It would probably have been the best book if it is not for the hugely annoying heroine. Yes, I am being harsh. There is no rule which says that the protagonist needs to be perfect. But being narrow-minded, I found her a constant eyesore in an otherwise perfect book. Overprotectiveness, stupidity, pure judgement of character -- Jen Attison can be summarised this way. I am not saying that my moral compass is pointed exactly to north, but betraying your fiance is a mistake in bold letters in my book. That was wrong to both men.

So, of course, I wanted to wrangle her neck . . . until the last chapter. The author has wrapped it up unexpectedly well with Jen realising her mistakes and giving room to others that it was hard to stay angry on her. What a perfect ending! Not only for the protagonist but to everyone involved. As far as rom-coms go, this is one of the best.

Oh! I am almost carried away by my ranting. Let's have a look at the premise. Our Jen is a brewer, a unique one for a woman. This has been new territory for me and I enjoyed all the talks on beer and brewing. Then there is Lydia, the physically challenged sister. If it is not for her, I would have thought that the story is anti-feministic. She is an inspiration to all to take life by its horns. I am sure you must have earned multitudes of fans by now and I am counting myself as one among them.

Altogether, a delectably put together feast for all book lovers. Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed this book! It’s a cute, romantic comedy, of a book. And you know what you’re getting, just like an old Meg Ryan movie, back in the day. I got a kick out of some of the small details, like the Phone of Shame. I could completely relate to this little bit of the story. And the marketing job! It’s refreshing to have a main character *not* have some amazingly cool job I can’t even begin to imagine having. Inco pads? Crocheted tampons? Hilarious. Jen is a doll, completely relatable, and so interesting with her love of craft beer. This was a very fun read. Thank you for the ARC, Netgalley!

Fun, original, romantic, with so many ‘laugh-out-loud moments this is the ideal book for your holiday.

You escape into Jen and Lydia’s world, which has a wonderful sister dynamic, a whole crew of work colleagues, who are so bizarre, you are smiling before you read about their latest escapade or idea, and a chance of romance for Jen, who likes control and lists, and naively thought her life was all mapped out, much to her younger sister Lydia’s despair.

Jen feels responsible for Lydia’s happiness and all her life choices are driven by this. She doesn’t believe in romance, so what will she do when it unexpectedly finds her and turns her world upside down?

Meeting an attractive stranger in Copenhagen, in the most hilarious and serendipitous of ways, lets Jen experience a lighter side of life and she realises she has choices, her emotional journey is lovely and you want her to realise with a little courage she can make her life full of laughter, passion and romance rather than duty, lists and security.

A lovely romantic comedy, with a uniquely crafted main protagonist, a cast of quirky supporting characters who make this a story worth reading and you learn, probably all there is to know, about craft beer.

I received a copy of this book from Harper Impulse via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

A lovely story with an ususual theme - brewing. Who knew that beer could be such a complicated business. I enjoyed this story and it made me both want to visit Copenhagen as well as try to like beer (I don't) The characters were believeable and I was willing Jen to see sense in the choices she was making. I read this really quickly and thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in this story.

I really struggled to settle into this book. Sometimes I know I’ll like a book within the first few pages, other times living a book develops over pages/chapters. Sometimes you read a book that you just struggle to gel with, unfortunately the latter is my experience with this book. I wanted to enjoy it, but I couldn’t take to the writing style. I will try it again in a few months, maybe when I’m on holiday so I can completely focus.

**FULL REVIEW**

So, while it was cute and even comical in parts, this story felt way too drawn out for me.

I love angst in my reads, this has none. I like surprises...again, none. I love the romantic element (although slight for what I’d hoped), my favorite parts involved Lydia.

I’ve always wanted a sister, and while I love my brother, it’s not the same...so, reading about their relationship, their conversations and banter, it gave me a longing for something I didn’t realize I was missing...

All in all, I wasn’t blown away, but I didn’t hate it either. It’s one of those “bored Sunday afternoon” reads...

**3 Surprise Brews, Stars**

A wonderful book, such a loveable and thoroughly likeable main character in Jen, this is great because it doesn’t just focus on romance but actually focuses fully on the dreams and hopes of the character. Such a great plot, well written, great pacing and you don’t want to put it down. Highly recommended read.

I was provided with an E-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was far better than I anticipated. I always find the chick lit genre to be a little predictable, although perfectly juicy for a summer holiday. While this definitely was a little predictable it also had a lot of loveable, brilliant characters in that I just absolutely fell in love with.

