I absolutely loved this book – it is exactly the type of story I really enjoy reading. We are introduced to the character of Evie straight away in the storyline. Evie has been hurt by her past relationships, and after receiving an invitiaiton to the wedding of the guy she fancied throughout her teenage years, she decides to take some action. Evie cant understand what is wrong with her and why she just cant keep hold of any relationship.

She decides to take some positive action, and after finding her ‘little black book’ full of derails of all her past relationships, Evie decides she is going to take a trip down memory lane, and track down all her past boyfriends, and try and find out what went wrong and why, Evie hopes that if she can find out where and why her past relationships went wrong, she can put these things right for her future relationships.

Along this journey, Evie meets Jake – she begins having feelings for him, but doesn’t want to start anything until she has completed her mission to discover what went wrong in all her past relationships. Will Evie carry on with her mission, or give in to her feelings for Jake?

I sped through this book and found it to be a diverting and enjoyable read. The premise of the story is that Evie is tracking down some of the boys she has dated, loved or fancied over the years so that she can make sense of what sort of person she is. This leads her into a variety of conversations and situations where she revisits her past and finds out what has happened in the interim. I thought that this was a great structure for story-telling and introduced a real variety of characters.

As the story develops, you come to realise that there is more to Evie's quest and in fact there is something serious in her past which has led her to want to revisit it in this way. There are some dark shadows which she has to come to terms with. I found Evie to be a sparky, intelligent and funny character who had a warmth about her which made her friendship with Jake and his family perfectly believable. For a fun holiday read, this will hit the spot.

In short: a light-hearted read with heart.

Thanks to the author for a copy of the book.

This was totally a fun book where Evie finds her little black book, a journal if sorts, where all her past dates/relationships have been chronicled. And Evie then decides to meet up with her dates to find out what went wrong.

My first book by author Hannah Pearl, had me smiling and chuckling at her attempts to go back in time to meet up with the exes. It gave me an insight about myself too in a way that I always felt a relationship broke up because of me, but probably that was not the case.

Evie was delightful in her role as a school teacher who was loving and caring and quite brave. Her meet cute with Jake had me longing for such a happening in my life too. The other characters cousin Charmaine, Jake's sister Bea and niece Alice kept the pace of the book going smooth and strong.

Hannah Pearl, via an example of an ex-fiance Ryan, dealt with domestic control and violence and the perils of being in a relationship with such a man along with the after effects. I felt that part was written sensitively intermerging well with the plot.

This was a cute book which kept me up reading late into the night. What niggled me and kept me loving the book was that I felt it needed something more to make the book complete and a bit more humor.

The book did keep me hooked to it, there was both introspection and retrospective perception to make me go into my own self-discovery. Overall an enjoyable fast read!

I really enjoyed this story, I was intrigued by the blurb and the cover really drew me in, it is a well written, well paced story that I found to be a delightful read!

I thought that the characters were excellent, very well developed and Evie was great, a fascinating last that I loved reading about! It has a good solid plot and I enjoyed the setting for the book too.

Four stars from me for this one, highly recommended and the cover is gorgeous!

5☆ A Page Turner

​Evie's Little Black Book or should I say Little floral book is a feel good, funny, warm read I devoured in one day.

Evie is devastated when she receives an invitation to her Teenage Crush's wedding.
So she calls on her cousin Charmaine for reinforcement.
Shopping, pizza and plenty of wine and a girls night in. What could be better.

But drunk Evie pulls out to show Charmaine her Little Black Book.... well it's actually a pretty floral notebook, that is like a diary which she has recorded every guy she has ever fancied, kissed or more.
Evie believes If she reads her Little Black Book then she just might be able to figure out just why she's still single

So the pair embark on a crazy journey to track down all of Evie's Ex's etc.. to see just why she's failing so bad at Love.
Some are quiet clearly obvious and some not so.
Will Evie get the answers she's looking for?
Will Evie manage to get her plus 1 for the wedding?

