An honest and elegant book about modern love in the age of uber-celebrity and social media Hill Harper This is an emotional story, but it also ends on a satisfying note. The character growth is the story’s strongest element, especially with Lucy, although, the supporting cast contributes a little compromise and support as well.

Steamy and sexy, this is escapism at its absolute finest. I spent the hours in between binges fantasising about the characters and what they were up to. The three days I spent reading this were blissful Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop From a story perspective, I felt like things dragged on too much, with the focus for 90% of the book being on Lucy’s desperate attempts to become a mother. I got tired of reading about the same thing over and over again, chapter after chapter: Lucy attempting to become pregnant, her nearly daily spats with her husband Jonah over trivial matters that almost always stemmed from her unwavering desire to have a baby, etc. The inconsistency of the writing also bothered me – not so much sentence structure or grammatical stuff, but rather the way the author seemed to “over-explain” things in some sections (especially when it came to Lucy’s thoughts and feelings) but then “under-explain” in other sections (usually when it pertained to things not directly related to Lucy’s desire to have a baby). It almost felt as though most of the dialogue in the book was meant “justify” in some way Lucy’s every word, thought, and action, whether positive or negative. Fans of the book have already noticed differences from the movie; notably, in the book, Sophie is 39 and named Solène, and she meets Campbell at a concert instead of Coachella. "The Idea of You" Cast A few years ago, my husband was away on business, and I was up late surfing music videos on YouTube when I came across the face of a boy I’d never seen in a band I’d never paid attention to, and it was so aesthetically perfect it took me by surprise. It was like…art. I spent a good hour or so Googling and trying to figure out who this kid was, and in doing so, I discovered that he often dated older women, and so the seed was planted,” she said.

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Thank you to Netgalley, lake union publishing and Amanda Prowse for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review. This was never supposed to be a book about Harry Styles,” Lee told Vogue. “It was supposed to be a story about a woman approaching 40 and reclaiming her sexuality and rediscovering herself, just at the point that society traditionally writes women off as desirable and viable and whole.” When secrets come out Jonah doesn't exactly handle the situation very well and up until that point I was feeling very sorry for him being in the middle of Waring women as he literally could do nothing right! While there have been rumors that the movie is based on fanfiction, the author has said it was never meant to be that. Robinne Lee, in that same interview with Vogue, said that Harry Styles only inspired her for the character of Hayes. The book was about female empowerment and learning how to rediscover your body after a certain age: Let me start by saying, I don't think I was the right target audience for this. It was a free book from NetGalley so I thought I would give it a go. I found it very difficult to connect with Lucy. She seemed so dreamy and was far too idealistic for me. Her expectations of life with a teenage stepdaughter seemed rather unrealistic to start off with. Actually, her entire idea of motherhood was a bit like that. Don't get me wrong, I have two daughters and love them dearly, but this was all a bit too rose-tinted glasses for me. I couldn't understand why Lucy simply wasn't more open about everything, as it would have avoided a lot of issues. There wasn't a lot of depth to it and in the end, conflicts were resolved pretty easily.

The sleeper hit of the pandemic ... a glittering, global love affair full of bougie, vicarious travel. It's electric, triumphant, to read Vogue To his fans, he's the naughty-but-nice front man - whose dimples and outlandish dress sense drive them crazy. Not only is this romance a fun ride, but it also draws on themes of celebrity and sexism that will give you something to think about after you're done Bustle Thus in the whole book you have these two people who meet other people who are friends with other people and who live the high life who travel all around the world who make love like they don't care and there is no tomorrow. Although there is much heartache there is love, strength, courage and support and light at the end of the rainbow so to speak!When I saw that the new book by one of my favourite authors Amanda Prowse was about motherhood, specifically struggling to become a mother due to miscarriage, I knew this was going to be a very emotional read for me. And then I realised that Amanda’s “book birthday” would be the same day as my daughter’s birthday, my “miracle baby” even though she is now 25, so I knew it was a sign! I HAD to read this book! I had to see how Amanda dealt with the issues raised as, at one point in my life, I WAS Lucy having had several early and one very late miscarriage. Motherhood was a dream for me to chase and I was determined never to give up until I succeeded.