While Dear Lilky is interesting novel in the vibe of Bridget Jones Diary or Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, it is also quite predictable.

The prose is in the form of letters from main character - Joy to her sister. She tells her about her life after moving to Denmark. There's a lot about family and love and all this coziness. I would say that it's good read on Sunday afternoon, but nothing to invest your heart for longer.

I didn't particularly enjoy the format of the book, Joy writes letters to her younger sister Lily so it's all very one sided and a bit stilted. Joy has moved to Copenhagen for a fresh start and finds it a comfort writing to her sister. There's a twist in the book which I saw coming and I found the novel ended quite abruptly. It's a quick enough read and pretty inoffensive but not something I would really recommend.

Dear Lily by Drew Davies is a charming read that will warm your heart and then turn around and break it. Laugh out loud funny and heartachingly sad, this is one that will play on all of your emotions.

Joy is a single woman from England who accepts a job in Copenhagen in the hope of making a fresh start. We learn of Joy's experiences in Denmark through a series of letters addressed to her sister, Lily. As Joy negotiates her new life, her letters to Lily provide an honest and hilarious account in a way that brings to mind the style in which Bridget Jones confides to her diary. The novel relies exclusively on the use of letters, and I found this to be a most effective format as it is accessible and intimately engages the reader.

Ultimately, this novel is about the love of family, and negotiating your own way in the world following some of life's toughest blows. Will joy, in the end, be rediscovered in the life of our aptly named heroine? Recommended.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for ths ARC.