Asking for Trouble

by Elizabeth Young

Book Overview

Only one wedding and no funeral, but twice as funny...

At thirty, Sophy is unmarried, and aside from her mother's near constant hectoring, in no hurry to march down the aisle. To quiet the maternal angst, Sophy invents a boyfriend named Dominic and all is well--that is, until her sister's wedding when she must produce the real thing. At the eleventh hour and in utter desperation, Sophy contacts an escort service. Attending the wedding with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380818973
• ISBN13: 9780380818976
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Based on the movie the Wedding Date!

So I LOVEE the Wedding Date and this is the basis. Def an amazing read and SO entirely different from the movie. A wonderful and quick read on its own. Being American, there were some slang words I did not understand but it made it fun.

Love For Hire

I really loved this book. If you're expecting the same story as in "The Wedding Date," which was loosly based on this book, don't worry. You can enjoy both without any plot spoilers! Elizabeth Young makes you laugh out loud as you follow a "desperate" young woman on her quest for a decent date to her sister's wedding. There are twists and turns that all lead to belly laughs and deep sighs! What a great story!

Fabulous book..

This book title has been transformed into a movie. Ive yet to watch it since it has not hit Kuala Lumpur's cinemas. I read this book twice & I did not want the story to end actually.. its simply amazing. Though Sophy is kind of 'neurotic' but along the way she makes good couple with Josh Carmichael..

A wonderful, fun read

I love all Elizabeth Young's books and this was no exception. A previous review clearly doesn't agree with the majority and asks 'what is a part?'. A prat is a stupid person - which pretty much speaks for itself! It is a shame if you don't enjoy books written in English - in the UK we often have to put up with books written in 'American' with phrases we don't understand. It doesn't detract from the enjoyment of a fun and well-written book. I hope disappointing reviews and problems over language differences do not put anyone else off reading what is a really good read.

Fantastic Read!!!

What an absolutely fantastic fun read. This story reminds me of a cross between Bridget Jones and the Shopaholic series in its humor. I laughed out loud at the way things progressed through the story. It also shows how sometimes one little white lie can turn into a huge white elephant. What happens when you tell your mother you have a fabulous boyfriend that doesn't exist and you have to produce him? Well Sophy (with a Y not an IE) hires one but, ack she is actually really attracted to him and this has her confused. There are a couple of other story lines running through also. The thing I liked the most is the characters all seemed so real! Hats off to another new author for me that I am now scrambling around to find other works by...

LOVE IT

1,000 words are not enough to describe how great this book is, but I'll give it a shot! While the blurb on the back sounded promising, I expected another post-Bridget Jones funny-yet-predictable novel.I bought it anyway, and was pleasantly surprised to find a well-written, fast-paced, and truly hilarious novel about a heroine I could really relate to. The book's tone is conversational, as if Sophy is your best girlfriend, and you're dishing over a couple of vodkas; as a result, I liked her and found myself waiting anxiously for the next plot twist to unfold.Even though Sophy's white lie(s) spin(s) wildly out of control, I didn't think the plot and its many twists were at all contrived or predictable. Sophy's character rang quite true to me, as did everyone else's. In the ever-expanding universe of contemporary women's fiction, I think this book is a breath of fresh air. While Sophy is no less charmingly neurotic than Bridget and her "sisters," I feel that Sophy's character is deeper, a bit more developed, less breezy, and, as a result, more human. She acknowledges, and agonizes, over her faults, and seems to grow as a person through her experiences.The characters' relationships strike me as more complex and authentic than other novels, perhaps because of Ms. Young's attention to detail in crafting their mannerisms, speech, etc. She also creates a sense of history, in describing events and people from Sophy's childhood, which are traced to the present. Finally, the situations, dialogue and descriptions are often so unexpectedly funny that I laughed until I cried. I could not put this book down. You'll love it, too.