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Calling Romeo

Alexandra Potter (Goodreads Author)

3.28 · Rating details · 2,395 ratings · 180 reviews

Romeo, oh-no! Romeo
Juliet is already wondering whether her live-in boyfriend Will has lost his lust for life -- and for her -- when tragedy strikes: He stands her up. On Valentine's Day. Then some jerk in a fancy car splashes her with icky London rain water, takes a good, hard look at her, and drives away. What's worse he was gorgeous, the kind of guy you dream would ...more

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Feb 26, 2011 Jack rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, chick-lit, 03-march-11

Alright, if I have to sum it up in two words, I would say -- excruciatingly long and the only reason as to why it wasn't half a star or a star is -- I liked Trudy. And no, she is not the main character. Honestly speaking, after having read a decent book by Alexandra Potter, I find myself somewhat disappointed by the book. It was long and no, I have no problem with reading long books, I've read Harry Potter and loved it, remember. Maybe that's it, chick-lit is definitely not my genre. Juliet (I f Alright, if I have to sum it up in two words, I would say -- excruciatingly long and the only reason as to why it wasn't half a star or a star is -- I liked Trudy. And no, she is not the main character. Honestly speaking, after having read a decent book by Alexandra Potter, I find myself somewhat disappointed by the book. It was long and no, I have no problem with reading long books, I've read Harry Potter and loved it, remember. Maybe that's it, chick-lit is definitely not my genre. Juliet (I find myself unable to stop cursing the fact of how overused the name happened to be in modern literature) is, in one word -- whiny. Believe me, I can be a hopeless romantic when I want, but Juliet, she makes me feel annoyed and wanted to slap her with a verbal wet fish. It's painful to read her agonizing over everything. I don't get it, really...

Luckily however, the book wasn't a total lost and it's saying something because my favourite character is a hypochondriac - Trudy. Funny, a little over the top, somewhat detached from reality from my point of view, Trudy made the book salvageable. True, she can be frantic and her moral value can be extremely flawed, but, I can't help but finding myself relating to her. There's Violet, another character that made me think it wasn't so bad. Still, honestly -- if I have a grandmother like Violet, I might shoot myself, I'm not kidding. She would embarrass me so bad that I would pull an ostrich. You know, burying your head in the sand thing...

The guys... Uhh... Decent. Will is your typical everyday guy. The one you'd get married to on normal basis. He'd annoy you half to death but you'd still love him. Sykes (That name definitely brings back some sort of a distant fond memory -- not a romantic one), he's the crush you never get over from High School and now driving a flashy car. Fergus, he's just a douche. Funny how Rolf and Amber are the only two characters that didn't really irk me and I'm not really over the moon over. It was an okay book. But, I really don't think I'd read it again. It's way too depressing to read because of Juliet. Not even Alexandra Potter's occasional witty remarks that pop out every now and then could save it... ...more

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Oct 21, 2008 Veronica Widya rated it liked it

Shelves: chick-lit

hmm,, calling romeo..
the story is ordinary, but there's a good meaning that contain in there.
like we know, the story was telling about the relationship between 2 lovers. will and juliet, they falling in love but they experience saturation in their relationship. i think its natural. ppl who having relationship over years must be experience such thing. its almost impossible that they still adore one another after a plenty years. and juliet experience that.
she love will, but for her will is just li hmm,, calling romeo..
the story is ordinary, but there's a good meaning that contain in there.
like we know, the story was telling about the relationship between 2 lovers. will and juliet, they falling in love but they experience saturation in their relationship. i think its natural. ppl who having relationship over years must be experience such thing. its almost impossible that they still adore one another after a plenty years. and juliet experience that.
she love will, but for her will is just like her roomate, thats all. and she tired of the ordinary things that she do day by day, until the climax. will not come to the place that they agree with when vals day, and juliet find the new man. handsome, rich, and romantic. he treat juliet just like a princess. he buy her expensive clothes, invite her to Verona, etc. Juliet enjoy it, til she feels that its not the rite thing. she feel guilt, and decide to leave Sykes and back to will. and will changes too. he loves juliet and she want juliet to be happy so he do things to make juliet happy and to fix their relationship. everything just going well, till Will found the photos of Jules and Sykes. He hurt and decide to broke up. But after then, they can't forget each other, so after 6 months later they back again. happy end.;)

the point is: no matter how boring your relationship is, never cheat!!
actually as a woman i understand how juliet feel. she feels unappreciate, unhonour, and unloved. but however she cant do that! i know will its wrong but cheat is something crucial.
but everyone can do mistake, so its natural. the most important that jules know that she wrong and admitted her mistake. but actually they realize their mistake after jules went to verona. if not, perhaps will never realize his mistake and jules still the same. so, theres a good point too. and also, i don like sykes. i mean, nothing wrong with him. he's not evil or what, but he flirt with somebody's girl. it just wrong and when he still do that after know the truth. i know exactly that that type of guy is not good for juliet or anybody. ...more

