hello again by Isabelle Broom

Forty-fifth book of 2020

Reading period: Jun 04th 2020 – June 07th 2020

Summary

Philippa Taylor (Pepper to her friends) has big dreams. When she closes her eyes, she can picture exactly who she ought to be. The problem is, it’s about as far away from her real life in a small coastal town in Suffolk as she can imagine. 

So when her elderly friend Josephine persuades Pepper to accompany her on a trip to Europe, she jumps at the chance to change her routine. And when Pepper bumps (literally) into the handsome Finn in Lisbon, it seems as though she might have finally found what she’s been looking for.

But Pepper know all too well things are rarely as they seem. Her own quiet life hides a dark secret from the past. And even though she and Finn may have been destined to find each other, Pepper suspects life may have other plans as to how the story should end.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Hodder & Stoughton to send me a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Rating

Review

This book wasn’t for me. 

I struggle a lot to dive in the story or at least connect to the main character Pepper. 

I loved how the author describes a city. She goes in details, the weather, the smell, the colours; it’s so easy to picture the town even if you never went there. These parts were my favourite as it is so vivid. 

The thing that wasn’t for me was the romance which unfortunately was the majority of the book. It’s the kind of romance that I have difficulties to read about; it’s too quick so somewhat predictable, for example, I knew since the beginning of their love story that there would be a problem at some point. For me, it was taking a lot of space, and as you have a lot of other struggles, I felt them not enough present to balance it.

I was just happy at the end that she grows to trust herself and her art.

This book will be available on the 09 of July 2020.

Liz.