I love how the author makes you feel a bunch of different emotions while reading this book. Lydia is my absolute favourite character (Yes, even though Jen was the lead). But her sass was just brilliant, and I absolutely loved how her disability did not prevent her from owning a room AND going out and showing life - and everyone in it - exactly what she is made of. She is so supportive of Jen, and even manages to forgive her when she does some truly unforgivable things, even if it is masked with 'love'. 

I found myself being frustrated with Jen more than I realised, which is actually why the book didn't get a 5 star rating for me. While she was incredibly organised and driven, she was also pretty hot headed without giving people a chance (a trait some of us are guilty of) but it also took her too long to realise her mistakes and that part bothered me a little more than it should have. Even still, I found myself cheering on her new found confidence throughout the book and I desperately wanted her to get her happy ending.

There are a couple of vital 'background' characters in this book, and while they definitely didn't get overused and take up too much of the plot they certainly enhanced the book for me and I could even see a potential spin off coming from a couple of them.

Overall: 4 Stars! **** - I really enjoyed this book, it was deliciously easy to devour. The perfect book for your summer holiday! BEERilliant!

Really cute storyline and I loved the characters. It was a fun easy read for me even though it was quite predictable

Cute and romantic read with extremely likeable characters. I did find the story a little predictable.

This is exactly the kind of Brit-chick-lit I love, and I use the term chick-lit with great fondness. It's light romance, with a hint of realism and a big spoon of escapism. Okay, there were a few times when I wanted to shout at Jen, but she figured things out in the end, with the help of her lovely cast of side characters. Hugely entertaining, great dialogue, likeable characters and a slow burning love story to keep the butterflies alive.
Thanks to the author and publisher for providing a Netgalley copy in exchange for an honest review.

**Spoilers Ahead***

Jen Attinson is what you would call a control freak--from her Excel Spreadsheets, to her pre-scheduled two-dates a week with her long-time boyfriend, Robert, and micromanaging her younger sisters life, it's all planned to perfection. Except for her passion of craft beer, Jen doesn't step out of her bubble very much--or at all. But when a spontaneous, and out-of-the-blue proposal from Robert catches her off-guard, Jen finds herself engaged and swept off to Copenhagen with her girlfriends for an International "hen-do."

But after a river cruise goes array, Jen finds herself rescued by the dashing Yakob and experiences a night of spontaneity and--of course--what the title of the book hints at. Back home, Jen finds her head and her heart torn between her passions and her responsibilities, and what ensues is a lovable, heartfelt, and emotional story.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, despite its predictability. If I can easily predict the plot twists and where the book is going it's hard to want to continue. But the characters in the book (which includes everyone but Jen for most of the book) held my attention, and I wanted to see where it went for the supporting cast. I didn't like Jen--in fact I kind of hated her and thought she was a bit of a sleaze-ball. Why wouldn't you tell your fiancé you accidentally said yes to his proposal? How do you forget your engaged as you're having sex with another man? Yes, I know, I know--there wouldn't be a story without these conflicts. But I felt at times Jen's justification for her actions were weak and drew her away from the reader, making me less likely to find connections with her.

But her passion for craft beer ensured that I wasn't completely disconnected from her character. I absolutely loved these moments in the book, despite having no knowledge of craft beer (gasp!) and loved seeing these moments of life and joy in an other-wise dull character. If it weren't for this little ray of sunshine in Jen's character, I probably would have given up on her.

Then again, there was Yakob--sorry, Jakob-- who was a dream boat (ha! See what I did there?). Moreover, Jen's sister, Lydia, and her struggles with surviving the car-crash that took her and Jen's parents and left her with an amputated leg was the winner for me in the story. I think she deserves her own book just so we can get swept away in her passion of living life to the fullest. Oh, and because I need to know more about Lydia and Neil's new adventures.

I'm giving "Probably The Best Kiss In The World" by Pernille Hughes four stars. I loved the book despite the predictability, enjoyed the characters, the subtle romance, and Jen's passion of craft beer.

Thank you to to Harper Impulse and Netgalley for the eARC for my honest review.

This was a great read and just what I needed. Some chick-lit books are so predictable from the first chapter but Pernille Hughes managed to throw in a couple of twists that I wasn’t expecting. Looking forward to reading more of this author.

Anything where women and beer, especially women brewing beer, is a must read. I can't believe Jen didn't stand up for herself earlier. That was wildly infuriating. And how she treated Lydia was also infuriating. However, this book was spectacular. I would have liked to know a little bit more about how things in the future go with Jen and Yakob, but overall I was pleased as punch.

