Blue and Green Should Never Be Seen! (Or so Mother Says by Colette Kebell

Published by Skittish Endeavours on December 25, 2014

Genre: Chick Lit

A Chick Lit Lover’s Delight. Fashion may be the central theme; along with a nagging mother, but with friendships, intrigue, a villain, romance, food and laughter too.

GiGi is a woman with a mission: to help people improve the way they look, increase their self-esteem, and eventually, make them happier people. Being a personal shopper is a dark art, with few tangible rewards. Spread by word of mouth, her clients would never admit they needed her assistance. Let us be honest, who would admit to being in need of a style consultant?

The first step is to admit you need help with your wardrobe. When you have recognised that, you are on the path to recovery, and GiGi’s services will help you, despite her mother nagging that she is not doing a “real” job.

So, is it just a matter of going around and helping people buy clothes and shoes?

Not quite so. Money is tight; GiGi has to work with wealthy and eccentric people, who often do not have any idea about what they want. She and her business partner Ritchie are in a constant struggle to keep the business afloat, but as they say in Dragon’s Den, she is very investable. But, with success comes the difficulties, the Battersea Fashion Center is going to open soon, and they claim they will be fierce competitors.

With the constant struggle to keep her business afloat; a powerful enemy lining up ready to make a meal out of her, knowing well that GiGi’s approach, eventually, will make her successful. The business expands, and they take onboard new partners, making them one of the most influential fashion consultancy firms in London. But, with a very demanding job, hours spent working, will she be able to balance her career and her private life?

“What the frock?” ****

Being a personal shopper is a dark art… especially when your clients don’t know that “Comfortable is the Jack the Ripper of style.”

Griselda Griswald “GiGi” is an intrepid London career gal with big dreams and business knowledge gleaned from the Dragon’s Den, (Shark Tank in the U.S) She has no savings, the economy is miserable, but she knows that the most important thing is to connect with people and make them feel better about themselves.

“Could I really transform Marjorie from an old cat lady into someone that could enjoy life again?”

Does her business model work? Does she make it to Happy Ever After? The book is written in the first-person, and at times the message gets convoluted but mostly you will laugh and love GiGi and her life!

This book is Rom Com or chick lit with sophistication, and style. The main character GiGi has the right blend of panic and panache. Her coworkers are fun and fearsome and her clients are woefully wonderful. I can’t wait for the movie!

My only quibble is with the title. GiGi needs a much snappier title so that readers know what a gem this is!

Jena C. Henry

**** Amazon did not let me leave a post with this phrase in it. But it’s one of GiGi’s best exclamations, so with apologies, I’m including it here!

About Colette Kebell

Colette Kebell is an author of Chicklit, though a relatively new one and thus far has self-published her books. Her books are light-hearted, fun and quirky and even considered by some to be inspirational. She has also found avenues to translate both into Italian (thanks to her husband), and one, thus far, into French, Spanish and Portuguese via Babelcube.

As a career, Colette spent her later years as a legal secretary. After a first attempt at writing many years ago (a book that still remains in her drawer) she resumed this passion a few years back, following being made redundant. After a few book signing events and a book talk, which almost caused her to collapse with nerves, Colette now spends her time between her home in the UK and her home in France.

Colette has two adorable dogs and spends some time, when not writing and marketing her books, cooking for herself and her husband, gardening or designing various items for their home. Amongst her other hobbies, she has also experimented with furniture upholstery, and she might, from time to time, have a paintbrush in her hand.

She can be found on twitter @ColetteKebell though doesn’t tweet a vast amount.

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