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Best Mistake Ever by Christy McKellen

  This is a new to me author but I am delighted to feature on the celebrations for the latest novel by Christy McKellen , Best Mistake Ever . It was published by Boldwood on 16th January. Some mistakes are worth making Beatrice Donovan would do anything for her identical twin sister. Including stepping into her hotel management job temporarily and pretending to be her - she’s desperate. What could go wrong? A lot apparently! Because her sister Delilah has hugely understated her role – the hotel is at risk of closure and she’s promised she can turn it around. Now Bea has to find a way to fly under the radar, get the job done before anyone notices their switch up. Sounds easy, all Bea has to do is avoid her temporary new boss Jonah. However, that’s a lot harder than she thought. Not only does he have impossibly high standards, he’s also out of this world gorgeous, an ex-rockstar with a chip on his shoulder and he's watching her like a hawk! So Bea uses her charm to keep him fo...
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Out of Love by Hazel Hayes #Review

Hazel Hayes' Out of Love was published on June 11th by Unbound Publishers. I am happy to be featuring it today.

As a young woman boxes up her ex-boyfriend's belongings and prepares to see him one last time, she wonders where it all went wrong, and whether it was ever right to begin with. Burdened with a broken heart, she asks herself the age-old question . . . is love really worth it? 

Out of Love is a bittersweet romance told in reverse. Beginning at the end of a relationship, each chapter takes us further back in time, weaving together an already unravelled tapestry, from tragic break-up to magical first kiss. In this dazzling debut Hazel Hayes performs a post-mortem on love, tenderly but unapologetically exploring every angle, from the heights of joy to the depths of grief, and all the madness and mundanity in between. This is a modern story with the heart of a classic: truthful, tragic and ultimately full of hope.

My Thoughts
The most intriguing aspect of Out of Love has to be the structure. In effect it starts with the end and you work your way back in time to the beginning. It takes a little getting used to as you deconstruct a relationship and strip back the layers of the onion. The author takes you right under the skin of its central character and even back to her childhood. As you work your way back, I found my attitude towards Theo changing. At the beginning I found him insufferable but eventually, you can see what made him appealing. 

    The central character is never named.  A fact I did not notice until I was near the end. It may be a raw and emotional read at times, especially when she leaves home, but there are also some sparky moments of humour. It is an accomplished debut novel which feels original and truthful.

In short: Contemporary writing which deconstructs a relationship. 
 
About the Author

 Hazel Hayes is an Irish-born London-based writerand director who has until now been writing primarilyfor the screen. Her eight-part thriller, PrankMe won series of the year at Summer in the City, aswell as the award for Excellence in Storytelling at Buffer Festival in Toronto. Hazel has 250K subscribers on YouTube, 230K followers on Twitter and 172K followers on Instagram. She is currently developing a horror series for Working Title Productions. Hazel lives in London.  Out of Love is her first novel.

You can follow Hazel here: Twitter   |  Instagram   |  YouTube 

Book link: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Hazel Hayes, Unbound and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 


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  1. Anne16 June 2020 at 10:36

    Thanks so much for supporting the blog tour xx

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