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You know that bit in The X Factor, when the singer tells everyone about the rocky road they travelled to pursue their dream? Well, that's Gracie Flowers' story.
Gracie is very focused for a woman of almost twenty-six. Her favourite book is The 5-Year Plan: making the Most of Your Life. And her five-year plan is going very well. That is, until she is usurped from her big promotion by a handsome, posh idiot; she is dumped by her boyfriend; and discover her loopy mother is facing bankruptcy.
Hormones awry and ice cream over-ordered, a dream Gracie thought she'd buried ten years ago begins to resurface. A dream that reminds her of the girl she used to be and everything she wanted to become.
Gracie Flowers is a very ambitious and energetic estate agent on the surface. Underneath the confident exterior there is sadness in Gracie's life apparent from her little rituals, a book, some old songs, and a missed career opportunity, that she clings to.
Danny, the boyfriend, in a world of his own, decides to upsticks and go to work in Canada. Exit boyfriend.
Ken, her boss, screws up her 5 Year Plan when he gives the promotion, she was sure had her name on, to Posh boy - aka John St John Smythe.
Anton, good looking, but too old for Gracie, is landlord of the local pub. He is looking for a singing partner to enter the final of Britain Sings competition.
I sat up way past my bedtime to finish this book. I just couldn't resist it. I needed to know how things turned out for Gracie.
I loved the way Lucy-Anne Holmes unravels the reasons behind Gracie's little rituals and quirks slowly through the book. I also enjoyed the way she neatly explained what all the characters were up to in the final chapters as they all gathered in different settings to watch the final of Britain Sings, just like any good Chick Flick.
This is a real emotional roller coaster of a read. Not only is this a very funny read, it also has the ability to seriously tug at the heart strings. Cracking read!
4.5 of 5 for me! I loved it!
Thank you to Little,Brown for sending me a review copy. This did not influence my review in any way.
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