It Started With A Tweet by Anna Bell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I received a copy of this book from the publishers via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Going into this book, my expectations were fairly high and it is safe to say I was not disappointed.
As a fan of Anna Bell’s previous novel ‘The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart’ simply seeing her name had me immediately interested in this book. I find Anna Bell’s style of writing enthralling and, well, just down right relatable.
Once again, Anna Bell demonstrates her skill of engaging with her audience – with social media being a hot topic for today’s society, it was immediately easy to connect with the protagonist Daisy and her insatiable appetite for her phone.
After a disastrous date and an unfortunate mishap that sees a NSFW (but totally hilarious) tweet being posted from her company’s twitter account rather than her personal, Daisy finds herself alone, without a home, without a job and even worse, going viral – AKA, up the creek without a paddle. Fortunately Daisy’s sister comes to her rescue with the idea of a ‘digital detox’ and though not entirely sold on the idea, Daisy throws caution to the wind and our journey begins.
I found myself connecting with Daisy’s obsession, her need to stay up to date with social media outlets, such as facebook, twitter, instagram – and whilst at first I thought that maybe Daisy was coming across as rather dramatic and the constant references to her lack of phone were slightly irritating, I quickly realised just how relatable Daisy’s plight was as I became unduly self aware of how often I was picking up my own phone – this of course made me fall in love with Daisy that bit more as I felt truly connected to her.
Of course, in typical (and fabulous) chick-lit style, we meet Jack. Daisy’s knight in shining armour (sort of). It is immediately obvious that Jack is going to be playing a pivotal role in this story and despite his tough exterior and grumpy appearance, he instantly becomes a fan favourite. The growing relationship between Jack and Daisy is simply charming and the exchange of letters (in replacement of texts, which of course I found utterly adorable) between the two completely warms your heart and within no time you find yourself routing for the pair and looking forward to their exchanges.
Naturally, romance is never that straightforward and there are a few bumps in the uneven and muddy road – including the surprising and difficult task of renovating a crumbling old farm, a sexy Frenchman that may not be all that he seems, a sister who needs her more than Daisy ever realised and zero access to the internet to scratch that uncontrollable itch. Whilst contending with project management, dodging flirtatious remarks from Alexis and trying to help put her sisters marriage back together, it seems that Daisy has her work cut out for her.
I devoured this book over the course of 2 evenings, I was completely enamoured and found the book was – as I like to say – ‘unputdownable’. Easily relatable characters and a charming and laugh-out-loud story line that sees you routing for all of the characters involved.
Once again I have been left with a delightful taste in my mouth for Anna Bell and would highly recommend her work to anybody who has a soft spot for belly laughter and romance. It definitely hits the spot and leaves you grinning from ear to ear.
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