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Jul 01, 2014 Sara rated it it was ok

Shelves: cheating, pink-cover, contemporary, chick-lit

I had a problem with this book: pace. It was too, too slow!! It took an effort to get through the first 40% (I am reasoning kindle), after that luckily it got a little faster but not nearly enough to name the book gripping. The main story was ok I guess, but the side stories were annoying. The best friend part was boring in the beginning, depressing in the middle, and just meh in the end. The 80-years-old naighboor part useless! A waste of pages, the author uses it in the end, but should have fo ...more

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Mar 20, 2011 Dwayne rated it liked it

Shelves: e-book-copy

Reviewed @ Girls Without a Bookshelf.

I'm not certain why I somehow still read books about someone infidelity when I know that all it ends up doing is making me feel terribly agonised. It irks me to no end, but perhaps I keep looking for a book that gives an insight to both sides of the party. Well, Calling Romeo fits well, but it isn't the best read, I don't think.

I'm very torn about my response to this book. On the one hand, the trickling pace of the plot bored me. Too much narrative! I was tem Reviewed @ Girls Without a Bookshelf.

I'm not certain why I somehow still read books about someone infidelity when I know that all it ends up doing is making me feel terribly agonised. It irks me to no end, but perhaps I keep looking for a book that gives an insight to both sides of the party. Well, Calling Romeo fits well, but it isn't the best read, I don't think.

I'm very torn about my response to this book. On the one hand, the trickling pace of the plot bored me. Too much narrative! I was tempted to skip through and just get to the ending. I disliked the ending; hated the message it could have easily given to the reader. On the other hand, I appreciated Juliet's hesitations because that is how it is. Unless one is unfeeling or morally apathetic, you would hesitate and reconsider to the nth degree your decision to begin an affair. I thought Juliet's thoughts and indecision - her consultations to friends even - were an accurate portrayal of that dilemma. But I'm not saying she justifies it - adultery for me is never justified, whatever the circumstance. Juliet does however, show that she isn't indifferent and has genuine reasons for her affair with Sykes. Admittedly, I believe part - a very small part - of the blame lies on Will, but as Juliet realises love is not always the happy side of the coin.

Calling Romeo is underscored by many subplots, and one can view the events from different points of view. And so when everything unravels, there is much, too much pain swivelling around the characters. I'm not exactly happy how Will handled Juliet's unfaithfulness, and how towards the end Juliet for me didn't feel as apologetic as she should be. Oh yes, there were many tears and pain but I didn't feel she was ultimately entitled to be angry at Will after her unfaithfulness, because whatever Will did or did not do, cheating surpasses that. I tell myself this though: she isn't me. She's a flawed character, and in that she is entitled to feel what she does. I don't think they resolved anything by the ending, and it was very vague, but there you go.

The plot is cliche. The characters are naive, sometimes foolish, sometimes selfish. It can be dragging. But ultimately, Calling Romeo is a book that builds on its imperfections. It made shed tears, it made me angry, it made me want to lash out at the ending, but at the end of it all it's a story of two people that isn't me. Therefore while I don't think it's the best book, plot or ending for me, it might just be for them. ...more

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Apr 19, 2010 Ari rated it really liked it

Shelves: sweet-romance

It took me a while to finish this book since i was so busy these days but it totally worth it. :)

It's a beautiful book about the true meaning of "ever after", about what a relationship really is (with good and bad), about making mistakes, about how hard it is to find the true love (and the bitterness of realizing too late that it was right beside you and you lost it so foolishly).
It's funny and emotional, it's romantic and dramatic.. it's all in one, and it's amazing. I definitely recommend it ...more

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Dec 23, 2010 Thenia rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary, reviewed, standalone, romance, 2011

Yet another book with a misguiding title and review. It's not about a fluffy romance between one-dimensional characters. It's about the excitement brought by the new and unknown, the stability of the familiar and the choice between the two.

