Thanks for Nothing, Nick Maxwell

by Debbie Carbin

Book Overview

Rachel Covington is twenty-five, sexy, single, and smug. Her life is a glorious whirl of looking fabulous and toying with gorgeous men. So it's obvious to everyone that she and the hottest guy in her office, Nick Maxwell, are destined to hook up--but what happens after that is a little less obvious. First, Nick stops calling her-- her, Rachel --and then she discovers that there's something even worse than being dumped: It's being dumped and pregnant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312383681
• ISBN13: 9780312383688
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Not bad, not bad at all

I bought this book based on the front and back cover (I know, totally ignoring that old saying). To my pleasent surprise, it was a good story and I think I got through it in about 2 days. I particularly appreciated how it didn't try too hard to be mysterious or action-packed, it was realistic enough to be able to believable but not in a boring way. The writing style was unique, it's a first-person narrative but looking back on past events, with a pause button and zoom-in features - like she was watching the movie of her life with us, as the other reviewer said. I did have a couple of qualms with the book; 1st being that the supposedly slim Rachel could be 6 months pregnant and only look like she'd put on a little bit of weight, and, 2nd, that the name she gives to her baby at the end seemed to be a bit random, no family ties or foreshadowing that I picked up. Other than that, I actually thoroughly enjoyed reading it; Rachel may not be the perfect woman but she was certainly interesting to follow around, and her character was fleshed out and believable (if a little irritating with her speed with which she clued in on things, but that was in character for her). Over all, I liked it, I might read it again over the summer, and I reccommend it to fans of single-girl chicklit