The Secret to Falling in Love
Victoria Cooke
Rating: 5 stars
Status Update: I'm going offline for a while... Wish me luck! xx
Lifestyle journalist and thirty-something singleton Melissa hashtags, Insta's and Snapchats her supposedly fabulous life on every social media platform there is.
That is until she wakes up on her birthday, another year older and still alone, wondering if for all her internet dates, love really can be found online? The challenge: go technology free for a whole month!
Forced to confront the reality of her life without its perfect filters, Melissa knows she needs to make some changes. But when she bumps into not one, but two gorgeous men, without the use of an app, she believes there could be hope for love offline.
If only there was a way to choose the right guy for her...
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Victoria Cooke grew up in the city of Manchester before crossing the Pennines in pursuit of a career in education. She now lives in Huddersfield with her husband and two young daughters and when she's not at home writing by the fire with a cup of coffee in hand, she loves working out in the gym and travelling. Victoria was first published at the tender age of eight by her classroom teacher who saw potential in a six-page story about an invisible man. Since then she's always had a passion for reading and writing, undertaking several writers' courses before completing her first novel, 'The Secret to Falling in Love', in 2016.
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I do really enjoy Victoria Cooke's novels and I'll be honest and say this was possibly one of my favourites of hers! Her novels are upbeat, funny, entertaining and just draws you in to the storyline and makes you want to continuously read on. I adore the simplistic and colourful cover, the font is pretty and I love that it doesn't give much away but at the same time gives you a bit of an indication as to what the story is about.
At first, I wasn't too sure if I'd enjoy a novel based around social media but it gives off a great message. It really made me think about how much time I spend on my phone and it really struck a cord with me. Do I really want to spend this much time on my phone? And miss out on the events that's going on around me? It was a great read, and one that I really enjoyed.
The novel follows Melissa who, after writing a fab article on todays society and mobile phones, gets everything electronic taken away from her from her boss Dee in order to force Melissa to write an even better follow up piece to work out how she got on without technology. As Melissa comes to terms with not being reliant with her phone, she realises how much of life she's missing out on and starts to enjoy her time without her phone.
She visits her sister (whom she normally only contacts via Skype) and goes to visit her mum as well, and also starts to meet new people as well as two new men, Scott and Joseph. Her date with Joseph was out of this world, a limo driving her around, a beautifully cooked meal in a penthouse apartment overlooking the city, but all wasn't how it appeared! Melissa finds out someone was behind her date and as an apology they sent her up to Scotland for an all-expenses-paid holiday. However, Melissa wasn't alone on this trip. When she arrives, she bumps into Scott, whom she has quite a crush on despite the divorce he is currently going through. The pair hit it off, but when Joseph shows up at the house Melissa is thrown. What will she do now that Joseph has arrived? Will she get to know Scott some more? Or will she go back to Joseph?
It's a great novel, very entertaining and overall a fab read. Thank you to Rachel from Rachel's Random Resources for allowing me to be a part of this amazing Blog Tour.
Victoria Cooke grew up in the city of Manchester before crossing the Pennines in pursuit of a career in education. She now lives in Huddersfield with her husband and two young daughters and when she's not at home writing by the fire with a cup of coffee in hand, she loves working out in the gym and travelling. Victoria was first published at the tender age of eight by her classroom teacher who saw potential in a six-page story about an invisible man. Since then she's always had a passion for reading and writing, undertaking several writers' courses before completing her first novel, 'The Secret to Falling in Love', in 2016.
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I do really enjoy Victoria Cooke's novels and I'll be honest and say this was possibly one of my favourites of hers! Her novels are upbeat, funny, entertaining and just draws you in to the storyline and makes you want to continuously read on. I adore the simplistic and colourful cover, the font is pretty and I love that it doesn't give much away but at the same time gives you a bit of an indication as to what the story is about.
At first, I wasn't too sure if I'd enjoy a novel based around social media but it gives off a great message. It really made me think about how much time I spend on my phone and it really struck a cord with me. Do I really want to spend this much time on my phone? And miss out on the events that's going on around me? It was a great read, and one that I really enjoyed.
The novel follows Melissa who, after writing a fab article on todays society and mobile phones, gets everything electronic taken away from her from her boss Dee in order to force Melissa to write an even better follow up piece to work out how she got on without technology. As Melissa comes to terms with not being reliant with her phone, she realises how much of life she's missing out on and starts to enjoy her time without her phone.
She visits her sister (whom she normally only contacts via Skype) and goes to visit her mum as well, and also starts to meet new people as well as two new men, Scott and Joseph. Her date with Joseph was out of this world, a limo driving her around, a beautifully cooked meal in a penthouse apartment overlooking the city, but all wasn't how it appeared! Melissa finds out someone was behind her date and as an apology they sent her up to Scotland for an all-expenses-paid holiday. However, Melissa wasn't alone on this trip. When she arrives, she bumps into Scott, whom she has quite a crush on despite the divorce he is currently going through. The pair hit it off, but when Joseph shows up at the house Melissa is thrown. What will she do now that Joseph has arrived? Will she get to know Scott some more? Or will she go back to Joseph?
It's a great novel, very entertaining and overall a fab read. Thank you to Rachel from Rachel's Random Resources for allowing me to be a part of this amazing Blog Tour.
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