This is the story of Juliet and Will, a couple of more than 2 years, that seem to be more or less estranged at the beginning of the book. A few stupid decisions and wrong turns later and they both get a wake up call and start re-evaluating their lives and thei ...more

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Mar 24, 2015 Zoe rated it really liked it

I can't quite understand the negative views on this book. Seen the front cover and noted the back? You know you're getting a genuine chick-lit fluff overload. Saying that, I devoured this in a single day. I really, really enjoyed this but then again I enjoy *ALL* of Alexandra Potter's books. This one was a complete gem. Started off with a relationship getting 'overly comfortable' and lacking excitement - the girl has an affair etc etc - but I found it so entertaining throughout despite the clich ...more

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Apr 08, 2016 Tracey rated it really liked it

Shelves: love, fiction, chick-lit, reread, charity-shop-find

Funny read. I'm glad Juliet ended up with the person I thought right for her , though the path to love wasn't that smooth.
I had some lovely memories of. Verona flooding back, as Juliet wandered around there.
Ended was a bit abrupt , felt rushed sadly .

Interesting reread . I enjoyed it more this time ! ...more

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Jan 19, 2010 SpikedLove rated it did not like it

Shelves: romance

I am not one to normally give up on a book. However I reached about the 100th page and just really could not take how slow the book was forming. It possibly could be that I am simply not in a patient mood so I might return to try to reread this book but as of right now I do not suggest it.

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Jan 17, 2012 Karla Mae (Reads and Thoughts) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reads

Whew. I finally finished reading this one. I should tell you, this is definitely not an easy read. I find myself annoyed with it at times that i wanted to throw it away and never read it again. ~~well,not literally throw it away.haha.~~ But its just that i find it annoying thus making it hard to read for me. Get my point? Well right. Moving on.

The story revolves around Juliet. A lady with a decent job, decent life and a decent boyfriend. Will, Juliet's long-time boyfriend has seemed to be more absor Whew. I finally finished reading this one. I should tell you, this is definitely not an easy read. I find myself annoyed with it at times that i wanted to throw it away and never read it again. ~~well,not literally throw it away.haha.~~ But its just that i find it annoying thus making it hard to read for me. Get my point? Well right. Moving on.

The story revolves around Juliet. A lady with a decent job, decent life and a decent boyfriend. Will, Juliet's long-time boyfriend has seemed to be more absorbed with his work as a landscaper than playing as Juliet's boyfriend. He stands her up on Valentine's day and even refuse to accompany her on her company ball. That's when she starts to question, when did Will lost interest on her? She feel alone and sad. Then came a guy named Sykes appear in the picture, giving Juliet the attention and gestures that her boyfriend was forgetting to give her. And from then, Juliet finds herself torn between the old guy or the new one.

GAA! This is one excruciating looonnnggg story. I really find it hard to finish. As I've mentioned above i'm really annoyed with the main character Juliet, sometimes i find myself wanting to spank or slap her. ugh! Super face-palm for her and her misguided heart and mind. I kinda hate how she simply jumped her bones with Sykes knowing well the he is her competitor when it comes to work. But there is also a time wherein i pity this girl, just like when Will stand her up on Valentines Day. GOD! thats Valentines day! And any girl who get stand up by their boyfriend on that exact day would truly cause World War 3! But most of the time, i'm still annoyed with her. HAHA. Anyway, as for Will, he is the typical boy you wanna marry on a typical day. Well, he's just simple as it is. I like him for the fact that he really do love Juliet. I liked how he has realized his mistakes on their relationship and acted upon it as soon as he can with the best that he could.

As he said "I never stopped joking around long enough to realize you weren't laughing anymore."

But toward the end, i feel pretty bad for him, after he discovers something. My heart broke for him. For their relationship.

"And like a soprano shattering glass, Juliet heard something snap deep inside.It was the sound of her heart breaking."

This book also contains a good set of supporting characters such as Trudy, Juliet's best friend. She may seem to be a weird one, but she makes this story lighter and she definitely makes me laugh at times. Then there is Violet, their old lady neighbor. Well, she is the one that seems to open up Juliet and Will's heart during their hard moment. She may be old but the age of experience already teaches her a lot in life. Oh! And i almost forgot the other man, Sykes! Well, Sykes is the hot guy, flashy guy, designer clothes kind of guy. You get the picture. Well, you can't really blame Juliet for falling for his epic charisma. But remember, sometimes Looks could really be deceiving.

