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Biblioshelf Musings – Funny Story by Emily Henry

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Hey Bibliofriends!

This week’s Biblioshelf Musings are about Funny Story by Emily Henry. I don’t normally consider myself to be a ‘romance’ reader, but there is just something about Emily Henry’s books that make me laugh, cry, hope, love and gasp! I own all of the Illumicrate editions of her novels (since 2020) and I was so thrilled when this one finally landed on my doorstep. Thankfully, I had finished my previous read the night before so I was able to dive straight into Funny Story. Read on to find out more in my spoiler-free review!

Book: Funny Story by Emily Henry
Genre: Romance / Fiction
Publication Date: April 2024
Publisher: Viking
Pages: 384
Rating: 📚📚📚📚

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads—Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex…right?

My Musings

With a plot centred around ‘falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex’ – you just know that this is going to bring all of the fun and feels you get with every Emily Henry novel! I adored the chemistry between Daphne and Miles, they are both such endearing characters – she a children’s librarian (who always does ‘the voices’) and he, a general jack-of-all-trades, community good guy with a few skeletons hidden in his mood closet. At no point, did you feel that they shouldn’t be together, despite just coming out of long-term relationships with each other’s exes. I guess because of that, the will-they / won’t-they aspect of the story, didn’t quite have some of the same angsty tension as in other books, but I was still rooting for both characters very much!

The thing I love most about Emily’s stories, is the sense of place that she creates with her settings and characters. Even though Waning Bay, Michigan is a fictional location, I can just imagine booking a flight there, rocking up and bumping into all of these characters as if they genuinely exist in my real life universe. From BARn, to the Winery, the beaches, the library – all of it is so reminiscent and familiar that it brings this sweet sense of nostalgia when reading. Special mention for the little nod to Beach Read in there too!

There are some absolute corkers of humorous lines within this book! I was definitely chuckling out loud for the most part, again adding to the major enjoyment factor. I’m also starting to think that Emily Henry is either a foil for Taylor Swift’s secret novel-writing passions, or she is actually a little bit Swiftie as I was definitely reading some lyrics and phrases woven into these chapters and paragraphs. The plot keeps moving at the perfect pace. We begin with a countdown to Daphne making a pivotal life decision, and this time frame gradually amends itself as events within her life unfold.

I loved the friendship that she created with Ashleigh. It reminds us that we are more than just the ‘we’ people who constantly refer to themselves as a pair, and actually consider our own identities. This friendship journey that both women were on served as a reminder to those of us wrapped up in our couple-ness to treasure the girlfriends that we do have in our lives and retain some of our girlish individuality.

I constantly adore the love for books and bookish themes which seem to shine through each of Emily’s most recent novels. Be it a bookstore, a library, an author… there is always some literary-related motif which tugs on to my bookish soul. It’s probably why I do enjoy her stories so very much.

Whilst I wouldn’t class Funny Story as my favourite Emily Henry novel that I’ve read, this was definitely a ‘Funny Story’ worth reading and treasuring!

Have you read Funny Story yet or is it on your TBR list? As always, drop me a comment to chat!

T xx

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Biblioshelf Musings – ASAP by Axie Oh

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Hey Bibliofriends!

This week’s Biblioshelf Musings are about ASAP by Axie Oh. I was thrilled to win and ARC copy of this from Harper360 last year 💜 – and then even more thrilled when I discovered that it was a companion novel to XOXO! Upon being introduced to Axie Oh’s first K-Pop drama, I was incredibly taken with the fictitious world of this boyband. I’m so pleased that there was enough traction to develop the world of XOXO even further with ASAP which celebrates its UK publication release today! Read on to find out more in my spoiler-free review!

Book: ASAP by Axie Oh
Genre: Teens and YA
Publication Date: UK release – 15th February 2024
Publisher: Harper Teen / Harper360
Pages: 352
Rating: 📚📚📚📚

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh’s ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved romance XOXO, following fan favorites Sori, the wealthy daughter of a K-pop company owner, and Nathaniel, her K-pop star ex-boyfriend, in a swoon-worthy second chance love story.

Sori has worked her whole life to become a K-pop idol, until she realizes she doesn’t want a life forever in the spotlight. But that’s not actually up to Sori—she’s caught between her exacting mother’s entertainment company and her father’s presidential aspirations. And as the pressure to keep her flawless public image grows, the last person she should be thinking about is her ex-boyfriend.

