I feel like this story’s plot was a bit far fetched I mean sending your ex future daughter in law on a honeymoon that’s not in the least likely to happen in real life.

Though that being said this book was lighthearted read it would be the perfect beach read. The plot was simple and easy to follow but for me it did really have that wow factor that I get with books I keep coming back to years after first reading them.

3.5 stars
Lighthearted and somewhat steamy!
Getting stood up at the alter seems to be a common trope these days.
I was interested in this one because of the traveling aspect. Obviously, this year has been lacking on the travel front, so I’ve enjoyed romantic contemporaries that involve far off
places.
I found the characters a lot more likable in this novel than in “The Love Square”. Everything seemed more believable. And the romance was much sweeter.
The plot in this starts out a bit far fetched, but I found it to be a fun read. I think this will be a nice summer or beach read for a lot of people!

The Lucky Escape was an easy lighthearted read; it would make the perfect beach read. The plot was fairly simple and easy to follow and the characters were likeable.

How nice it would have been to have read The Lucky Escape on a sunny beach abroad instead of in a miserable UK lockdown! It’s a classic beach read, particularly with a great deal of the novel being set in Australia, and a romantic plot with a lovely protagonist you can root for. While I always appreciate when genre fiction reaches beyond patriarchal traditional tropes, I did feel like this was trying to hard to be diverse, with lots of pointed references to friends and colleagues of the (white straight cis) protagonist who are Black, or gay, or use non-cis pronouns. I just think it could have been subtler, but I really do enjoy a romance novel, like this one, that I can be sure has a good heart!

I love Laura Jane Williams’ books! The Love Square got me hooked first and now The Lucky Escape. The character development in this book was so incredibly good, I found myself constantly rooting for Annie and for the happiness that she truly deserved! 4 stars!

I really enjoyed so much about this book. I found Annie to be a strong, believable character. You could easily see how she became what she became given how her mother treated her. So it was super reasonable that she would have stayed with Alexander all that time.

I found the send your son’s ex-fiance on a luxurious honeymoon thing to be a bit far-fetched, and I wished there was a bit more development of the relationship she had with Fernanda early in the book to help me buy into that piece a bit more. Most of that relationship occurs off-screen, so it was a bit of a tough sell.

I adored Freddie and how close Annie and she were. It was sweet to see that side of Annie and the side of Annie you saw with her best friends. The different spheres of adult friendship thing is very relatable.

I loved Patrick. His past was so sad, but it really made a lot of aspects of his personality make sense. It did take me a little while to feel the sexual chemistry between them, but once it was there, it was super hot. It definitely aligned with Annie’s realizations about her attraction. The final conflict between them was reasonable and didn’t seem cheap which I also appreciated.

Overall, to me, this felt like a lovely blend of Beth O’Leary’s The Flatshare and Christina Lauren’s Unhoneymooners in the best possible way while also feeling very unique. I really enjoyed it!

The Lucky Escape was an easy lighthearted read; it would make the perfect beach read. The plot was fairly simple and easy to follow and the characters were likable.

What a cute romantic comedy book! I absolutely adore this. It’s very girl meets boy in a destination spot but with a ring of truth. I highly recommend it I think a lot of people who enjoy this one