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Happily Ever After by Jane Lovering #Review

  I am delighted to feature Jane Lovering's Happily Ever After  which was published by Boldwood Books on February 17th.   Andi Glover loves nothing more than a good book. Any book in fact because when you’re raised by unconventional parents who think school’s for squares, alongside a deeply conventional sister who escapes home as soon as she can, fiction is eminently preferable to reality. The only problem is that fiction isn’t the best way to learn about the real world. When Andi starts her new live-in job at Templewood Hall for the eccentric Lady Dawe and her enigmatic son Hugo, it’s tempting to think she’s fallen into the pages of one of her favourite gothic novels. But the plot twists at Templewood Hall are stranger than fiction and it’s not long before Andi questions if she’s living in a romance novel or a whodunnit. Bumps in the night, a missing heir, ghostly apparitions and secrets that have been kept for generations - the mysteries mount up. Then there...
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How to Build a Boyfriend from scratch by Sarah Archer #Review

Here;s a great welcome to a romcom with a difference- Sarah Archer's How to Build a Boyfriend from scratch. It was published in paperback by Harper Collins on 19th March.
Dating is hard. Being dateless at your perfect sister's wedding is harder.  

Meet Kelly. A brilliant but socially awkward robotics engineer desperately seeking a wedding date.  

Meet Ethan. Intelligent, gorgeous, brings out the confidence Kelly didn’t know she had and … not technically human. (But no one needs to know that.)  

With her sister’s wedding looming and everyone in the world on her case about being perpetually single, Kelly decides to take her love life into her own hands – and use her genius skills to create Ethan.  

But when she can’t resist keeping her new boy toy around even after the ‘I do’s’, Kelly knows she needs to hit the off switch on this romance, fast. Only, when you’ve found (well, made) your perfect man, how do you kiss him goodbye?

My Thoughts

 This is a witty and enjoyable read which takes a slightly quirky look at relationships. Kelly is a bright and independent young woman who actually finds personal relationships and reading human behaviour a skill too far. She has retreated behind her Science and tried to keep control of every aspect of her life. She has some issues to work out with her family and you come to realise that her relationships within her family are complicated. The middle child, Kelly has always tried to conform, to please.

    Ethan turns out to be the perfect partner but through him, Kelly begins to question her needs in a relationship. This story is full of humour but there are also some serious issues under the surface. In many ways, Kelly is a lonely figure but she keeps your sympathy. If you want a read which will keep you amused and has an original plot, you will enjoy this romcom.

In short: Don't believe everything you see!

                                                                              About the Author



Sarah Archer is a Black List Screenwriting Mini-Lab fellow who has had material produced for Comedy Central and published short stories and poetry in numerous literary magazines. After living in Los Angeles, where she worked in literary management and development on projects including House, Concussion, Roots, and Girls Trip, she currently lives in Brooklyn



 You can follow Sarah here: Website  |  Twitter  |  Instagram

Book link: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Sarah Archer and Rebeca Bryant of Harper Collins for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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