It Felt Like A Kiss by Sarra Manning
Publisher: Corgi (30th Jan 2014)
Received a proof copy from publisher for review, thank you!
Blurb:
Meet Ellie Cohen, one of the most perfect girls in London.
Ellie manages a swank Mayfair gallery, but it’s her life that’s a real work of art. Great job, really good hair, loyal friends, loving family. It’s only her succession of lame duck boyfriends that ruin the picture.
Oh, and the world-famous rock-star father she’s never met, who won’t even acknowledge her existence.
Then Ellie’s perfect life is smashed to pieces when her secret is sold to the highest bidder and her name, face (and pictures of her bottom) are splashed across the tabloids. Suddenly everyone thinks she’s a gold-digging, sex-crazy, famewhore.
Enter David Gold. Charming and handsome David Gold. On paper he’s even more perfect than Ellie, if only he wasn’t her father’s ruthlessly ambitious lawyer whose job is to manage the crisis – and her. He certainly doesn’t think that Ellie’s the innocent party and she doesn’t trust him at all. So why is it that every time they’re alone together, damage limitation is the last thing on their minds?
It Felt Like A Kiss is my first ever Sarra Manning grown-up novel and I was so surprised when I finished reading it. It's got similarities as well as difference when it comes to her YA novels. Before reading this, I've only read Adorkable by Sarra Manning and it was one of my favourite YA books I've ever read. Sarra Manning is back in 2014 with another sublime romantic comedy you will definitely enjoy! Before I begin, can we please take a moment to drink in the gorgeous cover? OK, yes? Moving on, people!
The book is set in London, where the heroine, Ellie Cohen, is a successful art gallery manager in an exclusive part of London, she's got perfect hair and loving family and friends. But she has a behemoth secret: she's the illegitimate daughter of a former rock star. Her life takes a tumble when her ex-boyfriend, one of the "lame ducks", sells her secret and a pack of lies to the tabloids and she's branded as a famewhore with severe daddy issues.
If you're a fan of Sarra Manning's books, then fret not, It Felt Like A Kiss does meet expectations, if not more. I really enjoyed the whole "fallen from grace" story and Ellie's sudden catapult to fame, for the wrong reasons. I feel that Ellie was a very strong, collected and level-headed character. She's definitely someone I'd root for when she proves to the public that she's been wronged and manipulated by the press. The characters, mainly Ellie's mum, Ari, and grandparents as well as her closest friends were such a wonderful bunch! And don't get me started with the sexy, charismatic David Gold. Gosh, I think I might have developed a full-on crush. Think: proper, posh and very charming.
The plot flits between Ellie's life in the present, where she deals with her life under constant scrutiny by the press and her failed relationships, and Ari's life when she was in her mid-twenties, during her love affair with Ellie's dad and conceiving Ellie. It Felt Like A Kiss is not just a romantic comedy, it also discusses the hardships of a single mother, being left heartbroken by someone you love but doesn't love you back and ultimately, forgetting your past and carrying on with the gifts you have. One more thing I would like to point out is Sarra Manning's uncanny ability to insert sarcasm and wit into her storytelling. The narration of the story is filled with sharp, witty remarks and it had me hooked!
It Felt Like A Kiss is wonderfully charming, achingly hilarious, with a plot you will be absorbed into and characters you will definitely want as your own friends. It's a classic chick lit, but with a different side to it, a more emotional, darker side of the story - the relationship between a mother and her daughter bonded by love. Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Lindsey Kelk.
Rating: 9/10
Ellie manages a swank Mayfair gallery, but it’s her life that’s a real work of art. Great job, really good hair, loyal friends, loving family. It’s only her succession of lame duck boyfriends that ruin the picture.
Oh, and the world-famous rock-star father she’s never met, who won’t even acknowledge her existence.
Then Ellie’s perfect life is smashed to pieces when her secret is sold to the highest bidder and her name, face (and pictures of her bottom) are splashed across the tabloids. Suddenly everyone thinks she’s a gold-digging, sex-crazy, famewhore.
Enter David Gold. Charming and handsome David Gold. On paper he’s even more perfect than Ellie, if only he wasn’t her father’s ruthlessly ambitious lawyer whose job is to manage the crisis – and her. He certainly doesn’t think that Ellie’s the innocent party and she doesn’t trust him at all. So why is it that every time they’re alone together, damage limitation is the last thing on their minds?
It Felt Like A Kiss is my first ever Sarra Manning grown-up novel and I was so surprised when I finished reading it. It's got similarities as well as difference when it comes to her YA novels. Before reading this, I've only read Adorkable by Sarra Manning and it was one of my favourite YA books I've ever read. Sarra Manning is back in 2014 with another sublime romantic comedy you will definitely enjoy! Before I begin, can we please take a moment to drink in the gorgeous cover? OK, yes? Moving on, people!
The book is set in London, where the heroine, Ellie Cohen, is a successful art gallery manager in an exclusive part of London, she's got perfect hair and loving family and friends. But she has a behemoth secret: she's the illegitimate daughter of a former rock star. Her life takes a tumble when her ex-boyfriend, one of the "lame ducks", sells her secret and a pack of lies to the tabloids and she's branded as a famewhore with severe daddy issues.
If you're a fan of Sarra Manning's books, then fret not, It Felt Like A Kiss does meet expectations, if not more. I really enjoyed the whole "fallen from grace" story and Ellie's sudden catapult to fame, for the wrong reasons. I feel that Ellie was a very strong, collected and level-headed character. She's definitely someone I'd root for when she proves to the public that she's been wronged and manipulated by the press. The characters, mainly Ellie's mum, Ari, and grandparents as well as her closest friends were such a wonderful bunch! And don't get me started with the sexy, charismatic David Gold. Gosh, I think I might have developed a full-on crush. Think: proper, posh and very charming.
The plot flits between Ellie's life in the present, where she deals with her life under constant scrutiny by the press and her failed relationships, and Ari's life when she was in her mid-twenties, during her love affair with Ellie's dad and conceiving Ellie. It Felt Like A Kiss is not just a romantic comedy, it also discusses the hardships of a single mother, being left heartbroken by someone you love but doesn't love you back and ultimately, forgetting your past and carrying on with the gifts you have. One more thing I would like to point out is Sarra Manning's uncanny ability to insert sarcasm and wit into her storytelling. The narration of the story is filled with sharp, witty remarks and it had me hooked!
It Felt Like A Kiss is wonderfully charming, achingly hilarious, with a plot you will be absorbed into and characters you will definitely want as your own friends. It's a classic chick lit, but with a different side to it, a more emotional, darker side of the story - the relationship between a mother and her daughter bonded by love. Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Lindsey Kelk.
Rating: 9/10
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| Emily Blunt as Ellie and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as David (Sarra MUST approve, surely..?) |
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