I absolutely loved Evie and Charmaine together. Their bond was so lovely to see.

Evie's Character is so relatable and I warmed to her from the first few pages. We've all been in Evie's situation at some point, maybe not a Teen Crush wedding but definitely asking why am I still single... what's wrong with me... well I certainly have.

Charmaine was a brilliant character I warmed to her straight away. She has Evie's back no matter what and she encourages her to make changes and realise it's not her it's her bad choices in men that's the problem.

I thoroughly enjoyed tagging along on Evie's adventure. It was a light hearted, fun, laugh out loud read, about self discovery, friendship, romance, mistakes, with plenty of loveable quirky characters. It cheered me up so much, just what I needed.
A Must Read!

Thank you to Random Things Tours for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

I enjoyed the premise of this book very much as Evie decides to revisit her past relationships in order to find out where she went wrong and what she can do to change. It’s a light hearted book in many ways but with darker undertones because Evie’s confidence in herself and her judgments is at rock bottom to begin with and it’s only as the story develops that we discover why she is this way. It’s a witty, sharply observed tale and I look forward to reading more by this author.

We all have that one, don’t we? That one past ‘love’ that we always wonder about. The one that might have been The One if only things had been different – timing, circumstance – we’ll always wonder that little bit, ‘what if?’ That is until we find the actual One when we realise the other one was never The One at all.

So that probably doesn’t make any sense but I know what I’m trying to say and, for this reason, the basic premise of this book was something I could relate to. The central character, Evie, receives an invitation to the wedding of the boy she thought once might have been The One, except the circumstances meant she never got to find out. She’s not in a great position romantically, so the invitation sets her on a road of introspection that leads her to looking up all her past boyfriends – as listed in the Little Black Book of the title – to try and see where she has been going wrong in her relationships.

This book took me on my own journey of introspection. I remember very clearly the first time I kissed my ‘the one who turned out not to be The One after all’, whom I was mad about at the time. I rushed home and wrote about it ecstatically in my diary which, at the time, was a notebook I had covered and stuck a picture of Tom Cruise as Maverick in Top Gun on the front of (some historical context for you there) and hidden under my mattress. This book took me on a pleasant trip down memory lane to revisit my teenage self, who was not that different from Evie in this book.

This book is a really light, pleasant read with a fun premise at the centre that might lead you on some interesting reminiscences of your own. Can you imagine looking up and revisiting all of your old boyfriends? That would fill a lot of people with horror, but I think there is a fascinating idea that we can learn something from our past relationships to stop us making the same mistakes again at the centre of this book.

The characters in the book are really likeable and easy to relate to, they are presented very humanly and realistically. I’m not sure how easy it would actually be to track down people after such a huge period of time but, although it seems quite straight forward in the book, the way it is written makes it seem totally credible. Hannah’s writing style is very warm and friendly and easy to read and I romped through the book very easily, looking forward to the end.

There turns out to be an issue addressed in the book that is currently a very popular topic in women’s fiction. I don’t want to say more because it will spoil the plot but it is handled very lightly here, in a good way. All in all, this is a really confident and enjoyable debut and i would highly recommend it to fans of the genre.

4 Delightful Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Can you imagine hunting down every boy you ever kissed or crushed on? To try to figure out what went wrong? Well after receiving a wedding invitation to an excrushes wedding evie does just that.... completely blindsided and confounded by her ex getting married before her Evie wants to find out what’s wrong with her?“ A fun book filled with laughs, romance, and self discovery...

Evie was such a fun and likable character who I also found tremendously relatable.... her best friend pointed out to her that it wasn’t her, she just had bad taste in men, something I completely understand.... but Evie was not completely convinced so she busted out her little black book, that was actually more floral them black and contacted the men of her past... along the way she meets jake as well as his sister and adorable niece, and a wonderful friendship develops.... loved the relationship between Evie and Jake especially because it began with such a strong friendship.... also Jake went along with the journey of discovery, that included some bumps and surprises...

