Today is my stop on the blog tour for The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker. I have a review of the book to share with you today and if you like the sound of that, you can click here to order your copy now. Don't forget to check out the other stops on the tour for more exclusive content and reviews.
Here's what it's all about...
Robyn Bloom thought Ash Barnes was the love of her life – until one day he announced he was leaving her to fly halfway across the world.
Months
later, Robyn is struggling to move on – but then she has a
brainwave: The Never Have I Ever Club. Her handsome next-door
neighbour Will helps her bring their fellow Yorkshire villagers
together for some carpe-diem-inspired fun.
From
burlesque dancing to Swedish massages, everyone has plenty of
bucket-list activities to try, but it doesn't take long for Robyn to
realise what – or who – her heart truly desires: Will.
There's
just one problem: he's Ash's twin brother.
Make
that two problems: Ash is moving home... and he wants Robyn back.
Review: Well this was a cute romance with some unexpected moments and some heart warming cross-generational moments too.
About the author
I liked Robyn as a character. I loved how independent she was and how she was determined to make the best of her life. I LOVED her friendship group as well, the people that began the formation of the never have I ever club. I could totally recognise them in friends I have had over the years and they reminded me of several BFF characters from other great romcom novels.
The romance in this book is also very true to life but also kind of aspirational. I love the fact that we have a bit of a choice to make when it comes to a love interest and I really like that those choices represent the past, present and the future. I thought the love scenes were steamy but not too unrealistic although I do think that Robyn made some questionable choices when it came to her love life.
There are some very funny moments in this book, some moments that definitely made me laugh out loud and a lot of those are provided by older members of the never have I ever club. I did like the humour coming from this generation but there is also a lot of heart that comes from these members and I am liking the trend for older characters getting more ‘main parts’ in novels like this.
The other thing I really enjoyed in this book was the setting. It was very close to home for me and I loved the mention of many places I could recognise. This was a nice escapist romance and I enjoyed getting to meet and spend time with Robyn and her men.
About the author
Mary
Jayne Baker grew up in rural West Yorkshire, right in the heart of
Brontë country... and she's still there. After graduating from
Durham University with a degree in English Literature, she dallied
with living in cities including London, Nottingham and Cambridge, but
eventually came back with her own romantic hero in tow to her beloved
Dales, where she first started telling stories about heroines with
flaws and the men who love them.
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