In the end, its an okay one. But I should say its not the kind of book that you would want to read over and over again because you would just feel annoyed and depressed with it. Though i'm not judging Alexandra Potter's writing skills on this one but, its just not as good as the first book of her that I've read. Well, i'm still looking forward on reading her other novels and praying its better than this. So okay. I'll stop now. :)

PS. Sorry for repeating my annoyed feeling towards this one. Just expressing my thoughts. :)
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Mar 12, 2014 Claire - The Coffeeholic Bookworm rated it liked it

Juliet Morris, account manager in an advertising firm, was supposed to meet her boyfriend, Will Barraclough on their much awaited catch-up date; unfortunately, Will stood her up. It made her think about their relationship and if they could still bring back the love they used to have for each other.

After the disappointing no-show, pent-up emotions rose as she ventured Oxford Street under the cold rain – and then her new sheepskin coat got splashed with rain water by a handsome Aston Martin driver Juliet Morris, account manager in an advertising firm, was supposed to meet her boyfriend, Will Barraclough on their much awaited catch-up date; unfortunately, Will stood her up. It made her think about their relationship and if they could still bring back the love they used to have for each other.

After the disappointing no-show, pent-up emotions rose as she ventured Oxford Street under the cold rain – and then her new sheepskin coat got splashed with rain water by a handsome Aston Martin driver who drove away. All these bad luck happened on Valentine’s Day.

What made the matters worse, she was caught sniffing and crying in the Gent’s restroom at a charity ball by someone who happened to be her company’s major competitor on a big time car contract pitch.

After a moment of meditating, she surmised that she needed a break from Will. The next week, she found herself mingling and flirting with the very same man who splashed on her – Sykes, who was also her ad competitor. A weekend in Verona, Italy made her feel like a woman again. But when she came back to London, she didn’t expect Will to be as romantic as he had been when they were still newly dating years ago. Now she’s torn between Will and Sykes and afraid that she’ll screw up her future when she learned that her idea of the car advertisement is somewhat the same with her competitor. What should she do now?

Calling Romeo is a chicklit novel that focuses on strain relationships and finding a solution on how to secure your place under the sun. Although I had fun reading Juliet’s story, I thought her friend Trudy’s struggles being pregnant and being a single parent was more appealing and relatable. Between the two ladies, I actually found Trudy a much stronger character as she is firmer with her life after a devastating shrug-off from the one who got her pregnant.

Likewise, Will wasn't really the kind of guy a reader would want for the female lead, but his transformation softened my heart. At first, I wasn't entirely buying the whole Romeo & Juliet vibes in the book, having to go all the way to Verona Italy and all. Don't start me with Sykes, I definitely wasn't a fan of him either.

Juliet’s story is rather common among women who are caught up in a relationship where the men in their lives can no longer sustain the romance. I liked how Will stood his ground when he learned about his girlfriend's infidelity and came up with the biggest decision of his life. That ending though, kinda ruined it for me. I dunno, I just didn't expect it to end that way. ...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Arra Abella rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Hopeless romantics, Adults

Shelves: 5-stars, favorite, want-to-have-actual-books, ebooks, chicklit, strictly-for-adults

This is a novel based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet but it was set in the modern times and it has a very different twist.

The love story was a roller coaster ride for me. On one hand, I get really love drunk whenever the scene was romantic or just plain sweet. Sometimes, I even blush for the protagonist, Juliet, because I was really overwhelmed on how the events turned out.

On the other hand, the story was a tearjerker. Tears filled up my eyes when I got to the climax part. It was real ...more

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Apr 26, 2009 MrsPeel rated it did not like it

If this, her first novel, was the first book I had read of Potter, I would most certainly, undoubtely, not have read the other two..... I just finished this book because I kept expecting that the Alexandra Potter with an imagination and a better writing style would show up any minute....but she didnt.
Not that I think she is something out of this world, but her two other books really enterteined me, this one just annoyed me a bit....like usually all British female characters do at the beginning, ...more

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Jan 12, 2011 Mimi rated it liked it

