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The Final Summer of Vodka: The Marmaris Diaries

Louise Bell

3.88 · Rating details · 42 ratings · 4 reviews

Meet Lei. She is a Thirty something British wannabe socialite living in Marmaris, Turkey, looking for 'the one'.

Lei is plagued by the love/hate she has for her ex and how she wants to move on with her life. She sets a goal at the start of the diary to have found 'the one' by the end of the Summer season.

Over the course of the Summer she meets some very interesting suit ...more

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Published July 7th 2016 by Louise Bell

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Nov 21, 2017 Lisa Morrow rated it really liked it

Louise Bell’s novel The Final Summer of Vodka is a light-hearted romp through the alcohol fuelled nights and hangover daze of 30 year old single Brit Lei who lives in Marmaris, Turkey. Having already met, split from, got back together with, broken up with again The Turkish One (aka Mr Wrong) about a zillion times, she’s looking for Mr Right, but no matter how much vodka she consumes, The One stays in her heart and mind. As a result, she’s decided to give herself one last summer to find the real Louise Bell’s novel The Final Summer of Vodka is a light-hearted romp through the alcohol fuelled nights and hangover daze of 30 year old single Brit Lei who lives in Marmaris, Turkey. Having already met, split from, got back together with, broken up with again The Turkish One (aka Mr Wrong) about a zillion times, she’s looking for Mr Right, but no matter how much vodka she consumes, The One stays in her heart and mind. As a result, she’s decided to give herself one last summer to find the real Mr Right.
Unfortunately, Lei has the ability to fixate on the wrong type of guy like a well-trained homing pigeon. Even when all the signs are screaming “Wrong Way, Go Back!” in bright neon lights, she goes out on dates with men she knows in advance aren’t her type, don’t turn her on and don’t even speak English, desperately trying to make them into the man of her dreams. Even when she realises she’s met her match, he’s Mr Wrong too.
The Final Summer of Vodka is written in diary form, full of spelling mistakes, half-finished sentences and lots of swearing, which make the reader feel they have a privileged glimpse into Lei’s private life. There are some brilliant lines like “We ended up snogging on the sofa like a pair of mentally disturbed teenagers filled with angst”, and “After consuming enough alcohol to have powered a village for three years we headed down to bar street”, which made me snort with laughter. However I wanted more to know more about the other people in the book. I think The Final Summer of Vodka would have benefitted from the other characters in story being developed more fully so we’d get a better sense of Lei’s motley crew of off again on again friends (think about your teenage BFF relationships – only forever until you fight - and you’ll get the picture).
That said, if you’ve ever found yourself weeping hysterically on the couch at five in the morning after a Saturday night bender, frantically texting the man you call a “Bastard”, with no affection intended, for the last time, ever, really never again, until next time, then this book is for you.
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Jul 29, 2018 Rachel rated it liked it

Marmaris memories

I holiday in Marmaris every year and by the end of the second week I lie on my lounger google searching jobs there.
I enjoyed reading this book for the Marmaris mentions and the perspective of someone who lives there all year round... I look forward to reading Lei’s second diary before returning to Marmaris at the end of the month.
Just one small moan, as a teacher I found the typos and spelling mistakes hard to ignore.

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Dec 30, 2019 Hannah m Creed rated it it was amazing

Love it

I absolutely love it cant believe I've read it in one day can't wait to read more from going to marmaris myself for 17 years every bit of it's true.

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Sep 03, 2016 John Dare rated it it was amazing

Not normally the type of book that I would read. However, I know the author and had a great season in Cyprus working with her as a holiday rep a few years ago. Therefore I gave it a go.
It was amusing and I enjoyed it. A bit Bridget Jones does Turkey but none the worse for that. Louise may say it is not autobiographical but it comes close at times.
A good first novel, it would make an entertaining rom com.

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