This was such a quick enjoyable read filled with so much hope... I could absolutely see this book as a movie, in fact it reminded me of a few movies with a bit of a different angle.... recommend to those of you who enjoy a book of self discovery filled with some romance and laughs...

*** many thanks to Ruby Fiction for my copy of this book ***

A heartwarming page-turner that will tickle the funny bone and tug at the heartstrings, Evie’s Little Black Book is an uplifting read by award-winning author Hannah Pearl.

Being invited to a wedding is enough to throw any woman into a panic – but when the invitation is for the wedding of the guy you had a major crush on as a teenager, the word panic officially classifies as the understatement of the century! Evie finds herself in such a predicament when the guy she had been head over heels in love with as a teenager, but who never had much time for her, announces he is getting hitched and wants Evie to attend the wedding! Consoling herself with industrial quantities of chocolate and ice cream simply will not do – and there is only so much sobbing she can do on her cousin’s shoulders. Evie’s track record with relationships is chequered at best and keeping a man seems to be nigh on impossible. Desperate to find out what is wrong with her and how she can reverse the situation, Evie vows to get to the bottom of her inability to keep a man interested and she thinks she has hit upon an idea that could provide her with all the answers she is desperate for: her little black book…

Evie’s little black book contains the details of all the men she has kissed or dated throughout the course of her life. If Evie tracks down these men and asks them why they had walked away from her, might she find out why she is still single? Being destined for a spot at the singles’ table for the rest of her life is not something Evie is prepared to take lying down, but has the cure for her disastrous love life been hidden in the pages of her book all along? Is Evie prepared to hear some shocking home truths? Or will she end up even more stumped than before she started? There is only way to find out and thus begins Evie’s quest for happiness. But will she likes what her exes have to say?

As Evie begins to go through her list, will she realises that her happiness has been staring her in the face all along? And that true love might be even closer than she initially thought…

When I started reading Evie’s Little Black Book, I thought that it was going to be a light-hearted romantic comedy, but it is so much more than that. Hannah Pearl writes with a light and deft touch, and Evie’s Little Black Book is a story of self-discovery, taking chances and finding the courage to fight for what you want that I thoroughly enjoyed and which I simply did not want to end.

A lovely romantic read which readers will thoroughly enjoy, Evie’s Little Black Book is a terrific book that I highly recommend!

The premise for this book definitely intrigued me after all is it really a good idea to go looking for your exes? Surely they are an ex for a reason! What follows is on the whole a wonderful light hearted look back at Evie's dating history but also a story that will give the reader a sense of nostalgia showing both the good parts and the bad.

The story flows really well and I enjoyed getting to know Evie, she is easy to relate to and I was willing her to find some happiness. I thought that the romance played out at a realistic pace but completely kept me invested in their story. It's safe to say that Evie goes on quite a journey and I loved how she actually ends up moving forward by looking to the past. There is a lovely balance of lighter and fun moments that contrast well with the more deeper issues.

Both fun and heartwarming with a beautiful message. Evie's Little Black Book was a delight to read!

Four stars from me!

I’ve been struggling a bit choosing which genre of book to read to quench my thirst in reading, to be honest I wasn’t sure ‘chic-lit’ was going to cut it but I had agreed to the blog tour so had obligations to read it on time.

Thankfully as soon as I turned the first page of Evie’s Little Black Book I knew this was going to be something different. The whole approach to writing was immediately likeable. Evie gets an invitation to a wedding, not any old wedding but a friend of her brother, with crippling embarrassment she recalls she had the hots for him in her teens. She never expected him to marry before her! How very dare he!

As Evie slides into a classic chocolate and ice-cream binge fest accompanied by a million tears of self pity the only person who can possibly pull her out of it is her cousin Charmaine whose remedy is to go and buy some skimpy knickers to make herself feel great again!