Nathaniel is off limits—she knows this. A member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and forbidden from dating, he isn’t any more of an option now than he was two years ago. Still, she can’t forget that their whirlwind romance was the last time she remembers being really happy. Or that his family welcomed her into their home when she needed it most. . . .

So when Nathaniel finds himself rocked by scandal, Sori offers him a hideaway with her. And back in close quarters, it’s hard to deny their old feelings. But when Sori gets an opportunity to break free from her parent’s expectations, she will have to decide: Is her future worth sacrificing for a second chance at love?

My Musings

ASAP takes place after the events of XOXO and returns us to the world of one of South Korea’s hottest boybands. Rather than offering up a direct sequel and continuing the focus on Jenny and Jaewoo, Axie Oh cleverly gives us a fresh narrative with the perspective of Sori. This was a brilliant curveball in that it opens up more of the XOXO world, rather than just churning out a sequel to an already well-rounded and satisfying conclusion from the previous novel. I really loved this direction change as we still get to explore what happened to this K-Pop band after XOXO ended, but we also got a brand new main character to offer fresh depth to this showbiz world.

Sori has immensely strong ideals. She cares about her family and wishes to uphold the traditional Korean values she is expected to exude. On the other hand, she also wants to stay true to herself and establish her own identity, but in doing so runs the risk of disappointing those around her. Trained her whole life for stardom as a K-Pop Idol, when the time finally arrives for Sori to step into the spotlight, she begins to doubt that this is her true career path and the life that she is destined for. When past-love Nathaniel of worldwide XOXO fame comes back into her life, Sori finds herself completely lost and unsure which path she wishes to venture down the most.

This conflict between familial expectation and personal desire was exceptionally well balanced and written. Axie Oh managed to portray all of Sori’s feelings in the open for the reader to bond and connect with, be it her relationship with Nathaniel, or her future career choices. She comes across as strong yet polite, humble but not weak-spirited, friendly yet not afraid to stand up for herself. This notion of a vulnerable rebel was a refreshing difference from Jenny’s characteristics in XOXO and firmly establishes ASAP as a fully-fledged novel in its own right.

We need to talk about the actual boyband that is XOXO! I’m not one for K-Pop (or boybands actually), but I found something remarkably charming about the dynamics between these boys. Experiencing more of their dramas brought me a happy sense of nostalgia that I had when reading ASAP’s predecessor. I enjoyed hearing the updates about Jaewoo and Jenny, gaining more of Sun’s wisdom and getting to read more of Youngmin’s joyous outlook on life.

The romance element in the book was tastefully done. Nathaniel had an air of brooding mystery about him which kept the angst and tension flowing from page to page. The perception of ‘forbidden love’ was subtle, yet effective. As relationships for K-Pop idols are highly frowned up and almost forcibly discouraged, the sense of forbidden love in ASAP is a refreshing twist against those where the two main love interests may be rivals or enemies. In a world where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are actively cheering each other on and demonstrating their love to the entire world, the idea that musicians and those in the spotlight must deny themselves of any relationship happiness seems really backwards and archaic. This only ends up making the reader champion Nathaniel and Sori’s relationship even more and I was rooting for them so much by the ending of ASAP.

This book also offers some wonderfully delightful moments in the form of a TV reality show where the characters have to buddy up and find missing tokens; Sori and her penchant for stuffed animals; the awkward, cringey blind date set-ups; numerous references to Korean food (which if you’re anything like me will make your mouth water!) and of course, the return of Korean Karaoke!

All in all ASAP is truly a book that you can lost in, with characters that you will find yourself championing to the core! If you loved the first glimpse into the world of XOXO, then this companion novel should be right up your street!

Why Should I Read This?

As this is a companion novel to XOXO, I would strongly recommend that you read that first to get a true flavour of the world and the characters, however this isn’t entirely necessary as Sori and Nathaniel’s narrative is a story in its own right.

You should try picking up ASAP for:
> a heartwarming, sweet tale of two characters who embrace their second chance at romance
> the semi-escapist, dramatic world that is K-Pop and their idols
> the references to Korean culture which will have you putting Seoul on your travel bucket-list!

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#Friday56 – Beach Read

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Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends!

This week’s Friday 56 comes from Beach Read by Emily Henry – It was the most perfect bookish hangover cure to drag me out of my reading slump.