This book is awesome. It's about love.It explains that Love is not only about VAlentine's or dating, or one-thousand roses or romantic holiday in romance country like Italy. But, it's about trust, faith and kindness. Find out how Juliet tried to get her love back, when her 'husband-to-be' Will discovered that she had a fling with a guy called Sykes, a gorgeous half-Italian man...;) ...more

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Jul 07, 2010 Annalynn rated it it was ok

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Jun 21, 2012 Imane rated it it was ok

Shelves: books-i-couldn-t-finish, chick-lit

I read other Alexandra Potter books and I did like them but this one is a little boring . There's nothing special about it . A couple Juliet and Will who are facing few problems in their lives which is somthing ordinary in every relationship. It was a very long boring story that I couldn't finish. ...more

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Sep 18, 2008 Judy rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2008

I read about 3/4 of the book hoping it would get better before finally giving up.

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Oct 18, 2013 Frenchorchidea rated it really liked it · review of another edition

lovely read! i had a great time reading it!!!!!

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Mar 26, 2018 Soho_Black rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, used-to-own

Having read Alexandra Potter’s first two novels, my expectations were low for her third. The first two had been predictable and poorly written, with one-dimensional characters, and characters named purely for the sake of a fairly poor joke. Fortunately, the author did not let me down and my expectations were met.

In “Calling Romeo”, Juliet has been stood up by her boyfriend Will, being left alone in a fancy restaurant on Valentine’s Day. This seems to be symptomatic of the way things are going be Having read Alexandra Potter’s first two novels, my expectations were low for her third. The first two had been predictable and poorly written, with one-dimensional characters, and characters named purely for the sake of a fairly poor joke. Fortunately, the author did not let me down and my expectations were met.

In “Calling Romeo”, Juliet has been stood up by her boyfriend Will, being left alone in a fancy restaurant on Valentine’s Day. This seems to be symptomatic of the way things are going between them at the moment, as since Will gave up a decent job to become self-employed, he has been working longer hours and paying less attention to Juliet and their relationship. As Juliet finally gives up on him for the evening, she is soaked by a car splashing through a puddle, ruining a new jacket and spoiling her mood even further, which isn’t helped by Will not realising he’s done anything wrong by the time she gets home and trying to smooth things over.

Will stands her up again at a big Ball relating to her work, which is unfortunate as Juliet is trying to make a good impression on both her evil boss and the clients from a car company who they are trying to win an advertising account for. In Will’s absence, Juliet meets the man who splashed her, who she is instantly smitten with and who works for a competing advertising agency. He manufactures a situation where they can meet again and then whisks her off for a weekend in Verona.

Once again here, the characters are horribly one dimensional and flat and not only are they clichés, it feels like Potter is imitating herself, as Juliet’s wild, self-employed clothing designer friend Trudy is quite reminiscent of Vivienne in her debut “What’s New, Pussycat?”. Sykes, the supposed Romeo of the book, turns out not to be the attentive person Juliet is looking for, and the clue is signposted in his initials early on, as when we discover his full name is “R. A. T. Sykes”, you know exactly how things are going to turn out. Juliet is largely self-indulgent and outward looking and it was tough to feel any sympathy for her at all and, as a self-employed person who works long hours myself, it was really only Will I felt much towards, as despite finding out little from him other than this, at least we had something in common, which wasn’t true of any of the other characters in the book.

It's not all bad, as Will’s business partner Rolf and his partner Amber didn’t seem to be as hard done by as the others by Potter’s lack of characterisation, although this is largely because they were only background characters and so you wouldn’t expect much from them. Will and Juliet’s neighbour Violet is quite sweet as well, as one of the few characters who doesn’t have any negative features, but does have some distinguishing ones, which are fortunately less quirky than Trudy and Juliet’s colleague Magnus, who comes across as a new-age stereotype and much kinder than Juliet’s boss, Gabby, who is everybody’s ice queen female manager, as seen in books and on television more or less everywhere.

The locations are not much better, either, with Juliet enjoying the view from the balcony in Verona, but no indication of what she is seeing and even the tourist location is described in terms of crowds and generalisations, almost as if the author’s research into the location was done from magazine and travel brochures, never first hand. Equally, the locations of both Juliet’s office, the places they all live and even the location of the big ball are described so broadly that you get absolutely no feel for the places, although this is largely appropriate as you don’t really get a feel for the people inside them from Potter’s writing, either.

