This book made me properly laugh out loud which is a rarity.
It's a feel good romance which also mercilessly sends up the manifesting industry. Alice is in her mid 30s and in her eyes everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. Single, homeless and in danger of losing her job, she decides to manifest her perfect life. But is what she perceives as perfect really going to make her happy? I loved that Alice is actually far more capable than she perceives herself to be - and she gets the chance to sort her life out without anybody's help. Obviously we get a fab romance too and Hannah Lake gives us some great potential and ex boyfriends.
One of the most fun books I've read for a while.

OMG, I have to say I was cracking up, giggling all the time when I read this book. Alice's life is totally a mess, but isn't it that is also our real life too? The way she is trying to manifest and put her life into the right place, but there were so many unexpected and inevitable challenges out of nowhere drop down to her life. I was so sympathetic with Alice 'cause I was the one just like her, manifesting every single day, in every aspect of my life. But she is luckier than I 'cause her love life was predictable, I knew it from the very first line because I love his attitude so much, small hint for all of you, it was a classic love line troupe.

Despite all things I love about this book, I am still not acquainted with the writing style. I get the idea and understand it crystal clear, but sometimes it tires me when I read between the paragraphs. But I enjoyed this book and hope for more books in the future from Hannah.

Thank you, NetGalley and HQ, for accepting my ARC request.

I found this a genuinely enjoyable read. The format of the story being told through entries in her manifestation journal is refreshing. The journal quotes and affirmations add humour and personality, and some of Alice’s entries had me laughing.

Alice Carver believes that manifestation will make all her dreams come true. she will bag her dream man, she will get promotions in work, her own place to live. ......Will manifestation work? A story full of hope, making the reader wish that all those dreams will come true.

Thank you so much to HQ for an E-ARC!

3.5 rounded up to 4 because the slow burn was good.

Gotta say this got me frustrated as I thought I loved a slow burn, which I do, but this was a whole different type.

First off the whole relationship between Alice and Matthew is a sort of focus but not like one I've read before. There's tension there, mainly from Alice since we only get her perspective through her entries etc. but you find out why later in the story. Matthew and Alice hardly interact in the first part of the book other than some short meetings and scenes but yet I found myself rooting for them. I was reading purely to see more of them together and to shake Alice with some of things she would do or choose to manifest.

The main focus is Alice trying to make changes to her life but I was mainly focused on a slow burn that was simmering away in the background that I was hoping would engulf oxygen and just burst lol

Really enjoyed it!

I absolutely devoured this book! FMC Alice is 37 years old and fed up with the way her life is! After watching her ex get married, she is gifted a manifestation journal for Christmas and decides she will manifest her perfect life! This book is really funny at parts and Alice is such a brilliant FMC. I loved the relationship she had with her parents and two sisters, Astrid and Arrie, and this is a massive part of the book. Although Alice was manifesting certain parts of her life, she found out it wasn’t exactly what she wanted. Uplifting, funny read which will make you consider manifesting your perfect life!!

Alice Carver’s life is a mess, and somehow, it just keeps getting worse, and worse, and worse. Every little thing that could possibly go wrong does. Desperate for change, she decides to take control and manifest her dream life: the perfect boyfriend, house, job, and the respect she’s always craved. When she receives The Guide for Christmas, her journey to self-improvement begins.

Alice knows she’s a bit of a disaster, but she’s committed to change. Her efforts at manifesting do start to bring results, sort of. But she often misreads situations and tends to blame those around her for her problems. Her family doesn’t quite understand her, especially compared to her more successful siblings. There are so many moments where you just want to shake her, she’s ignoring the obvious and making questionable choices.

I found this a genuinely enjoyable read. The format of the story being told through entries in her manifestation journal is refreshing. The journal quotes and affirmations add humour and personality, and some of Alice’s entries had me laughing.

Just so gooood! Lighthearted, romantic, and humorous this book was like a modern Bridget Jones. I highly enjoyed the characters relatability and who would t want to manifest their perfect life that’s our main characters dilemma and it provides for the most entertaining and joyous book experience. One of my favorites in women’s fiction this year!