Book Review: The Comeback Girl by Katie Price

Once upon a time, Eden had it all; she was one of the most successful young singers in the UK, and the darling of the pop industry. Life couldn’t have been better. But just two years after a sell-out tour, Eden is regarded as a has-been, better known for her drinking and the kiss-and-tell stories that a string of men have sold to the papers.


Desperate to get back in the big time, Eden begins recording a new album with songwriter Jack Steele, a man who drives her crazy for all the wrong reasons. And then she’s asked to be a judge on the TV talent show Band Ambition. It’s just the break she needs and she’s determined not to mess it up, so falling in love with Stevie, a contestant on the show, is probably not a very good idea. But Eden has always followed her heart, and she is sure Stevie is 'the one'.


But is Eden setting herself up for another fall?

Who in this country doesn't know Katie Price? It isn't a secret that Katie doesn't sit there and slave over a laptop, typing up every word of the story herself. She comes up with the idea for a book and her ghost writer, author Rebecca Farnworth actually writes the book for her. I think its a cheek she has her name on the cover and makes a lot of money from books she doesn't write, and the fact there are plenty of fantastic authors out there who can't get in with the big publishers yet Katie Price can churn out this drivel year after year is grossly unfair. Her stories are easy to read and certainly don't tax your brain but there was something about this book I just couldn't stand. Yes, the cover is bright, glitzy and lovely but that's the only nice thing about this book.


The book is based on the character of Eden. I can't say I know anything about Katie's previous books, bar the two I've forced myself to read but from what I can gather, it's a loose follow on from Katie's other book Crystal. Eden is becoming a judge on talent show Band Ambition, the show which shot Crystal to fame, and Crystal pops up in name throughout this book. Eden was a successful pop star, but the death of her mother sent her off the rails, to drink and spending money like it's going out of fashion, to shacking up with one pointless boyfriend after another (I wonder where Katie Price got these ideas from!!). Eden was hopeless, a real drip that couldn't see good luck when it slapped her in the face and I couldn't stand her. She was selfish and arrogant, and I just hated everything that she stood for, and its worrying to think young girls might be reading this and thinking Eden is someone they want to be.

The book is set partially on the set of Band Ambition, the talent show Eden finds her judging. Nothing new here, it's a bit run-of-the-mill, we've all seen and heard things like this over the press when the big shows such as The X Factor are on and I found myself wishing for something different. I guessed immediately what was going to happen with Eden at the show, and I was right, despite hoping it might go in a different direction. The writing isn't amazing, nothing to write home about, it's almost like Farnworth wrote it in her sleep, her stand alone novels are better than this. It's just very unimaginative and dull, and some of the sex scenes are a bit cringing for me, I just wanted to skip past them.

You can probably tell I didn't really enjoy this book, and I ploughed through it simply to get to the end and be able to review it on here. Yes, I've read a Katie Price novel before and enjoyed it, 2 in fact, but there is something so dislikeable about this one I hated having to read it every time I picked it up. I can't understand why any self-respecting woman would want to been seen reading this utter drivel, and how Katie Price has the gall to call herself an author when she doesn't so much as put pen to paper at all. It's all another money making scheme for her, and it's horrifying to see that her books are outselling books up for prestigious book prizes such as the Booker Prize. In fact, Crystal outsold the entire Booker Prize shortlist put together last year. That is so unbelievably wrong, but I fear as long as this woman continues to "write" this trash, people will keep parting with their hard earned cash for it. I certainly won't be picking up another Katie Price novel after this awful book, and will instead dedicate my time to real authors who write their own books and deserve every penny they make from their work.

Rating: 1/5