Great book, i thoroughly enjoyed this and i hope there will be a sequel.

A lovely fluffy summer read with plenty of twists and turns about a woman who decides to go celibate for a year after having way too many disastrous dating experiences.

Leila is fun, bubbly, kind and a bit scatty...but in a really loveable way! Ok ok so this book has a lot of clichés, but what chick lit doesn't and even though this may be the case there are also a lot of deeper, more fundamentally cliché-less issues that arise.

I also really enjoyed the sisterhood/woman power element in the book which didn't feel contrived or too over the top and in your face.

The only negative was that the characters seemed to have an infinite amount of money to spend which didn't seem very realistic and which annoyed me throughout the book.

I would recommend this book as a great beach read or that you can easily read over a lazy weekend.

Leila is heading off to India to surprise Freddie for Christmas. Only when she arrives, Freddie is not alone and it appears the surprise is on her!

When she eventually makes it back home, she swears she's going to be celibate for a year. No men, no sex, nothing. Thankfully she's got plenty to keep her occupied. Her brother is getting married to control freak Lucy for a start, her sisters traumatic love life and rubbing the 'singles' blog she started. Then she meets Nick and suddenly 365 days seems like a long time!!

I found this book to be the perfect poolside read. I love the way the author writes and you can definitely find yourself associating with the characters. It's witty, fast paced and a joy to read. I look forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Impulse and the author for the chance to review.

Leila is a very likeable, unlucky-in-love, successful architect who's love life runs in to trouble once too often and she takes a "Man Ban" vow to her doubting family; a whole year of being single. The vow leads to all kinds of discoveries and proves to be both the most successful and most infuriating thing she could ever have dreamt up.

I found many parts of this story laugh out loud hilarious, there was a real sense of fun and upbeat cringe to many of Leila's adventures, yet some serious dramas take place that counterbalance the humour with complicated character relationships explored and tough topics covered. This combination really does grip you and I found it a really easy, addictive read. I did think some of the romance could have been written with a bit more chemistry; I know some people prefer less swooning and that's fine with me but I have equally read other rom-coms with a bit more of a sizzling hot vibe, but this was definitely a good effort and I'd actually love to read more about the characters so it leaves you wanting a sequel, always a sign of a good book in my eyes.

I really enjoyed this book.
The story centred on Leila and Nick, who meet at the wedding of her brother and her sister - complicated enough but then add in Leila's year of being celibate and the hundreds of people following her blog.
There are twists and turns in the plot, and the book is very well written and easy to read.

It's not a bad book, but for some reason I couldn't connect with the characters.

I actually enjoyed this story, and I'm giving it 3,5 stars, though I did not find it such a funny, warm or "laugh out loud comedy".

For Christmas, Leyla decides to pay a surprise visit to her boyfriend, who was working in Mumbai, only to find that he was not in Mumbai, after all, but in Jaipur instead. A long train ride after, she finds him in a hotel in the company of a very naked and blonde woman. Once she arrives in London and analyses her disastrous dating life, she decides to give up sex for a whole year, which causes her family and friends laugh and bet against her.

She starts a blog to share her experience, and soon it has a huge exit among single women all around the country. Money starts flowing in and she ends up hiring her future sister-in-law (Lucy) to help her plan loads of successful events.

Up to this point, everything was according to plan. But the day of her brother Marcus and Lucy's wedding, she meets Nick, Lucy's brother, and breaks her celibacy vow. Despite their instant connection, they decide to keep it a secret, and each goes their own way. But they keep bumping into each other and end up keeping a secret relationship no-one knows about. And then the festival of lies begin until everything breaks loose in the final chapters, which are my favourites of the whole story.

The premise was good, though quite predictable since the first moment Leyla meets Nick. He's smart, funny, charming and utterly adorable. Leyla's vow of avoiding men during a whole year is obviously going to be broken, and her family and friends know it, but she manages to keep up the lie until the end of the year. She feels guilty being the "guru" of those single women while she's keeping a secret boyfriend but doesn't want to disappoint them. Nick doesn't agree with her decision of keeping their relationship secret though he respects it.

It's difficult to talk about what happens next without spoilers, but I'll try. When the year of celibacy is over and both Nick and Leyla are about to make their relationship public, Nick's sister and Layla's brother-in-law are involved in a car accident and then lies and secrets of both families come to light, creating an apparently insurmountable breach between them all that threatens to keep Nick and Layla apart. But in the end, everything turns up well.

The thing is, I didn't see the comedic side of this anywhere. Yes, there are some funny moments, but I don't feel they are enough to call this a comedy, least of all a "laugh-out-loud comedy". The writing is good, the characters are well developed, and we see how they change as the story unfolds, the plot, though predictable at first, takes a couple of turns towards the angsty side that I really liked, though I found the final resolution of the conflicts too rushed. I wanted to feel their pain, and the author, instead of deepening in the character's struggle, just gives us a few hints of it.

If we can get a lesson from this book that'd be to communicate, to talk things out and don't take things (or persons) for granted. This was a nice book to read on a lazy weekend, though I feel it had more potential between its pages. The cover is beautiful, though.

