proudlocks's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed this book. I don't usually enjoy enjoy chick lit as it's mostly generic but I really connected with the characters, especially Phinn.
annaonthepage's review against another edition
The heroine of the story is described as "toward the 'interesting' end of the attractiveness scale", with "deranged hair".
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
zissel's review
3.0
To be honest, I can't help but think of the children song each time I read the title.
As it was first book from Chocolit that I've read, I have to say that I'm not disappointed.
The story is light and not as cheesy as I'm afraid of. Lately I prevent myself to read romance book as most of time it became unrealistic and too much for me. But Jane Lovering not let me down. Now I want to read another story by her.
Though I can't understand some joke (let's blame my poor english), but as I said before, I enjoy the book.
Well, at least I understand when it came to flirting (what is wrong with me? yep...)
As it was first book from Chocolit that I've read, I have to say that I'm not disappointed.
The story is light and not as cheesy as I'm afraid of. Lately I prevent myself to read romance book as most of time it became unrealistic and too much for me. But Jane Lovering not let me down. Now I want to read another story by her.
Though I can't understand some joke (let's blame my poor english), but as I said before, I enjoy the book.
Well, at least I understand when it came to flirting (what is wrong with me? yep...)
sarahs_bookish_life's review
3.0
I won a copy of this book on a give away that Choc Lit were running. The reason why I entered the give away was because I was drawn by the cover, it really is lovely and was even nicer when I had the book in my hands.
The story as the blurb says is mainly focused on Molly Gilchrist and Phinn Baxter. Both characters are running away from their past but after an eventful meeting, that is one you would not forget in a hurry, their lives seem suddenly very drawn to one another.
Overall this is a very pleasant read, Molly and Phinn are very unique individuals that readers can easily relate to and have empathy for. I loved Stan the horse as also Caro, Molly's friend and Link, Phinn's best friend. The horse and the two friends seemed to bring a sense of fun to the story.
The background story to the mysterious stars was really nice to read and added a bit of mystery to the book.
How I Wonder What You Are is an enjoyable read and I think any fans of chick lit books will like it.
The story as the blurb says is mainly focused on Molly Gilchrist and Phinn Baxter. Both characters are running away from their past but after an eventful meeting, that is one you would not forget in a hurry, their lives seem suddenly very drawn to one another.
Overall this is a very pleasant read, Molly and Phinn are very unique individuals that readers can easily relate to and have empathy for. I loved Stan the horse as also Caro, Molly's friend and Link, Phinn's best friend. The horse and the two friends seemed to bring a sense of fun to the story.
The background story to the mysterious stars was really nice to read and added a bit of mystery to the book.
How I Wonder What You Are is an enjoyable read and I think any fans of chick lit books will like it.
renee_conoulty's review
4.0
The prologue was intriguing, but it was the first sentence in chapter one that drew me in immediately. "The man lay naked, unconscious and, inevitably I suppose given the temperature, slightly blue." What followed was a delightful contemporary romance. Phinn and Molly both had hang ups from past relationships and both managed to grow and accept themselves for who they are. There was a hint of magical realism with the colourful lights that appeared several times that only Phinn and Molly could see. I loved Phinn, he was the perfect beta male leading man.
This is the fourth book in the Yorkshire Romance series. It is the first one I have read and can easily be read as a stand alone novel. I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. How I wonder what you are is being released in paperback this month
This is the fourth book in the Yorkshire Romance series. It is the first one I have read and can easily be read as a stand alone novel. I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. How I wonder what you are is being released in paperback this month
bananatricky's review
5.0
Four and a half stars.
What do you do when you are exercising a wilful horse on the Yorkshire moors and find an unconscious naked man? Well if you're a single woman you drag him (in some cases literally) back to your cottage.
