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My (Not-so) Perfect Summer by Phoebe MacLeod #Review

I am thrilled to be taking part in the Publication Day celebrations for My (Not-So ) Perfect Summer by Phoebe MacLeod. It is published today on May 7th by Boldwood Books .   Autumn’s summer is off to a smashing start… sort of. Earlier this year, Autumn’s life looked great: she had a great relationship with her brilliant teenage daughter Chloe and from September she was all set to be Deputy Head at the London school where she works. And with a pay rise on the cards, she was excited for her and her long-term boyfriend Marc to buy their first home. But Autumn’s barely opened the estate agent's website when Marc vanishes with half their savings, leaving her no choice but to move into grandma’s rural home in Kent. And things go from bad to worse when Autumn is involved in an accident during the move, leaving the village’s dashing new baker Jake in plaster cast, and making her a local outcast before she’s even unpacked her bags. Determined to put things right, Autumn offers to

Love at First Site by Phoebe MacLeod #Review

I am delighted to be taking part in the celebrations for Love at First Site by Phoebe MacLeod. It is published on July 25th by Boldwood Books

 
It’s a relationship under construction, and there are no warning signs…

Project Manager Ella Mackenzie thought she had her whole life perfectly mapped out – just like one of her colour-coded spreadsheets.  She is the last person to do anything reckless or impulsive.

But when her and her terrible boyfriend split, she is left single, homeless and without a backup plan.

Suddenly, her whole worldly belongings are crammed into the back of her little Fiat, and she’s driving two-hundred-and-fifty miles across the country to start a new job that she should never have accepted in an industry she knows nothing about. What could possibly go wrong?

Ella doesn’t know the first thing about building sites, but thankfully Noah Harris is an expert in construction and is there to show her the ropes (and the ladders).

And, as Ella is about to find out, he’s an expert in a few other things too…


My Thoughts

 I really enjoyed the underlying tone of humour which is written through the story. She is used to keeping her personal life separate from her working life but that leaves her open to being misled and betrayed. She always keeps your sympathy however and I found that I liked her in every context we met her. Her family care about her but you understood her impatience with the fuss that she encountered there. It is when Ella goes to her new job that the comedy really kicks in.

    This is an entertaining read. I particularly enjoyed John's contribution. You soon realise that there is more to him than the grumpy builder he at first appears, with a blanket dislike of women working on building sites. With the slow burn romance with the personable Noah, this is a lovely way to spend a weekend's reading. 

In short: witty and amusing writing 


About the Author


 

Phoebe MacLeod is the author of several popular laugh-out-loud romantic comedies. She mainly sets her books in her home county of Kent and her first new title for Boldwood will be published in November 2022. They will also be republishing her existing titles from August this year.

 

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Thanks to Phoebe MacLeod, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.  

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