Review: Top Notch
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2013
I loved the quintessentially British feel of this novel, as bright and charming as strawberries and cream on a chamomile lawn with a big jug of Pimms.I connected immediately with Sophie and Adam, their antics in the opening chapter made me remember just what it was like to be eighteen and living with strict parents again. The secondary characters are also a delight (especially roguish playboy Harry!)with a wide cast of beautifully thought out personalities and a shop called the Sticky Muffin ... (yes, that really made me giggle!) There are plenty of genuine laugh-out-loud moments in It Happened One Night, but through the humour the author skilfully weaves in the bittersweet fallout of youthful exuberance and charts its impact in the decades that follow.I highly recommend this book but suggest applying a very high factor sun cream if you're reading on a sunbed - I got burned because I couldn't put it down!