My single Friend by Jane Costello

**** 4stars
I love this author. I really enjoy her easy style. Her books always pull me right in and "My Single Friend" was no different. This book is written in the style of why I love chick lit. It is like sitting down with your girlfriends and having a quiet evening in. The character Lucy is full of flaws but still likable. After the first few chapters you understand where the story is going but enjoy the ride anyway. My only complaint would be, as I was reading this book, I couldn't help but feel as though I have read it before. I have a HUGE collection of books and have traded and gotten rid of many over time. I still kept reading as I figured it pulled me in enough for me to want to reread it. After some surfing, I found that this was her newest release and I hadn't read it before. It's plot is so like "girl falls for boy next door" that it gave me the impression I had read previously. I still suggest it as a must read. It has great laughs and suspense to keep you turning the pages and smiling when finished.

Book Jacket Summary:
At 28, Lucy is doing well for herself. She's got a great job in PR, her boss loves her, and her best girlfriends Dominique and Erin think she's great. More important than anyone's opinion is that of her flatmate, and oldest friend in the world, Henry. For twenty years they've been inseparable: beauty and the geek. Henry thinks the world of Lucy. So why does she feel the need to lie outrageously on dates? From rock-climbing to Chekov: when it comes to prospective boyfriends, Lucy is compelled to embellish her C.V. with unlikely porkies that always backfire - with hilarious results. Henry can't understand it. Lucy is so loveable: why can't she just be herself? But when Lucy turns the spotlight on Henry, he wishes he'd never brought it up. With a penchant for jumpers and NHS-style specs, Lucy decides that Henry is in need of a makeover - big time. Enlisting the help of Dom and Erin, it's not long before the girls have Henry out of the flat, and into the Topman changing rooms. A new haircut, contact lenses, a flirting master-class from Dom ...poor Henry doesn't know what's hit him. But nothing can prepare them for the surprise results! Before long, Lucy realises that their lives will never be the same again.