Evie is rummaging in her drawer and finds the little black book, actually she’ll let you know a few times it’s flowery lol .. this book contains every single boy/man Evie has dreamt about, kissed, dated or even got engaged to, it’s while reading this she is convinced there must be something wrong with her or why would she still be single?

This is a fabulous light-hearted treat to read .. Evie with the help of a few others begins to seek out all these guys, sometimes it’s blatantly obvious why it didn’t work. I enjoyed the interaction between all the characters, Evie is likeable and I found myself hoping one particular relationship would work out, it was a joy to watch her unfold, lose some of her insecurities and turn towards the kick ass side. I liked Charmaine’s attitude she wasn’t going to stand any crap from anyone and was very protective of Evie.

All fans of romance, chic-lit and humour will race through this book, it’s so nice to find a story with a new twist. I loved every minute of Evie’s Little Black Book and have no hesitation in recommending it.

Thanks to the author, publisher, netgalley and Rachel from Random Resources for my copy which I reviewed voluntarily.

My review is written with thanks to Rachel Gilbey at Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me on the tour and for my copy of the book via Netgalley.
When she receives an invite to an ex-boyfriend's wedding, Evie is still hurting from her split with her ex-fiance Ryan but she knows it is time to move on. She has a flowery notebook where she writes down names and other details about all the people she's kissed or more, and she decides to consult it to contact these people and work out where her relationships have gone wrong so that she can find happiness. But is happiness much closer than she thought?
Evie's Little Black Book has all the ingredients you need for a fabulous chick lit novel. There is the heroine, a likeable but not very confident lady, a gorgeous hero, lots of laugh out loud moments and a wonderful will they/won't they storyline. These elements kept me invested in the novel until the very end and I really hoped that Evie would get her guy. I will admit that I knew who the guy would be fairly early on, but this didn't stop me enjoying their journey together.
Evie and Jake are not the only characters in the novel that I found endearing. Evie's cousin, Charmaine, is bubbly and funny and really helps Evie to see her worth. Jake's sister, Bea, is full of compassion whilst battling her own relationship demons, and little Alice is quite simply adorable. It is lovely to see these characters come to mean so much to Evie and grow as the novel develops.
Whilst Evie's Little Black Book is a comedy, it also addresses some serious issues, most notably domestic violence. I admired the sensitivity with which Pearl handles this, highlighting the warning signs and the emotional aspect of it as well as the physical violence. It is important to raise awareness and I'm glad that in spite of the humour, Pearl also has the ability to make the reader think beyond a fairytale romance.

I really liked this book. It made me think back to my dating days and I would not want to go back to see the guys that I had a crush on or had any kind of relationship with. Not that they were bad, but because I wouldn't want to be reminded of how I viewed relationships back then. I am a mature woman who has been married for almost 34 years with three grown children and two beautiful grandchildren, and I have to say that I don't have regrets for my past as I know that it is what shaped me to be the woman I am today.

The instant chemistry between Jake and Evie is a great start to a wonderful story and the fact that she doesn't even stop to think before she jumps in to help Jake out is a testament to her character and that her past relationship fails were because of her character. I agree with Charmaine that she just hadn't found the right guy yet that fit with her. This was a cute story but also a story that had me thinking about what I would have done, would I go back and review the past relationships or would I just go on and live my life. I really believe that I would not go back. The past is the past for a reason and life is too short to question all of our decisions. It help Evie to regain her confidence though and I think that it also opened her eyes to a lot of what life could have been for her.

I give this story a 4 star review and highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a fun read about relationships and finding your true self worth.

What is worse than splitting up with someone you were not actually with but were a little bit in love with…..being invited to their wedding! This is what happens to Evie leading her on to a road of re-visiting her past relationships and kisses! It reminded me of the film The Ghosts of girlfriends past, but I quite like and found refreshing that this is told from a woman instead.

