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Very sweet, lots of pining. It did make me uncomfortable that he continued to have relationships with other women knowing he loved her, and a lot of it is snack-their-heads-together frustrating. But maybe it's because it's half four in the morning when in writing this, but I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed reading it but at times it was frustrating with the lack of communication between the two main characters.
Originally posted on:> http://lauraslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/blog-tour-one-hundred-proposals-by.html
This is actually the best contemporary romance novel for the year for me! I know we are still only in June, but other books are going to have a hard time living up to this one!
It has been quite a while since I read a book in a day, but once I started this, I couldn't stop, I just had to keep reading!
One Hundred Proposals centers on the lovely Suzie and her gorgeous friend Harry. They both work together for Suzie's business the.PerfectProposal.com. They literally help create the perfect proposal for you. Harry comes up with the idea that he will try and find the perfect proposal for her and will do this through 100 different proposals and also help promote the business. The only problem being that Suzie is in love with Harry so this is going to be torture for Suzie as she is fairly sure he doesn't feel the same way.
To coin a phrase I see regularly on twitter- OMG THE FEELS! One Hundred Proposals sends you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. One of those emotions being frustration LOL! You just want either Suzie to just get on with it and tell Harry how she's feels!
There was one quote in this that totally jumped out at me and that was this: "Sometimes you wait for your dreams to come true, but sometimes the dream is just a fantasy, when in the real world there are things or people who could make you happier than any of your wildest dreams could". I'm not usually a soppy person, but this quote really got to me as it was so true!
I was expecting this to be good having previously read Holly's last book, The Guestbook, but she completely blew me away with One Hundred Proposals.
As we travel around the world with Suzie and Harry I was completely swept away in all the different locations they visit. Each time Suzie is 'proposed' to I know I would have said yes to every single one of them.
What I really took away from this is that perhaps it's not about having the perfect proposal, but the man that is proposing to you, as not matter how spectacular the proposal, it will mean nothing if it's coming from the wrong person.
This is a book to completely get lost in. As much as I wanted to get to the end to find out what would happen, I also didn't want it to finish.
An absolutely stunning read from Holly Martin, that you definitely need on your kindle!
This is actually the best contemporary romance novel for the year for me! I know we are still only in June, but other books are going to have a hard time living up to this one!
It has been quite a while since I read a book in a day, but once I started this, I couldn't stop, I just had to keep reading!
One Hundred Proposals centers on the lovely Suzie and her gorgeous friend Harry. They both work together for Suzie's business the.PerfectProposal.com. They literally help create the perfect proposal for you. Harry comes up with the idea that he will try and find the perfect proposal for her and will do this through 100 different proposals and also help promote the business. The only problem being that Suzie is in love with Harry so this is going to be torture for Suzie as she is fairly sure he doesn't feel the same way.
To coin a phrase I see regularly on twitter- OMG THE FEELS! One Hundred Proposals sends you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. One of those emotions being frustration LOL! You just want either Suzie to just get on with it and tell Harry how she's feels!
There was one quote in this that totally jumped out at me and that was this: "Sometimes you wait for your dreams to come true, but sometimes the dream is just a fantasy, when in the real world there are things or people who could make you happier than any of your wildest dreams could". I'm not usually a soppy person, but this quote really got to me as it was so true!
I was expecting this to be good having previously read Holly's last book, The Guestbook, but she completely blew me away with One Hundred Proposals.
As we travel around the world with Suzie and Harry I was completely swept away in all the different locations they visit. Each time Suzie is 'proposed' to I know I would have said yes to every single one of them.
What I really took away from this is that perhaps it's not about having the perfect proposal, but the man that is proposing to you, as not matter how spectacular the proposal, it will mean nothing if it's coming from the wrong person.
This is a book to completely get lost in. As much as I wanted to get to the end to find out what would happen, I also didn't want it to finish.
An absolutely stunning read from Holly Martin, that you definitely need on your kindle!
