Whilst I normally love Nick Spalding's books, I'm afraid to say this wasnt his best. Dont get me wrong, it was still a good read but I can think of other better books by him.
This had a very bridget jones feel, there were bits so cringey (and not in a good way) that I found myself skipping a couple of pages. Half way through I was worried it would end up being quite predictable but thankfully it wasnt, the end took me a little by surprise which is never a bad thing
Clearly Nick Spalding has done alot of research into this topic and that shows in various parts of the book and as usual he discusses subjects that are relevant and that need to be talked about.
There are a few clever lines, particularly in chapter 5 and I wont spoil it by revealing which line I am referring to.
I guess for me this felt a little rushed and didnt live up to the brilliance that was Checking out (which in my view is his best book).

A ok story about going green and the enviroment.
It is about Ellie and Nolan who she likes and the situations and people she meets while trying to get his attention.
Some fun and romance.
Voluntarily reviewed

What a delightful jump down the rabbit hole of climate change concepts with our main character, Ellie, running full tilt into the fray. When the PR company she works for is bought out by a "greener" enthusiast, Nolan, Ellie finds she has no experience with the idea of going green. She throws herself into her job of securing new clients who are seriously bent on saving the planet from human destruction. Fake it until you make it style. Her intenseness and neurotic putting herself down can be a little much, she paints herself into a corner more than once. Falling for her boss adds to her neuroses, as she has lied her way into her new position. Will he still respect her once she confesses to her truth? Will she still have a job at all? Going Green is the first book I've read of Nick Spalding's, and I enjoyed the humor and quick pace of the story. I am thrilled to see there are many back titles I can dive into.

As someone who likes to do my bit for the planet, this book intrigued me. Ellie works in PR and when her company is taken over by Nolan Reece's company who wants to promote environmentally aware businesses, she has a panic. After all, she knows nothing about being green. In a bid to keep her job, she starts looking into climate change and saving the planet in order to understand and represent clients.
Of course, the fact that Nathan, her boss, is dishy has nothing to do with this.
A brilliant twist at the end saves this book from being a kind of Bridget Jones goes green kind of tale. It is also cringeworthy and could have been so much better.
Thanks Netgalley for the advance copy for an honest review.

I have enjoyed Nick Spalding’s books in the past but I feel he has missed the mark this time. The premise of the book is of a superfical British woman doing anything needed to keep her job after a change in ownership at a PR firm. This includes going green if that is what’s necessary, first as her scam, then as an obscession, and finally growing into a modern green consciousness. I feel the author falls short in the execution. His style of writing is chapter long funny vignettes some of which do not always hit the mark of being funny to me. And funny, of course, is a personal thing. I gave it three stars which equates to being funny half of the time. Maybe I missed some of the British humor. Thank you, Nick and Net Galley, for giving me the opportunity to give an honest review.

As usual Nick Spalding does not disappoint. A topical book about our carbon footprint and what we are doing to the planet. Grace is convinced she will lose her job when her company is taken over by a company wanting to turn it green. She goes all out to show her worth in a sometimes entertaining way. Definitely worth a read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me. I have never read anything by Nick Spalding before, this was a real treat. I laughed out loud at so many of Ellie’s antics as she frantically tries to embrace the green movement as a way of securing her job. Parts were definitely cringe worthy, but I think many of us can relate to jumping into things a little too enthusiastically. Working inPR can lead a person to do all kinds of things, so when Ellie dressed up as a plastic bottle and is chased in a parade by a narwhal made of plastic waste I could picture it happening. Spalding used humor to highlight the very serious problems our environmental crisis. Behind all the humor this is a book to make you think.

Delightful story of PR executives dealing with the new green philosophy. The dialogue was bright and snappy and the characters were very engaging.. Was surprised to see that the author was a man. He did a superb job!
Very cute and instructional read!

I chose this book as it sounded like it could be fun & I wasn’t wrong. It was proper laugh out loud funny if a little bit OTT at times but who cares we could all do with a bit of that right now. The author has taken on the persona of Ellie who is In her thirties & works in the offices of a PR Company. Ellie’s world turns upside down because the PR company she works for is taken over & they have Been told a couple will lose their jobs. The new owner Nolan Reece is all about the environment & climate change. This has Ellie in a flap as she knows she definitely needs to change more than a few things in her life towards going green & caring more about the environment. It’s either that or lose the job she loves. Ellie gets her self in to really stupid situations & so daft at times you wonder what she will do next . I like how the environmental issues are covered as they are really interesting & informative without being moralistic. Ok it’s a bit over the top but I enjoyed the story & it made me laugh .

