A Very French Affair: A feel-good beach read about second chances!

by Sue Roberts

• ISBN10: 1786814978
• ISBN13: 9781786814975
• Publish Date: 5 July 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Bookouture
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[Leah]

I recently went on a bit of an e-book buying spree. E-books are currently miles and above cheaper than real books because real book shops aren't open therefore any books sold on Amazon are more or less full price or not available so I had to get my books in a new way, so I dug my Kindle out and recharged it. (I don't MIND paying full price for books, fyi, just sometimes the vast hardback vs kindle price difference is just too much)

Anyway, I thought I was reading A Night In Paris, but it turns out I was reading A Very French Affair. Easy mistake to make, they're both set in France, however at least 10 times I wondered to myself ...this isn't Paris. This is set in Antibes. There has been no mention of Paris. Where did they get the title from? Well, turns out, that's a title for an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT book.

I must confess, I didn't really like A Really French Affair. It was fine. It did everything a romance novel should do, but, i mean, that was it. It ticked all the boxes, almost as if I literally had a list in front of me, but it didn't make me feel anything. It's a shame as the story was interesting, the characters were okay, it all just felt rote to me and I don't know if that's because I've turned into a horrible cynic who can't see the goodness in the world, or if this was poorly written (to me, anyway).

I wanted a fun, summer read and it was, I guess. Like genuinely, it did what it promised on the tin.

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley. I have a few books by this author on my TBR pile but this is the first book I have managed to read.

First things first do not read this on an empty stomach. Sue does such a good job of describing the food in this book that your mouth will literally be watering. I am craving all sorts of food right now.

Liv is struggling as her 20-year-old son has started asking questions about his father. Live has always been honest about Jake's father but now she's not sure if she did enough to try to trace him. Liv is easy to like, she has some really great friends too. At some points, Liv is very mum like and worries quite a lot which I dd find slightly annoying but that could be me reverting back to my childhood.

I loved the relationships in this book. Liv and her son are very close as are Liv and her parents. It is lovely to see this. I also loved Liv's friends Faye and Jo. Jo has the best stories, I couldn't help but laugh at these.

This book has little drama, lots of laughs and romantic locations. The setting of this book was beautiful and I would love to go to the south of France. It sounds amazing. I can't wait to dive into Sue's other books and see where she takes me next.