Book Review: ‘Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend’ By Jenny Colgan

Sophie is 25 years old living in London. She’s a party girl who doesn’t really work. She lives off her father who is rich. She has two other friends she hangs with who are trust-fund babies. She’s dating a guy she really likes until she finds him with one of her good friends. And that same night her father dies of a heart attack.

Now Sophie’s life is about to change big time. Her father’s will says she won’t get anything for six months. She must get out and fend for herself in that time for the first time in her life. Sophie knows nothing about renting a flat, cleaning, making tea or basic household things.

So Sophie finds a flat in a bad part of town with a bunch of college guys who don’t clean. She gets the place but has to clean it in order to help pay her deposit. She also needs to find a job. She does photography and ends up finding a job as an assistant. Living with these guys changes her and she starts to see what the real world is about. She also may find love with one of the guys and learns a shocking truth about her father that changes everything forever.

An absolutely charming book about change and learning the real world. Sophie and her friends are really well-written and as you follow the story you root for Sophie big time to survive this new world she has to adjust to.

You can pick up Diamond’s Are Forever in stores now from Morrow.