A Promising Man (And About Time, Too)

I don't know why, but I decided to give myself something nice and fluffy to read and when I saw A Promising Man by Elizabeth Young, I thought it looked and sounded perfect and I think I was right.

A Promising Man is about Harriet Grey, a woman in her late 20's who lives in an old house with some interesting friends. Sally is one of her closest friends who recently had a little boy, Jacko is an old school friend on the mend after a car accident, and Frida is a beautiful young woman from Sweden. One day, Harriet meets John, who seems to be perfect and maybe a little into her. The only problem is that he might be dating a girl Harriet knew from school.

There were a few side plots that seemed completely unnecessary but they weren't bad so I wasn't bothered by them. The most difficult thing for me was to understand some of the British slang and some of the abbreviations in the book. I figured out what most of them meant and looked up a few others but I am still scratching my head about one or two of the others.

Outside of that, this was an amusing book, even if it seemed like some of the characters had a tremendously hard time telling the truth. It was cute and enjoyable and I am glad I saw it. If you enjoy lighter books on occasion, you will probably enjoy this one as well.

Rating: 3.5