Review: A bright and humorous read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2013
I got this eBook when it was available as a free download from Amazon, I'm a big fan of Mandy's writing so I was really looking forward to getting stuck into this one.The story began with Freya colouring her hair red in the toilets of an airport and this created all sorts of questions in my mind, these were answered pretty quickly so that everything suddenly made sense. Freya was a fantastic character who I just seemed to `get', I loved her feisty and sarcastic sense of humour, I could relate to her weight issues and seeing as I also turned 30 recently I felt like I understood where she was coming from.There were so many laugh out loud moments throughout the book and Freya just made them funnier with her reactions - there was a scene on an airplane involving a very difficult child that was particularly funny so look out for that part.  As well as the laughs there were also some really heartbreaking times when I felt desperately sad for her, in my eyes this all added up to make a well-rounded book that covered every angle.I enjoyed Freya's romance with Nicholas (who was super hot and super sweet all at the same time) but for me it was her friendship with Emma that really stood out for me - they had such a loyal and close friendship that I couldn't help but be touched by.Halfway through came a massive shock with the return of Freya's ex-boyfriend and an announcement that made my jaw hit the floor!  From that moment on there were a lot of changes for everyone and lots of secrets were revealed, none of which I could have predicted.Mandy's style of writing is comfortable and concise, I loved how she managed to mix humour with weight issues and even serious health issues without any of it feeling odd or out-of-place.The ending was fabulous and left me with a big smile on my face, Public Property is the sequel to this book and I already have it on my Kindle so I'm looking forward to finding out what happened next for Freya.This was a bright and humorous one day read, I was hooked from the first to the last word.