Potter’s usual predictability is ever present here, from the lack of imagination in Sykes’ initials to the dreadful coincidence of the man of Juliet’s dreams rushing her off to Verona, setting for Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and the predictable effect this has on the novel’s title. The way the characters act the whole way through is entirely in keeping with genre clichés, from the overall plot of the novel to the revelation of who Will has been working for to Trudy’s actions when she has some unexpected news to how things end up with her towards the end of the novel. Even the ultimate setting for the end of the book could be seen coming a mile off, as well as the events that occurred at this point.

There really is nothing new or unexpected here, for fans of either Alexandra Potter or the chick-lit genre. Two dimensional characters, clunky dialogue and a predictable plot are not new for either. The only thing Potter has done differently here is to write a longer novel than the two previous, meaning that the torture goes on for even longer than usual. The only redeeming feature this book has is that the ideas and story aren’t as wildly outlandish as the ideas that the previous two were held on, but that isn’t enough to save a novel that is, once again, so poor that the predictable ending, whilst taking too long to arrive, is an excuse to stop reading. ...more

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Feb 04, 2021 Sumayyah Akhter rated it liked it

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Dec 12, 2019 Sabi (book_tangled) rated it did not like it · review of another edition

this is the 2nd book ever that i've given a single star and it truly disheartens my feelings as i thought this would be a really good and nice fluffy read like the chick-lits i've read before but boy.......... i was wrong...

this was a very badly, exaggerating ,boring novel and probably could have been one of those long 3 hour dramatic movies.

the story was of a very dramatic cliche of the heroine falling for a man when she already lives with her boyfriend. a typical triangle. god , and could have ...more

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Nov 09, 2017 Plum-crazy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: feelgood-fluff-a-touch-of-romance

Briefly, this is the tale of Juliet, who surprise, surprise is wanting a Romeo in her life. Though she loves her boyfriend Will, she yearns for some romance & when the devastatingly handsome -& rich! - Sykes comes into her life, Juliet is tempted into a brief affair.... but does Will find out? Any guesses?

Although I did find this an amusing read I didn't think it up to Potter's usual standard. If this had been the first book I'd read by this author I wouldn't have had me champing at the bit want ...more

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Nov 15, 2018 Phylisha Stone rated it really liked it

A cute romcom about two good friends who fall in love and then because of circumstances break up. Neither are happy. At the wedding of wedding of friends they meet one another while sneaking away from the wedding festivities and end up leaving together.

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Jul 19, 2020 Rea Bailey rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This book 1. Took me way too long to read and 2. Was way too long for what it was!!! Also just was so unrealistic and a lot of the characters were annoying HOWEVER I did really enjoy the twist and turns so that’s why I couldn’t give this 1 star!

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Jul 20, 2020 Charlie cooke rated it really liked it

A great read once more by Alexandra Potter. Never disappointed in the story. Such a sad and happy story all at the same time, just had to get to the end of the book to find out what happens. A must read.

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May 16, 2017 Mia Taylor rated it it was ok

This book was too slow for me and the story not that captivating

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Oct 07, 2017 Lady Jane of Aragorn rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites

The first few chapters were slow, but as the story continues, it becomes exciting. Took me a bit longer to finish this, though.

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May 23, 2018 Jo rated it it was amazing

I really enjoyed this book it made me laugh and cry and sometimes I was so angry I could have thumped Juliet.
It’s a real true love story and I loved it.

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Jul 21, 2018 Ebooks2review rated it did not like it

Shelves: dnf

Dnf pile. Annoying as got roughly half way but it was a struggle to say the least. Just fell out with it and couldn’t waste any more time on these characters and boring, too-long storyline :(

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Aug 13, 2018 Nanthini Jayabalan rated it it was amazing

This is the first book of Alexandra that I read and became her fan ever since

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Alexandra Potter is the best-selling author of twelve novels, including Me and Mr Darcy, which won Best New Fiction Award at the Jane Austen Regency World Awards, Love From Paris which was shortlisted for the RNA Comedy Award and her latest, Confessions of a Forty-something F##k Up published Pan MacMillan.

Hailed by The Times as ‘A winning formula… sharply written, pacey and funny’ her books have b ...more

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“For a split second they stared at each other. A fleeting, lasting moment. One person noticing another person out of a whole crowd of strangers.” — 46 likes

“And like a soprano shattering glass, Juliet heard something snap deep inside.
It was the sound of her heart breaking.” — 36 likes

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