Book: Crazy thing called love
Author: #charlottebutterfield
Publisher: @harperimpulse
Publishing date: 7th September 2017
Rating: ⭐️⭐️/5
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Leila has gone through some really painful breakups but the recent one where she catches her boyfriend cheating makes her want to re-evaluate her life decisions. No amount of romantic gestures can encourage her to give relationships another try and thats when she vows to take an year off for herself, avoiding all sorts of romance. She engages herself in new business ideas, starts a celibate related blogs and luckily it helps her take her mind off of boys. But no matter how hard she tries to keep up with her promise to herself she somehow finds time to drool over her best friends hot-shot brother Nick. After she unexpectedly starts falling for him and gets the same response, she finds herself calculating as to whether she should introduce him to her family and friends? Or will they make a joke out of her for not being able to keep up with her vow?
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This book started off well, i though it was an interesting new topic - to swear off sex and relationship for a year. But it ended pretty soon.
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⭐️Pros - The book was funny, except the main character i loved Nick and his personality. The book was easy to read and i loved the family in the beginning of the book.
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⛔️Cons- What annoyed me more was how immature Leila's behavior and decisions were. I personally couldn't related to the main character. And as the book progressed i started hating Leila's family and I wasn't really excited to read the conclusion which I personally think is very important. If the book doesn't end well, the book ain't got much potential.
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Overall I don't really recommend this book, but if you're a light reader and like a bit of rom-com mixed with drama- this is totally your pick ⭐️👍🏻
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This ARC was sent to me by @netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Wish the writer all the success that she deserves with her upcoming book ❤️ Best of luck #charlottebutterfield 👌🏻⭐️

I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The publication date is September 7th, 2017.
The first thing I noticed was how cute this book cover was, it reminded me of Sophie Kinsella’s book covers. The cover is very bubbly & bold, with a story to match! This book is a romantic comedy & exactly the kind of story I was in the mood for. It was quick to get through & quite funny at times! I really enjoyed the characters. I enjoyed how close the members of these two families are, they have get togethers & quality family time that every family should have. I enjoyed seeing everyone interact with each other as a family, it was nice to see that in a book because I’ve found most books do not incorporate this aspect. I enjoyed the many couples & getting to see a little from their lives instead of just coming from one main character. I couldn’t put this down. All the drama drew me in & kept me reading til the wee hours of the morning. I had to know what would happen, there were twists & turns that I didn’t expect at all. I would definitely recommend this book & I look forward to reading more from this author.

This book follows Leila who's both in love with the idea of love but yet completely done with all the heartbreaks she's had. She's been with many men, thinking they have been the one and after following her boyfriend to another country only to discover his unfaithfulness she hits rock bottom where men is concerned. Enter the man ban, The man ban is what Leila comes up with in order to live her life men free and when bets from family members start rolling in she becomes more detriment to see this through, a year without sex she can do this, surely.

However things become somewhat complicated when she meets handsome Nick, this book is filled with laugh out loud and moments that will make you smile and the writing flows beautifully.

Now onto what I didn't enjoy about this book, this may be some what of a spoiler but does not spoil the over all plot of the book as this happens pretty quickly. I felt like Leila was really invested in the man ban until she met Nick and she didn't even try she just slept with him right there and then, I'm certainly not against two consenting adults having sex the first time they meet if that's what they're into but the entire premise of the book is the celibacy(the man ban) and I feel she breaks that so quickly
As for the other characters I thought they were all strong the only one who greatly annoyed me was Alex, his views on how to treat a woman was a little disgusting but then again I guess that was all part of his trait.

Nick was a character I thought was charming, romantic, gentleman from the beginning of the book although when several times throughout the book even though he was aware that they could not announce they were a item just yet until the year was up he sulked on that a few times and I get how he wanted to show their love of to the world but she had already told him, warned him that their relationship had to be a secret until said time, so that annoyed me slightly.

Overall I did enjoy this book and I will be reading more by this author in the future

When Leila arrives in India to surprise her boyfriend for Christmas, she finds him with another woman. After that, she has decided that she is going to be celibate for a year since she is always diving headfirst into relationships. Everyone says that Leila won't be able to be celibate for a year but she is determined. But, she doesn't anticipate meeting Nick in her Man Ban, but they can just stay friends, right?

I enjoyed this book- especially the dynamic between the three siblings. The whole family was so intertwined in each other's lives both for good and for bad. Each of the three siblings had their own distinct personality, but they all balanced the others out, even if they didn't always understand each other.

The story was told with humor and great storytelling. I think many people have considered a man ban before when frustrated with relationships. I found the story and the characters extremely easy to relate to and enjoyed reading this book. It was a delight to read and kept me laughing. I look forward to reading more by this author.

Leila has been unlucky in love so decides on a brand new approach. She wants to find herself, know herself and live herself before embarking in romance again. So she sets up a blog to chart her journey and this attracts a large following. Life however has other plans for Leila! We get to know Leilas family and extended family all of whom have characters we recognise and their idiosyncrasies will chime with you I promise! This book has warmth, humour, love, and fun and will wrap you up in feelgood feelings!

