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    The Love Square
    The Love Square
    The Love Square
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Love Square

    Written by Laura Jane Williams

    Narrated by Carrie Hope Fletcher

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    ‘Joyful and romantic!’ Cosmopolitan

    ‘Fresh, funny and smart’ Beth O’Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare

    She’s single. But it can still be complicated…

    Penny Bridge has always been unlucky in love.

    So she can’t believe it when she meets a remarkable new man.

    Followed by another.

    And then another…

    And all of them want to date her.

    Penny has to choose between three. But are any of them The One?

    The bestselling author of Our Stop will have you laughing, crying and cheering Penny on in this funny and feel-good exploration of hope, romance and the trust it takes to finally fall in love. Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane’s If I Never Met You and Beth O’Leary’s The Flatshare.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateAug 6, 2020
    ISBN9780008377472
    The Love Square
    Author

    Laura Jane Williams

    Laura Jane Willliams (she/her) is the author of four novels, a novella, and three works of non-fiction. The rights to her international bestseller Our Stop have been sold for television and her books have been translated into languages all over the world. She loves romance, being a parent, and Mr Kipling's French Fancies – the chocolate ones are best, but strawberry will do. Laura is currently writing her next book.

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    • 3/5
      I went into this expecting a quick, rom com and found that instead, it was sweet and emotional. There were some aspects of this book that I really connected with, but sometimes it reminded me of the deep stuff I went to books to escape! All-in-all, I enjoyed it. The characters are well written and I found myself rooting for Penny.
    • 4/5
      The Love Square by Laura Jane WilliamsSource: NetGalley and AvonRating: 4/5 starsIf there were ever going to be a poster child for unlucky in love, Penny Bridge would be the girl chosen! Relationship after relationship has fallen apart, often disastrously for Penny and she is just about ready to give up on love altogether. Just as Penny has determined to call it quits, the perfect man walks into her small café and everything changes. For three glorious weeks, Penny indulges in a love affair she has come to believe can go the distance. Just as she is settling into her new romance, Penny is called away to her family restaurant that only she can run in her beloved uncle’s absence. To be leaving behind her own little café and her newfound romance is devastating; to see her lover kissing another woman thirty seconds after she leaves, even more devastating. This time, Penny is done and there will nothing but work for her in the future. And then the universe started laughing . . . .As Penny begins to settle into her uncle’s place in the restaurant’s kitchen, she discovers she can get through anything, even heartbreak. With her head down and her priorities straight, Penny begins to overhaul the restaurant and its menu and the locals love what she’s doing. Business is booming and Penny passionately believes she has no room for anything else in her life. She will get through her designated time away from her true home and then swiftly return to her little café, stronger and wiser. First in through the door is the younger local who travels often for work and brings a no strings attached sense of freedom to Penny. Next up is the older, more mature wine seller who intrigues Penny in a way no other man ever has. Last but not least to the party is Penny’s ex, who can’t understand why Penny ghosted him. In all her ridiculous naivete, Penny believes she can date the two newcomers and she and her ex can just go back to being friends. Needless to say, the situation becomes incredibly complicated and though Penny enjoys the company of all three men, it simply isn’t reasonable or sane to try and maintain three relationships simultaneously. Choosing isn’t going to be easy and before Penny can make her final decision, it all blows up in her face. The Bottom Line: I found The Love Square to be an easy breazy sort of read that is quite perfect for a rainy weekend. There’s no mystery here, no great, just a woman trying to work through her life, her limits, and her grasp on love. Truth be told, I found the men in Penny’s life to be more compelling than she, but I didn’t dislike Penny. All the types of moments – sad, happy, laugh out loud, frustrating, and maddening – can all be found between the covers. At its heart, this is as much about love as it is a book about self-discovery, facing some ugly truths, and owning what it is one wants and needs out of life. While that all sounds like heavy reading, it really isn’t.
    • 2/5
      *Thank you to NetGalley for a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review.*There was a lot of potential in this, but at the end of the day it turned out to be little more than a chick lit.This story follows Penny Bridge, cancer survivor who desperately wants to have kids but can’t. To add insult to injury, she’s never been lucky in love anyways — until she runs into Francesco, a chef. But everything falls apart, and before she knows it, Penny is living a new life and meeting two new men…That’s essentially the blurb of the story. It’s marketed as a “love square,” with Penny dealing with 3 other guys who all like her. Now, what are the good markings of a love square/triangle?It’s one where you feel like multiple love interests actually have a shot; they need to all be interesting, unique characters, who have different but still intriguing interactions with the main character.I didn’t see those elements in this story at all; the entire time, there was pretty much only one love interest that had a shot, and I didn’t care for that character. And so, I feel like love square really shouldn’t have been the main selling point of this story, because there were other themes that could’ve been explored more.Instead of having other love interests that were only there just to be annoying, I would’ve liked it more if the story focused on Penny’s infertility, and on her personal growth — without tying it to her need to be in a relationship. There was so much focus on who she was sleeping with there was honestly very little room for us to see who she was on her own.The writing style was okay — nothing makes it stand out from other contemporary romance novels, but if you want something that that’s a light, no-thoughts read, this would be good.