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3.81 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
This was a really lovely book to read around New Year's and overall I liked the characters and the story but in the end the book sadly just didn't really click with me.
This was a really lovely book to read around New Year's and overall I liked the characters and the story but in the end the book sadly just didn't really click with me.
I normally hate chic lit but I really really like Lucy Diamond!
When i first started this, I honestly thought i wouldn’t be able to finish it.
But i did, and i loved it really.
The magic of how three strangers (who met at a new years eve party) became best friends, is truly amazing.
I do kinda wished we would find out about Saffron’s baby.
And big props to Gemma for suddenly starting her own bussiness and pretty much rule it.
Caitlyn got in touch with her birth mother.
Found a way to forgive her adoptive mother and father.
Over all this book, is just a book i think everyone should give a chance.
I did, and I did not regret it one bit.
But i did, and i loved it really.
The magic of how three strangers (who met at a new years eve party) became best friends, is truly amazing.
I do kinda wished we would find out about Saffron’s baby.
And big props to Gemma for suddenly starting her own bussiness and pretty much rule it.
Caitlyn got in touch with her birth mother.
Found a way to forgive her adoptive mother and father.
Over all this book, is just a book i think everyone should give a chance.
I did, and I did not regret it one bit.
Firstly, let me just say a massive thank you to Becky Plunkett at Pan Macmillan for sending me a copy of The Year of Taking Chances to review.
Straight away let me say that I loved this book. There are plenty of reasons for me to gush over it: the compelling story, the likable characters, the easy comfortable narrative to name but a few but firstly I would like to say that having never read a book by Lucy Diamond before (I know, I hang my head in shame) I was unaware of what I was going to get. I am not one for overly gooey emotional storylines – don’t get me wrong I like a book to hit me between the eyes (and hopefully make me shed a tear) but I like a story to have backbone. And that is exactly what I got with The Year of Taking Chances.
My favourite thing about the novel has to be the friendship element. I loved how these three feisty women – Gemma, Caitlin and Saffron – formed a friendship and bond so quickly and how their lives became so interwoven. You often read in chick-lit (a term I hate to use because it has such negative connotations) of women who are helpless or in need of rescuing and yes at times those labels often apply to the three protagonists, however, it is their friendship that helps them stay on an even keel. They balance each other rather than falling back on their husbands or boyfriends.
Essentially, the novel is about these three women finding themselves and how change can be scary but with the right people surrounding you that you can make some positive changes in your life no matter how adverse and dire the situation may seem.
And with that in mind I shall no longer shy away from authors whom I have never tried before….and I might just try and consume Lucy Diamond’s back catalogue of work.
The Year of Taking Chances by Lucy Diamond is available now.
You can follow Lucy Diamond (@LDiamondAuthor) on Twitter, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LucyDiamondAuthor) and check for regular updates on www.lucydiamond.co.uk.
Straight away let me say that I loved this book. There are plenty of reasons for me to gush over it: the compelling story, the likable characters, the easy comfortable narrative to name but a few but firstly I would like to say that having never read a book by Lucy Diamond before (I know, I hang my head in shame) I was unaware of what I was going to get. I am not one for overly gooey emotional storylines – don’t get me wrong I like a book to hit me between the eyes (and hopefully make me shed a tear) but I like a story to have backbone. And that is exactly what I got with The Year of Taking Chances.
My favourite thing about the novel has to be the friendship element. I loved how these three feisty women – Gemma, Caitlin and Saffron – formed a friendship and bond so quickly and how their lives became so interwoven. You often read in chick-lit (a term I hate to use because it has such negative connotations) of women who are helpless or in need of rescuing and yes at times those labels often apply to the three protagonists, however, it is their friendship that helps them stay on an even keel. They balance each other rather than falling back on their husbands or boyfriends.
Essentially, the novel is about these three women finding themselves and how change can be scary but with the right people surrounding you that you can make some positive changes in your life no matter how adverse and dire the situation may seem.
And with that in mind I shall no longer shy away from authors whom I have never tried before….and I might just try and consume Lucy Diamond’s back catalogue of work.
The Year of Taking Chances by Lucy Diamond is available now.
You can follow Lucy Diamond (@LDiamondAuthor) on Twitter, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LucyDiamondAuthor) and check for regular updates on www.lucydiamond.co.uk.
I really liked this book! I would like to know what happens to all the girls on their individual stories!
A bit slow getting started, but overall a very easy to read, feel-good book. Girl power etc
When i first started this, I honestly thought i wouldn’t be able to finish it.
But i did, and i loved it really.
The magic of how three strangers (who met at a new years eve party) became best friends, is truly amazing.
I do kinda wished we would find out about Saffron’s baby.
And big props to Gemma for suddenly starting her own bussiness and pretty much rule it.
Caitlyn got in touch with her birth mother.
Found a way to forgive her adoptive mother and father.
Over all this book, is just a book i think everyone should give a chance.
I did, and I did not regret it one bit.
But i did, and i loved it really.
The magic of how three strangers (who met at a new years eve party) became best friends, is truly amazing.
I do kinda wished we would find out about Saffron’s baby.
And big props to Gemma for suddenly starting her own bussiness and pretty much rule it.
Caitlyn got in touch with her birth mother.
Found a way to forgive her adoptive mother and father.
Over all this book, is just a book i think everyone should give a chance.
I did, and I did not regret it one bit.
lighthearted
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No