I adore novels set in France, so when this one caught my eye, I was so eager to read it. It had been sitting on my Kindle for a while, and once I started it, I fell in love! The cover is so romantic, with beautiful buildings, rolling hills and the bright blue sky. It draws you in, makes you think of summer days - and I couldn't wait to get stuck in!

I feel like this novel starts fairly quickly, we were introduced to Flora and Hugo and their relationship 'issues' straight away, and I enjoyed that. It gave a quick overview of the whole novel. I also found that the flirting from Xavier started quickly too, and I was eager to see what Flora was going to do about it all. Especially with Hugo swanning off on a boat for a week with an old school friend, to give himself 'space to think'. I loved Flora's character and often felt so sorry for her, with what she was going through with husband Hugo. As well as the other characters, I enjoyed reading about the other secondary characters such as Susie, Matt and the others.

The setting for this novel sounded idyllic, and not for the first time it had me dreaming of spending weeks in the beautiful country of France, especially where this book was set, it all sounded so beautiful and ideal. I loved the mentioning of the food markets, the food overall just sounded mouth-wateringly delicious. It was a great summery read and I really found myself flying through the pages as it was just such an easy and enjoyable read.

One thing I will say, was that I was a little disappointed with the ending. Throughout this novel, we see Flora and Xavier growing closer and finding it harder to hold back against their passion for one another but when it got to the end, it was kind of left open and we wasn't given a full explanation as to what happened with them both which I thought was a shame. I really thought that we would be given a further explanation as to what was going through Flora's head and who she had 'chosen'. I really disliked Hugo throughout the novel, so to see him and Flora 'together' at the end of the novel confused me slightly - for me it just ended too abruptly. It would have been nice for it to go on for a few more pages to find out more.

Overall, it was a quick and easy summery read. If the ending had been slightly better I would have given it 5 stars. Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this novel to read, which I have reviewed honestly.

A great escape read which whisks you away to warm summer days. A lovely book that held my interest throughout

Having read several other books by this author, I had high hopes and maybe it was my expectations that let me down. I thought the dialogue was excessively long, each character had the same voice (what 6 year old knows indigestion?!) The dialogue was repetitive and every single page was just some miserable woman wondering where her husband had gone and if it was a good enough excuse for an affair. The supposed heartthrob of the book came across as over zealous pervert who wouldn’t take no for answer. I just kept hoping that some miracle would turn it in to a crime novel and they’d all get murdered. In my opinion, there are much better books out there by this author.

This is the 2nd book I’ve read and loved by this author. The cover is delightful to look at. Lovely location sets it all off. Great group of characters who all worked well together. The book was well written and flowed so well. Once I started I was hooked and couldn’t put it down. It was a truly magical read. Bit disappointed at the end but good that not all books end when the man gets his woman. So very true to life ending .

I enjoyed this book overall, but felt the ending let it down. The fact I feel Flora chose the wrong man aside, the ending was rushed. I would have liked to learn more about Flora's life a year on. It was sad, flat, and all that after a well-paced story, with beautiful descriptions of the South of France, and a great bunch of characters. I also think the author needed to spend more time on Hugo's redeeming qualities.