Ellie Cooke works for Stratagem, a PR firm that is taken over by Nolan Reece, who renames it Veridian PR. In a desperate effort to ensure she keeps her job, the Mercedes-driving, ASOS loving Ellie embarks on a crusade to convince her new boss that she is environmentally aware. The problem for Ellie then is keeping up the pretence.

Although, with the clients she meets and situations she finds herself in, Ellie begins to find her life - and priorities - changing. Along the way, she meets a mad inventor, a taco-loving cockatoo, and a Joanna Lumley lookalike, dresses up as a plastic bottle, and ends up almost head first in a septic tank.

And that's before she finds out the truth about her boss. When she does, it gets VERY interesting. I love the ending!

I hadn't read anything by Nick Spalding before, but will definitely do so again. I chuckled in a lot of places, but especially the episode with the bamboo bikes. Ellie is slightly annoying to start with - and definitely more than a little accident-prone - but she is genuine and you will be rooting for her by the end.

I was sent an advance review copy of this book by Amazon Publishing UK, in return for an honest appraisal.

Ellie Cooke, once loved her job in Strategem PR, now not so much... then all change when new boss Nolan Reece takes over the company with a new vision for the company. In the hope of keeping her job, Ellie endeavors to impress her new boss with just how environmentally friendly she is... this being a personal challenge in changing her ways.

Whilst Ellie tries hard to impress her new boss/potential new clients, things don't always go to plan. When things don't go to plan, Ellie's owns her mistakes, and laughs with you. In many ways her character reminds me of Bridgette Jones character.
This book makes you laugh from the very beginning and keeps you entertained until the end. I've not read any by this author before, but definitely would again. A great read, look forward to reading more.

I really enjoyed this book with its mix of environmental responsibility and how difficult it can be to follow all the rules. It's really funny too and humour /escapism is something we need more of in these difficult times.

I enjoyed this so much that I finished it in 2 days. Highly recommended.

What a fabulously funny book. I was chuckling all the way through. Poor Ellie struggles with going green to not only please her boss but keep her job. Isn’t she in for a surprise!
I love how her determination to be as green as she can takes her over until she’s not doing it for show anymore. Being green takes over her life. I chuckled all through the book. There are some cracking one liners and laugh out loud moments - I’m never going near a cesspit, that’s a fact! I love how the story eventually evolves, Ellie along with it - to a feel good kind of ending.
Treat yourself to this book, curl up with it on the sofa with a coffee and have a good old chuckle.

Great read. I thoroughly enjoyed 'Logging off' as one of my first reads of 2020 and Going Green did not disappoint. I love the tone of Nick Spalding's writing, it's ver tongue in cheek but there are also some quite thought inducing aspects to these hilariously funny novels. I may not be trying any hemp underpants or bathing in sewage any time soon but I'll certainly be adding a little more though to my throwaway purchases.

I can't wait to read the next one!!

This is the second book I have read by Nick Spaulding. Thanks to Netgalley for recommending. We are all guilty of adding to our carbon footprint. What if our job depended lessening that footprint? Could we do it? This book made me laugh out loud at times picturing Ellie and the spots she gets herself into trying to fit in a new lifestyle. I enjoyed the ending because I honestly did not expect it.

Thank you to Amazon Publishing U.K. and NetGalley for providing me with the e-arc of Going Green in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

What can I say about this book? Well, it’s a great fun read, that doesn’t depend on a Prince Charming to bring about a happy ending.

Ellie Cooke is completely stuck, plodding along at work and generally existing, until the worst happens and she’s seriously at risk of losing her job. What can she do? She has to show her new boss that she’s the staff member he absolutely can’t sack!

Add to the mix that her new boss is taking the firm in a whole new direction, the company is going green! Poor Ellie, Asos, Primark, plastic water bottle addicted, with absolutely no idea what this means, has to pívot and adapt to this shift in her world.

Throw in green demonstrations, random taco stealing parrots, campaigning in a plastic water bottle costume and inadvertently falling for your new boss, and you have the makings of a great story.

Nick Spaulding throws all this and a fantastically wry sense of humour into this story to deliver a funny, eco-aware tale that keeps you engrossed from start to end.

I really enjoyed reading this book and the way that it was told in first person, as if Ellie was telling me as her friend, simply enhanced those feelings of joy, sadness, embarrassment, hilarity and jubilation from beginning to end. Nick Spaulding has delivered the perfect balance of seriousness, comedy, and entertainment, topped off by a perfect ending!

