Author – Nicola Doherty
Publisher – Headline Publishing Group
Release Date – 23rd April 2015
Meet Poppy, Lily, Maggie and Rachel. Over the course of one year, their lives will change as they encounter situations they hadn’t expected and travel to beautiful countries and find out what true friendship is all about.
"Girls on Tour" has previously been published in five separate e-novellas, but has now been put together in novel form, with added material.
I haven’t read the e-novellas, so I was completely new to the story of the four girls. This book is everything a chick lit should be, from love, drama, fun, sexy men and friendships.
We meet the girls separately, so this gives us a chance to delve completely into their lives, to learn about their past and follow them in the present.
The book starts with Poppy, a gorgeous 29 year old, who is going through a dry spell in her love life, that dry that she’s trying internet dating. She is a literary agent and travels to Paris to sign up author Jonathan Wilder, travelling with her annoying and childish colleague, Charlie. Surely in the capital of love, Poppy can end her dry spell.
The book then follows Lily as she travels to LA to attend her cousin Alice’s wedding, Maggie as she jets off to Meribel with her boyfriend Leo and his friend’s skiing, and Rachel, who after her boyfriend has to work over Valentines weekend, travels with Maggie and Lily to Rome.
The girls are fantastic! They have very different personalities, looks, jobs and lifestyles. However they work and fit well together. I felt like I was reading the biographies of real people as the girls are so life-like and realistic, and their persona’s have the story jumping off the page.
I can’t say that I have a favourite girl as I loved all of them equally, and enjoyed getting to know each of them individually.
Nicola’s style of writing makes the words flow, and her vivid descriptions not only make you able to visualise the scenes perfectly and feel like your actually there, but will have you wanting to visit all of the destinations that they travelled to.
There are plenty of twists in the story, especially towards the end. I found the story captivating and hard to put down. I loved all of the hilarious situations and the laugh out loud moments that filled the book, keeping me entertained throughout.
This book is perfect holiday reading material, with a gorgeous cover to compliment the story.
My rating:
Five stars
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