Hilarious story of trying to go green. Ellie's new boss at the PR company she works for is hot. He's also very concerned about the environment. Ellie decides to improve her green credentials to impress him. She ditches her high-emission, clapped-out car for a Tesla, stops eating ready meals and takes part in an environmental demo, all for the wrong reasons. Then she starts to realise how much she enjoys being more planet-conscious. Her humorous experiences along the way are great fun. Nick Spalding has an engaging, chatty style of writing, making for a real laugh out loud book!

Nick Spalding first entered my life with his book, Logging Off. While being an entertaining read it also inspired me to take digital detoxes every now and then.

Now, Nick is back with his latest read, Going Green. Going Green tells the hilarious story of Ellie Cooke is really just wants to save her job but in the process ends up also trying to save the world.

Nick has done a great job of writing a female lead who is very relatable. I'll be honest, when I first realised the lead was a woman I was curious as to how she would turn out as I can't think of a single book I've read by a male author who writes from the female perspective. It's not something I avoid, it's just something I haven't come across. But I think Nick has done a brilliant job. Ellie is just your average girl next door, who ends up going down rabbit holes (who doesn't?), who can be a little crude (who isn't?) and who ends up in the most ridiculous situations (who hasn't?). So if you fancy a book that'll give you a giggle and potentially have you laughing out loud, I definitely recommend this one.

Poignantn witty and laugh out loud funny. One of those books i can't read at night due to my laughing waking not only my wife but the neighbours. Some fantastic characters and the female lead is an incredible person. Not only is this book funny but it brings a very serious subject to the fore in a lighthearted way instead of preaching which puts many people off. It's a stellar piece of work and i would recommend it to absolutely everyone who likes to read.

A much needed laugh in some incredibly dark times now and in the all too near future.

It’s definitely the year to turn to light hearted entertainment and Nick Spalding’s latest book certainly offers a very humorous look at being more environmentally friendly. Ellie is a very relatable character who aims to be more environmentally friendly but so often forgets her bag for life and finds a Boots meal deal just too easy an option for lunch. I loved reading about her various escapades in trying to be more green and work with those who are, some more far fetched than others but all very tongue in cheek. It’s thought provoking without being lecturing and I loved how it concluded, very well thought out. I’ll be looking out for the next Nick Spalding book for certain,

Sorry, I couldn't get past the third page of this book - I found it unreadable. Arch, coy, forced, unfunny.

The story opens with Ellie working for a failing PR company which is taken over by a new 'green' minded boss and there are going to be lay-offs., Nolan. Despite having no green aspirations Ellie comes up with a strategy to keep her job - pretend to be an eco-warrior and impress the boss.

The rest of the book follows Ellie in her often misguided attempts to impress, while being attracted to Nolan. There is slapstick humour and there were some genuine laugh-out-loud moments, like the incident with the ebikes.

Alongside the humour is Ellie's slow awakening to the fact that what she is doing as a ploy to remain employed is actually important to the planet and increasingly to Ellie herself.

If I have one niggle it was the mentions of Nolan's physical likeness to Adam Driver. Once was enough but several times was too much. As someone who doesn't find him attractive (sorry, Adam Driver) this was very distracting and a bit off-putting, and as a reader I prefer to come up with my own mental images of what a character looks like, based on a description.

This was a very light, fun read with a satisfying conclusion.

Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from NetGalley. Although I've heard of Nick Spalding before, I'd never read any of his books, but enjoyed my first taste of them and would be interested to read more. 'Going Green' was entertaining and easy to read, with a likeable if somewhat cringeworthy protagonist. Although for the most part the supporting characters weren't particularly developed, it was easy to follow and an enjoyable read.

A funny novel, in keeping with Mr Spalding's reputation for comedy. I have not read a Nick Spalding novel before, and was pleased to find it was a good read with mostly funny bits in it, but some very serious parts, when his main character and others who gradually influence her, talk about the environmental issues involved in the book. I do not wish to spoil the end, so I will say nothing of it, but I would recommend this novel.

