A Single Girl's To-Do List - Lindsay Kelk

This is a funny, at-times emotional, read that focuses on Rachel, who has been cruelly dumped by her boyfriend, Simon. Together with her two best friends, and the “single girl’s to-do list”, the reader follows her on her journey on getting her life back on track and undergo a dramatic makeover, get a tattoo and get arrested for breaking the law! Kelk creates likeable central characters and the reader really empathises and connects with Rachel and is willing her to succeed in the end. Emilie and Matthew are two likeable characters, and are the two best friends a girl could have! It is strange that the story takes place over such a short amount of time (just over a week) and there are a lot of guys who fall for Rachel along the way, but this is a fantastic read. As the story advances towards the ending, the story takes an unexpected turn and leaves you gripped. Its merits are similar to My Single Friend by Jane Costello in that it is well written and the characterisation is fantastic, but between the two books, I would favour Kelk’s story. It just left me with the feeling of loving the book, and whilst My Single Friend was a great read, this story just has that extra special something. As a whole, the story was just amazing. 5 stars.