I find it so hard to write reviews for books that I adore because I never feel that my words can do it justice in the way it deserves. But, I promised Holly I’d try and form my thoughts into coherent sentences so here is my attempt…
I must start of this review by saying whilst Holly is quite possibly one of my favourite people on the planet, I have reviewed this book objectively and she has not paid me in hugs and/or snogs for me to write this review.
One Hundred Proposals is Holly’s second chick-lit title and I was pretty scared about starting it if I’m honest! After reading The Guestbook, I was quite certain this one wouldn’t live up to it but my god did it! It blew The Guestbook out of the water and now Holly is going to have to write something phenomenal to beat One Hundred Proposals!
One Hundred Proposals has the most ingenious and unique premise which sold the book to me straight away. Suzie and her friend Harry run a fictitious website called theperfectproposal.com where they aim to help hapless men prepare the perfect proposal for their other halves. Whilst they have an impressive repertoire of engagement ideas, Suzie is not really taken by any of them and makes a throwaway comment that it would take more than hot air balloon ride to get her to say ‘yes’. After Suzie’s ex-boyfriend proposed to her over a greasy kebab, she’s lost all hope that she’ll ever get the perfect proposal herself.
Harry decides to take matters into his own hands and sets up a blog where he makes his mission to propose to Suzie one hundred different times to try and find the most perfect proposal whilst blogging about each one. This would be perfect fun if it wasn’t for the fact Suzie is desperately in love with Harry. With every new proposal and every new way Harry finds to say, ‘Suzie, will you marry me?’, Suzie finds her heart breaking all over again because, the one question she wants to say ‘yes’ to, is the one question she can’t.
Holly has got this genre down to a fine art. She writes with such wit, experience and love which translates into addictive and humorous prose that you can’t help but fall head first in love with.
The characters in this novel were fantastically well written and I fell in love with Harry and Suzie instantly. I loved how relatable Suzie’s dilemma was – I’m sure we’ve all had that one person who we’ve fancied so bloody much but kept it quiet through fear of destroying a brilliant friendship. That part makes her ‘struggle’ real and means everyone will be able to empathise with her as she embarks on the most perilous journey of her life. Harry, on the other hand, is a total cheeky chappy and whilst he has his sensitive side, he tends to display his ‘ladies’ man’ persona instead which adds to the frustration we feel on behalf of Suzie, but still makes us all fall desperately in love with him!
The plot was perfectly paced and while I could easily predict where the story would end up, I kept getting worried that it wouldn’t as obstacle after obstacle was presented to the characters and I started to feel frightened that actually, the ending I had pictured might not happen. I was genuinely frustrated in places and my poor pillow took the odd punch as I tried to regain my composure and remember that they were only fictional characters. I was just desperate for them to tell each other the truth and found myself hanging on every single word, willing Suzie to just spit it out before she ran out of time.
I just can’t put into words how much I loved this book. Sometimes you read a book and you enjoy it but then can quite happily move onto the next book but sometimes you read a book and you get so drawn into the characters’ world that you find it hard to give them up. As I turned the final few pages of this book I shed a few tears, almost bereft at having to leave Harry and Suzie in the book. I wanted them to be real so I could hug them! And that, to me, speaks volumes. When you become so immersed in a book it that it becomes more than just a book you can enjoy now and again – it becomes a firm favourite and a book that you return to time after time to catch up with old friends.
I challenge anyone to read this book and not enjoy it.
Holly Martin is already becoming a name in the chick-lit world and I have no doubt in my mind that she will soon be one of the biggest stars of the genre. She constantly goes from strength to strength and with an Amazon Bestseller title under her belt already, I think she’s on track for very big things.
The perfect holiday companion – get yourself a sangria, lie back in your deck chair and savour every last word of this beautiful novel.
I must start of this review by saying whilst Holly is quite possibly one of my favourite people on the planet, I have reviewed this book objectively and she has not paid me in hugs and/or snogs for me to write this review.
One Hundred Proposals is Holly’s second chick-lit title and I was pretty scared about starting it if I’m honest! After reading The Guestbook, I was quite certain this one wouldn’t live up to it but my god did it! It blew The Guestbook out of the water and now Holly is going to have to write something phenomenal to beat One Hundred Proposals!
