Pretty Little Mistakes: A Do-Over Novel (A Do-Over Novel, 1)

by Heather McElhatton

Book Overview

There are hundreds of lives sown inside Pretty Little Mistakes , Heather McElhatton's singularly spectacular, breathtakingly unique novel that has more than 150 possible endings. You may end up in an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061133221
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

I'm totally hooked on Pretty Little Mistakes!

The wait was worth it! After reading an article in the Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) a year and half ago (yikes!) I have been anxiously waiting for this book to be published. I happened to win a copy of the book (personally signed by Heather) and haven't been able to put it down. So far, I have been murdered, had a heart attack, died from eating a bad apple, been mistakenly shot, and lived to see old age numerous times! I cannot recommend this book enough. I think I'm making the "good" choice and it is a disaster. Make the "bad" one, and it works out great! Just like life! I can't wait for Heather's next book "Million Little Mistakes" where I win the lottery and have more adventures. I hope this is a long-running "mistakes" series for Heather. The thing I'm afraid of, though, is that we'll be inundated with other do-over novels and they won't be nearly as good as Heather's. Go ahead and make your Pretty Little Mistakes - you won't be disappointed! - Melissa White

Hilariously Surreal

"Pretty Little Mistakes" follows the adventures of a young, very naïve girl through her crazy wacky adventures after high school. As a guy, I found this book refreshingly wonderful. And no, I'm not gay. So, why am I reading it? I remember as a kid reading a number of books where you choose your own adventure. This time, I finally get to read an adult adventure that makes me constantly guessing an outcome and always being wrong. It's amazing how many different characters she encounters on her travels and what rotten luck she has at times. This is an adult book which is beyond refreshing. The writing will shock you and make you think at the same time. Many times I found myself laughing hysterically because of the situations she puts herself in. No way can you predict the outcome of a thread because Heather will lead you in a completely different direction. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants a really saucy, extremely witty adventure to read while sitting at Starbuck's having a latte. I guarantee that people around you will be looking at you weird as you say out loud, "No way!", and flip the page. Enjoy!!

A Most Wonderful Mistake

This book is a terrific read, the ultimate day at the beach, lounging in the coffee shop, sitting in a hammock kind of thing. Lots of intrigue, romance, love, violence, sex and just general shenanigans to keep you captivated for long periods of time. It is geared to the lady folk, but as a guy who reads articles in his wife's copies of Elle , it kept me highly entertained. Infinitely deeper then the choose your own adventure novels of my youth, "Pretty Little Mistakes"is a maze of situations, conflicts that set you galavanting around the globe.Much like life "the safe" choices don't necessarily get you to a happy ending, Of course "the wrong" ones don't necessarily get you one either. It's risque without Cliche. Torrid but not tawdry; the perfect prescription to cure the doldrums of a boring day This might be Miss McElhatton's first book, but if this is any indication of her skill, then she is going to have a heck of a future! Can't wait to see the next 150 life options! I am so totally hooked!

Petal to the Metal: the perfect sumertime read

Pretty Little Mistakes is the perfect summertime read... it's funny, charming, irreverent, seductive, touching, maddening, instructive, heart breaking and beautiful. Pretty Little Mistakes is like a 21st Century version of Pride and Prejudice, only you're in the driver's seat, steering the plot, speed shifting the themes, pulling perfect left turns on your destiny or yanking U-ies on your fate, (pink) petal to the metal, go, girl, go!

One choice really CAN change your life!

My son was a big fan of choose your own adventure stories when he was younger, and I liked them too. So when I saw this book at the Harper Collins site, I was intrigued. I was chosen to read and review the book, and after finishing only one storyline, I was HOOKED! This book should be a must read for young women. At 19, I thought I could do anything that felt right and everything would turn out fine. Thirty years and many, many wrong turns later, I know every choice has it's consequences. I will be reading on this book until I have exhausted every possible ending, and I will highly recommend it to every woman I know! PS. I STILL don't know how to find the box that asks others if this review was helpful!