lovely story of four friends who go on a cruise, secrets are told, love is found and relationships rekindled and broken, An easy read but I did find it a little Groundhog Day at times but I did need to finish it as I wanted to know what happened to all the characters.
Four friends in their lates go on a cruise ship vacationing, Some find love, some mend friendships, Its an easy read, without too much drama, Some might find it boring, but at the moment it was exactly what I was looking for, This is my first novel by Milly Johnson and will not be my last, I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish, Very easy reading and I did not want to put it down, or for the story to end, I loved the storyline following of thegirls from teens to adulthood, giving a true to life account of their experiences through their early life into their forties and their ups and downs.
Coming from Barnsley i did enjoy the occasional reference to Barnsley I thought it was so funny in places and could not stop laughing.
Having also been on a cruise I could also relate to life on board, I think "The Yorkshire Pudding Club" will be my next book, . . will download tonight!
sitelinkMilly Johnson Releído delde septiembre alde octubre de, I have read previous Milly Johnson books, but have to say I won't be going to read one again in a hurry, and if I do read one it will be from the library.
This had funny moments, but it was too posh for me especially names like Venice and Rosalind and Frankie and olive! I was told there was a big twist at the end but I didn't see it as a twist because at the end I thought, was that it I'm pleased to see the end of this book.
The book did make me want to go on a cruise, I started this book straight after finishing 'A Summer Fling' and 'A Spring Affair', and loved this one as much as the others, Every time Milly Johnson creates characters that you really care about, and I definitely kept wanting to keep reading, just to find out what happened to the ladies in this story.
I could really picture the cruise ship in my head as Milly described the settings so well,
I finished this book feeling
happy, and lighthearted, I am always so hooked into Milly's books, and always feel good after reading them, I would definitely recommend any of her books to read, I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed, Shirley Valentine, eat your heart out!
Ven, Roz, Olive and Frankie have been friends since school, They daydreamed of glorious futures, full of riches, romance and fabulous jobs, The world would be their oyster,
Twentyfive years later, Olive cleans other people's houses to support her lazy, outofwork husband and his ailing mother, Roz cannot show her kind, caring partner Manus any love because her philandering ex has left her trust in shreds, And she and Frankie have fallen out big time,
But Ven is determined to reunite her friends and realize the dream they had of taking a cruise by the time they hit forty.
Before they know it, the four of them are far from home,on the high seas, But can blue skies, hot sun and sixteen days of luxury and indulgence distract from the tension and loneliness that await their return
Find out in this warm, sparkling new novel from the bestselling author of A Summer Fling.
Shirley Valentine, eat your heart out Ven, Roz, Olive and Frankie have been friends since school, They daydreamed of glorious futures, full of riches, romance and fabulous jobs, The world would be their oyster, Twentyfive years later, Olive cleans other people's houses to support her lazy, outofwork husband and his ailing mother, Roz cannot show her kind, caring husband Manus any love because her philandering ex has left her trust in shreds, And she and Frankie have fallen out big time, But Ven is determined to reunite her friends and realise the dream they had of taking a cruise before they hit forty, Before they know it, the four of them are far from home, on the high seas, But can blue skies, hot sun and sixteen days of luxury and indulgence distract from the tension and loneliness that await their return
It is hard to believe that this time last year I hadnt read any of Milly Johnsons books.
I have now just finished reading my third Milly book and she is flying up to my topauthors!
Here Come the Girls was a fantastic price on the Kindle sale so I clicked to get my copy quickly and I finished the book in little over a day, I think it could have been quicker if I wasnt trying to prevent it from ending!
This book follows a fabulous group of four ladies who have been friends since school.
When Ven tells the girls she has won an allexpense paid cruise for them all it doesnt take much for them to all jump onboard!
Each of the girls are loveable characters in their own way.
They all have completely different characteristics which was great as they were easy to tell apart and they also brought something individual to the storyline.