One Hundred Proposals has the most ingenious and unique premise which sold the book to me straight away. Suzie and her friend Harry run a fictitious website called theperfectproposal.com where they aim to help hapless men prepare the perfect proposal for their other halves. Whilst they have an impressive repertoire of engagement ideas, Suzie is not really taken by any of them and makes a throwaway comment that it would take more than hot air balloon ride to get her to say ‘yes’. After Suzie’s ex-boyfriend proposed to her over a greasy kebab, she’s lost all hope that she’ll ever get the perfect proposal herself.
Harry decides to take matters into his own hands and sets up a blog where he makes his mission to propose to Suzie one hundred different times to try and find the most perfect proposal whilst blogging about each one. This would be perfect fun if it wasn’t for the fact Suzie is desperately in love with Harry. With every new proposal and every new way Harry finds to say, ‘Suzie, will you marry me?’, Suzie finds her heart breaking all over again because, the one question she wants to say ‘yes’ to, is the one question she can’t.
Holly has got this genre down to a fine art. She writes with such wit, experience and love which translates into addictive and humorous prose that you can’t help but fall head first in love with.
The characters in this novel were fantastically well written and I fell in love with Harry and Suzie instantly. I loved how relatable Suzie’s dilemma was – I’m sure we’ve all had that one person who we’ve fancied so bloody much but kept it quiet through fear of destroying a brilliant friendship. That part makes her ‘struggle’ real and means everyone will be able to empathise with her as she embarks on the most perilous journey of her life. Harry, on the other hand, is a total cheeky chappy and whilst he has his sensitive side, he tends to display his ‘ladies’ man’ persona instead which adds to the frustration we feel on behalf of Suzie, but still makes us all fall desperately in love with him!
The plot was perfectly paced and while I could easily predict where the story would end up, I kept getting worried that it wouldn’t as obstacle after obstacle was presented to the characters and I started to feel frightened that actually, the ending I had pictured might not happen. I was genuinely frustrated in places and my poor pillow took the odd punch as I tried to regain my composure and remember that they were only fictional characters. I was just desperate for them to tell each other the truth and found myself hanging on every single word, willing Suzie to just spit it out before she ran out of time.
I just can’t put into words how much I loved this book. Sometimes you read a book and you enjoy it but then can quite happily move onto the next book but sometimes you read a book and you get so drawn into the characters’ world that you find it hard to give them up. As I turned the final few pages of this book I shed a few tears, almost bereft at having to leave Harry and Suzie in the book. I wanted them to be real so I could hug them! And that, to me, speaks volumes. When you become so immersed in a book it that it becomes more than just a book you can enjoy now and again – it becomes a firm favourite and a book that you return to time after time to catch up with old friends.
I challenge anyone to read this book and not enjoy it.
Holly Martin is already becoming a name in the chick-lit world and I have no doubt in my mind that she will soon be one of the biggest stars of the genre. She constantly goes from strength to strength and with an Amazon Bestseller title under her belt already, I think she’s on track for very big things.
The perfect holiday companion – get yourself a sangria, lie back in your deck chair and savour every last word of this beautiful novel.
One Hundred Proposals book is adorable, so long as you're not too averse to the "just TALK to each other!" style of romantic obstacle. To be fair, Harry and Suzie are the best of best friends as well as being business partners, so the potential fallout should The Talk go wrong would be pretty devastating. And they've been devastated quite enough in life, what with Suzie's brother's death eight months ago, and Harry's undisclosed childhood trauma.
Suzie and Harry's business is PerfectProposal.com, which does what it says on the tin: they arrange tailor-made proposals, from the intimate to the extravagant. After going viral, their "100 Proposals" stunt goes global. Suzie and Harry travel around the world together, with Harry arranging amazing (or naff) ersatz proposals from Alaska to Australia. Or perhaps the proposals aren't so fake?
There's a whole lot of swallowed feelings and jealousy in this book, so be prepared for that - but it's also lovely and well-written, leaving us barracking for Suzie and Harry no matter how inarticulate they may be.
And the firefly proposal is gorgeous.