The cover jumped out at me straight away - it's so bright and happy! I loved the beginning (as heartbreaking as it was!) - Imagine travelling thousands of miles to surprise your boyfriend to be greeted with a pair of boobs!! Leila's 'man ban' started off as a wonderful idea - not so much staying away from men but focusing on who she is. Plenty of humour and laugh-out-loud moments to keep me entertained! It was easy to read, well written and quite thought provoking too. Thank you for the chance to read and review!

A funny, romantic story with likeable characters and a believable romance. Would read more by this author!

Leila decides to surprise her boyfriend who is on secondment in India. After a disastrous journey she eventually tracks him down to discover him with another woman, she then embarks on her journey home. What a Christmas! She then informs her family and friends that she will remain celibate for a year; a decision that is met with much humour by all as she has a history of disastrous encounters with men. What starts out as a journal develops into a blog and then into a business which sees her hosting events for like-minded women who follow her blog and who have decided that ‘sisters are doing it for themselves’ – who can be independent and flourish.

Rom-com is not my bag but every now and again I delve into this genre for a light-hearted, funny escape and that is exactly what this is. But that is too simplistic a description. I loved the whole cast of characters and would be hard put to pick out one. Leila and her brother Marcus (who I must confess is a bit of a favourite), his wife Lucy and her brother Nick, destined to become Leila’s new love. Also Lucy’s sister Tasha and her husband and the parents. So, quite a complex cast of characters – all well-drawn and all holding their own unique space within the plot.

I know that this genre is considered ‘lightweight’ by some but hey! What’s not to like, something that engages you, makes you laugh, keeps you reading and at the finish leaves you with a smile? If that is the criteria for a rom-com then this one is a winner.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

The wonderful prologue of this book really whetted my appetite for what was instore for the rest of the book. It was funny and set up Leila's frame of mind for the rest of the book.

For after a funny but painful break up story, Leila decides that she needs to swear of men for while, in fact for a whole year. None of her friends or family think she can do it, to the extent there are large bets placed on the outcome of this. However she starts a blog to keep her focused on it, and from the blog all sort of other events occur.

While being celibate for a year is a worthy challenge for lots of women, what makes this book so great is the man she meets at the wedding of her brother Marcus, to Lucy. Nick is Lucy's brother and has a lot in common with Leila and I thoroughly enjoyed him as a character.

The book isn't just from Leila's perspective we occasionally had sections from Lucy's point of view. Lucy is rather strong minded and likes things to run to a schedule whether its the plans for her wedding, or the events she starts to run with Leila to the regimented approach to Christmas day. She offers a different side of things with Leila's family and I couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for her at times.

One thing that is apparent from this book, is that no matter how much you may plan for things in your life, fate tends to take over, and the actual results can be even better than originally intended.

I really enjoyed this book, and it feels like there are many different threads of story going on all at once, and having finished the story, I now have a few niggly unanswered thoughts, sorts of loose ends that I would have liked tied a bit tighter - nothing major but since the focus seemed to change part way through, I think a few strands may have petered out a bit early.

That being said the fact there was so much going on at times is what kept me thoroughly interested and meant I was always wanting to read more, to see just what would happen next!

Crazy Little Thing Called Love is a good book, full of funny moments, romantic moments, complete craziness, families and all that go with them, and generally an all around entertaining novel.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Impulse for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Oh dear... where do I begin?!
This book has everything a loyal chick-lit reader (like myself ;)) is looking for in a book...
a prologue in a 'foreign' destination which has you in splits (literally)... a strong beautiful heroine, great parents, well-meaning but weird siblings :D dodgy sibling-in laws! I loved every single one of them! Tasha and Thomas were two of my absolute favourite characters... and then we have NICK.... why oh why can't ALL sisters-in law have such BEAUTIFUL brothers???? I want my Nick... :)
LeiNick's (Yeah i gave them a ship name)(Sorry Ms Butterfield) romance was sigh-worthy... swoon-worthy and definitely worthy of your time!
I loved all the amazing workshops and retreats that were a big part of the story.
LOVED IT!
Great work Ms Butterfield, this book is an absolute delight!Perfect for cold evenings with a hot chocolate and warm socks OR on a warm eveing with a chilled glass of wine!
5 glossy stars!

Crazy little thing called love is a wonderful read, full of humour, love and angst.
We have Leila so unlucky in love she decides to become celibate much to the amusement of friends and family who place some high rolling bets on her failing. Her sister Tasha with her own marital problems, brother Marcus who marries Lucy and Lucy's brother Nick whom Leila meets at her brothers wedding.if anyone can break her celibacy vow it could be Nick.
A great cast of characters who are as likeable as they are funny, a story that flows beautifully and has that real feel good factor.
A book I thoroughly enjoyed and an author I will be following and hoping for lots more from her as good as this.
My thanks to net galley and publisher for opportunity to review this book honestly.

For some reason I just could not get into this book. I didn't make it further than 2-3 chapters. I'm not sure why.