Great book! I love Meg Cabot. She has a way of writing books that me you feel like you truly know the characters. ( )

This books follows a girl as she goes on a trip to meet a man she's in love with. After being together for 24 hours. Unfortunately, when she arrives in England, she learns that nothing is as it seems. Her Prince Charming is a lazy slacker who's scamming the unemployment office. This will never work. She takes off across Europe to meet her best friend who's working at a wedding venue. On the train, she breaks down and pours her heart out to the only other American on the train. He turns out to be the friend that her best friend and her boyfriend are staying with. This book is something to read when you want something that doesn't require too much thought. It's perfect for by the pool. An easy read that keeps you entertained. ( )

This book was SO FUN to listen to on CD. The reader, Justine Eyres, is spectacular, and the main character, Lizzie Nichols, reminded me of Cabot's Heather Wells of the Big Boned series. I recommend this book to high schoolers and adults. ( )

Was an enjoyable book and the characters were cute and fun. Wish we could have heard more about France and England and not just the estate they stayed at, but all in all a well written, humorous story.
I'm really looking forward to reading the next in the series and learn more about the relationships of the characters and how they get along in a new place (NY) ( )

So this is the second Meg Cabot chick lit book I've read that whisked me away. Her writing just takes you to different places and brings this great adventure. In this novel, Lizzie travels to England and then France... and she does it as a great risk... and she jumps right into the adventure that makes me kind of jealous. Of course, I wouldn't be doing that anytime soon... at least not till I finish university myself. And I'll be sure to finish my thesis paper before thinking I've graduated and left the country.
In a way, this book reminded me of the Confessions of a Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella. In that... the heroines in both love fashion (but one is about the latest trends, the other vintage), have trouble controlling themselves (one shopping, the other babble-ing) and attract rich and hot guys. So, basically, if you're a fan of Meg Cabot or the Shopaholic series, I think you'll like this book as well. ( )

**spoilers for ALL Queen of Babble books below**
Are books always different the second time through? Having read the entire series, it just makes the first book stick out like a sore thumb. While the writing seems somehow fresher, the plot doesn't seem planned out--makes me wonder if the two books that came after really were just an afterthought. There was no foreshadowing about Lizzie's eventual love, none at all. Just a vicious cycle of "ooh! perfect (cute) boy!" ending with "ooh! perfect cute boy = not so perfect after all!". I remember certainly liking Chaz as a character, but never would have seen him as a potential love interest for Lizzie at all. So very random. It would have done well as a stand-alone...or should have had more hints along the way. The way it worked out led to little continuity, which results in much confusion and a general feeling of blah. The characters are somewhat flat in the first book. They get their much needed development in the next two, but at a cost of less page-time, with all the new characters that are later introduced.

Rating: 3.5/5 ( )

This was very cute. I was pleased with this purchase. I hope that the other two books in the series are as entertainig. ( )

Reminded me of the shopaholic books, although I wasn't sure how Cabot was going to make Lizzie a likeable character in the end for her flaw. Still, it all works, and I'm sure to read the next one. Did this in audio version, and only liked the narrator -- didn't love her voice. I think she's a Brit doing an American accent, because she would say the word "been" like "bean", and all of her Texas characters sounded the same, man or woman alike.

Meg Cabot is always a fun read, a nice change if one has been reading too much serious/intense fiction, or perhaps watching the news about economic crises and global warming. We all need a little chocolate in our lives, in addition to meat, vegetables and grains. ( )

This reminded me a lot of Sophie Kinsella's "Can You Keep a Secret" in that the protagonist spills her secrets to a complete stranger while traveling only to find out that he is someone she's going to have to interact with going forward and he, of course, is so charmed by everything she's told him that he falls head over heels. No, really, it works.

Also, I loved that the antagonist is a british guy named Andy. I giggled for days. Well, at least for the day it took me to read it :o) ( )

This was my first experience with Meg Cabot, and it was exactly what I expected and was looking for--a great read, light & fluffy, for a day when I didn't want to have to think about anything too much.

I enjoyed following Lizzie as she journeyed to Europe to visit her boyfriend, and I was proud of her for (finally!) refusing to accept his excuses and bad behavior. The love story was predictable but sweet, and there were a few laugh-out-loud funny scenes. This would make a great chick flick.

Full review at The Book Lady's Blog ( )

I've read other books by Meg Cabot, but I just could not stick with this one. It was not amusing enough or interesting enough to hold my attention.I got to page 89 and put it down. It is now weeks later and I still cannot read it so it goes up for trade.

