Book Details
Author:
Sarra Manning
Format: Paperback
Edition
Paperback: 560
pages
Publisher: Transworld
Publishers (February 2011)
Book Summary
Sweet, bookish Neve Slater always plays by the rules. And the
number one rule is that good-natured fat girls like her don't get guys like
gorgeous, handsome William, heir to Neve's heart since university. But
William's been in LA for three years, and Neve's been slimming down and
re-inventing herself so that when he returns, he'll fall head over heels in
love with the new, improved her. So she's not that interested in other men.
Until her sister Celia points out that if Neve wants William to think she's an experienced
love-goddess and not the fumbling, awkward girl he left behind, then she'd
better get some, well, experience. What Neve needs is someone to show her the
ropes, someone like Celia's colleague Max. Wicked, shallow, sexy Max. And since
he's such a man-slut, and so not Neve's type, she certainly won't fall for him.
Because William is the man for her...right? Somewhere between losing weight and
losing her inhibitions, Neve's lost her heart - but to who?
Book Review
Rating: 5/5
I had a bloody grand time reading You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning, I keep on
humming the song with the same title. It is funny, sweet, heartwarming and simply
amazing.
Neve, is now one of my favorite heroines – she’s funny and
intelligent. But her self esteem must be buried somewhere 50 feet below the
ground because she could never see herself as beautiful. She used to be fat and
a size 32 but through hard work (no fad or crash diet) she’s down to size 14. She
works in an archive – it’s not a library – it’s really an archive. This book is
her journey in her struggle to be more comfortable with herself and her body.
And Max – the ultimate sex-god-slash-man-whore. Okay, he’s
charming and could disarm all your defenses with a smile. He’s a bit of a jerk.
But of course, deep inside, he also has issues which he kept to himself and his
therapist. You will just adore him – how he takes care of Neve and how he tries
to behave with her.
Yes, both the characters of this story are somewhat f*cked up
– but that’s because they’re real and they deal with issues that are present
and alarming in today’s world. Health issues, obesity, fad diets, sex addiction
sprinkled with a toe-curling romance. But
despite the fact they have crazy issues – they are just perfect for each other.
Neve needs a man who sees beauty in her, no matter what her size is and Max
needs someone who would really care for him. Neve and Max together is just
magic and you can see sparks floating in the air. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me is very entertaining from the
first page down to the last. I am sure you will not put it down until you reached
the final page.
Favorite Quotes
But really it says everything that’s wrong about the
publishing industry, that a quarter of a million people bought and read a sex
and shopping novel that wasn’t even written by one of those footballer
girlfriends, and yet most of the shortlisted titles on the Orange Prize, which
is an award for women writers, don’t even sell ten thousand copies. It’s just
not right.
“That was the worst thing about having a relationship with
someone, even a pretend relationship. You opened up, let someone in, and when
it was over, they had all the ammunition they needed to completely destroy
you.”
“The thing about love was that it caught you
unawares, turned up in the most unexpected places, even when you weren't
looking for it.”
“If Madonna loves me, then you will too.”
“Having a relationship and not even a sexual
one is so straight, it's practically perverted”
“But Neve, you can’t start a book and leave it
halfway through,’ he’d said implacably. ‘It’s almost as bad as turning down the
corner of the page, instead of using a bookmark.”
“I guess they're called moments because they
don't last very long.”
“Then what he said and how he said it won't be
important any more. What will be important are all the things you never got to
say.”
“I suppose the things that you always take for
granted, that you don't even notice, are what you miss the most.”
“You took out a book on blow-job technique from
the British Library? They shouldn't have books like that in there!”
ChuCha™
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