Hosted by Freda’s Voice, the Friday 56 is a weekly bookish prompt. It’s quite easy to do and could cover no end of different books and genres so seems great if you’re looking for a quick snippet to discover something new!

Rules:

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you have to improvise, that’s ok.)
*Find any sentence, (or few, just don’t spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post here in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.
*It’s that simple.

Red, White Russians, and Blue Book Club.
I, January Andrews, romance writer, and literary wunderkind Augustus Everett had stumbled into a book club trafficking primarily in spy novels. It took some effort to stifle my laughter, and even then I didn’t do an amazing job.

This book. I loved so many things about it: the homage to writers suffering from writers’ block, the witty banter and rivalry between Gus and January, the heartbreaking way the characters journey through their inner demons, many, many things. You really should read it! You can check out my full, spoiler-free review here.

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Biblioshelf Musings – Beach Read by Emily Henry

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Good morning Bibliofriends,

Beach Read was exactly the type of hangover cure I needed to get me out of my 2-week reading slump. It almost comes across as two sides of a coin – funny, yet deep; romantic, yet heartbreaking – one moment you’re wanting to put yourself in January’s shoes, the next you’re glad you don’t have to live through the bereavement she’s had to face. Then on top of all that – there’s the homage to books, writing and the added bonus of practically reading books within a book. It was an utter delight from start to finish.

Book: Beach Read by Emily Henry
Genre: Romance
Publication Date: May 18th 2020
Publisher: Penguin
Pages: 361
Rating: 📚📚📚📚

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

He doesn’t believe in happy endings.
She’s lost her faith that they exist.
But could they find one together?

January is a hopeless romantic who likes narrating her life as if she’s the heroine in a blockbuster movie.
Augustus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale.
January and Augustus are not going to get on.

But they actually have more in common than you’d think:

They’re both broke.
They’ve got crippling writer’s block.
They need to write bestsellers before the end of the summer.

The result? A bet to see who can get their book published first.
The catch? They have to swap genres.
The risk? In telling each other’s stories, their worlds might be changed entirely… 

My Musings

What made me read Beach Read? I needed a break from all of the witchy, spooky fiction and folklore I had consumed myself with over the past month. That, coupled with the fact that I wanted to cling on to those last glorious rays of summer – Beach Read seemed to offer me exactly that.

This may sound odd (complete book rambling – apologies), but the first thing I had to contend with when starting ‘Beach Read’ was that I had shamefully I knowanticipated a chick-litty rom-com taking place on a far-off tropical paradise of a popular holiday destination, when actually the novel takes place around a quaint town on the shores of Lake Michigan. Having not visited anywhere outside of Disneyworld and living in a leafy, hilly area of the UK, nearby lakes and bodies of water are nowhere near the size comparison of the type of Great Lakes in the US and Canada so I had to adjust my perception of the type of beach read I’d be reading. Chick-litty, it was not… Holiday destination, it also was not… 

January starts off by not wanting to even be at the beach house but with the introduction of next-door-neighbour-also-author Gus, Pete and Maggie (Sapphic couple), owners of a café/bookshop, we gradually get let in to the life of North Bear Shores and all of the adventures that await our protagonist. I grew to love this bunch of characters; the way they look out for each other, the stories that give us deeper insight into their histories – it was almost Goldilocks style ‘just-right’ perfection. 

The plot centres, quite brilliantly, around two authors suffering from writers’ block and the bet they enter into to embark on research trips benefitting the other’s genre and writing style. This leads to some of the most memorable, funny and moving parts of the novel. The balance between what constitutes literary fiction and what makes up the romance genre gradually get explored; the lines between them becoming blurred as two authors find their inspiration from each other and learn to face their own personal demons at the same time. A book about writers writing their novels – what more could a book-loving, aspiring author want to read?!

And then there’s the romance – my heart and stomach was swooping and diving the whole way through (and it isn’t often that books like this will do that to me). I was absolutely rooting for Gus and January – every obstacle that got in the way had me screaming at them with my silent reading megaphone in my head – two battered souls helping each other heal… It was steamy, it was heartbreaking, it was tender; but what’s more, it was real, believable and so entirely relatable which is probably why my bookish soul became so entangled with it.

