Personally, I think it has to do with the theory that unsuccessful psychopaths are the ones in prison; whereas successful psychopaths are the ones in suits earning a fortune!Reminded me of Bridget Jones too. Good escapism, my only dislike was Quinn being a businessman with a "tragic" past
Why does every successful businessman in a book or film have to have a tragic past? 50 shades of grey is another example, sometimes you can have a businessman male character without needing to create a traumatic backstory before their rise to success
Book Club #1 This Time Next Year
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I really liked it. Minnie was relatable and I really liked her friends. I kept waiting for Quinn to make the connection with the dog. That was kind of weird how the fleabag dog kept being brought up but nothing came of that.
Overall I really enjoyed reading it.
Overall I really enjoyed reading it.
I really enjoyed it. But I also do like easy reads where i can escape reality for a bit.
Minnie annoyed me a little in the beginning but came good in the end.
Like some of the others have said I too would have liked to seen a bit more development of some of the other characters especially Quinn. While you can read between the lines and come to a conclusion it would have been nice to have been addressed.. I would have also liked to have seen the relationship develop further not just getting together.. like realising they were in India at the same time, the posh restaurant at NYE several years earlier etc.
I know another author (Sophie Ranald) did other books on other characters and they intertwined in a few of her books. This answered alot of questions there and nice to see another side and development of a character. It be nice to see something similar of these characters..
Minnie annoyed me a little in the beginning but came good in the end.
Like some of the others have said I too would have liked to seen a bit more development of some of the other characters especially Quinn. While you can read between the lines and come to a conclusion it would have been nice to have been addressed.. I would have also liked to have seen the relationship develop further not just getting together.. like realising they were in India at the same time, the posh restaurant at NYE several years earlier etc.
I know another author (Sophie Ranald) did other books on other characters and they intertwined in a few of her books. This answered alot of questions there and nice to see another side and development of a character. It be nice to see something similar of these characters..
I really enjoyed reading this book, it was cheesy and predictable, but I think thatās whatās needed right now, somewhere to escape to for a few hours.
I enjoyed it, read it in 2 days! But it was very predictable and had loads of irrelevant details in it! Loved Minnie's dad and Ian. Ians speech and Leila was so cute.
It did make me laugh when u saw it was based in 2020 with no covid then I saw the authors note at the end and I completely agree, although I do look forward to being a old lady ready about a love story based in covid times!
It did make me laugh when u saw it was based in 2020 with no covid then I saw the authors note at the end and I completely agree, although I do look forward to being a old lady ready about a love story based in covid times!
Minnie was insufferable in the beginning and Quinn was right to call her out on the āWoe is meā working class chip on the shoulder. If I remember roughly those were near enough the exact words he used at one point. When she smashed the vase out of anger and seemed to think that being wealthy means you live an easy life, that really pissed me off.
Although I also found Leilaās boyfriend a dick for getting involved in the pie shop dispute, it wasnāt his place to get involved.
Although I also found Leilaās boyfriend a dick for getting involved in the pie shop dispute, it wasnāt his place to get involved.
I thought she knocked over the vase accidentally.
Bloody meno brain, think Iāll have to take notes as I go along next time!
I took it she knocked it accidently tooI thought she knocked over the vase accidentally.
Bloody meno brain, think Iāll have to take notes as I go along next time!
I will come back for a more in-depth comment but my very quick summary.
it was good enough, not exactly a page turner that will keep you up all night, Iām glad it was the first of our book club books because it was perfect for a January read,
Like the end of the Christmas chocolates that donāt bring much nutritional value but hit the spot
I have to say I found the start hard to get into, I think it was the joking ābanterā with the puns, the āoh Iām so unlucky...seeādialogue, it all felt a bit YA.
I really thought āJesusās is this overly cheddar script gonna continueā
But it got better!
Iāve read better and Iāve got sure read worse great plot for a book for sure.
It just wasnāt as good as the ātrendingā hype Iād bought into
itās a solid 2.8/3
it was good enough, not exactly a page turner that will keep you up all night, Iām glad it was the first of our book club books because it was perfect for a January read,
Like the end of the Christmas chocolates that donāt bring much nutritional value but hit the spot
I have to say I found the start hard to get into, I think it was the joking ābanterā with the puns, the āoh Iām so unlucky...seeādialogue, it all felt a bit YA.
I really thought āJesusās is this overly cheddar script gonna continueā
But it got better!
Iāve read better and Iāve got sure read worse
great plot for a book for sure. It just wasnāt as good as the ātrendingā hype Iād bought into
itās a solid 2.8/3
YES!!!!! it limped and than tried to run
The blurb and the cover reminded me of one of the many 'modern' romance novels I'd pick out when I was staying at my Grandma's during the summer holidays when I was younger and had finished all the books I'd brought with me... and it read like one too, I found quite comforting in that respect. The kind of book I'd feel grown up reading when I was 12.
Minnie/Connie annoyed me with their massive chips on their shoulders, not a good character trait. Also the clock like others have said, why didn't he offer it in the first place when the business folded?!
