Jenny Sparrow Knows the Future

A lovely Rom -com book very easy to read and be drawn into
Well written and keeps you wanting to read another page all time!
Look forward to more books of this writer in future

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas....doesn't it?? Not for Jenny Sparrow it doesn't! Jenny has a clear plan (laminated even) but things don't quite work out the way she'd hope. This is a fun read and I enjoyed it from start to finish. 4 out of 5 stars ****

To get straight to the point, I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I do love a good chick lit, but find that all too often they can be a tad on the unrealistic and fantastical side, but this one had just enough realism to balance the romance and grand gestures within the storyline. These grand romantic gestures that happen in chick lit are things that very unlikely happen in real life, but within Pimentel's novel there is enough mention of the daily grind and usual relationships trials and tribulations, that it made the grand gestures more believable.

The text flowed well, and I really enjoyed Pimentel's writing style. There was just enough detail without going overboard, and the book was just the right length. Sometimes I can get near the end of the book and wish the happy ending would just come, but this book had just enough juicy plot running throughout, so I didn't get bored at any point.

Pimentel is an author I shall be looking out for, as I'd love to see what else she is capable of. Definitely recommend giving her a go if you like chick lit or something to read on holiday.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.

Gentle romcom about Jenny who is in a long term relationship with Christopher. American Jenny and the typically English Christopher have been living together for three years after Jenny has moved to London so that they can be together. Jenny is now keen to get married but Christopher is not so sure he is ready for the commitment.
Jenny is incredibly organised and even has a list of how her life should progress and what should happen when, even down to the age when she should get married: she carries this laminated document around in her handbag and constantly refers to it. Compiled when she was a teenager with her best friend Isla, she religiously follows it even now as an adult in her thirties, clinging to it as it has given her purpose and continuity throughout her difficult teenage years.
When Christopher seems uninterested in marriage Jenny jets off to Vegas to meet Isla and in a drunken state meets handsome Texan Jackson.
On her return to London Jenny picks up her life and Christopher proposes but things do not work out as planned when Jackson reappears in her life.
However much you organise your life things do not always work out as expected.and often it is better to go with the flow rather than sticking to a grand plan. This is one of the main themes of the novel.
A quirky comedy narrated by Jenny in the first person, this is an ideal book to read.on the beach. I dipped in and out of it as I slipped in and out of the pool and I would recommend it to readers who want a light Summer read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin UK for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I can honestly say that I truly loved this book. I devoured in just a few days (would have been sooner, but had other demands).
As teens Jenny and Isla make out an almost bucket list of where and when they want to be at various stages of their lives.
Jenny unlike Isla lives by the list (so much so that she keeps a laminated copy in her bag). So, this is the year she expects to be engaged to be married.
However when her partner Christopher fails to purpose, Jenny escapes to Los Vegas to spend a couple of days with her best friend Isla.
The weekend starts with Jenny getting sun stroke, but she does manage to go out for a fun evening on the tiles. Everything seems fine until the following morning she wakes un in a strange hotel room, she quickly makes a run for it.
Upon her return to London, she finds Christopher waiting for her in arrivals, he goes down on one knee and makes her dream come true by popping the question. She decides that what happened on In Los Vegas will stay there and moves on with her life. Her plans are going well. However, that is until she is summoned to reception to be told that her ‘husband’ has come to visit. She is chuffed that Christopher is already using that title.
However, the man she see’s waiting is not her fiancée, but a man she recognises from a Casino in Los Vegas! Jackson foes on to inform her that they are married, Jenny has no memories of their nuptials.
Jenny will now need to get a divorce before she can marry the love of her life. Jackson agrees to a divorce, but only on the condition that Jenny will spend time with him each day for the rest of the week.
Jenny reluctantly agrees.
Maybe it is true, you never really know what the future holds. Fate is funny like that.
This book will keep the reader enthralled and a perfect holiday read.

I have read a lot of 'perfect for summer' reads recently, and this one is different. I loved everything about it - the settings, the characters, the witty dialogue, the underlying truths - oh how I wish I had read this, or something similar, when I was younger!

Jenny Sparrow has her life all mapped out - literally. She wrote her list aged thirteen and now, aged 30, she is still using it as her life plan. However, as we all know, plans are made to be broken ...

I really loved this novel. It has just the right mix of sureness and uncertainty, work and fun, sadness and happiness. A gorgeous warm, funny, uplifting, spirit-raising read - and if you're only going to manage to fit in one summer read make it this one! I closed my kindle with a little sigh of happiness at a book well read.

I received an arc via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.