DNFed, only read like 2 chapters but this was really boring. The female lead has no substance and I couldn't connect with her at all

3 stars.*SPOILER-FREE REVIEW : "[...]Life's highs and life's lows are so entwined, the happiness and sorrow is so interconnected, that it's impossible to ever just be totally happy or totally sad. It's good and bad, light and dark." True to its name, this book was a light-hearted travel rom-com that was much-needed amidst such dark times -- a lucky escape indeed.Our protagonist, Annie, experiences a life-altering experience : being left at the altar. She is devastated & confused. Just then...

This was a lighthearted, quick read. It was more slow paced than I would have liked and the storyline was lacking just a bit. The characters were okay but I didn’t feel myself connect to them at all. I just didn’t feel the sparks between Annie and Patrick. This book would be a good poolside read for someone looking for an easy, romance book. Overall, It was a decent read and I would give it 3 stars. Thank you Net Galley and Harper 360 for an ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

Didn't I already read this newly released 2021 book?Kind of, sort of.THE LUCKY ESCAPE and Christina Lauren's THE UNHONEYMOONERS (2019) share a very, very, very, very similar "bride left at the altar, goes on the honeymoon, falls in love with her honeymoon traveling companion" premise.Cheers to Christina Lauren for showing us that a "bride left at the altar" premise could work with a well-orchestrated plotline. THE LUCKY ESCAPE started off strong. The book's first three chapters were witty and co...

Blog Review: https://trishadoeseverythingbutstudy2... I received a free e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!Review: I really enjoyed it! I'll be honest, this book was probably too fast on a lot of fronts, but since I listened to all of it, and listened to it over 7 days (it usually does not take me this long to get through books), it seemed a lot slower to me, which is probably what added to my enjoyment of this book. I can guarantee that the insta-love would have irritated me...

Unfortunately this book is falling somewhere between 2-3 ⭐ for me. There's things I did like about it - Annie is jilted on her wedding day and uses that as a wake-up call to improve her life and see the positive side to things. It's a great premise but the execution is really messy. Most of the characters are wishy-washy and hard to understand, but Annie is truly the most bizarre. It's as if the author had half a dozen personality types in mind for her, but instead if choosing one, she mashed th...

The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams is a contemporary romance novel. The story is somewhat one of a second chance romance but not quite as the couple in question did once know each other but not in a romantic way.Annie is with her family getting ready for her wedding when the wedding planner tells her she has a message for Annie from her fiance, Alexander. You see, Alexander has decided he is not ready for marriage and passed that information on through the wedding planner leaving Annie at t...

I am so, so happy to report that I really enjoyed this latest installment from Laura Jane Williams! I had originally LOVED her first book, but her second left a lot to be desired for me so I was a little worried going into this one. Luckily (heh), this one ended up being pretty much exactly what I wanted and I am so happy that I read it! This ticked all of my vacation/honeymoon romance boxes, while also delving deep into the complexities of losing a loved one and it just worked really, really we...

This cover is absolutely delightful and made me want to read this book. But unfortunately, it misled me at the same time. Because I was expecting a light, funny romantic comedy, and this book is not exactly the one.This is not only a romance, but also the story of Annie who, after being abandoned on her wedding day by her fiancé, tries to find herself and bring back the person she was as a young girl. It's a good story and a solid message, but that's not what I was expecting and that's not what

When Annie is set to marry her long term partner Alexander, the worst happens for a bride, he does not show and jilts her on her wedding day.Trying to heal her broken heart, she takes up to fitness and joins a boot camp where she runs into an old friend. Patrick and Annie gel and she soon feels her heart mending day by day. A boozy day in the pub leads to Annie inviting Patrick on the honeymoon of a lifetime. Thats right, the honey moon she should have taken with Alexander. Will this bring them

This is a Women's Fiction/Chick-Lit/Romance. I have to say I found this book to be very slow moving, and I also found this book like a lot of other romance books. This book I found just ok. The characters did not pop off the page. I just wanted more from this book. I listen to the audiobook for this book, and I really think the narrator did a good job with the audiobook. I was kindly provided an e-audiobook of this book by the publisher (Avon) or author (Laura Jane Williams) via NetGalley, so I

After reading the blurb about heroine who gets ditched at the alter and accepts to go to fully paid all exclusive Australian honeymoon with her charming old friend, I high five-d myself and thought I would have a sweet, entertaining romcom experience! But... I got a little disappointed! If you want to know: at first I have to admit: this is not a bad reading experience. There are so many positive attributes that I fully enjoyed about the story: including side characters starting with heroine’s y...

After being left at the alter by her long-term partner Alexander, Annie embarks on her would-be honeymoon with an old friend. They flirt, try to heal from their pasts, fall in love, etc, etc. This is all fine and dandy and something I would've usually loved, but I wasn't a fan of the romance in this book. Their personalities and beliefs are inconsistent (often in order to create drama), their communication skills leave a lot to be desired, and I didn't feel any chemistry between them. Like, at a...

Sooo this sounds like something I’d normally never pick up, but I’m reading books I normally won’t read these days, so maybe I guess? We shall see... [Nothing against the book, it just isn’t the usual kind I’d read according to my reading taste :) ]

I received an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books UK.I would give 2.5 stars if I could. This book was basically three parts: before the honeymoon, during and after. It started out a little slow and I had trouble getting into it. (It didn't help that the e-arc was not formatted properly for my kindle.) Then it got a lot better during the honeymoon portion, and fell completely and totally flat at the end. I felt like I read two different books...