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The Little Porto Book Club by Rebecca Raisin #Review

  Welcome to a summery read set in Porto by Rebecca Raisin . The Little Porto Book Club  was published by HQ Digital on August 13th.   In a city full of stories, can she write her own… Introvert and self-described whodunnit enthusiast Viviane has never much believed in living life outside of the pages of a book. But when her interfering mother insists that Viviane needs some friends who aren’t fictional, she decides to head into the beautiful bustling streets of Porto in search of her community. What better place to start than by reading her favourite mystery in the corner of a little-known café? But when one, then two, and then outrageously six other people decide to join her silent book club Viviane realises that she is firmly out of her depth. There’s Thomas, a middle-aged man hiding his love for romance novels, Lucinda, a chic sixty-something with a penchant for Christie, and then there’s Tiago, the man of every romance novelist’s dreams. But when one of ...

(Not Quite) Done With Dating by Bella Osborne #Review

I am delighted to welcome another romcom by Bella Osborne. (Not Quite) Done With Dating was published on January 29th by Penguin.  

 One bad date too many calls for desperate measures . . . 

 
Nora is well and truly fed up. After more painfully bad dates than she can count, she’s had enough of leaving it to fate to find her perfect match – but she's not quite ready to give up on her love life just yet.

As a statistician, Nora trusts numbers more than her gut, so when she finds a formula that could help her conquer the dating game, she has to give it a go.

Putting her love theory to the test takes Nora to some questionable places with some even more questionable men, but she won't be deterred – she knows that 'the one' must be out there, somewhere. Even if he's the last person she'd have expected. . .

My Thoughts

 This is a fun, light-hearted romcom, just right to escape into. Nora is slightly quirky with a belief in the power of statistics which she decides to apply to finding 'The One'. Backtracking through some of her previous boyfriends, she sets about trying to meet up so that she can see whether love has passed her by. It goes without saying that each meeting leads to plenty of humour and some lively characters.

    With a fast pace and such a variety of situations, you are invested along with Nora in her search. There is the hint of a slow burn romance running through the story and by the end, you are willing Nora to find what she is looking for. As with all of Bella Osborne's books, you will enjoy the quick dialogue and amusing situations.

 

In short: searching for love 

About the Author


Bella has been jotting down stories for as long as she can remember and her first novel hit the shelves in 2015. Since then, she has written many bestselling and widely translated novels filled with heart, humour, and characters who, like most of us, are just trying to cope with what life throws at them. In 2022, she was thrilled to win the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award. She secretly wants to keep her readers up late at night reading just one more chapter.

 Bella lives in Warwickshire, UK with her husband, daughter and rescue cat and her garden is home to many rehabilitated hedgehogs and one particularly cheeky squirrel. She loves planning with sticky notes, researching biscuits and listening to music in a bath that’s only slightly cooler than the sun

Readers LOVE Bella Osborne:

 

'Bella Osborne is the princess of heart-warming feel good stories... A total gem of a book.'

'Only problem was that I couldn't put it down!'

'A sparkling and satisfying read.'

 

For more about Bella, visit her website at www.bellaosborne.com follow her on Twitter - @osborne_bella or FacebookTikTok or Instagram

Book links: Amazon UK |

 

Thanks to Bella Osborne, Penguin and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
 
Check out the rest of the tour!
 

 

  

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