I didn't know you could swim outdoors in London, so that's kinda cool! I've only been to London a handful of times so I didn't notice anything off about the London lifestyle/descriptions etc. I'm a Northern Monkey, forgive me
Anyway, I just found it a bit meh, it was very predictable and cringey, most notably the vibrator found by airport security which was a massive eye roll. Very far fetched too which I didn't like. It is well written though, very vivid descriptions and I found the story flowed fairly well. Was semi expecting the story to end with 'and they lived happily ever after!' but it didn't of course, the ending reminded me of the final episode of Friends with Rachel 'I got off the plane!'
Minnie/Connie annoyed me with their massive chips on their shoulders, not a good character trait. Also the clock like others have said, why didn't he offer it in the first place when the business folded?!
I didn't know you could swim outdoors in London, so that's kinda cool! I've only been to London a handful of times so I didn't notice anything off about the London lifestyle/descriptions etc. I'm a Northern Monkey, forgive me
Anyway, I just found it a bit meh, it was very predictable and cringey, most notably the vibrator found by airport security which was a massive eye roll. Very far fetched too which I didn't like. It is well written though, very vivid descriptions and I found the story flowed fairly well. Was semi expecting the story to end with 'and they lived happily ever after!' but it didn't of course, the ending reminded me of the final episode of Friends with Rachel 'I got off the plane!'
The London references were definitely my favourite thing about the book, even though you could tell the author had limited experience of the city.
Sitting on top of prim hill
Or swimming in the highgate ponds are two of my favourite places/things in London
Sitting on top of prim hill
Or swimming in the highgate ponds are two of my favourite places/things in London
My sister lives round the corner from there now and yet to go, looks idyllic!
I LOVED the book for the same reasons as everyone else, perfect escapism that I needed and really relatable likeable characters. I totally fancy Quinn
Bits that annoyed me:
- GREG. Ugh. I really thought he might be revealed to be gay. Couldnāt wait for him to be binned
- How IRRITATING her mum was, especially about the jinx
- How at the very ending Minnie wore that stupid outfit. Come on, unrealistic. I felt like they tried too hard to make her relatable sometimes
-How chapters werenāt labelled by which character they were from, would have preferred a better layout alternating with clear titles as it was slightly confusing sometimes
- Did I mention Greg? I HATED GREG LOL
Bits that annoyed me:
- GREG. Ugh. I really thought he might be revealed to be gay. Couldnāt wait for him to be binned
- How IRRITATING her mum was, especially about the jinx
- How at the very ending Minnie wore that stupid outfit. Come on, unrealistic. I felt like they tried too hard to make her relatable sometimes
-How chapters werenāt labelled by which character they were from, would have preferred a better layout alternating with clear titles as it was slightly confusing sometimes
- Did I mention Greg? I HATED GREG LOL
She did.
It was a nice, easy read for January. I wonāt remember it in a few months time though.
My favourite character was Leila, but I wasnāt too fussed about the others.
Another poster mentioned that back in the day they shared a kiss...? That bit went totally over my head! When was that? I got the Star Wars chat reference and the bit in India with the dog.
My favourite character was Leila, but I wasnāt too fussed about the others.
Another poster mentioned that back in the day they shared a kiss...? That bit went totally over my head! When was that? I got the Star Wars chat reference and the bit in India with the dog.
so there's a part where Minnie has dyed her hair blonde, she's in the bath talking about how she's going to youth club (although apparently it was party but I must have missed that bit). When she's in the car with Quinn she references being sick there as well I think although doesn't mention any kiss at all. Quinn mentions kissing a blonde girl in one of his flashbacks but his phone rings and when he turns around she's gone. In all honesty, I didn't get the link until later on in the book cause it was the only flashback that in my mind didn't make sense. It wasn't well written imo
I enjoyed it as a nice easy read (I read it late last year) it wasnāt outstanding or anything but was just āniceā
I hated Greg with a passion too what an absolute tool-
Minnie also took a while to grow on me.
I hated Greg with a passion too what an absolute tool-
Minnie also took a while to grow on me.
She did but her actions prior to it were not excusable imoI thought she knocked over the vase accidentally.
Bloody meno brain, think Iāll have to take notes as I go along next time!
Reminds me of the Christmas themed books I normally stock up on in late December. If it was a film it would be a Netflix/Hallmark cheesy film. Not something I would choose all the time but good for when I am reading it.
Very easy read, very predictable, a bit like a mug of hot chocolate in front of a roaring fire.
I didnt actually mind the jumping around, I think I actually prefer that than a book that just runs chronologically.
The Greg character was atrocious, no sane woman would have remained friends with him once they had kicked him to the kerb
I wonder if the mental health aspects could have been covered more without it taking away from the essence of the story more
Very easy read, very predictable, a bit like a mug of hot chocolate in front of a roaring fire.
I didnt actually mind the jumping around, I think I actually prefer that than a book that just runs chronologically.
The Greg character was atrocious, no sane woman would have remained friends with him once they had kicked him to the kerb
I wonder if the mental health aspects could have been covered more without it taking away from the essence of the story more