I thought it was hilarious she kept their contact information, and sometimes photos in this journal, helping her find her way and to see why the said relationships failed and ultimately if there was anything wrong with her! To refind her identity and who she is, what makes her tick.

We have all done it at some time, reflected on our past, why did we break up? Could it have worked? Yet, we are always reminded of something and you swiftly move on. Especially when you see why Evie’s confidence had been shooked to the core and basically destroyed, some of it I could relate to.

I enjoy the innocent bond that started with Evie and Jake, loved their trip to Ireland and how their friendship was formed. Something that just grew in the book.

I did enjoy this book, a woman on a self-discovery and finding love within herself what is not to like, and it came at the right time for me as a nice easy light(er) read after my last book.

Taken by surprise when a former boyfriend, one that she thought herself in love with, invites her to his wedding, Evie’s world, at least her confidence, took a hard hit that even ice cream and a pity party wasn’t helping. Her old ‘black book’, actually a flowery-covered journal, listed each of her boyfriends, how she felt, what she was thinking, even their contact info, and she wonders if going back to those relationships will help her to see where she went wrong. Starting with a boy whose family lived a few doors down, Evie interrupts a cake fire, soon followed by a helping hand to a childminding uncle with more heart than skills, at least where baking is concerned. Jake is helping his sister Bea with her three-year old daughter Alice after a sudden divorce left Bea juggling work, childminding and life. Helpful to the nth degree, they helped Evie to find her early boyfriend, even as she instantly could suss out why that wasn’t an option for her.

Slowly Evie’s connection and friendship with Bea, Jake, and Alice starts to grow, with Evie’s own responsibilities at the school where she teaches English, and with Jake searching for a job, Alice needing care, and Evie finding herself helpful(as well as truly enjoying her time with Alice, the flirtation (or whatever it is) with Jake, and the offered friendship from Bea, she’s ‘helping out’ with Alice’s care over her summer holidays.

And there are stones to upturn: a visit to her grandmother in Ireland to reclaim the ‘feeling’ she had in the freedom of being young and bold during a visit in Dublin (with Jake who provided her with more questions), revisiting her old college hangout, finding another performing in a band near her brother’s house, and even a now married former flame who got her drunk, talked about old times, and with his husband nursed her through a hangover and advice. The wheels came off the bus when her former fiancé’s new girlfriend, and her friend, ends up in hospital after being beaten by said ex-fiancé where Evie recognizes his grooming her for a similar fate, undermined only by the fact that Evie had both family who she could rely on, and a sense that she wasn’t safe or happy with him, before he sent her packing. Revelations galore, a discovery of her own sense of worth, the slow and steady erosion of her confidence by the ex, and a supportive and gentle admiration from Jake (as well as a lovely heart-to-heart chat with her brother’s best friend and former boyfriend) that put her back on the path to finding her feet and reclaiming her own life.

Hannah Pearl gently mined the layers of expectation, self-doubts, and simple growing up and discovering who you are, and with Evie, who you were meant to be, even as circumstances may seem to be conspiring to stall you at every turn. With the dual stories of her ex-fiancé’s approach to isolating her versus her friend, the subtle controls, the tantrums and power plays that were less aggressive, but no less damaging to her own confidence, and the realization that abuse comes in many forms, and can escalate in intensity in ways unexpected. A truly clever way to show ‘danger signs’ in relationships, and the after-effects of a controlling and abusive partner – whether or not hands are thrown. A solidly crafted cast of characters, palpable emotions and many different stages of relationships, all in a caring an supportive setting kept this story intriguing without overburdening it with darkness, or brushing things under the rug. Clever, engaging and emotionally available with memorable characters and a sense of hope, this is far more than a simple romancey chick lit.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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Favorite Quotes:

‘What you need next,’ she declared, ‘is new underwear. I always feel better when I’m wearing really sexy knickers.’ She pulled the top of her pants up over her trousers to show me. I could see what looked like a piece of leopard print string, and I presumed her taste in underwear was a little skimpier than mine. An elderly gentleman on the next table choked on his tea.

