Relight My Fire

Relight My Fire, Joanna Bolouri


Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: Woman's Fiction.

Gah, Woman's Fiction – I hate when we dismiss a whole sector of readers. Why do that? Why shouldn't men read this? Ah well, rant over.

I Loved The List, a fabulous read. Maybe I just had over expectations for this but I didn't find it as gripping, as funny, as can't-stop-reading. I liked it, a lot but didn't love it.
Oliver and Phoebe are wonderful, and Phoebe's friends are great. Its lovely to see how they all are five years on. Phoebe though finds that each time she approaches Oliver he's too tried, not in the mood, Molly needs something, and its suddenly a couple of moths since they've made love.
Phoebe's list comes into play again – and wow, what great ideas the two of them have. Soon they're on full flow, unable to keep their hands of each other, just like the old days. It seems all their issues are sorted – but are they? People from Phoebe's past suddenly appear, and Oliver isn't happy, then something comes out from him that shocked Phoebe ( and me). It caused a huge rift, and I understood how both felt. Its the kind of issues many couples face, and what can break a relationship if not dealt with properly and I so didn't want that to happen.
Of course in all the drama are the usual comedic moments that characterized The List and lightened the seriousness of the novel. That was a great balance, not too bright and chippy to be considered fluff, not too deep and dark to be off-putting to readers who want a story to relax with. I love books like this that deal with real events, with issues we all face but also give me some bright moments and a HEA. I need that.
Overall its another great read but there were times I found myself drifting, not fully into the story, unlike The List where I found it impossible to put down. Its a good follow up, and was good to see how they were doing five years down the line.

Stars: Four, not up to the List for me, but a good read.

ARC supplied for review purposes by Netgalley and Publishers

Phoebe and Oliver are in a rut, their lives revolve around their daughter Molly and mundane day to day tasks.



As Phoebe can't even entice Oliver into some time together, she discusses with Lucy and Hazel her closest friends who suggest therapy and so she takes Oliver with her to discuss things through with a therapist. Whilst there they get told tips to do week by week such as using a sex idea and fantasies jar and so they slowly start to get their mojo back, starting with setting and other scenarios the couple go through some sad and hilarious moments together.



It is a very sex heavy themed book, however the main issue is how to keep the passion in a relationship though we do also see an old flame of a boss return and an impending marriage for a friend, Lucy. We see how day to day the couple neglected each other before making an effort on both sides and seeing how they were happier once they had time together to recapture the spark they had originally.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!