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Book Review By L. Watson
Working Wonders by Jenny Colgan

Arthur Pendleton is a dull town planner in Coventry. Then, he learns from the seemingly magical company psychologist, Lynn, that he is a descendant of King Arthur and that like his ancestor, he has a quest. After his boss is fired, Arthur must lead the town planners to win the European City of Culture contest for Coventry.

His co-workers are an odd assortment including a computer geek named Sven and his dog, Sandwiches. Also, helping him is a beautiful consultant, Gwenyth Morgan. Amazingly, Gwenyth appears to be attracted to him, but Arthur has a girlfriend, Faye.

As Arthur and Gwenyth explore their attraction for each other, their relationship begins to look like the mythical Arthur and Guinevere. A Lancelot character joins the team to help Arthur and tempt Gwenyth. Even more difficult than his love life, Arthur has to figure out a town plan to make Coventry interesting enough to be considered a city of culture.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
How sensitive is this character?

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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