Brilliant! Loved this book.. Its warm, inspiring, touching and funny. Read it you won't be sorry. Read or listened to most of this authors books.. never fails to grab my attention.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

Happy happy! What a fun book. I loved all the characters, the writing and the pacing. Easy read that left me....
happy!

This was my first Fiona Gibson, and probably not my last. I happened to come across her latest and thought, why not? I had, after all, been thinking to read something of hers for quite some time now. And a good portion of it was breezy - downright hilarious. Gibson, I sense, has a talent for bringing into sharp contrast the comical aspects of life. The storyline was fresh, and I did like many of the characters, especially the hyperbolic ones that made me laugh out loud. I personally struggled with connecting. The online dating business is pretty alien to me and I probably would have preferred that it did not occupy center stage. However, the dating itself is rendered particularly hilarious, also because Jen approaches it with the irony of one who is not entirely sure that this is how things ought to work. I particularly loved the way that her relationship with Rod, longtime best friend and Hannah's father, is portrayed in this book, and how it is left to develop and simmer in the background. Brownie points for the unpredictable ending. I appreciate it when feel-good writing invests in a concept of life that is more in tune with the nuances of events and the strange turnings of the human heart.

Full of hilarious encounters for a woman experimenting with the contemporary dating world. Relatable characters, humour, and witty dialogue make this a fun escapist read, perfect Summer reading.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Really enjoyable look into a more mature woman’s foray into online dating. Great characters and skills woven storylines relating to the main character. Laugh out loud funny at times. A heart warming story of middle age. Easy to follow and not as predictable as you might imagine.

Thank you Netgalley

This just wasn’t for me. I did not finish. The subject matter wasn’t interesting so I struggled to want to read it.

The main character is Jen, a woman in her 50s who just got made redundant from her fligh attendant job. She has a daughter Hannah, who works in London. Jen lives on her own. Hannah convinces her to try online dating. There are some disastrous dates and some not so bad ones. This book is an easy read and shows that you are never too old to date.

this book was so cute and precious!!! i really enjoy romances at the moment and this sweet one did not disappoint! Thank you so much netgalley! this was splendid!!!

I enjoyed this light hearted read. Fiona is a firm favourite and this just solidifies why she is on that list!

I love having a book that makes me laugh out loud and I always do with Fiona Gibson's novels! Online dating with all its pitfalls, especially when you're over 50. Is it worth the bother? Can you find love and romance again?

Jen is a fifty year old flight attendant from Glasgow when she is made redundant as the airline goes bankrupt. With a grown daughter out of the house, Fiona begins a job search as well as a foray into online dating. Recounting the many dates, Jen begins to realize what she wants out of life and who she wants to be. The part of the book that gave it some depth was Jen’s dealing with her mother’s onset of dementia. A pleasant read.

Jen is 50 and single, but she has no time for love as her job as a flight attendant takes her away from home a lot.
Budgie Air goes bankrupt and Jen finds herself
unemployed. With lots of spare time on her hands Jen joins a dating website and what follows is just hilarious.
This was a quick read that was very enjoyable. Jen was a great character that was very independent that knows what she wants out of life.
There are a few funny, disaster stories of some of the dates Jen went on.
But I think this book was more about discovering yourself at any age and starting over after life gives you a crappy Hand.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. I have chosen to write this honest review voluntarily.
The author has taken a set of contemporary situations - redundancy after a long time in the same job, online dating sites and being without a 'special someone' at the age of 50 - and woven an interesting, realistic tale scattered with loads of laugh-out-loud moments balanced with some more emotional 'down' moments, just like life. I loved the character of Jen as she brings us stories of her life as a cabin crew member, meets the weirdest men in her dates and faces up to the deteriorating health of her mum. This novel is an excellent beach read; Fiona writes a BudgieAir maxim is 'Smiles cost nothing so we give them for tree's and she certainly gave me loads of smiles through this contemporary fiction!

Thank you so much @netgalley and @avonbooksuk for the gifted digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. I apologize for the late post!

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮:

✔ Want an insight on the life of a flight attendant
✔ Have doubts about online dating
✔ Feel like you've lost everything good in your life and have to built it all up again

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I expected a quick enjoyable and funny read when I requested this book. However I couldn't connect with the main character at all. I found it interesting how she was struggling to get her life back on track in her fifties, but other than that, I just wasn't interested in all the details of her story.

I thought the plot would be more focused on online dating and on finding the perfect match but the details of the dates the MC went on felt rushed. There were other parts of her life which were more in focus and those made the book feel more like a contemporary/women fiction instead of a romance.

The ending wasn't at all satisfying for me and, overall, it didn't feel worth spending my time reading this book. I'm sorry to be so harsh, but I think honesty is the best policy. 😬

This was my first read by this author so I don't know how her other books are. If you love her books or if you find the synopsis interesting, please give it a go despite my review because we all connect to the different stories and different characters. This one was just not for me.

This book was fun and sweet and I enjoyed it. The story was good and I read this very quickly. I have read Fiona’s books in the past and have always enjoyed them. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

The Woman Who Took A Chance - Fiona Gibson

March 2022 – Book 6 Book 28 – 2022

Net Galley ARC – I was drawn to this from the Blurb. Jen a 50 year old flight attendant who has just been made redundant, hilarious calls to a redundancy hotline. Dipping her toes into the world of internet dating after her daughter has flown the nest, her mother is dealing with dementia and her ex has his own life. And she wanted to find someone to take on a holiday she’s won from work.

This had so much potential, but it fell a little flat for me, the dating situations could have been funny but they were more cringe and I started skim reading them.

The best part for me was the tale of a missing Cat Mr Sox.

Most of the way through I thought why is she doing this, why doesn’t she do something else and how has she still got this holiday if the company has gone bust!

i love that it tackles adult and "adulting" problems alongside with the modern society/time we are living.

it also talks about motherhood and family which is lovely.

it's a fun read.

This was a fun read. I enjoyed it.
This was a first book that I read from this author, and was more tahna okay.

Greta summer read. 3.8 stars on

We follow the character of Jennifer as she is sadly made redundant from her job, of being an air hostess. But with more time on her hands, this gives her more time to date, see her mum and make new friends,

This novel is told through the voice of Jennifer and has a light tone to it while reading. The thing I liked about this novel was the determination that we saw in this character; Jennifer was strong-willed and willing to put herself out there, which I really admired, especially when the character was portrayed as an older woman in her 50s.

Through this novel, we also see the portrayal of co-parenting at its best. Two adults working together to raise a child, while also supporting each other in their careers.

However, this novel is not your stereotypical romance, and that is also a good thing. Gibson explores how it could have gone that way, but also turns this narrative around and shows how the main character isn't just taking the easy route but standing on her own two feet and making her own decisions.

But, there were a few things that irked me, because this is an ARC it can be forgiven and I really hope it was picked up before this went to publishing. A couple of times the perfume Red Door is mentioned, however, the branding is mentioned as Estee Lauder, which is wrong. Red Door is made by Elizabeth Arden. I just feel this is a really silly mistake and should have been checked; so hopefully, it was.
The other thing I found about this novel was that it seemed repetitive in places which made the novel slow, however, the ending was slightly rushed and I would have liked to have known more, although it was still a rounded ending and nothing was missing from it.

I would like to read more from this author, and have already looked up a few other titles, which all sound great.