During lockdown #1 the company I worked for got bought by a vegan. I just HAD to read this book.

Ive laughed so much, Nick Spalding's humour perfectly matches mine and its just brilliant.

Despite all the laughs this is quite a poignant read, the chapter at the school broke my heart, and it has me wanting to do what I can. I really enjoyed the story and loved the protagonist too!

I think I could re-read this and laugh along and enjoy just as much the second time around. 5/5.

A woman discovers the best way to save her job is to become more environmentally conscious. As she takes steps to convince her new boss that “green” is the only way she lives, she comes to realize there’s more in the balance than just a paycheck. Humor fiction author Nick Spalding returns with a story that doesn’t quite live up to the mark of his previous releases in Going Green.

Lately, going to work has become a real drag for Ellie Cooke. As one of the publicists at Stratagem PR, she and her colleagues used to love their jobs. The office would buzz with excitement and energy. It’s a small firm, but they all got along well and supported one another.

Since the breakup of the couple who founded the firm, though, morale has nosedived. Then comes word that the remaining partner has sold the company to Nolan Reece, a man with a reputation of turning things around. While Ellie is struck by how handsome Nolan is, she’s also feeling a little bit of dread.

Nolan talks about finding new clients whose companies make conscientious efforts at being environmentally sustainable. Who has time to worry about things like that? Ellie’s car is a few miles from dropping dead below her, and she’s still nursing a broken heart from a relationship with a former company client. The relationship imploded in the most spectacular way in the office, and Ellie wants none of that ever again. Never mind that she can’t keep her eyes off Nolan.

When he announces possible layoffs, Ellie knows she has to do what she can to impress her new boss. If he wants environmentally conscious employees, then she’s going to become so green people will wonder if she’s actually turned into a tree. She does her best imitation of a dying panda at a protest, buys potted plants for the office, and braves the indignities, both physical and psychological, of wearing underwear made of hemp. Before she knows it, not only has she secured her job she’s even gotten a promotion.

Which sounds great in theory—until Ellie realizes that the promotion means more work finding more ways to promote more companies that believe in sustainability. As Ellie goes on client calls and starts to get to know the people behind the movement, she learns about the harsh reality of climate change. The other change in the office is her increasing fondness for Nolan. Both come at her in unexpected ways, and both leave her wanting to make the world a better place.

Author Nick Spalding offers readers another humorous novel with a protagonist who finds herself in a position to undergo a major life transformation. Spalding’s strength comes in creating characters who are every-day people with relatable problems and issues. While she might come across as a little wacky at times, Ellie’s deep desire to do almost anything to keep her job rings true to life.

Unfortunately, Ellie’s voice does not. The writing is funny at times as are the situations, yet Ellie’s decisions and thought process don’t always come across as authentic to a woman’s experience. At her worst, she just sounds like a person. In some cases, this works because the sitcom-type nature of the book lets readers focus on the scene. In other cases, the narrative fails to capture the nuances of what Ellie is thinking and feeling as a woman attracted to a man.

Readers might find the profanity a little distasteful, and some of the circumstances Ellie manages to get into come across as a little too off-the-wall. Yet Spalding manages to surprise readers with the ending, and the good-natured tone he uses in every book is just as delightful in this one. I recommend readers Borrow Going Green.

This was the second book I’ve read by Nick Spaulding, the first was called Logging Off which I also gave 3 stars. I have to say, I liked this one a little bit more, but they both had a very similar feel. In this book, Nick did very little of the talking directly to the reader that I found so irksome in the first book. In this book, the heroine reminded me a bit of Stephanie Plum from the Janet Evanovich series, but unfortunately, she comes off a bit more childish... almost like Amelia Badelia from the children’s series. Still, it was a cute read. I wouldn’t recommend it, but I didn’t hate it either.

This will be an awkward, ambivalent review, as GOING GREEN, while well-written, is . . . not my cup of tea. It does have good messages: we should do what we can to save our environment, we’re all imperfect but imperfect people and efforts can make a difference, and listen to the children (especially that one). Those lessons add value, and the madcap slapstick mishaps and improbable solutions are funny, a bit like an R-rated I Love Lucy, comic relief in the time of COVID. I have friends who wouldn’t read past the first page (Fair warning — rough language and gross descriptions), and friends and younger relatives who wouldn’t bat an eye. I’m glad I kept reading, and I will, when I need to smile, flash back to the image of parading in a water bottle costume.