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Billy and Me
by Giovanna Fletcher
I am delighted to be reviewing this book before it's official release date.
I loved the opening chapter, it really set the scene and just from those few pages, we learn a lot about Sophie and her personality. We know something has happened with her dad and that he is no longer around, but we don't find out what until much later in the book. We get a feel for the place in which Sophie lives, and the little cafe where she has worked ever since leaving school, owned by her best friend, the elderly Molly.
All of the characters in the little town are so likeable, all a very close knit community, looking out for one another, which I really liked.
What I love about this book is that it just flows. As soon as I started reading I was desperate to turn page after page, eager to find out what happened next. I thought that the way the book was separated into 4 parts worked well.
Not a lot happens in the little town, until the filming of a new version of Pride and Prejudice takes place. We see hot young actor Billy visiting the cafe often, and at first Sophie is oblivious to who he is, developing a friendship simply based on his personality; she looks forward to him coming in.
Sophie and Billy soon get closer, spending all of their time together, and embark on a relationship. They spend the next few weeks whilst Billy is filming there constantly together, and soon they move in together.
Sophie discovers, however, that it's more difficult being in a relationship with an actor than she first thought.
I loved reading as the relationship progressed, although I found it very frustrating reading about Sophie's constant fears and paranoia over Billy's acting career, as well as various people getting involved in her life.
This book not only covers love, romance and all of the troubles that come with it, but a different kind of heartbreak, mending relationships, and loss. You will both laugh and cry (if you cry at books, I do not) at this book. An excellent debut novel, so beautifully written.
I loved the opening chapter, it really set the scene and just from those few pages, we learn a lot about Sophie and her personality. We know something has happened with her dad and that he is no longer around, but we don't find out what until much later in the book. We get a feel for the place in which Sophie lives, and the little cafe where she has worked ever since leaving school, owned by her best friend, the elderly Molly.
All of the characters in the little town are so likeable, all a very close knit community, looking out for one another, which I really liked.
What I love about this book is that it just flows. As soon as I started reading I was desperate to turn page after page, eager to find out what happened next. I thought that the way the book was separated into 4 parts worked well.
Not a lot happens in the little town, until the filming of a new version of Pride and Prejudice takes place. We see hot young actor Billy visiting the cafe often, and at first Sophie is oblivious to who he is, developing a friendship simply based on his personality; she looks forward to him coming in.
Sophie and Billy soon get closer, spending all of their time together, and embark on a relationship. They spend the next few weeks whilst Billy is filming there constantly together, and soon they move in together.
Sophie discovers, however, that it's more difficult being in a relationship with an actor than she first thought.
I loved reading as the relationship progressed, although I found it very frustrating reading about Sophie's constant fears and paranoia over Billy's acting career, as well as various people getting involved in her life.
This book not only covers love, romance and all of the troubles that come with it, but a different kind of heartbreak, mending relationships, and loss. You will both laugh and cry (if you cry at books, I do not) at this book. An excellent debut novel, so beautifully written.