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emmascr's review against another edition
5.0
This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I first read this book many many years ago on holiday in Corfu. I haven't read it since but Lucy and Nathan always stayed with me and when I saw that 2 other bloggers I know were re-reading all of Paige's books before the new one comes out in a few months time I thought I would try to join in. (I am failing badly)
The beginning of this book still gets me. To get a text like that as you get on a long haul flight would be awful! As the beginning of a book goes it is pretty gripping! I still hate James. Oh, what a manipulating two-timing Ahole!
Lucy is such a good character. She wants to believe the best in people and is always looking for the fun in life. Lucy is also insecure. She has some real tough decisions to make and struggles with them throughout the book. Lucy doesn't know whether to listen to her head or her heart and the constant war between the two causes some difficult moments for her.
Nathan is still one of my favourite characters. After James, he is just such a breath of fresh air. He is fun and silly. I love the jokes that they share.
There was quite a lot of this book that I had forgotten so it was lovely to re-read this and I am looking forward to trying to re-read the rest of Paige's books.
The beginning of this book still gets me. To get a text like that as you get on a long haul flight would be awful! As the beginning of a book goes it is pretty gripping! I still hate James. Oh, what a manipulating two-timing Ahole!
Lucy is such a good character. She wants to believe the best in people and is always looking for the fun in life. Lucy is also insecure. She has some real tough decisions to make and struggles with them throughout the book. Lucy doesn't know whether to listen to her head or her heart and the constant war between the two causes some difficult moments for her.
Nathan is still one of my favourite characters. After James, he is just such a breath of fresh air. He is fun and silly. I love the jokes that they share.
There was quite a lot of this book that I had forgotten so it was lovely to re-read this and I am looking forward to trying to re-read the rest of Paige's books.
becky92's review against another edition
3.0
I was going to give this 2 stars, but the last 30 or so pages made it better. Exactly what you would expect from a chick lit book, but I read it in 14 hours so can’t be too awful...
hannahlw95's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
vickycampbellxo's review against another edition
Dnf (<30%) - I think I could enjoy this but I just wasn’t sure
libraryofholly's review against another edition
5.0
This quickly became one of my favourite books of all time and I would recommend it to any hopeless romantics looking for a light read.
theresa_muc's review against another edition
3.0
Not one of Paige Toon's best novels, but its a nice sunday afternoon read.
ashleighmacro's review against another edition
4.0
Not my favourite Paige Toon but a strong debut nonetheless, and I’d recommend reading it first if you haven’t read any of Toon’s novels yet. Her characters find their way into future novels so it’s fun to read them in order of publication. Funny, relatable and addictive.
lilyyeah's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
totallybookeduk's review against another edition
4.0
Lucy is about to fly back to Australia, the place she called home until she was in her late teens. Heading back for the wedding of her two best friends she is excited to be seeing them again, although she did have a crush on Sam when she was a teenager. As she is about to put her phone away on the plane she receives a text from her boyfriend James who isn’t able to make the trip with her. Suddenly her world comes crashing down and she is left unable to contact him to find out what is going on for the next few hours.
James puts the text down to a childish prank by one of his workmates and Lucy attempts to push it out of her mind. However, she keeps thinking about all the silly white lies that James has said over the course of their relationship and she’s not sure whether to trust him or not – especially whilst she is away in Australia for a couple of weeks.
Reunited with Molly and Sam she is starting to feel back at home when Sam’s younger brother Nathan comes over and suddenly Lucy is feeling all jittery at the sight of him. The more time she spends with Nathan the easier it is to talk to him, joining him for surfing and getting drunk together. But it can’t lead to anything, can it?
Whilst I enjoyed the story, I did feel it was a little hypocritical of Lucy to be judging James for ‘cheating’ when she was lusting after Nathan whilst she was in Australia.
James puts the text down to a childish prank by one of his workmates and Lucy attempts to push it out of her mind. However, she keeps thinking about all the silly white lies that James has said over the course of their relationship and she’s not sure whether to trust him or not – especially whilst she is away in Australia for a couple of weeks.
Reunited with Molly and Sam she is starting to feel back at home when Sam’s younger brother Nathan comes over and suddenly Lucy is feeling all jittery at the sight of him. The more time she spends with Nathan the easier it is to talk to him, joining him for surfing and getting drunk together. But it can’t lead to anything, can it?
Whilst I enjoyed the story, I did feel it was a little hypocritical of Lucy to be judging James for ‘cheating’ when she was lusting after Nathan whilst she was in Australia.
laurengate's review against another edition
5.0
Fab book! This is the first book I read by Paige Toon, and it’s definitely got me invested in her writing. It’s a nice and easy read, something that’s quick and lighthearted. I thought the characters were really well developed, and although I would have liked to have spent a little longer in the Australian setting, the change of scenery around a third of the way through the book actually worked really well. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and can’t wait to read more of her books.