Molly Gilchrist is living in a cottage in the Yorkshire countryside, scratching a living writing for a magazine called 'Miles To Go' about walking and helping out her friend Caro(line) with exercising said wilful horse Stan. She had a glittering career in London but 18 months ago something happened to make her run away and hide, where no-one knows her. When she finds astro-physicist Dr Phinn Baxter lying on the moor she brings him back and the two of them begin a prickly, push-me- pull-me relationship. Phinn too is running away from a potential Nobel prize-winning career after his wife left him - only his running away takes the form of vodka. Then they discover that they have both seen a mysterious light formation in the skies, something that no-one else can see, and that binds them together.
I just loved this book. If you have read any of Jane Lovering's other York Romances then you won't be disappointed in this one. Phinn is a nerdy (but sexy) geek and totally a fav new book boyfriend. How I loved him and sympathised with his fears that he wasn't a real man because he wasn't all butch and macho. I loved Phinn's friend Link, although I am still on the fence about Caro - she was mean to Molly and I hold a grudge. And Molly herself? Wow, she truly went through some soul-searching and realised some less than pleasant things about herself. She was also treated really badly, REALLY badly.
Maybe that all sounds a bit angsty, a bit deep? Can I also say it is also REALLY funny, especially about being British in a crisis (hint: it involves Custard Creams).
Overall, it has made me wonder why I stopped buying Jane Lovering's books and has meant I now need to buy all her other books ASAP.
What do you do when you are exercising a wilful horse on the Yorkshire moors and find an unconscious naked man? Well if you're a single woman you drag him (in some cases literally) back to your cottage.
Molly Gilchrist is living in a cottage in the Yorkshire countryside, scratching a living writing for a magazine called 'Miles To Go' about walking and helping out her friend Caro(line) with exercising said wilful horse Stan. She had a glittering career in London but 18 months ago something happened to make her run away and hide, where no-one knows her. When she finds astro-physicist Dr Phinn Baxter lying on the moor she brings him back and the two of them begin a prickly, push-me- pull-me relationship. Phinn too is running away from a potential Nobel prize-winning career after his wife left him - only his running away takes the form of vodka. Then they discover that they have both seen a mysterious light formation in the skies, something that no-one else can see, and that binds them together.
I just loved this book. If you have read any of Jane Lovering's other York Romances then you won't be disappointed in this one. Phinn is a nerdy (but sexy) geek and totally a fav new book boyfriend. How I loved him and sympathised with his fears that he wasn't a real man because he wasn't all butch and macho. I loved Phinn's friend Link, although I am still on the fence about Caro - she was mean to Molly and I hold a grudge. And Molly herself? Wow, she truly went through some soul-searching and realised some less than pleasant things about herself. She was also treated really badly, REALLY badly.
Maybe that all sounds a bit angsty, a bit deep? Can I also say it is also REALLY funny, especially about being British in a crisis (hint: it involves Custard Creams).
Overall, it has made me wonder why I stopped buying Jane Lovering's books and has meant I now need to buy all her other books ASAP.
itsocchiolism's review
4.0
This book got my attention in the first sentences of the prologue. I just could not stop reading, it's a very intriguing ad wonderful story. I enjoyed the character's development and most of all their humor. It s one of the few books that actually made me laugh. I enjoyed ever second of this book, it made many questions come to my mind all throughout the story. Also the writing was just incredible, It was what I loved most of all. The story taught me something very important, a lesson that I will never forget. I totally recommend this book, you will not regret reading it.
dilema's review
3.0
This book was an exploration of love, figuring out one's true desires, and forgiveness.
The lights this book was titled for were a rather cute addition to this book and provided the means for the two to meet and communicate.
Phinn was my favourite aspect of this story. He was quirky and insecure, rather different from most male leads in this type of novel. I enjoyed getting to know him and the strange escapades he had. I also enjoyed hearing about Molly's love of horses; her passion really shone through and made her feel alive.
It took me until about halfway through for the characters to capture me and for me to want to continue reading this book. I felt like a lot of sections could be condensed, and I just wasn't gripped.
