Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

I think I set myself up for a bit of a disappointment with this one. I LOVED the first two BJ books, they were some of the only books I re-read every now and then, so I expected a lot from Mad About the Boy.

I don't think I can ever really forgive Helen Fielding for killing off Mark Darcy . I don't think it was necessary. However, it was fun getting to know Bridget as a mother and ‘cougar' in her fifties. In some ways she was the old Bridget, but I don't think the book reads like the ‘old Fielding.' Some parts were just overly sentimental (esp bit at the end about the Owl) and the romance at the end of the book seemed a bit rushed (although I knew where it was going from the beginning)

Overall, I really enjoyed it - It made me laugh out loud a couple of times - but it won't be placed on the pedestal with BJ 1 and 2.