Cocktails For Three

I was absolutely hooked from the first chapter. I devoured the book. It's the fastest I've ever finished a book as I tend to have ADD and take longer than 2 weeks go finish even a great novel. This book was so fun to read. And interesting and emotional. I really connected with the characters. It's not so detailed that the book becomes long, draggy and uninteresting. It stays young, fun, and fresh from page 1 through the end. There were times at the end of most sections, the author would absolutely leave me at the edge of my seat yearning for more info. Highly recommended. Love Madeleine's style!

Another awesome chick lit book from the Queen herself Sophie Kinsella (for those who don't know Sophie Kinsella is Madeline Wickham's pen name). I can't tell you how excited I was to learn that Madeline Wickham was Sophie Kinsella because she is simply the best.

Cocktails for Three is a book about three friends. Maggie: editior of the Londoner, expecting her first child with her husband Giles; Roxanne still hoping Mr. Married-With-Children will leave his family for her after their secret six year affiar; and sweetie pie Candice. All three women work at the Londoner together and on the first of each month the trio meet at the Manhattan bar for cocktails, gossip and a few laughs.

The girls seem to tell each other everything but we find out that they all have secrets they are hiding. For instance, which Maggie is due to give birth very soon she is apprehensive about leaving work and raising a child; once she has the child she finds it super hard but dares not tell anyone... Maggie and Candice know there is a Mister-Married-With-Kids but they don't know who he is (you have to read to find out it's a good one)... and Candice has secretly been doing work for the girl she got hired and let move into her house (out of guilt from the past)...

Cocktails for three is a story of friendship, honesty and trust, as we get to know Maggie, Roxanne and Candice we see them test their friendships as their lives become more complicated....

You will not be dissappointed. "Sophie Kinsella" never dissappoints. The character have depth and personality. You won't be able to pit this baby down...

This book is formatted horribly for the Kindle! Never once was the word "pleasure" spelled out as one word. "Plea sure"? Is that a British thing? Many many words where there were mysterious hyphens, words broken into syllables "so ci a ble" was one. Doesn't anyone proofread this stuff?

Spoiler alert: As far as the book itself, I found the characters to be flat and two-dimensional. Maggie is drinking in a bar at 9 months of pregnancy? Candice despises her neighbor Ed until she has nobody else left in her life, then she's sleeping with him? Roxanne is a homewrecker who gets the home in the end? I dunno, it was really hard for me to want any of these women to succeed. It was like AbFab but without the humor.

I downloaded the sample and could barely get though the first chapter. The authors writing felt very juvenile and kept mixing American with London slang. Honestly, it was the dumbest book I've tried to read in a long time. At least download the sample first.

I read this book because Wickham also writes under the pseudonym of Sophie Kinsella, the author of the Shopoholic books, of which I'm a fan. Cocktails is a great book, very funny but also poignant. It has quite a bit more depth than the Shopoholic series and some of Kinsella's other materials. The characters in Cocktails are well developed, though the plot for Candice at times seemed a bit contrived. Overall, this is a great and entertaining book.

Like all of Madeleine Wickham/Sophie Kinsella's book, this one is jammed with wittiness and excitement, that leaves you wanting to turn the pages faster than you can read. But I felt that it was also an honest look at friendships/realtionships. It explored the busyness in all of our lives that bring us to overlooking the needs and feeliings of our friends and unitentially taking them forgranted, no matter how solid and close the friendship. This book ends with a sweet yet subtle reminder that true and successful friendhsips take vulernability and and self-less-ness.

After reading all of Sophia's Shopoholic series, I was pleased to find this book written by the same author. I enjoyed reading this books since it is about 3 friends who go though different struggles and all the while hiding them from each other. I was able to relate to each character. Since noone's life is perfect it is nice to have a book that shows you it does not matter who you are there is still some imprefections in all of us where we express them or not. It is a easy to read, but hard to put down book. I look foward to reading other books by Madeleine.

The friendship and hardships were so true to life that I felt myself tearing up more than once. I identified with all 3 girls. Yes, it was a little predictable (I mean, we all knew what Heather was going to do when she asked Candice what was most important to her), but the solutions and outcomes were witty and uplifting.

The story really sucked me in and I can't wait to get copies for all my friends. Thank you for such a wonderful book, Madeleine!

I loved all of Sophie Kinsella's books. This book is definitely not as good as the Shopaholic Series. The characters aren't really well-defined, the plot meanders at the end. You can avoid this book and not miss much.

I really enjoyed this book. I must admit, that although Sophie Kinsella and Madeleine Wickham are the same author; I do prefer Kinsella over Wickham. However, this is still a great, worthwhile book! GOOD STUFF!

I started this book several times before I was able to actually get into it. There is something about the first chapters that prohibitted me from being enthralled with the characters and plot. It gets better quickly but is nothing more than a fun read to pass the time.

Fun read! Not as good as Madeleine Wickhams alter ego Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic" books, but fun nonetheless. If you are looking for a book to read to pass the time, this book is for you. Not exceptionally entertaining but it will do the trick.