This book was so light hearted and fun, just what I needed after some awful reads, will read more by this author

I wanted to love this book. While I enjoyed aspects, I could not get through the enormous amount of swear words and vulgairty unnecessarily strewn through the page. I think with some editing, the reader could engage more with the story.

I was hoping for more from this story and unfortunately it wasn't a book for me. It was okay, but it wouldn't be one I'm hoping to reread again.

I was really excited to read this book. The blurb really attracted me. Unfortunately this book was not for me. It was too much cliché to my taste, and I was really disturbed by the way the characters talk. Way too many swear words on almost every page of this book. Too vulgar to my taste. I am not a very big fan of characters who swear all the time and it was the case in this book. On a positive note, I liked the way the chapters were build. It was like written as a diary with 12 chapters for the 12 months of the year. Also the topic of this book was appealing and also very important to talk about as loss of sexual relationship in a long term relationship is very common. I just didn't like the way the book was written. A little disappointment for me here. But I was happy to read it anyway.

Relight my fire was quite fun to read, it's a different take on a usual rom com as things do take place in the book that you wouldn't expect from a traditional romance story.
This book describes a couples desire to essentially relight, bring back some life to their relationship. They have a daughter, they've been together for a while but they feel like they need to spice it up a bit so they seek some help and it does help.
I liked the relationships that were explored for instance the mother-daughter bond, the father-daughter bond, the MC's bestfriend and her. It was some great relationships.
However, I did feel like the story dragged a little towards the end which made me take a while to pick back where I left off but overall, it was a good read.

***I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, Quercus Publishing, and Joanna Bolouri.**

Relight My Fire, by Joanna Bolouri, was a sincere look at how hard it can be to make a relationship work with all of the daily distractions and responsibilities. If you’ve read The List, you’ll remember Phoebe and Oliver, though this could absolutely be read as a stand-alone book. They’re in a sex slump and decide to seek counseling. Thus, the ‘sex wish-list jar’ is born, and some hilarious and some serious repercussions are learned from it. While Phoebe tries to reconnect with Oliver in the bedroom, a string of past lovers decides to make a reappearance, making her question everything.

The best part about this book was all the laughs. They were needed at times to balance out the tough look at making a relationship a successful one and all that goes into that. For me, the writing was funny, but I found the story a little bit drawn out. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it did eventually. I loved the ending. I was literally laughing out loud for the final few chapters. This one is definitely worth a read for anyone who enjoys romcom or a story with a realistic adult relationship that includes sex.

When I saw the synopsis of Relight my Fire I was instantly intrigued. Followers of my blog might know by now that I love some sexual content in my books and well let’s say that Relight My Fire hits the bill completely. If you are a bit skirmish about sex scenes in Chicklit this might not be the book for you. But if you love some hot and steamy romance, than boy you are in for a treat!

Reading the first few chapters I thought I wasn’t going to like it as much as I would have loved to. It was very focused on the fact that Phoebe and Oliver weren’t having any sex at all. And it was pretty clear to me their daughter had nothing to do with it. But then the story took quite a turn and the focus wasn’t mainly on sex. It turns out to be story about falling in love with your partner all over again. Facing secrets, desires and just growing up as an adult. Because the story doesn’t end when you get the love of your life and children. That’s when the challenge begins.

And it wasn’t the fact that Phoebe and Oliver were in a sex-slump that made it so incredibly relatable for me. But the fact that a relationship changes. That is ok as a mother and father to sometimes want to be something else than a parent. That is ok to dream of time without your little rugrats. And of course there were just so many familiar scenes that just hit home. (Especially the scene were in the heat of the moment a child decided to wake up and call for mommy or daddy. Or the vacation in Turkey. )

I absolutely adored this book. Much more then I expected after reading the first chapters. I fell in love and could let the story go. I kept on reading and reading and finished it under 3 hours. You could call it an addiction, partly because of the very hot sex scenes! Who were by the way very inspirational. I loved the whole concept op the book and I truly loved the characters. Especially Phoebe, because the book is written in diary form it is easier to get a connection with this incredible sassy lady.

I see a lot of reviews where there is a certain plot twist addressed and not being like by a few readers. But I must say I actually thought this plot twist added extra depth to the book and made it more than just another chick lit.

I didn’t know Relight My Fire was a sequel. But I can’t wait to read the previous instalment in the series.

Review will be published on 19/11/2018 on my website.

Phoebe and Oliver have a Daughter! Fantastic sequel to The List. Chortle through chapters of how to rediscover a relationship. There’s a few sad moments in there but the majority is pure hilarity, escapism at its very best. I read this in less than a day. Fabulous book.

Such a fun book! There's a previous one (The list) which I loved even more, but you can read Relight my fire as a stand alone (although I recomend reading The list first so you can fall in love with Phoebe and Oliver).
Relight my fire has been a delightful and happy reading, so funny! It gives us the chance to see what's happened with Phoebe and Oliver as a couple and parents five years after The list. It's a diary, so sometimes it's cute, sometimes is a little boring, sometimes is sad, sometimes is sexy and many many times is funny,
I love Phoebe and Oliver, they're so great together. They're very real too, so they have troubles, which is the most remarkable thing in the story, how they deal with real troubles, the ones that can break a happy couple.
I'm looking forward to read more books by Joanna Bolouri, I found her writing very fresh and funny.

(And here's my Spanish review for Goodreads)
Es un libro en formato diario narrado por la protagonista de la historia que cuenta, de modo bastante divertido y realista, la vida de una pareja joven y moderna que han pasado de ser unas máquinas en la cama a casi acostarse sin rozarse. No es que no se quieran, es que los trabajos y la vida diaria acaban ocupando más espacio que las ganas de guarrerismo, con lo que la pareja acaba pareciendo de amigos más que de churris. Al ser un diario, vemos qué pasa con ambos en un año entero, igual que en la novela anterior. La gran diferencia es que en la primera había un objetivo a lograr en ese año y en esta, no. Además, no es tan divertido lidiar con los problemas de una pareja establecida a ver cómo se lo pasan bomba mientras se refrotan cada vez que pueden.
Reconozco que soy muy fan de Bridget Jones y estos libros te los venden como su respuesta escocesa (sí, queridas, los maromos en algún momento se asoman en kilt #Yummy). Si bien adoro a Bridget Phoebe me ha parecido también muy graciosa (a veces me salía la carcajada sola) y más real, con problemas y pensamientos que fácilmente he identificado como propios.
Es un libro muy fácil de leer, divertido (aunque menos que el primero) y que habla sin tapujos de los guarrerismos (aunque no es una novela romántica, con lo que no se hacen descripciones de esos momentos y, a veces, se dice que ha habido tema pero no se menciona cómo ha sido). Contar, cuenta poco pero bueno, lo he leído muy a gusto y eso más de lo que puedo decir de muchos libros de esta clase más conocidos.
En fin, que voy a seguir la pista a esta escritora porque me parece bastante fresca y me ha resultado muy agradable de leer.

Loved this book! A couple decide to kick start their love life by using a “wishes” jar. They each put in suggestions of new or different sex games they would like to try. This is not smutty or crass, not at all, it’s fun, funny and enjoyable. And their five year old just adds a new dimension to the book as do phoebes friends. It’s a totally new take on writing for me and I enjoyed it!