I was expecting a light and enjoyable summer read when I started reading "Catch me if you Cannes" but unfortunately the book couldn't hit that spot for me.

I already had some trouble getting into the story and connecting with the characters. I found everything quite shallow and everything remaind very distant to me.
Unfortunately this didn't get better throughout the story, it got rather worth as I totally lost interest in the story and there was nothing that hooked me to the book.

After reading the book, I was wondering what the story was about because I felt the only thing the protagonists were doing was to search any celebrities and pretend to be important themselves.

The book was a big disappointment for me.

Catch Me if You Cannes is laugh-out-loud funny, romantic, sparkly gem of a book. The setting, Cannes Film Festival, is gorgeous, the characters are quirky and endearing, and the writing is superb. I loved Jess, Bryony, Leo and Harvey and I loved reading about their adventures and mishaps. Catch Me if You Cannes is a perfect summer/vacation/beach read. If you are looking for a romantic summer book you can’t go wrong with Catch Me if You Cannes.

If you are going on holiday this year then pick up a copy of Catch Me If You Cannes as it is perfect summer holiday reading. It's quick witted, hilarious, set during the Canne Film Festival and is generally a delightful story to read.

It is split into four parts that all follow on from each other, but if you are are just trying to read for a short time, aim to read it part by part...although that may just lead you to reading the book in once sitting due to the mini cliffhangers, that make you want to continue reading regardless of real life pressures.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to try and infiltrate the gliterati at the Cannes Film Festival? Well that is exactly what Jess and Bryone manage with all manner of hilarious outcomes. There are some little white lies, some brilliant parties attended, both of their wallets take a beating, as they attempt to fit in somewhere they arguably shouldn't be.

Bryony is a journalist and is attempting to dig up some dirt on the festival to try and make a breakthrough int more hard hitting journalism than her work at Sleb lets her. With her investigating and active imagination, it leads to all kinds of assumptions.

I warmed to Jess from the first sentence of the book, which gave a great insight as to potentially the sort of character she would be. Not too long into her first day in Cannes she meets a gorgeous man, and I loved seeing how their story developed, along with their addiction to Nutella Crepes!

With the whole book I really felt as though I was there besides the characters, that I could feel the sun beating down in me in the South of France, as they experience Cannes during the crazy two weeks of the Festival. I loved their day trip to Monaco, and could picture everything so clearly that i thought I was there too.

Every second of Catch Me If You Cannes had me smiling, feeling so happy that I was able to enjoy this fabulous book. It is such a joyous reading experience, quick paced, the whole story takes place over just two weeks, and what an action packed two weeks it is. The sense of humour in the book was great, as was everything to do with Catch Me If You Cannes.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Sphere for this copy of the book which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Jess and Bryony are life long friends and so when Bryony gets sent to the Cannes Film Festival to dig up dirt on celebrities for the sleazy magazine that she works for Jess decides that it is time to start seeing the world and go with her.

They soon manage to get in the thick of it and make some great friends partying but they have to tell a few porkies along the way to be part of the in crowd........and all that champers is definitely not good for the bank balance!

Then while secretly stuffing her face with a nutella crepe Jess meets Leo and totally falls for him.....but why would a super yacht owner be interested in her and what are the secrets that he is keeping and why is he so reticent about what he does for a living?

A great fun book, lovely characters and loads of humour perfect escapism for the beach

For me, Catch Me If You Cannes was a surprise hit! The descriptions of the south of France left me with major travel lust, and the light mystery in this book kept me up late reading 'just one more chapter.' The characters of this book are laugh-out-loud funny at times and cringeworthy at others, but it all worked together to create the perfect beach read.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

When her best friend Byrony, a columnist for a gossip rag, gets a chance to cover the celebrity goings on at the Cannes Film Festival, Jess decides to tag along. But far from having a glitzy, glamorous vacation, they end up booked into a seedy rat trap of a hotel. Byrony’s office hasn’t given her nearly enough money, but that doesn’t stop the girls from grabbing at the brass ring. Telling whoppers about who they are and why they are at Cannes, the girls end up in plenty of predictable scrapes that are guaranteed to bring a smile or a snort of laughter from even the most grumpy reader