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A review by littlebirdbooks
From Notting Hill with Love... Actually by Ali McNamara
5.0
I've wanted to read this book for a while, the cover drew me to it and the fact that it has one of my all time favourite films in the title (Love Actually). I know that there are a lot of books out there that try to take on scenes from the classic films and try to pass them off as their own and it usually ends up looking like a trashy cliche. A lot of people would be skeptical of this book on just seeing the title but I'm sure they're not disappointed when they read it, I certainly wasn't!
Scarlett is just the type of character that appeals to me! She's a daydreamer, she creates her own different worlds to make reality seem a more interesting place to live. Although, by doing this, she did find herself in some tricky situations. Everyone that has known Scarlett for most of her life know that she's movie obsessed and they all want her to stop. Her dad and best friend give her the opportunity to live in the place where most of her dreams come from. Notting Hill. She wants to live life like it is in the movies, just to know that's possible. Whilst she's there she meets all sorts of people! I liked Oscar straight away!
I thought all the characters were presented well. My least favourite would have been David, I didn't like the way he came across as controlling. I was very intrigued by Sean! He was a great character to add to the mix to give the story more depth than just Scarlett hunting for movie scenes (although Sean provided her with plenty)! There were times when I found it hard to like Maddie, I think I just didn't like the characters that said they had Scarletts best interests at heart but always seemed to be putting her down.
I couldn't put the book down! There were moments when I laughed out loud and there were moments when there were tears brewing in my eyes. The book ended it the way I thought it should, however I didn't know how much of a tender scene that would be! There was a moment close to the end where I felt my ideal, happy ending, crashing down. Again, the twists in this book were gripping. I was reading it at night and I kept promising myself I'd just read one more chapter then I'd stop. But I'd always carry on reading!
Right up until the end I was beaming! This is a great book for movie lovers and day dreamers!
Scarlett is just the type of character that appeals to me! She's a daydreamer, she creates her own different worlds to make reality seem a more interesting place to live. Although, by doing this, she did find herself in some tricky situations. Everyone that has known Scarlett for most of her life know that she's movie obsessed and they all want her to stop. Her dad and best friend give her the opportunity to live in the place where most of her dreams come from. Notting Hill. She wants to live life like it is in the movies, just to know that's possible. Whilst she's there she meets all sorts of people! I liked Oscar straight away!
I thought all the characters were presented well. My least favourite would have been David, I didn't like the way he came across as controlling. I was very intrigued by Sean! He was a great character to add to the mix to give the story more depth than just Scarlett hunting for movie scenes (although Sean provided her with plenty)! There were times when I found it hard to like Maddie, I think I just didn't like the characters that said they had Scarletts best interests at heart but always seemed to be putting her down.
I couldn't put the book down! There were moments when I laughed out loud and there were moments when there were tears brewing in my eyes. The book ended it the way I thought it should, however I didn't know how much of a tender scene that would be! There was a moment close to the end where I felt my ideal, happy ending, crashing down. Again, the twists in this book were gripping. I was reading it at night and I kept promising myself I'd just read one more chapter then I'd stop. But I'd always carry on reading!
Right up until the end I was beaming! This is a great book for movie lovers and day dreamers!