A book about second chances. The writing was so playful, also enjoyable to read. Both these characters were so relatable.
If you're looking for something to kick a reading slump or if you just want a fun, romantic book to sweep you off your feet this summer: look no further. This was such a good book. To be read by the beach or in the garden. Let this story take you away for a few hours of reading bliss.
The story flowed effortlessly from chapter to chapter with a wonderfully descriptive vocabulary, bringing the reader into each character’s personality and surrounding imagery in such a colourful way.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is such a great novel. Ciaran and Lizzy were best friends a long time ago but when a chance encounter brings them together can they share how they feel about each other now they are back in each other lives. The ending was quite predictable but I still enjoyed it and can’t wait to read the authors next novel.

A Sparkling four-star read. This has all of the makings of a five-star read, but it just missed the mark a little, but I honestly couldn’t understand where or why. This has all of the makings of a great story, romance, a twisted past, Cannes festival, and the dreamy taste of Tunnocks. This is a case of having all the right moving parts, but still not making the whole moving machine, it comes so close, but stalls as it gets going. I am so excited to read more from this author, as the gritty talent is there, it just needs a little extra something. Do pick this story up, as I am so sure lots of people wont be as picky as me, as will be won over by the big screen drama.

Lizzy Munro is a half-American, half-Scottish advocate for the Scottish Film Board. The team are at the Cannes Film Festival hoping to lure some big Hollywood director into their marquee and persuade them to shoot their films in Scotland, they don't have the big budget of some of their rivals but Lizzy hopes that the Ceilidh she has planned for the last night will help them stand out.

Having her lunch one day, Lizzy is horrified to see hot-shot Irish director Ciaran Flynn in the café, even more incensed when he totally blanks her when she waves. Their friendship twelve years ago when they were students in France may have ended really badly but there's no need to be rude.

Ciaran is riding high, bringing his film about living in Bordeaux as a student to Cannes to premiere at the Palais des Festivals, the most important venue. Then his film company is served with an infringement notice claiming that Ciaran's film Wish You Were Here bears a striking resemblance to a similar screenplay submitted to the film company two years earlier. Now the only hope Ciaran has of refuting the claims is to find someone who could confirm some of the aspects of the film are based on real life - and that someone would be Lizzy.

Lizzy doesn't want to help Ciaran, the man who not so much broke her heart as stamped all over it then set light to the remains, but her innate sense of fair play forces her to agree. Watching the film together reminds both Lizzy and Ciaran of their time together, both of them lamenting their relationship and how it ended.

This was a sweet and quirky romance about second chances, first love, and how things can appear very different from the other point of view.

Perfect holiday reading (if we get one in 2022), light, amusing, charming and with likable characters.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This is such a lovely debut novel, about finding a spark again. Ciaran and Lizzy were best friends a long time ago but haven't seen or spoken to each other since, they both have their own lives to lead now, but when a chance encounter brings them together can they share how they feel about each other now they are back in each other lives. It was warm and full of joy and I felt as though I warmed to Lizzy a lot and I feel as though both characters are relatable. It was a really enjoyable read, I kind of guessed where the ending might go and was right but still it was such a sweet story. I cannot wait to read Niamh's books in the future as I reckon they will be a big hit.

Lizzie and Ciaran first met in Bordeaux on an Eramus scheme and quickly became best friends. Fast-forward 12 years and they haven't spoken since one fateful night - and Lizzie's last - in Bordeaux. Ciaran is now a rising director, showcasing his second film inspired by his time in Bordeaux at the Cannes Film Festival. He bumps into Lizzie at the Festival, but she makes it clear to him that she doesn't see any point in reconnecting. However, someone starts broadcasting that Ciaran's film was plagiarised and it's up to Ciaran to try and prove that he didn't by getting people from his past - namely Lizzie - to vouch for him.

This was a sweet, heartfelt second-chance-romance read that I enjoyed. The inclusion of flashbacks to their time in Bordeaux reminded me a little of Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation -which is not a bad thing! I enjoyed seeing both present and past Ciaran and Lizzie grow and navigate through their feelings towards one another.

- Second chance romance
- Friends to strangers to lovers