I enjoyed reading this book. After reading some of the comments by other readers, I wasn't sure what to expect.

Lindsay is a flawed heroine, over accommodating and seemingly afraid to make the tough decisions - but this is true of many of us. Do we like her? We want to because she's sweet and good intentioned, but her choices leave us shaking our heads at times. Another reader commented that she needs to be slapped. I remember several Candace Bushnell books where the protagonist was much less likable and very manipulative - does this make this book bad? Bridget Jones is also flawed. I think we see ourselves in Lindsay, not that we're proud of it, but we can identify (and sometimes uncomfortably so).

As to the writing style, I also noticed that some of the segments did not flow quite as well. I think it improved by the middle section and was an easier read from there on. I liked her use of journal and email blocks which is similar to what Sophie Kinsella uses as a way of injecting humor and perspective.

Here is also where I widely differ from the previous reviewer: much of the chick lit I have read blithely ignores typical literary tools and just runs like a conversation. Run-on sentences, sentence fragments, etc. are par for the course. If you use a more standardized storytelling, the impact is lessened in my opinion.

This may not be the next great American (er, Canadian!) classic, but it's a fun enough read for me.

so i just finished reading the book men are like mocha lattes. This book is about a canadian girl who moves to new zealand for school. The book itself is pretty good, I think it is really well written and I really enjoyed the style of writing as well. It was kind of written like the protaganists journal which kept it pretty interesting. The story follows our protagonist through a bunch of crazy antics of her life and being 30 and single. There are some really good characters that are introdcuced in the story as well as some very funny situtations that the main character finds herself in. The book made me laugh out loud a few times and i also really liked the way the book would jump for present to past sometimes. The writer also refers to alot of popular tv shows, movies and celebraties that everyone can relate too. I also like how the main character is canadian and it is easy to relate to her if you've ever been to another country and know what its like to be international. The only problem i had with the book was that some of the chapters tended to drag on a bit and there were a few things that the writer tendds to go on and on about and they could have been cut short. But other than that, I really enjoyed the book and the story, I recomend this book to anyone who is looking for a very light, refreshing, funny read.
i wanted to try to cut this short only because i didn't want to give too much away, i hope this is ok and informative :)