I wanted to live through January and put myself in her shoes – until Emily Henry skilfully brings you back to earth and plays the dysfunctional family card. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that there is no such thing as an entirely happy family. Each one has their own vices, demons and secrets which are lived through behind closed doors. January Andrews is no different and learning the truth of her father’s actions and motivations, why things were the way they were was the big mountain she was trying to face. The tentative, nostalgic way she finally confronts this towards the end of the novel, is the part which gave me tiny tears rolling down my face whilst trying to read. It’s a stark reminder that the flip-side of love is sometimes loss and on a really personal level it harkened to my greatest fear of losing the people I love the most. That balance between joyfully finding love whilst going through the devastation of bereavement was so beautifully handled, written and dealt with. I think that’s why I was so thoroughly surprised by how much I enjoyed and cherished this book.

Favourite Quotes:

Happy endings don’t matter if the getting there sucks.

It didn’t take inspiration to dredge up a list of plot points, but to find that moment – the perfect moment that defined a book, that made it come alive as something greater than the sum of its words – that required an alchemy you couldn’t fake.

No matter how much shit, there will always be wildflowers.

We can never fully know the people we love. When we lose them, there will always be more we could have seen.

The only promise you ever had in life was the one moment you were living.

Why Should I Read This?

For a swoon worthy, heart-fluttering romance.
For the tender balance between love, loss and facing our inner demons.
For the homage to writers and books which bounces off the pages.

This is a bookishly great romance novel which goes deeper than your average ‘chick-lit’ style aspects of the genre. It’s an incredibly moving story with two highly relatable characters on their quest to get their mojo back. I loved it!

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Biblioshelf Musings – The Shadows Between Us

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Howdy Bibliofriends!

This was my first time reading anything by Tricia Levenseller and if it’s anything to go by then it definitely won’t be the last time I read anything by her!

I received The Shadows Between Us in the Feb 2020 FairyLoot Rulebreakers box and can definitely see how this book fitted into the brief. Neither Alessandra or the Shadow King play by the rules or conform to convention. Billed as a Slytherin Romance I was expecting lots of sneaking, cunning and trickery throughout this book – let’s just say, it did not disappoint!

Book: The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Genre: Fantasy, Romance (YA)
Publication Date: 25th Feb 2020
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends [FairyLoot Exclusive]
Pages: 326
Rating: 📚📚📚📚

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:
1) Woo the Shadow King.
2) Marry him.
3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.
No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it.
But Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen—all while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen?

“They’ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart.
And they never will.
I buried Hektor Galanis in a hole so deep, even the devils of the earth couldn’t reach him.”

When your protagonist introduces the book with these lines, you know you’re going to be dealing with someone who oozes sass and feistiness. Alessandra absolutely delivered on this – imagine Downton Abbey’s Lady Mary mixed in with dash of Bellatrix Estrange and a hint of Anne Boleyn… that’s your girl!

Her determination to reach her goal was relentless and nobody was about to foil her plans no matter how powerful or what role they had at court; ‘hell hath no fury’ and all that…!

I enjoyed the change in Alessandra’s character as parts of her plan had to evolve and things didn’t necessarily go her way. She had to undergo a transformation of getting over past hurts and learning the art of compromise and teamwork. Although Alessandra’s personality comes across to the reader through narration and interactions with other characters, it also comes through in the way that she dresses.

Clothing in particular plays a huge role in this story. I love the way Levenseller picked one element of her world to focus on as the main source of description throughout. Rather than write huge chunks describing, castles, towns and kingdoms, Levenseller shows the reader the vibrancy and attitude of the Shadow King’s court through fashion. In a way, this was a brilliant move. I am a massive fan of world building and would happily read a book with an extra 150 pages just so I can get a clearer picture in my mind of the way the author wants us to view their creative universe – but to see the way in which changes at court or in people’s emotions/feelings were reflected through what they were wearing added a decadent feeling to the whole narrative. This also echoes the importance of fashion and clothing throughout history. Think back to Tudor times when certain colours and materials were only available to those with the right money for dyes and textiles; then fast-forward to the present day and think of how haute-couture is only available to those who can afford the price-tag or garner the right publicity and influence.

The plot-line was a relatively simple one to follow and with most of the narrative being dialogue, it really helped to speed up the pace of the novel and digest what was going on. In true Slytherin style, the amount of deceptions and variety of motivations from different characters helped to keep me guessing who was actually trustworthy right until the very end – but even then I didn’t think the ending would necessarily be as simple as it was.

