I am delighted to feature a new to me author, Laura Pearson and her latest novel, The Many Futures of Maddy Hart which was published by Boldwood Books on February 4th.
Suddenly Maddy is right there… in her very own future. And
it’s all wrong, yet again.
It happens to her every time. When the kisses lead to the
bedroom, just when she thinks she might have found the one… Just for a split
second, Maddy disappears, and she finds that she’s living her own life. But ten
years into the future.
She’s only there for a little while. But each time, it’s
long enough to know that she doesn’t want to be any of those future versions of
Maddy. Because every man she falls for seems to lead her to a future that is
just… wrong.
Until she meets Oliver. And the vision of their future is
happy. Beautiful even. A little girl runs around, her braids flying behind her,
giggling about how she wants sausages for dinner. She has eyes just like
Oliver’s.
There’s just one catch. If Maddy wants the family she’s
seeing in her future with Oliver, she realizes she has to break his heart now…
Would you destroy your present if there’s a chance that it
could give you the perfect future?
Perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Matt Haig, and The
Husbands by Holly Gramazio. The most unmissable ‘what if?’ love story of the
year!
My Thoughts
I thoroughly enjoyed this time travelling tale. Maddy finds herself in her own future, ten years hence and gets to glimpse her friends and family, including herself in the future. Some of the episodes are misleading but she eventually works out what may happen. This gives her a quandary as if she is to change ger present, it could have disastrous results in the future. Further, Maddy is never totally sure that what she is seeing is the future that she is destined to have. Making sure that this future does happen, means that she may have to cause heartbreak in the short term. This leads you to wonder. If you could change the future, should you and would you?
There are several well drawn characters in the story. You see them all through Maddy's eyes. She is very much at the centre of this story. Her life choices, such as wanting to be a professional actress, mean that her life style is a little precarious and she finds it hard to do other than live for the day. Her family support her but she struggles to come to terms with a traumatic event which has affected them all. Some of her premonitions give her comfort but there are other parts which do not. As you swap between Maddy's present and her future ten years later, you appreciate its structure and writing as the changes flow seamlessly. Highly recommended.
In short: enjoyable time travelling
About the Authors
Laura Pearson is the author of issues-based women’s fiction.
She founded The Bookload on Facebook and has had several pieces published in
the Guardian and the Telegraph.
You can follow Laura here: Website | Instagram | X (Twitter) | Newsletter sign up | Bookbub profile:@laurapearson22 |
Facebook: @LauraPearson22
Purchase links
Thanks to Laura Pearson, 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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