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Isabel Palmer seems to have it all: a wonderful boyfriend and several best friends, one of whom happens to be her dog Henry. Wherever she goes, Henry is there. To bed or to work, Izzy and Henry are never apart. She wishes she could say the same for Leo, her boyfriend. With an ex-wife, kids and a huge family complete with siblings and cousins and aunts and uncles, Leo is often absent from Isabel's life, spending more time with his ex-wife. But being the understanding girlfriend she is, Isabel does not complain. As she has plenty of good friends to spend her time with, her life does not seem to be lacking. At least that's what she thinks.
The book opens with Izzy masquerading in her house as a harlot, practicing for a big murder/costume party that is being held by one of her best friends, Felicity. Leo is hanging out with Izzy, making her feel wonderful and sexy. He has promised to come to the party in costume, disguised as a rake named Max. But right before the day of the party, at the last possible minute, he tells her that he can't make it due to family obligations.
Although Isabel tries to understand, this is the last straw. She cannot count the times that Leo has cancelled a date with her because of some family emergency or shindig he needs to attend. He has yet to meet her closest friends, and this was to be the big weekend when she was finally going to introduce him to everyone. On top of that, Felicity had set up each guest with his/her own character for the party, and now she has to find someone to replace the character of "Max."
Isabel goes to Felicity's bash alone. And although Leo isn't there with her, she does manage to have a good time and even meets someone new. Nick is the replacement "Max." He also happens to be a good friend of her best friend Rob. Although Rob can do no wrong, Nick rubs her the wrong way. There is, however, something about him that catches her eye. She feels she knows him from a previous life, and for the longest time she tries to remember where she has met him before. It takes a while, but she finally remembers how their lives intersected at one point in time --- and it is not a flattering memory. In fact, she hopes he doesn't remember their shared past at all.
In the meantime, problems continue with boyfriend Leo. When she finds out that he hasn't been faithful to her, she is no longer the understanding girlfriend and there is no turning back. She has finally woken up to the fact that Leo may not be the man for her after all. Maybe the only perfect one for her is dear Henry.
Readers will laugh and possibly cry at some of the scenes in A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND. It also has some interesting plot twists that kept me glued to the pages till the end. This stands out as a Chick Lit title that readers who enjoy that genre will not want to miss.
--- Reviewed by Marie Hashima Lofton (Ratmammy@lofton.org)
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