I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in the celebrations for Christina Bradley's debut novel, Thirty, which is available as an eBook or in paperback.
Thirty days till she turns thirty... Just thirty dates to
find The One...
Bella Edwards is a hot mess.
Days away from turning thirty, single, struggling to
reconcile where she is with where she imagined she'd be by this point in her
life, Bella has come to believe her entire future happiness is based on meeting
'The One'.
After an unfortunate encounter with a fortune teller, where
it seems Bella's single fate is sealed, she hops on a plane from London to New
York to seek the wisdom of her best friend who, in turn, presents Bella with a
challenge: thirty dates in thirty days before Bella turns thirty.
Challenge accepted, Bella embarks on a crazy road trip
across America to San Francisco, with one clear objective: to find 'The One'
and prove the fortune teller wrong. What ensues is a raucous adventure of
dating, love, and - most importantly - self-discovery.
Fresh, funny and witty, Thirty shines an honest, often
awkward, often hilarious, but ultimately wonderfully fresh light on what it
truly means to be single, when everyone else seemingly has it all.
My Thoughts
Well this is one of those reads which I delighted in. Full of humour and wit, the characters popped out of the pages. It is a complete delight. If you decide to read it, be prepared for the fact that you won't want to put it down. You'll be stuck there right to the end! With a fast pace and a great format, it stands out as one not to be missed.
You find yourself totally buying into Bella's challenge to go on 30 dates in 30 dates in an attempt to track down 'The One' before she reaches 30. Not all the dates go according to plan and some have a few surprises but along the way, Bella realises a few things about what she wants from life- and what she doesn't. You don't have to be Bella's age to enjoy the message behind this story. Being single, when everyone around you seems to be off on their own way, applies to people of all ages. If you want a genuinely laugh out loud read, pick this up.
In short: great holiday reading
About the Author
Christina Bradley started her career as an actress, living
and working in British Columbia, Canada. This was when her love for
storytelling first began. It wasn’t until she moved back to London some years
later, that her love affair with writing, finally took hold. Single at that
time and fairly new to her thirties, she began reflecting on what this ‘coming
of age’ meant, and the process of reconciling where you are, with where you'd
always imagined you'd be. Christina observed this wasn’t something she was
experiencing alone, it was a much larger conversation (and basically an
epidemic) amongst most of her single friends – everyone seemed to be in a
blind-panic about turning thirty, and still searching for The One.
Thirty was written in response.
Alongside her writing, Christina is the founder of the
Communication Campus, helping individuals, brands and businesses communicate
their message and their stories in front of live audiences. Christina, lives by
the sea and is currently writing her next novel.
Book links: Amazon UK | Amazon US
Thanks to Christina Bradley, and Alara Delfosse of Headline Publishing for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Comments
Post a Comment