Lucy Mitchell's Blog, page 56
September 28, 2019
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home 
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
[image error]
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
If We Were Having Coffee ☕️ Together: Catch Up On My Author Event Video & Bookish Stuff
If we were having coffee together…
You would be forced to listen to my experience of being filmed earlier this week and how afterwards I ran all the way home to hide under my bed.
There would be a lot of huffing and puffing from my side of the coffee table. You would be expected to reach across and give my arm a reassuring squeeze, while saying, “I’m sure it turned out okay.”
Being filmed is not easy and to make things worse, I read a challenging critique of my next project before I attended the interview. So, as you can imagine, I wasn’t feeling the love for writing. Mental note for the future – don’t read things like this before filming.
I am doing an Author Event at my local library (Usk Community Hub) on Thursday (3rd October) and Monmouthshire County Council have put together a short 3 minute film about me and my book; Instructions For Falling In Love Again
This was the Facebook post that went out.
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Let me know what you think?
You would then have to give me some soothing and encouraging words for my Author Event.
Maybe even a warm hug? One which would go on for longer than necessary as I would be clinging onto you for dear life and then there would be an awkward silence between us.
The thought of standing up and talking is already giving me jitters.
Any words of advice from those of you who stand up and talk regularly?
I have to cover my writing journey so far, my experience of self publishing and my book. Pray for me.
We would then discuss my next project which has the working title of HeartBreak Cafe. Once again there would be lots of huffing and puffing from my end of the coffee table.
I would then talk about my recent critique and how an unexpected three hour visit to the car garage helped me to recover from the sting of challenging feedback.
I am actually a fan of feedback which makes you wince. This is what brings you on as a writer, but it is still hard to deal with.
You wouldn’t get a word in edgeways because after discussing my feedback we would be straight onto the books I am currently reading.
I would tell you at long length all about my current fascination with YA romance which to me feels like a cloud of butterflies, stolen kisses, secrets and sweaty palms. Love it!
At this point my Instagram feed would be whipped out and you would endure me telling you all about my obsession with pretty book covers.
[image error]
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At this point in our coffee date you will be hoping I stop talking just so that you can say something.
Our cake would arrive and you would be relieved. Surely she won’t talk while eating cake, you say to yourself.
To your surprise and disappointment I would shove a wedge of cake into my mouth and then launch into telling you all about my work night out this week. It resulted in me feeling fragile the next morning. By following me on Insta you get live updates on my hangovers.
I would tell you all about how I am a light weight when it comes to drinking and how I always have to go home after what feels like one glass of wine. You would then hear all about how I managed 5 drinks (inc 2 soft drinks) and then had to go home
September 23, 2019
#BookReview No Filter by Orlagh Collins #TuesdayBookBlog #Romance
I have two teenage daughters so there’s always a fresh supply of YA romance books lying on their carpet of clothes, shoes, makeup brushes, makeup wipes and Primark bags. Teenagers struggle to keep anything above floor level so you find most things by simply lifting up your slipper. While they party the night away, I sit in their bedrooms (wracked with mother anxiety) and devour their fiction books.
YA fiction with its banter filled dialogue, emotional journeys of teenage self discovery and pages of heart wrenching romance is becoming one of my book reading pleasures.
This particular book, with its attractive pastel coloured cover and engaging blurb called out to me from the floor of my daughter’s bedroom.
The stand out for me with this book is how believable the romance was. I was rewarded with little bursts of teenage nostalgia and for a few days I was whisked back to those intense days where I was desperate to catch a glimpse of the love of my life and I clung onto smiles, stares and snippets of conversation.
This book was about a romance developing away from the glare of social media and this made it feel real and true to life. The romance developed gradually as well which is how things used to be when I was a teenager. Okay, I’m going to say this, but it made me feel like the good old days of romance – for me the early 90’s.
Here’s the blurb:
Emerald has grown up in a privileged world – the beloved daughter of a wealthy family, friends with all the right people, social media addict. But Emerald’s family has secrets – and when Emerald finds her mum unconscious on the bathroom floor, no one can pretend any more. Now she’s being packed off to stay with her grandma in Ireland while her mum recuperates and her dad just works and works and works.
Grandma’s big, lonely house is set back from the beach, and there’s no phone signal or wifi. It’s going to be a long summer … Until she meets Liam.
When you’re falling in love, it’s hard to tell someone everything. Even if you’ve got nothing to hide any more. And when secrets and lies are all you’re used to, how do you deal with real love – brave and true – with no filter?
Here’s my review:
I loved the alternating views from both Emerald and Liam. Out of the two of them I did gravitate more towards Liam; the Irish boy, with a lovely thick accent, his life choice not to be on social media and the boy who doesn’t want to follow in father’s footsteps as he wants to do something different with his life. Emerald was a slow burn character for me. At the start she’s consumed with social media and her passion for ‘filtering’ parts of her life. As her love for Liam grows and she confronts some painful family issues, she becomes starts to embark on this journey of self discovery.
‘Instead of falling down the rabbit hole, I seem to have crawled back up it and found some kind of life that’s even more.’
The romance is cute. I loved their sneaky little island trip and how they watched the sunrise.
Favourite romantic quotes:
‘It’s been fifty-nine hours and I’m still smiling inside.’
‘I open my eyes to his and it’s just us. We’ve shut out the world; all of its sharp edges beautifully blurred.’
This book is not only about first love, but it is also about what it is like to be a teenager in this fast changing world influenced heavily by social media. As a mother of two teenagers and someone who dabbles (a little too much) with social media, I could relate a lot to this book.
The family issues Emerald and Liam dealt with alongside their simmering emotions were realistic too. I did feel sorry for Emerald after everything she had gone through with her mother’s addictions at the start of the book.
There’s a fabulous twist in this book and I won’t give it away but it follows the theme of filtering out bits of our lives that we don’t want others to see.
Overall a really good read!
You can check out this book by clicking here.
If you don’t follow me on Instagram, now is your chance to do so and enjoy filtering at its best!