My favourite character had to be Olive, she was a very down to earth gentle and vulnerable character who you prayed would find her happy ending.
It was quite unusual for their not to be a main character, Each of the Ladies stories were told in great detail there wasnt any character who we felt like we didnt get to know well I loved this about the book.
Milly Johnson writes beautifully and manages to engage the reader into the storyline from the word go, You always know there are secrets hidden in her writing but you can never predict when she will choose to reveal them, I love this spontaneous feel,
Milly not only manages to creategreat female characters but she brings so many other characters into the storyline, again each who have their own little story behind them.
I have never read a book with so many full bodied characters,
Milly has quite clearly done her homework on cruises and the locations mentioned in the book, With most of the storyline being set aboard the ship or on a trip the descriptive writing really gives you the perfect backdrop to the story.
This is yet another superb read from Milly Johnson, I really didnt want this one to end, Song for summary: One Life by Hedley
What a delightful read! The characters are bruised, relatable, and warm while the plot is a nice, lighthearted journey that explores the ups and downs of rediscovering ones self.
This was a fun and entertaining novel, and I will be sure to keep a look out for more Milly Johnson books! I thought I'd try something else.
I love chicklit, though I don't read it often, but, . . this wasn't for me. It's about women in theirs, unhappy with their husbands, having to live with their mother in law, complaining about the cleaning they had to do.
. . As ayear old college student I'm probably not the audience the author had in mind, So it's a dnf for me, Another excellent read by this author, Light read but not too light, Very funny in parts. Recommend this author if you haven't read her, All this nice stuff said and me Lancashire born and bred, A very fun ride!
Millie Johnson's books are always a treat, This one was no exception, Now l am searching for a Mediterranean cruise! Just like the leading ladies of the book I had a good time with this one, Story was about four friends in their late thirties, on a cruise vacationing, It was a time when some found true love, others mend their friendship, and few secrets were revealed, And everyone got their happy ending too,
Then, just as she was about to cross the road, she saw the front door of Doreens house open and what she witnessed was to jerk the course of her slow life off its track in favour of a far more perilous and unpredictable one.
. . Olive was in a terrible state, One second she looked as if she was going to burst into tears, then her mood suddenly segued into homicidal mania,
I struggled between givingoron this one, Although on the whole, it is up to Milly Johnsons high bar as far as humor, romance, and character development, I had a few minor problems with it.
In order for the reader to have the pleasure and satisfaction of seeing her heroines escape from misery, have an emotional journey, and ultimately triumph, Milly goes a little over the top with two of her characters, Olive and Roz.
Poor Olive is living such a horrific life at the beginning that I did turn against her for a while for putting up with the abuse.
She is basically working as worse than a slave to her evil and disgusting husband and MotherinLaw and will not leave them, She would have a better life out on the street than the one she is living, but stubbornly resists all of her friends' advice to escape.
I dont care how her needy parents molded her attitudes, there is just no justification for her being such a weakling, However, the scene where Olive finally sees the light and escapes is a gem, I loved it.
As for Roz, she is so unlikeable and such a btch to her wonderful guy that you almost hate him for putting up with her.
When Roz is finally told off by Olive of all people and she has her epiphany another stand up and cheer moment the arc of her story flags a bit.
This is before the halfway point, That she never calls Manus, her everpatient and loving boyfriend to make amends is ridiculous, Milly tends to sort out at least one of her heroines out pretty quickly in her books, to focus concentration of the remaining members of the group.
This is actually one of the things I like about her plots,
I loved how we got peeks back into how Olives and Rozs family and boyfriend were faring without them, However, the fate of Olives family and the changes for the better that they go through were not credible at all, Total personality transplant as far as the MotherinLaw is concerned,
Despite my quibbles with some of the plotting and characterizations, I thoroughly enjoyed this joyful and satisfying read, There's a lot to love about this book that I didn't even mention like the other passengers on the cruise and the little supernatural element.
And I am definitely going to be watching the movie Shirley Valentine this week, .