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Review: The Wish List by Sophie Money-Coutts

The Wish List by Sophie Money-Coutts

Published by HQ Books

4 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐


Florence Fairfax thinks she has it all, she loves her job at the little bookshop in Chelsea and her beloved cat Marmalade who keeps her company at night. She might have been single for quite a while – well, forever actually, if anyone’s asking – but she’s perfectly happy, thank you. And then Florence meets eccentric love coach Gwendolyn, and everything changes.

When Gwendolyn makes Florence write a wish list describing her perfect man, Florence refuses to take it seriously. Finding someone who likes cats, has the sexual athleticism of James Bond and can overlook her ‘counting’ habit? Impossible! Until, later that week, a handsome blond man asks for help in the bookshop…

Rory seems to fit the list perfectly. But is he ‘the one’, or simply too good to be true? Florence is about to find out that her criteria for Mr Right aren’t as important as she thought – and that perhaps she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places…

 

This book will make you feel happy, warm and good about life! Main character Florence shares a house with her two half sisters, and suffers with terrible insecurity which she manages by counting things – she was well written, and she got you on side right at the start so that all the way through the book you’re  rooting for her and just want her to get the best out of life. When “Rory The Tory” enters I wanted to grab Florence by the shoulders and shout at her!

I loved the Mrs Bucket (Bouquet) character of step mother Patricia (don’t call me Pat)  and although she was a terrible snob, it was harmless and actually endearing!

My favourite character in the whole of the book was Eugene, Florence’s colleague and friend in the bookshop, and I would have loved to hear more of his life as he was completely adorable and a wonderful friend to Florence.

The sex scenes were quite graphic and made this middle aged woman blush on occasions!!!  Thank god for lockdown, and that no one was reading those pages over my shoulder on the commute home, but now every time I hear Cowabunga I will laugh out loud!!

 


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