcoming third marriage give her lots to stew about, as does her potential promotion. But the lost relationship haunts her until a few final moments of self-empowerment in the book's conclusion. This is light, occasionally amusing fare, but it's nothing new. Emma may be a New Yorker and a nonsmoker, but her story feels pretty derivative of you-know-who's.
Alexandra V. (Allie) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 10 more book reviews
Standard chick-lit.
Sherri B. (sharalsbooks) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 259 more book reviews
Confessions Of An Ex-Girlfriend is one womans journey to find meaning in the end of her two year relationship when the man she loves accepts a job in L.A. and leaves New York and her behind. Emma struggles through most of this book living a very dysfunctional life. She is stuck in a boring job at a bridal magazine writing articles that are intended to sell the institute of marriage and all its glitz and glitter to brides to be. Emmas mother is preparing to get married for the third time and wants Emmas help and expertise with the planning. Emma has not told her parents about her change in relationship status. Emmas father is lawsuit happy and may or may not have fallen off the wagon (again). She desperately needs highlights, but her hairdresser can only make time for his spiritual lessons and his guru. Her unwanted single status forces Emma to take a long, hard look in the mirror and acknowledge some facts (no matter how painful) about being single once again.
Even though Emma knew from their first date that her boyfriend would move to L.A. as soon as he sold a screenplay, that event did not happen for two years, in which time Emma got completely comfortable in the relationship and put it out of her mind. Why do we ignore these glaringly obvious relationship red flags? How do Emma and the rest of us develop relationship amnesia and completely forget these events and then walk around like the walking wounded wondering what happened? One thing that annoyed me about Emma is that she spends several pages pining for this jerk instead of getting angry. I felt she should have gotten angry a lot sooner. Two years spent in a relationship, regardless of the red flags at the beginning, is a long time. The last thing I want to see is Emma feeling sorry for herself, while sitting by the phone on the chance that he might call. When Emma finally does get angry and lets him know it, I was cheering. Let him have it, Emma. Rip him a new one.
I really liked Emmas best friends, Alyssa and Jade. Where Alyssa is sweet and kind and in a committed relationship, Jade is the complete polar opposite. Jade is anti-relationship where Alyssa is living with her boyfriend. Emma fits perfectly in the middle between them. I was amazed how these three different women could be such good friends, but they are and it works. In the early days of Emmas singleness, Alyssa and Jade both play a vital role in helping Emma reinvent herself.
I also liked that Emma wasnt afraid to throw herself back in the dating pool, no matter how scary it was or unprepared she was. I loved that Emma does not strike gold right away either. I really enjoy a story that is realistic and having Emma start dating after a long term relationship and find Mr. Perfect on her first attempt would not have been believable for me as a reader.
Whether were ex-girlfriends or supportive shoulders to friends going through it, this is a good story that will appeal regardless of the situation. Fans of chick-lit and romance will appreciate how Emma comes out of her ordeal willing to take chances without losing her romantic side or becoming bitter.
Even though Emma knew from their first date that her boyfriend would move to L.A. as soon as he sold a screenplay, that event did not happen for two years, in which time Emma got completely comfortable in the relationship and put it out of her mind. Why do we ignore these glaringly obvious relationship red flags? How do Emma and the rest of us develop relationship amnesia and completely forget these events and then walk around like the walking wounded wondering what happened? One thing that annoyed me about Emma is that she spends several pages pining for this jerk instead of getting angry. I felt she should have gotten angry a lot sooner. Two years spent in a relationship, regardless of the red flags at the beginning, is a long time. The last thing I want to see is Emma feeling sorry for herself, while sitting by the phone on the chance that he might call. When Emma finally does get angry and lets him know it, I was cheering. Let him have it, Emma. Rip him a new one.
I really liked Emmas best friends, Alyssa and Jade. Where Alyssa is sweet and kind and in a committed relationship, Jade is the complete polar opposite. Jade is anti-relationship where Alyssa is living with her boyfriend. Emma fits perfectly in the middle between them. I was amazed how these three different women could be such good friends, but they are and it works. In the early days of Emmas singleness, Alyssa and Jade both play a vital role in helping Emma reinvent herself.
I also liked that Emma wasnt afraid to throw herself back in the dating pool, no matter how scary it was or unprepared she was. I loved that Emma does not strike gold right away either. I really enjoy a story that is realistic and having Emma start dating after a long term relationship and find Mr. Perfect on her first attempt would not have been believable for me as a reader.
Whether were ex-girlfriends or supportive shoulders to friends going through it, this is a good story that will appeal regardless of the situation. Fans of chick-lit and romance will appreciate how Emma comes out of her ordeal willing to take chances without losing her romantic side or becoming bitter.
From back cover...Ex-Girlfriend Emma Carter has a lot on her mind. Her boyfriend got a life - in L.A. Her hairdresser found God. And that extra ten pounds of relationship flab she acquired while falling in love with a commitment-phobe has just put her out of the running for new romance - or so she thinks. But before Emma can get on with her life, she's got to face a few startling truths about being single in New York City....
Nicole N. (nikki) reviewed Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (Red Dress Ink) on + 22 more book reviews
Ex-Girlfriend Emma Carter has a lot on her mind. Her boyfriend got a life in L.A. Her hairdresser found God. And that extra ten pounds of "relationship flab" she acquired while falling in love with a commitmentphobe has just put her out of the running for new romance or so she thinks. But before Emma can get on with her life, she's got to face a few startling truths about being single in New York City . . .
