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The blurb:
Meet Tigerlily James: romance
cynic, North Londoner and die-hard margarita fan.
Tigerlily James has been a member
of the Young and Bitter Club ever since she was dumped on Valentine’s day. By
her fiancé.
Surviving on a diet of cynicism and
margarita-fuelled ‘Misery Dinners’ with her best friends, she’s become a
romance free zone…and that’s the way she likes it. Until an invitation for The
Ex’s wedding arrives. Suddenly in need of a plus one, Tig has little choice but
to bin the takeaways, ditch the greying underwear collection…and start
pretending to view the opposite sex as something other than target practise.
Then, she meets Ollie – ie. the
perfect solution. No sex. No strings. Fake boyfriend. The only catch is that
she has to pretend to be his girlfriend for three whole months.
Dating without the heartbreak: the
best idea Tig’s ever had, right? Wrong!
My Opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher on
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
A.L. Michael’s writing took me right into this
fabulous story! It was so much fun reading about Tigerlily and her story.
She has been with the same guy for over 12 years and
then he dumps her, 6 days before her wedding!!!
Tigerlily is ready for a new start now, but she
doesn’t even know how to date. Then she gets an invite to his wedding…
Meeting Ollie is perfect timing. Ollie is gorgeous, thoughtful,
funny and they build up a friendship really fast. Both of them are really
honest and tell each other pretty much everything about their lives. They make
a deal to help each other out and “boom” Tig found herself a fake boyfriend.
There are rules of course: no sex, no strings…
Time passes and Tigerlily has difficulties dealing
with the rules! Image what happens, when real feelings get involved. Oh and did
I mention, Ollie leaves for his chef job in the Bahamas in a few months,
doesn’t make the whole situation easier.
I loved Ollie’s and Tig’s scenes, very entertaining,
fun, sweet and with a lot of spark. I really liked both characters so much.
Tigerlily is confident and had a great spirit and Ollie just sounds like a
wonderful guy. He was there to help her, guide her and make her see the light,
but she also changed him… They have to go through a lot, to finally realize
what they really want and by the end I just thought that what they had from the
start was adorable and really authentic. I loved the ending!!!
Tig’s best friends Dana and Ame were also a great
addition to the story and I really admired their friendship. It was portrayed
in such a real and honest way.
The title of this book fits perfectly and I really
like the idea of the whole storyline. It had flow, the right amount of drama
and some fabulous characters. The story put a huge smile on my face and it’s
just a feel-good with a lit of spark, glimmer, friendship, heart, fun and love.
I couldn’t put it down!!!
Rating:
My possible cast:
Tigerlilly: Mia Serafino
Ollie: Harry Lloyd
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