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essjay1's review against another edition
3.0
Warning ... escapist fantasy alert! I DNF’d this a while back, but today the timing was right for an easy to read book with a glass of wine. Noni is lovely, her Viking is a babe and who doesn’t fancy taking 6 months off to trip around Europe in the summer?
lxvem1lf's review against another edition
4.0
WHAT THE FLIPPITY FUCK HOW HAVE I NOT READ THIS SOONER IM GONNA SOBB IN MY ENGLISH LESSON THIS IS SO GOOD
mariamnel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
_tamara8464's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars. I really enjoyed this story. I think I enjoyed it so much because I recently left a long term relationship and the idea of a "pleasure list" sound really fun, exciting and different.
This book is about Noni Blake. She is a 36 year old women who is happy with her life but isn't' really living or enjoying her life. She is a teacher and likes her job but she wants more. She takes 6 weeks off from work and decides to do only the things that bring her pleasure.
This book reminded me of "Year of Yes" by Shonda Rhimes, a non-fiction book in which the author decided to say "yes" to life more.
This book is about Noni Blake. She is a 36 year old women who is happy with her life but isn't' really living or enjoying her life. She is a teacher and likes her job but she wants more. She takes 6 weeks off from work and decides to do only the things that bring her pleasure.
This book reminded me of "Year of Yes" by Shonda Rhimes, a non-fiction book in which the author decided to say "yes" to life more.
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
5.0
I love when a book completely blows me away unexpectedly! This book came up a bunch early in the year but I haven’t seen any reviews yet. I absolutely LOVED this story about Noni, a plus-sized, bisexual Aussie in her mid-30s who goes on a six month “pleasure quest” to live life on her own terms and do what makes her happy and not what’s “right” or what other people expect. She takes a sabbatical from her job and travels around Europe. Along the way she gains greater self-confidence and learns to be kinder to herself: “I was trying my real self on for size and I fell in love.” She also finds passionate love with a tattoo artist in Edinburgh and their relationship just might be the best book romance I have read in a VERY long time (dare I say a close second to my ultimate book couple, Jamie and Claire). Noni is only the author’s second book, her first for adults, and she is now an auto-buy for me. I can’t wait to read her YA book Beautiful mess (Gideon - a character from that book, has a great cameo in this book). I HIGHLY recommend this for fans of Abby Jimenez or Bridget Jones. It is a raw, vulnerable, honest, hilarious and HOT novel about self-discovery and love. Very possibly going to be my favourite book of 2021. Do yourself a favor and get this book now!!
TW: infertility struggles and miscarriage.
TW: infertility struggles and miscarriage.
chandlerainsley's review against another edition
dnf @ 35%
liked the bi rep in this & liked the humor but i could tell it wasn't going to do much for me. the story is about our heroine sleeping with people to find herself. totally valid. but i tend to prefer my romances to have a central thread and this was a little all over the place. i guess maybe i was too dumb to see the point of it? idk.
liked the bi rep in this & liked the humor but i could tell it wasn't going to do much for me. the story is about our heroine sleeping with people to find herself. totally valid. but i tend to prefer my romances to have a central thread and this was a little all over the place. i guess maybe i was too dumb to see the point of it? idk.
theinkwyrm's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I went into this expecting a new adult contemporary, but really it’s a contemporary romance, which is why it’s only 3.5 stars and not 4. But if you’re going into this expecting a romance, I think you’ll like it better than I did. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad book, it just wasn’t what I was expecting. Bonus points though for the casual representation throughout this and for the spicy scenes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
nickcarravay's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my…wow!
This book might be my new manifesto for life. It is infrequent that a work of fiction inspires me to really look at the way I live my life. Noni’s journey to find her pleasure, absolutely and constantly reminded me to look inward and honestly assess where I am in mine.
I want to be Noni, the pleasure Noni, the one that radiates joy. I want to be Beau, open and honest, who loves with his whole heart. I want to be Lindell, who is there for his best friend, ALWAYS. I want to be Lil, who uplifts people in their journey to learn to love themselves. I want to be Zep! I want to be that communicative and vulnerable at 16.
I loved this book. The people, the places, the journey, and the sex. I loved the good sex, but I also loved the bad sex. Romance novels are infrequently filled with funny, bad, awkward, unsatisfactory sex, that tends to show up in real life. It added so much to see the good sex for the wrong reason and bad sex for the right ones and finding you pleasure.
There is so much in this book, that I am not even sure how to properly start gushing. I need Edinburgh travel stat, I need a chocolate croissant and a new haircut and a really good… I’ll be right back.
As I was saying, this book is a mantra. Find your pleasure, lean into it, shine with it. You don’t have to earn it, it is already yours for the taking.
Now go read this book!
CW: Miscarriage.
This book might be my new manifesto for life. It is infrequent that a work of fiction inspires me to really look at the way I live my life. Noni’s journey to find her pleasure, absolutely and constantly reminded me to look inward and honestly assess where I am in mine.
I want to be Noni, the pleasure Noni, the one that radiates joy. I want to be Beau, open and honest, who loves with his whole heart. I want to be Lindell, who is there for his best friend, ALWAYS. I want to be Lil, who uplifts people in their journey to learn to love themselves. I want to be Zep! I want to be that communicative and vulnerable at 16.
I loved this book. The people, the places, the journey, and the sex. I loved the good sex, but I also loved the bad sex. Romance novels are infrequently filled with funny, bad, awkward, unsatisfactory sex, that tends to show up in real life. It added so much to see the good sex for the wrong reason and bad sex for the right ones and finding you pleasure.
There is so much in this book, that I am not even sure how to properly start gushing. I need Edinburgh travel stat, I need a chocolate croissant and a new haircut and a really good… I’ll be right back.
As I was saying, this book is a mantra. Find your pleasure, lean into it, shine with it. You don’t have to earn it, it is already yours for the taking.
Now go read this book!
CW: Miscarriage.
grace_griff's review against another edition
4.0
didn’t expect to like this so much, i thought it was like a book for mums that are trapped in their lives but it was actually really engaging and cool. defs worth a read! i’m not usually one to care about stories of ppl finding themselves but idk this one really did it for me