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I love Cabot and thought 'Queen of Babble' was okay, though I certainly don't feel like it's her strongest work. While I enjoyed the traipsing through Europe and the light love story, I lacked a connection with Lizzie. Even though I felt like I really should understand where's she coming from . . . I just didn't. I didn't feel anything at all about her story . . . and really just finished it to have it finished. ( )

Lizzie has just graduated from college as a fashion history major and is going to London to meet up with her boyfriend. Except it turns out she hasn't quite graduated and her boyfriend isn't quite the guy she thought he was. She soon goes off to France to meet up with her friends- and on the way she accidently tells her entire story to the hot guy on the train - who of course turns out to be her host.
This was a fun, frothy read. LIzzie isn't the brightest spark and some of her actions were a little cringeworthy, particuarly towards the beginning but I couldn't help but like her. I had read spoilers for the next books in the series so this did interfere with my enjoyment a bit.

Read it in practically one sitting. Loved her 'thesis' quotes and laughed out loud. Pure escape. ( )

Lizzie Nichols has finally graduated from college and can't wait to join her new boyfriend in London. She only met him one night before he returned to London, but his letters are so sweet and sexy. When she arrives, however, she discovers Andrew is neither sweet nor sexy and is involved in a scheme to defraud the governent. Fortunately, Lizzie's best friend, Shari, is spending the summer in a French villa with HER boyfriend and invites Lizzie to come and stay with them. This turns out to be a perfect arrangement, especailly after she meets Jean-Luc, so of the owner of the villa. But, as usual, things take a turn for the worse...because Lizzie can't seem to keep her mouth shut.

A typical Meg Cabot book...funny, quirky, and romantic. A light, fun read. ( )

I listened to the audio version of this book.

I enjoyed this book - i recently read Avalon High - which I though was really mezza mezza - and I thought this one was a lot more engaging. The plot was predictable but had different backdrops than most books in this genre and it really helped make this a fresher and more interesting book than it could have been.

The reader was fine for the most part - though her "English" accent was atrocious - thank goodness it wasn't any bigger part of the book than it was - it was so bad it was distracting. ( )

bought this when it was on a borders 3 for 2 table. it's been on my bookshelf for a while and i wanted girly fluff. it hit me exactly right, although it took a few chapters to get into. gotta love a girl with a diet coke addiction. ( )

When Lizzie's trip to England goes horribly wrong, she spends her summer at French chateau with her best friend Shari. Much as I like Meg Cabot, this one just seemed to be trying a little too hard. ( )

Lizzie Nichols has a few problems, her graduation is dependent on writing an essay that she forgot about, she's gone to London to see her boyfriend who has turned out to be two-timing her and wants her to lie. So she takes off to be with her friends in France.

One of Lizzie's other problems is that she has a tendency to speak without thinking. This leads her into situations that are sometimes strange, and sometimes fun, but often embarassing.

She finds herself proving herself and finding a future which is better than her past was. ( )

This book was awesome. I have read several of Cabot's teen books and was expecting the same thing from this book, but it was so different. It is weird reading a Meg Cabot book that talks so much about sex. I loved the characters in this book and got really attached to Lizzy, the main character. I can't wait to read the next book in this series to find out what happens next. ( )

I was disappointed, I have to admit. Previous Cabot books have been amusing without being offensive. This had a hefty dose of profanity and rather explicit sex. I'm sorry, because I enjoy "chicklit" but have difficulty finding books in this genre that aren't offensive. Previous Cabot books that I read fit the bill - but I guess I can't say that now. ( )

Here's another fluff CD that I just had to listen to! And I have the sequel in my car, so I'll be writing about it soon, too.

Meg Cabot is best known for her young adult novels in The Princess Diaries and The Mediator series. Her adult fiction is pretty good, too.

Lizzie Nichols just almost graduated from college (she forgot to do her thesis) with a degree in History of Fashion. She fell in love the night her dorm caught one fire, when a handsome British boy rescued her from the showers. Three months later, she's on a plane to London, hoping to rejoin her perfect boyfriend. But, he's not perfect. He wears a hideous red leather jacket with epaulets. He wants to "borrow" $500 from her. He lives with his parents and she has to sleep in a loft bed above the washer and dryer. So she leaves. Her best friend is staying in France for a few weeks, working at a chateau that specializes in weddings. Lizzie fits right in and falls in love. Again. This time with a French/American man who secretly dreams of being a doctor. Will the relationship work out? Will her big mouth get her into more trouble? Will she ever learn to keep her mouth shut? ( )

Guilty pleasure. What more can you say about chick lit? ( )

Purchased on our way back home (from spending Midsummer's with relatives) from a bookstore in Vammala, Finland, I found this book completely by accident. It's still unread as of now, but I'm looking forward to getting to reading it.