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| Bachelor Boys | 
| Author: Kate Saunders
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1132592
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312339402
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780312339401
ASIN: 0312339402
Publication Date: August 1, 2005
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 Pretty good for chick lit... August 10, 2008
Yeah, this book was OK. There were things that I loved and things that I hated. Cassie, the main character was kind of annoying sometimes because she was really too blind to her own feelings. The author would continually have Cassie going on and on about Fritz and then always have her say "but, oh man, I do not have a crush on him anymore...that was done with years ago." This happened probably near 30 times in the book, so it's just hard to believe that she could be that oblivious to her own feelings.
The main romance was a little ridiculous. Cassie is with a guy who makes her feel uncomfortable and uptight about herself. Ok, yes, we want her to leave him. But then she dates a guy who pretty much uses her when he is feeling emotional and then also breaks tons of promises to her and, just, he really kind of sounds like the typical "villain" boyfriend in these types of novels.
So, while the main romance wasn't too fantastic, the side characters in this book and their little romantic foibles I found myself enjoying quite a bit. They weren't overly complicated or troublesome just creative little bits about people falling in love in serendipitous and hardly typical ways.
Phoebe was also enjoyable. Yes, she was a character that has been seen many times before, but she definitely worked well in this novel and when the author wrote about her it was emotional and lovely. The best writing examples from this book are when Saunders is writing about Phoebe.
Definitely a good read for a lazy day or weekend.
 Wasn't sure... January 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
after reading some of the other reviews, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this book. I am so glad that I did. I thought the book was great and would recommend it to anyone. I'll be picking up other books by this author.
A HAPPY SURPRISE September 15, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Normally, I would never have picked up a book like this, which I guess I consider to be "Chick Lit" and something I won't like. However, it was one of the top 25 recommended books by the Book of the Month Club for 2005, so I took a chance. Bottom line -- I adore this book. Lots of laughs out loud. Would make a really cute movie with all of Phoebe's unusual friends and their paths to luv. The Bachelor Boys themselves? Fabulous fun in their escapades, and you end up loving both of them.
 drags on and on March 11, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of the slowest books I have ever read. As the previous reviewer said, it started out promising and then let us down. The story drags for almost 200 pages and then gets only semi-interesting when one of the bachelors finally finds his soul mate. And I'm going to add a spoiler just because this part just crawled under my skin. Cassie doesn't even get mad at her boyfriend when she finds him in bed with one of her friends. And doesn't even say two words to him when they talk about it later on. Maybe British women don't get mad at something like that. But, we American women do! Maybe she felt like it was over, but still. Readers need to get a more emotional response than that. Please don't read this book unless you want to be disappointed.
 Annoying Read!! September 17, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book started out with a promising plot. Cassie Shaw gets a request from her dying neighbor to find wives for her two sons, Fritz and Ben. Growing up, Cassie has always been in love with Fritz, but now she has a boyfriend that she "loves" and hopes to marry, and is okay with seeing Fritz married to someone else. You'd think that the author can work with this potentially great premise and deliver a wonderful love story, but guess again. Fritz has an affair with Cassie's childhood nemesis because he can't resist her looks(even though he hates her personality), but they break it off, and he hooks up with Cassie for a night. Then, the evil nemesis comes around again; Fritz cannot resist her, and they get it on again, even though he promised Cassie he wouldn't. Turns out he was being used, and the nemesis dumps him. Then, all is forgiven and Cassie gets together with him again. Ugh, there are enough stupid men in the real world that I don't want to waste my time reading about one. This book is also written in first person, and rarely do I find one good enough to like, but I was willing to give it a chance. My mistake.
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