Friday Night Cocktails is a novel about Gemma and Sarah, who have been friends forever. Along with their friendship, a list has survived over the years – a list they fondly call “the bastard list.” This list is made up of the names of guys that had earned the name in one way or another. One night after a few too many cocktails, they decide to put the list up on the internet. Gemma not only puts up the list, but gets the word out to the virtual world about it. Before they know it, people all over the world are viewing the list, adding their own names and stories.
This novel was a good light-hearted read for those who don’t want something too heavy. It got rave reviews from other chick lit book review sites, so I thought it would be a sure thing to help me survive the long flights and stopovers on my way to America, which it did, but it was really hard to get excited about reading it, and at times I actually preferred to ‘people watch’ than continue with the next chapter. The reason it took me a while to get in to the plot, is that the book is based in Australia (usually a sure thing for me to pick up and love) but the writer just didn’t get the language right and I felt tried too hard to make the characters sound like American or British.
But once I got over her terrible use of non-Australian slang about halfway through the book, I was able to enjoy the storyline and actually found myself chuckling to a few funny parts.
Overall, it was ok, but one I would probably only recommend to those die hard chick lit fans.
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