Suzie and Harry's business is PerfectProposal.com, which does what it says on the tin: they arrange tailor-made proposals, from the intimate to the extravagant. After going viral, their "100 Proposals" stunt goes global. Suzie and Harry travel around the world together, with Harry arranging amazing (or naff) ersatz proposals from Alaska to Australia. Or perhaps the proposals aren't so fake?
There's a whole lot of swallowed feelings and jealousy in this book, so be prepared for that - but it's also lovely and well-written, leaving us barracking for Suzie and Harry no matter how inarticulate they may be.
And the firefly proposal is gorgeous.
It's rare for me to finish any book in this short amount of time these days but this on just kept me gripped all the way through.
Many of the proposals were a bit too extravagant for my tastes but I couldn't wait to see what the next proposal was going to be.
The actual plot itself outside of the proposals had me on a roller coaster of emotions and I sobbed at the end. In fact I've sobbed my way through a great deal of this book. My poor boyfriend had no idea what's been up with me!
Many of the proposals were a bit too extravagant for my tastes but I couldn't wait to see what the next proposal was going to be.
The actual plot itself outside of the proposals had me on a roller coaster of emotions and I sobbed at the end. In fact I've sobbed my way through a great deal of this book. My poor boyfriend had no idea what's been up with me!
Review from Fairy Tale Ending Book Reviews
Brief synopsis: Is there such thing as the perfect proposal? Best friends and owners of PerfectProposal.com, Harry and Suzie are about to find out when Harry decides on a round the world trip with one hundred different proposals.
All Suzie needs to remember is to not say yes.
What I thought: I really thought it would be impossible for Holly to top The Guestbook, but I was wrong. Very, very wrong.
The book should one with a warning – THIS WILL TURN YOU INTO THE GREEN EYED MONSTER! I couldn’t help but be jealous of some of the amazing proposals and the efforts Harry went to for each one. I could only wish that Mr P had the means or the inclination for such a thoughtful proposal. And those Gosling Girls… they seem to be popping up everywhere. Yes, I’m honest enough to say I was jealous of their cameo roles!
I think it’s safe to say that I loved everything about the book. I adored Harry and Suzie and their fantastic friendship. I loved the way the book switched between the narration and the blog posts, giving Harry’s point of view of some of the proposals and that it wasn’t just a re-write of the previous chapter or a constantly changing narration as I’ve seen in other books.
Not only was I envious of the proposals but the detail that went into describing each location has made me eager to travel the world and visit all of these places.
It’s going to very difficult for Holly to top this one!
Favourite quote:
“I can give all you would-be proposers one piece of advice. Tell her you love her, tell her every day until she knows it and believes it. Then tell her every day anyway. If you’re incredibly lucky she’ll love you back.”
Brief synopsis: Is there such thing as the perfect proposal? Best friends and owners of PerfectProposal.com, Harry and Suzie are about to find out when Harry decides on a round the world trip with one hundred different proposals.
All Suzie needs to remember is to not say yes.
What I thought: I really thought it would be impossible for Holly to top The Guestbook, but I was wrong. Very, very wrong.
The book should one with a warning – THIS WILL TURN YOU INTO THE GREEN EYED MONSTER! I couldn’t help but be jealous of some of the amazing proposals and the efforts Harry went to for each one. I could only wish that Mr P had the means or the inclination for such a thoughtful proposal. And those Gosling Girls… they seem to be popping up everywhere. Yes, I’m honest enough to say I was jealous of their cameo roles!
I think it’s safe to say that I loved everything about the book. I adored Harry and Suzie and their fantastic friendship. I loved the way the book switched between the narration and the blog posts, giving Harry’s point of view of some of the proposals and that it wasn’t just a re-write of the previous chapter or a constantly changing narration as I’ve seen in other books.
Not only was I envious of the proposals but the detail that went into describing each location has made me eager to travel the world and visit all of these places.
It’s going to very difficult for Holly to top this one!
Favourite quote:
“I can give all you would-be proposers one piece of advice. Tell her you love her, tell her every day until she knows it and believes it. Then tell her every day anyway. If you’re incredibly lucky she’ll love you back.”