Reviews for Where Have All the Boys Gone?

The average rating for Where Have All the Boys Gone? based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-02-19 00:00:00 Jason Hersch Browsing trough my local library's shelf, an amazin and a bit funny book title cought my attention: Where Have All The Boys Gone? With the adorable cover and the fact that it is written by Jenny Colgan, an author I want to check out for the longest time, I just had to borrow it. The story follows three friends in their late twenties. One day, they were just minding their own girly buisness, when they saw an article in the newspaper which said that a single girl in London has a bigger chance to be murdered then to find herself a man. I don't think I have to tell you what girls' reaction was. Already stressed out, they started to worry they'll never find a decent man for themselves… This book was one really good entertaiment. The story pulled me in and I was just having a great time reading it. I didn't think about anything, I just enjoyed the ride. Almost all the charaters in this book were likeable, although I didn't feel attached to any of them. There was one guy I didn't particurarly like (Harry) because I found him to be too judgamental, but the world is full of people like him, which made me appreciate him as a character. I don't think that every fictional guy has to be swoon worthy and perfect, because life doesn't work that way. The writing style is really good. Colgan captured the atmosphere of a little Scottish town in such an amazing way (that was my favorite aspect of the story). She also handled very well an inner struggle of characters. Because of that, it was very easy to keep up with their process of thinking that lead them to make decisions they made. This book is written over ten years ago and now when I read it, I want to check out some of Colgan's new work to see how she developed as an author. Overall, if you want to read a book just to occupy your mind, make you laugh on the way (I even cought myself laughing out loud at times) and make you forget about the world around you, I think this book is a good choice for you. Read this and more reviews at my blog

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-13 00:00:00 Bob Johnson I should always look at the actual publication date before choosing to review a book! I should have learned my lesson with Colgan's reissued My Very 90s Romance Although I love and adore her more recent books (Little Beach Street Bakery series, Endless Beach series, Bookshop series) these older titles are very difficult to get through. The characters are totally on the surface and there's not the depth of emotion or storytelling that her later books have. Her maturity as a writer is so evident in her more recent titles, and in comparison this book just doesn't cut it. This book does have its cute moments, which are charming, but some of the jokes just don't translate well into the culture of today's world. Overall it's just too predictable. I'll look forward to the new, fresh offerings coming out soon from Colgan, as she remains one of my favorite authors for modern-day contemporary romance. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, all opinions are my own.