Charm - Maria Doyle Kennedy

Advantages: Excellent exploration of different relationships
Disadvantages: None, but was daunting to start reading such a long book.

...To Charm, according to the dictionary, means: - to act upon, with or as with a compelling or magical force; to charm a bird from a tree. - To endow with or protect by supernatural powers; - To gain or influence through personal charm: he charmed a raise of of his boss. Paddy De Courcy was a charmer; he aimed to please. A fifty-something politician, with an eye for the ladies, and knowing that he could have any woman he wanted as he had a certain charisma. He wasn?t attractive, and was rather a bulky man, but nevertheless, once his sight was set on something or someone, he would single-mindedly aim to attain it. This Charming Man is about Paddy De Courcy, and the women whose lives he tried to wreck. The book begins with an announcement that he is to be married. This causes shock and amazement from his girlfriend, Lola, as... Read review

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Advantages: All 22 episodes, on 6 discs. Very enjoyable. Great actresses!
Disadvantages: N/A

...I had seen a few episode of Charmed on TV, and I really enjoyed it. So I thought why not buy all the boxsets? . . . . I bought them all, and they were addictive. You just can't stop watching them! Incase you don't know, Charmed is about 3 sisters who gain magical powers and become 'The charmed ones' Good witches. They got there powers when there 'Grams' died. They battle against demons and warlocks, everything that is evil, from the 'underworld'. In Series one, the Halliwell sisters, 'The Charmed Ones' are played by great actresses; Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty, and Holly Marie Combs. They play there characters very well. The boxset has 6 discs in, with about 22 episodes for each boxset. Hours and hours of fun and drama. You won't want to stop watching, you'll get hooked! Very good special effects! It really looks... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: A good story, good characters
Disadvantages: Very long, Lola's writing

...I haven't really read a Marian Keyes book before, I've tried one but couldn't get into it so I was a bit unsure about what to expect from her latest offering, This Charming Man. After reading the synopsis inside the jacket cover, I thought it sounded like it could be a great read, but I couldn't believe the size of the book - it was huge! This Charming Man is based on four very different women, all living in Ireland and whose lives have been changed dramatically by one very charming man, Paddy de Courcy. Paddy is a politician and thinks of himself as a bit of a cad who can get any woman he wants. But Lola, Marnie, and Grace know the truth about Paddy. That he isn't as nice as his public persona leads people to believe, that he hasn't any respect for women, and most importantly, they're all united by a secret which just might come back... Read review

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