'About a Girl' is Lindsey Kelk's recent effort at writing a new series after the successful (and much loved by me) 'I Heart' series. After the standalone 'The Single Girl's To-Do List' found me being quite disappointed, I wasn't sure what to expect with 'About a Girl', but I tend to try and read every book written by an author I like.
'About a Girl' is the story of Tess Brookes, an advertiser living in London. Tess is dedicated to her job, it's all she knows and the main thing she cares about. At the beginning of the book, she's preparing herself for a promotion at work, but is promptly given the boot by the company. A trip up North home see's Tess sleep with her best friend and long time crush, Charlie, before finding out he's not what she expected. She then escapes to Hawaii, under a false name and occupation and is set the task of taking photo's for a glossy fashion magazine. Between the mess she left behind at home, keeping up a new identity and all the troubles Hawaii throws at her, the novel is exciting and interesting. On a personal level, I really liked 'About a Girl'. Tess has plenty of character development throughout the novel to please me. She goes from being a 'by-the-book' workaholic, to taking on an alter ego in the form of her double identity. It's interesting to see how her mind set shifts and she often refers to other more measured thoughts and actions as being like 'Old Tess'. The story itself is interesting, keeping readers guessing what will happen until the end. There's also a good old twist towards the end of the novel, which made me think 'what an absolute bitch!' It's brilliant.
Keeping in with her previous novels, Kelk has managed to capture the paradise of Hawaii perfectly, the descriptions alone will make you want to get down to Thomas Cook and book the next flight out there. The 'I Heart' series saw the characters travel to New York, LA, Las Vegas, Paris and London, but none of those felt as luxurious as this one.
The ending is open ended, awaiting a sequel that I'm really excited to be released. I think this is another series I will enjoy as a bit of light relief. Kelk writes your typical girly novels, but with relatable characters in unrelatable, dreamy settings. It's just what I needed to read after wading through crime novels and journalism text books.
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