"Probably the Best Kiss in the World" by Pernille Hughes had me laughing out loud on public transport which got me a few funny looks! Jen Attison is super organised and likes to keep everything in her life completely under control. Being fished out of a canal in Copenhagen by her knickers is most definitely not on her to-do list. But her evening with her gorgeous rescuer turns out to be the highlight of her trip. Back at home in the UK, her (rather dull) fiance Robert is offering her the chance of a steady future with no surprises. Jen is faced with a dilemma - take the safe option, or follow her heart?
This book was a sheer joy to read. The Danish hero is seriously dishy and I definitely want to visit Copenhagen now. The book also had me yearning for a beer, which is quite an achievement as I'm really not a beer drinker! A wonderfully fun and entertaining read from start to finish.

Nice easy read but very predictable . Not a book that stands out from other Rom coms.
The author has put a lot of research into the setting. I learnt a lot about brewing beer and Denmark.!

Something has clearly gone wrong here: I don‘t know why the marketing thought it would be a good idea to sell this book as a scandinavian inspired romcom. Because it‘s first not a sweet romcom and secondly you get next to nothing from Copenhagen. Where are all the scandi-vibes that were promised on the cover? Yes, there is the best kiss in the world for Jen, but only because it changes her life for the better. The lovestory is nearly non-existent. In the end it would have been more appropriate to have a beer on the cover.
It‘s more of a slower story which didn‘t bother me at the beginning, as it fits Jens character. But over the time she has become more and more stupid, making the story just tough to get throug. Why do women always have to be so stupid? Even if this is a self-discovery story, isn‘t it asking too much to have reasonably intelligent women. Jen seems to not even understand simple economics and this young lady wants to start her own business?
I do understand Jens relationship with Robert. Given the circumstances she was looking for security and he gave it to her. But during a dinner with his parents I wondered if it wasn‘t the first time after round about ten (!!!) years of relationship that she met them. But that can also be because of the fact that Jen and Robert nearly don‘t talk to each other. Who knows …
But there is hope! Lydia, Jens sister is absolutely amazing! Without her the book would be a disaster. In the end it was her who has expressed all m thoughts about Jen to Jen. Thank you, Lydia, I owe you!
All in all, I‘m just disappointed because all the promising promises weren‘t kept at all.

A few chapters in and I was already bored by the tone and pace of the story. Cover, title and premise led me to think it was a soppy and fun romcom story but it's more about self discovering, sisters and friendship. Which I like!, but throughout reading this book, I was hoping for more romance, more fire and more emotions in general from our protagonist Jen. There was so little focus on the development of her and Jakob's relationship that I felt the synopsis and marketing for this book was a little misleading. I've read Lindsey Kelk, Sophie Kinsella and Mhairi McFarlane before and so this one fell flat for me. It's not poignant and fiery as I hoped it would be.

Jen could be so annoyingly blind and often left me gobsmacked with her train of thoughts and silly behavior towards Jakob. If it weren't for her sister Lydia, I wouldn't have finished it. She's a fleshed out character compared to Jen. Witty, humorous and a delightful person. The newspaper articles and blog posts were a nice touch that added to her character.

I've been to Copenhagen and I didn't feel and sense anything Copenhagen-ish in this book besides the hen do that happened. But there was so little depictions of this absolutely beautiful city which wasn't captured, that this book could've been about Heineken and Amsterdam instead.

The plot was quite predictable and although I don't mind reading different versions of meet cutes, this one was very boring and slow. It was refreshing to learn so much about the brewery business and even the uncharmingly inco pads company was a funny and unique touch, but uncommon hobbies and weird jobs don't make the lead character more interesting.

Probably the Best Kiss in the World by Pernille Hughes is a highly enjoyable and lighthearted read that will reaffirm your faith in the notion that staying true to yourself, and following your passion, will often yield life's sweetest rewards.

Jen Attison has always put her sister Lydia's needs first, particularly since the horrific accident that claimed the lives of both of their parents, and Lydia's leg. Jen's passion is brewing beer, but her dream to turn her hobby into a full time endeavour has been put on hold, as the bulk of the sisters' inheritance has been earmarked for Lydia's prosthetics. Jen somewhat reluctantly accepts boyfriend Robert's proposal, and while on a hen do in Copenhagen meets "Yacob Yule". The attraction is immediate. Yacob himself is a brewer, and after sharing "The Kiss", Jen knows that her life will never be the same.

This novel is far from the typical formulaic rom com in that the romance falls short of being Jen's primary objective. Familial duty to sister Lydia, and the need to establish herself as an independent business owner seem to be Jen's main focus, with both her engagement and a budding new romance taking almost secondary roles. Meeting Yacob does indeed give wings to Jen's ambitions, but it is her own persistence and hard work that ultimately give this brewster flight.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Impulse and Killer Reads for this ARC.

Wow, I LOVED this book! Such a funny and great story. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. I hope I get to read more about these characters in the future.