Jeannie has finally got the whirlwind romance every girl dreams of. Dan is handsome, a successful vet, and he flew her to New York to propose on Brooklyn Bridge. It’s all so magical that Jeannie’s can’t believe this is her real life.
Why then does she have a tight, crushing sensation in her chest as she sits in the car on the way to her wedding? Is it just nerves, or is whirlwind not all it’s cracked up to be?
Jeannie only has one last chance to make it stop, but as she does a cruel twist of fate throws everything into chaos. Now Jeannie is trapped in a lie, forced to confront truths about herself and her relationship that she’s never had to face before.
I haven’t read anything by Lucy Dillon before, but I am always hearing and seeing good reviews. However, it took me a long time to get into this book, due mostly to the various narrative strands. I found myself more interested in the puppy rehoming storyline than I was about Jeannie and Dan.
Sadly, it took me even longer to connect to the characters, I wasn’t until about 45% of the way in that I started to warm to Jeannie a little more. I think the supporting cast of Owen, Rachel, George and Natalie were much more colourful and therefore my favourites.
It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy this book, because I did, it just wasn’t what I was expecting from other readers thoughts about this author. I was expecting a heart-wrenching, blow me away type, and for me this just didn’t do that.
** Thanks to Random House UK - Transworld Publishers, via NetGalley, for this ARC **