If you like your romances with a hint of black magic, then The Shadows Between Us would probably be right up your street. This was a wickedly dark, entrancing read which had me gripped right from the first page. It is filled with secrets, court politics and a romance developed from deception. I enjoyed the way that Alessandra was a woman championing her equal rights and standing up for herself and what she believed in. She came across as a woman with ambition who was willing to work her ass off to get there, rather than stomp around pouting with a sense of entitlement. The romance between her and the Shadow King is one of my new favourite relationships from the fictional world – they are so well-suited to each other and I’m a little gutted that there isn’t a sequel just so I can see what happens next.

Have you read The Shadows Between Us? Would you recommend any other Tricia Levenseller books? What other Hogwarts House romance are you craving in your bookish lives? As always, drop me a comment to chat! 🙂

T xx

#Friday56 – The Flatshare

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Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends!

This week’s Friday 56 is from The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary. A really endearing story about how love finds itself in the most unconventional of ways.

Hosted by Freda’s Voice, the Friday 56 is a weekly bookish prompt. It’s quite easy to do and could cover no end of different books and genres so seems great if you’re looking for a quick snippet to discover something new!

Rules:

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you have to improvise, that’s ok.)
*Find any sentence, (or few, just don’t spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post here in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.
*It’s that simple.

 

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This book was incredibly fun and if this little sneak peek has inspired you to find out more about The Flatshare or pick up the book for yourself then feel free to check out my review of it here: Biblioshelf Musings – The Flatshare.

Have a great weekend everyone! As always, leave me your Friday 56 links or drop me a comment below to chat.

T xx

Biblioshelf Musings – The Flatshare

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Hi Bibliofriends,

I recently read The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary. I kept hearing about this book across the blogging and social media world so when I came across it for 99p on iBooks, I decided to take a punt on it.

Synopsis [from Goodreads]
Tiffy and Leon share a flat
Tiffy and Leon share a bed
Tiffy and Leon have never met…
Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they’re crazy, but it’s the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy’s at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time.
But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven’t met yet, they’re about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window…

Book: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
Publication Date: 10th April 2019
Publisher: Quercus
Pages: 400
Rating: 📚📚📚

This read was the perfectly relaxing, light-hearted novel I needed. I really like the uniqueness of Tiffy’s and Leon’s situation – even though they share the flat (and the bed) there is a strict no-meeting clause in their arrangements as they work and use the flat at alternating times. The little notes they leave behind for each other, even though they have never met, allows the reader to discover more about each character as their stories unfold. The dual narrative also compliments this perfectly – Leon has his own way of speaking by omitting some pronouns or determiners; it really does resemble the thought processes of (some) men and their actions/reactions to events happening around them. I like how Tiffy wasn’t the standard tall, thin, beautiful heroine yet also not a token of an overweight person trying to break the mould of literature. She was real, normal and so relatable (apart from her height, she’d definitely tower over me!). Her beauty came from both inside and out, and she wasn’t afraid to show off her passion for home-altered clothing and fashion.

Beneath the heart-warming tale of two people finding each other amongst their distinctive living arrangements is the story of both the dark and light sides of love. Proving that love traverses time and generations, Leon looks after an elderly gentleman called Mr. Prior and helps him to try and track down the long-lost love of his life and fellow war comrade Johnny White. This is paralleled against Tiffy’s past relationship with ex-boyfriend Justin and the traumas that she was faced with after her perception of their relationship drastically changed and she realises what Justin was truly like.  Then there is Richie, Leon’s brother who is facing an appeal for being wrongly arrested and incriminated – he adds a humorous element to the novel and allows for the theme of justice to thread throughout the tale. Not forgetting Gerty, Mo and Rachel who all contribute and add their own fun dynamics.

Beth O’Leary created such a wonderful mix of characters which I grew to be fond of and enjoyed spending literary time with. The Flatshare brought me humour, joy and a sense that even the most painful and vulnerable memories can be overcome with the right people around you to help. It also gave me my new, perfect dieting excuse… upper arm “cake weight”, which has inspired me to also come up with forearm gin weight, upper thigh chocolate weight, lower calf Doritos weight and ankle pizza weight – albeit perhaps not the healthiest influence I’ve ever taken from a novel!

Have you read The Flatshare? Do you have the perfect dieting excuse like Tiffy’s? As always, drop me a comment to chat!

T xx