‘I like a lot of different types of women.’ That was an understatement. I suspected that Matt and George had very few types of women they didn’t like. ‘But you know what I find most attractive of all in women?’ he asked me. I shook my head, wondering whether he’d be offended if I’d answered with my first response of a vagina and a pulse.

If you want people to notice you, you have to show them that you have something worth noticing.

I wasn’t a pretty crier. My nose was running and I was taking big, heaving gulps of air every few seconds to power the tears. Jake walked to the cupboard, opened it and handed me a huge bar of Dairy Milk. ‘I’m sure Bea won’t mind you raiding her stash,’ he said. ‘This seems like an emergency.’

My Review:

This was a slow moving yet thoughtful and often humorous read that chronicled a woman’s efforts to examine her past to recoup and repair her tattered identity by reaching back to examine what had transpired during and after her previous crushes, attractions, and relationships with men. Much of the narrative is interior as she works through her memories and observations of the past while also dealing with the present and meeting new and more interesting people while learning to trust again. The writing was insightful and observant with frequent lashings of slyly amusing dry wit.

Ms. Pearl had obviously done her research and compiled the easiest and clearest representation of how an intelligent woman would allow herself to be treated in such a heinous and dastardly manner. She nimbly captured the subtleness and myriad nuances of how a woman could gradually be stripped of her identity and self-confidence and allow and even expect mistreatment and subjugation. Evie wasn’t merely trying to understand what went wrong with her previous relationships, she was trying to find who she had been as she had lost herself and no longer trusted her own judgment, and rightly so, she had been decimated. And thanks to Ms. Pearl, my Brit Vocab List now includes stonking - which Mr. Google tells me is something remarkably large or exciting, I like that. In an effort to utilize a fraction of my newly acquired knowledge I will close this review with a small sampling of what I have gleaned from my sloney and swot reading list… Bloody Nora, I’m not telling porkies when I say my personally culled Brit list is mahoosive and stonking.

Evie O’Reilly is upset when she received a wedding invitation in the mail. George is someone she used to fool around with, but never actually dated and she can’t believe that he was getting married before her especially since she never thought he would ever settle down. Evie is having a crisis and the only person who can help her through her ordeal is her best friend and cousin, Charmaine. Charmaine claims Evie is still single because she has awful taste in men and goes about proving this theory to Evie when Evie finds her little black book (ok its mostly floral!) with pages filled of all of her crushes and first kisses since she turned fifteen. Evie sets out on a journey revisiting the past and all of the men who have filtered in and out of her life. This leads her into meeting Jake, his sister Bea, and his adorable three year old niece Alice. But, while on her quest through the past, will Evie realize that love is right under her nose?

Evie is a really cute character that I feel most women can relate to. We have all dated men and often wondered what went wrong with the relationship and why did it really end or have met guys and it really didn’t go anywhere. We often wonder what is wrong with us? Sometimes, I think back on past boyfriends and wonder what would have happened. But, then I remembered why we broke up or never really went any further then a few dates. It is for a reason! They were not perfect for us. I think it is a real eye opener for Evie reliving her past and along the way she gets to grow as a person. Her relationship with Jake starts off really strong and while Evie doesn’t see it as a relationship at first, you can see how the two start to bond. The one good thing to come out of this little black book was her chance encounter with Jake.

Evie’s Little Black Book is a story of one woman’s journey of finding herself and what it truly means to be happy. Evie learns about herself along the way and comes to realize its not her and she is quite capable of finding a happily ever after all on her own. This is such a sweet story that has its funny moments as well as a cute little love story that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Should you look at your past to move forward in your life? The premise of Evie’s Little Black Book had me wanting to read it! This is a fun chick lit novel that entertains throughout and you can’t help but like ALL of these characters.

I enjoyed going on this journey with Evie and learning about her past as she did. Was the problem in past relationships actually Evie or her former partners? Has she just not met the right man yet? Is it really “It’s me and not you”?