This was narrated strangely. Most of the book was written from Molly's first person point of view; however, we also got sections told in third person about Phinn that had all of his emotions and thoughts. I found this to be disorienting. This also made the book more predictable as we knew what both of the main characters were thinking, wanting, and striving for. There were some points that didn't quite make sense, like the pill in the later part of the book, and a lot of the characters' back story became confusing, but overall, this had an easy to follow plot.
I simply didn't enjoy the writing style. Molly, our main first-person character, seemed quite conscious of how she was narrating and at points even commented on her word choice. This kept pulling me out of the book and was distracting.
There's nothing bad about this book; however, it did take me a while to get into and I'd only recommend this is you're someone who enjoys a lot of character development and if you're someone easily gripped.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
The lights this book was titled for were a rather cute addition to this book and provided the means for the two to meet and communicate.
Phinn was my favourite aspect of this story. He was quirky and insecure, rather different from most male leads in this type of novel. I enjoyed getting to know him and the strange escapades he had. I also enjoyed hearing about Molly's love of horses; her passion really shone through and made her feel alive.
It took me until about halfway through for the characters to capture me and for me to want to continue reading this book. I felt like a lot of sections could be condensed, and I just wasn't gripped.
This was narrated strangely. Most of the book was written from Molly's first person point of view; however, we also got sections told in third person about Phinn that had all of his emotions and thoughts. I found this to be disorienting. This also made the book more predictable as we knew what both of the main characters were thinking, wanting, and striving for. There were some points that didn't quite make sense, like the pill in the later part of the book, and a lot of the characters' back story became confusing, but overall, this had an easy to follow plot.
I simply didn't enjoy the writing style. Molly, our main first-person character, seemed quite conscious of how she was narrating and at points even commented on her word choice. This kept pulling me out of the book and was distracting.
There's nothing bad about this book; however, it did take me a while to get into and I'd only recommend this is you're someone who enjoys a lot of character development and if you're someone easily gripped.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
blodeuedd's review
3.0
Two people hurt by love find each other, and ha, oh how they meet each other! You have to read that for yourself.
Molly is hiding away in a house in a village in the middle of nowhere. She has been hurt. But why is she running from love? What happened? And we get to see issues with her love life. She needs to think about that (and does.)
Phinn has even bigger issues and is hiding away in a crappy old house he inherited. Poor guy is drinking too much and is depressed. He is also super smart and has a phd in astrophysics.
They meet (very weird meeting.) They meet again. They meet again (ha, even stranger.) They slowly start to talk, get to know each other more. But she is hiding from something, and he is running from his own feelings. They both need to heal. And we all know how that will work, yes let them heal each other :D The road there is long, but then loves does not come easily.
An amusing book that also was serious at times. Romance and, not for be forgotten, strange lights in the sky. What are those? :)
Molly is hiding away in a house in a village in the middle of nowhere. She has been hurt. But why is she running from love? What happened? And we get to see issues with her love life. She needs to think about that (and does.)
Phinn has even bigger issues and is hiding away in a crappy old house he inherited. Poor guy is drinking too much and is depressed. He is also super smart and has a phd in astrophysics.
They meet (very weird meeting.) They meet again. They meet again (ha, even stranger.) They slowly start to talk, get to know each other more. But she is hiding from something, and he is running from his own feelings. They both need to heal. And we all know how that will work, yes let them heal each other :D The road there is long, but then loves does not come easily.
An amusing book that also was serious at times. Romance and, not for be forgotten, strange lights in the sky. What are those? :)
rickus90's review
4.0
This was a really cute and fun story. I really enjoyed the characters and their story was really interesting to read. I liked the somewhat supernatural element of the lights but that it wasn't some big magical mystery. It didn't overpower the rest of the plot. I liked that Molly and Phinn came together slowly and that it wasn't love at first sight.
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