It was like experiencing Ghosts of Boyfriends/ Ex-fiancées past: a so much better version of McConaughey’s movie with gender switch!

It is also a time traveling journey for me because this is 20th anniversary of book’s release. As a lover of smart and humorous up-lift rom-coms I truly piss myself why I didn’t read any of the author’s books. I’m really thankful to NetGalley to put this author’s novels on my radar even though my tbr can explode at any second but it was worth to add more delicious entries to my pile!

Well, think about 20 years ago this story takes place: No iPhones, no social media accounts, no influencers, Britney hasn’t gone mad and she has just found the fame. We haven’t read Goblet of Fire so Robert Pattinson’s Cedric character is still safe, oh hell, Robert Pattinson was too teenage to be Edward Cullen! No Netflix so chill,few boring TV channels, more DVD time! The very same time zone I was sorry for Bruce Willis who has no idea he played a ghost in a movie from the beginning, accompanying a little eerie boy who can see death people and Julia Roberts was just a girl standing in front of boy who was gonna be Brigitte Jones’ scoundrel boss to love her!

Nobody’s head buried into phones, simpler, less complicated times!

So I enjoyed each minute of this journey and I have to admit the author achieved a marvelous job.

The plot line was entertaining and unique: Carly Cooper is independent, confident, social, powerful woman making good money from the job she truly detests surrounded by real good, loyal, eccentric friends who has no luck with love. She has engaged for five times and now she has to do something to change things. She deserves her own HEA and her dream man. So she needs to revisit her past demons/ fiancées to learn from her mistakes and shape her future happiness.

This means she has to quit her job and take a long vacation to meet those guys who are living in four corners of the globe. It was like 80 days around the world to find your true love of your life. It’s worth it! Isn’t it?

Overall: I laughed a lot and had quality time. After 20 years later, if a book is still effective on you, warm your heart and heal your soul, this means the author accomplished her mission. I highly recommend it to the lovers of great laugh and true die hard fans of smart romcoms.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for sharing this entertaining ARC with me in exchange my honest opinions.