You know where the novel is going once she meets Jake, but it is a fun ride. There is a deeper meaning here towards the end of the novel that I was not expecting. Even though this is a fun and quick read, I found myself genuinely concerned with the actions the characters chose to go with towards the end of the novel. Luckily that direction did not happen (Remember: It is light hearted chick lit!)

There is an important message here: Real and true friends will always come back to you even if you have not been treated well.

Evie’s Little Black Book is recommended.

I've not read any of this author's work before, and am always open to new writers to add to my ever bulging shelves. Hannah Pearl will certainly be featuring there in future when I need a good dose of feel good fiction.

Receiving an invite to her brother's best friend's wedding is a significant event for Evie due to the fact that she had been lusting after the groom for most of her teenage years. Amazed that someone had finally managed to tame George - whose reputation as a lady's man went before him - Evie is devastated that she is not the one to be doing the taming. So in her hour of need Evie calls on her cousin Charmaine to help her come up with a plan to work out just where she is going wrong in her quest to find her perfect partner. Together the two of them come up with the idea of using Evie's diary in which she recorded her feelings and experiences during each of her relationships and revisit each partner in order to work out where she failed.

I felt Evie was very brave - or very stupid - to be revisiting the people she had dated over the years and I think Evie felt the same as she met up with the first couple of former boyfriends, finding it quite obvious to see why things hadn't lasted long. In fact she feels she had a lucky escape in some cases. I found the way Evie described her reactions to seeing the faces from her past quite amusing and in some ways relatable - I think we've all got that one person in our past who we will cross the road to avoid even now! People often don't turn out to be how we remember them - physically or emotionally.

As the story moves on Evie has to travel further afield to track down some of her later partners, she starts to analyse herself and things get a bit more satisfying in the way of finding answers. She understands more about herself and who she was at various points in her life, and wonders where that person went. Then in her quest to find one particular guy she meets Bea and Alice who now live at the address Evie has for her former boyfriend, instantly forms a bond with them and a friendship starts to blossom. I did find this part of the book a little unlikely, but as it's a fictional world I went along with things and really got caught up in Evie's world. With huge self-doubts and a lack of confidence Evie has to learn to trust both herself and others once again and we gradually learn why and who knocked Evie's world so badly out of kilter.

I really enjoyed seeing Evie re-discover herself and slowly put herself back together again. The later stages of the book take on a much more serious note and there are lots of messages in the book we can all take on board with regards to self care. The outcome of Evie's quest made my heart swell and I was so happy for her in the end. There are plenty of fun moments along Evie's journey which made me chuckle - in particular little Alice is a fabulous character as only pre-school children can be.

As much as this is a tale of trying to find a soul mate, I loved the message of the importance of friendships in our lives alongside the romance. I found this a very fulfilling story and a nice easy, enjoyable read.

This review will feature at the end of August at www.sandiesbookshelves.blogspot.co.uk as part of the blog tour

Evie’s never had much luck with men. She’s known plenty of them, but none of them have really made it as a serious relationship. She’s made notes of every man she’s ever kissed or dated in her little black book. When she’s invited to the wedding of a guy she was in love with all throughout her teens, she turns to her little black book to see if it holds the answer as to why she’s still single!

This was my first book by this author. It sounded such a fun book that it just had to be read. The blurb seemed like such an original idea - the idea of having a little black book is not a new one, but I’ve never heard of one being used within the story of a book before. Evie is a wonderful character and you really do feel sorry for her. Her journey to reconnect with all the names within her black book was fun and kept me interested throughout! All the other characters were all really likeable also, and I just kept my fingers crossed throughout that Evie got her happy ending which she so deserved.

A real feel-good book, full of love, laughter and lots of heart-warming moments. I would definitely recommend this book and it’s perfect for an afternoon of summer reading! Will certainly be looking for more by this author!