I am always a big fan of Nick Spaulding and have enjoyed all books and this didn’t change it. It’s about Ellie whom tries to become more environmentally friendly and social aware. A good easy read

A fun environmental themed rom com depicting the budding love story of the quirky protagonist. Original and highly recommended!

This is such a cute book. It was funny and a wonderful story. You will laugh out loud at the antics of the main character. It was the perfect weekend read.

30something Ellie Cooke is desperate to keep the job she really doesn’t enjoy, but with a new boss, Nolan, and a different direction for the company she’s determined to do everything she can to ingratiate herself with Nolan. Unfortunately she’s a bit a of a klutz, and gets carried away with her enthusiasm at times. However, she finds herself warming to the environmental issues she is faced with.

A timely and relevant nod to environmental issues, which is worth a read just for that. I didn’t take to Ellie, but there are a couple of laugh out loud moments although also some that made me wince. However a fairly light hearted and easy read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I liked parts of this book, but I found a lot of it too cringey and I didn't like the main character at all! I did have a laugh about some of her escapades but mostly I just sound it really unbelievable

Fans of Nick Spaulding will enjoy this book, lighthearted and funny it follows Ellie in her, somewhat misguided quest to become more environmentally aware to keep her job, and her man. Easy to read and quite engaging it’s a bit let down by Ellie herself who is just silly throughout the story, her internal monologue is hard to bare at times as she makes one daft, sometimes judgemental, and always cringeworthy mistake after another!

I’m a massive fan of Nick Spalding so I was really pleased to be given an ARC by Netgalley and the publisher.

And he has done it again, the author has a knack of honing into a specific issue and bringing out its absurdity in all its glory. This time focuses on environmentalism and ‘going green’.

I adored the main character, Ellie, a wayward PR consultant who decides to fake her green credentials to keep her job. There were moments that I laughed out loud (a lot), which my husband found intensely irritating. But a good belly laugh is something we all need right now so I am not repentant at all...

All in all, a light frothy read, which I would thoroughly recommend. Keep them coming Nick!

Ellie has to pretend that she is something she is not in order to keep her job.
A lovely laugh out loud tale. about a Woman doing all that she can for the sake of her job, her man, and the planet.
Vibrant characters, and clumsy situations that make make the main protagonist real and relatable.

If you enjoy very light-hearted, situational humor, this would be the book for you. I do think the author might be better off writing male main characters, rather than female. I found this one just a bit too unrealistically dense.

Nick Spalding’s Going Green takes a humorous, lighthearted stab at tackling the issues climate change.

The book is based around the protagonist Ellie who is kind of a train wreck, but a train wreck with great intentions. Her.... lets go with less then desirable attempts to "Go Green" in an attempt to keep her job. Although Ellie seems to just go from one disaster to another, but you’ll have to read it yourself for the details.

Although this isn’t the type of book that I would normally read I rather enjoyed it. Hold onto your bamboo bicycles and give this a read

Thank you to publishers for this ARC

The book is described as a "laugh out aloud story" and it certainly does that!

From reading the first word, it felt like I had stepped inside Ellie, the main character's head, "Yes, brain! I like your thinking".

And the way scenes are described well, you (okay, at least me) can imagine seeing them with your own eyes. From panda vs dolphin impressions to fighting with a taco-pinching cockatoo, as well as dealing with an angel and devil on her shoulders, life certainly gets interesting for Ellie, the main character!

I could even relate to some of Ellie's dilemmas, yes, I too, have forgotten my reusable bags from time to time.

The laugh out loud moments, and there were a few, some that you could almost visualise - a bit like watching something happen in slow motion. Some were cliché and stereotypical of life as we know it, like travelling to an important meeting - what could go wrong?!

A light-hearted and funny read that manages to reflect real-life situations of going green.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for the eARC.

You know what you’re getting with a Spalding novel. A lighthearted read, some big smiles. Never a challenging read, but that’s not why you’re here. And he’s done it again.

This is not a read of the year. But it’s warm and funny and will pass a day - a good, solid novel.