Annie and Alexander have been together for 10 years, and on the day of their wedding Alexander doesn’t show up. Weeks later Annie is trying to move on when she bumps into an old friend from her childhood. After meeting up with Patrick and his ‘grab life by the balls’ attitude, Annie decides to go on her honeymoon taking Patrick with her.

This is a journey of self discovery and moving on from the life you always expected to have.

This was a lighthearted read perfect for the beach or, in my case, after reading a heavy book to help lighten the mood. Although I didn't get too attached to the characters, I did like Patrick and how he and Annie's relationship grew. This book had a very Sex and the City vibe to it, so if you like that you'll probably enjoy this as well.

***Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me an advanced copy of this book!

I loved this book. It starts sad for Annie as she is jilted at the isle after being with who she thought was the love of her life after 10 years together. But not to be, after a few weeks of hiding from the world. Annie decides to start running again, one morning she sees a book camp session and decides to join. She begins to enjoy the hard work and the stress relief. After one session, a man shouts her name. Not wanting to engage she hastily leaves. But at the next session he says hi again and after a little chat she realises he is a happy reminder of her past. Patrick has an aura about him that makes Annie feel safe, understood and generally liked. On a drunken afternoon she asks Patrick to accompany her on her “not”, honeymoon. Over the weeks away they become closer and realise they have feelings for each other. But is it too soon??

I thought this was such a cute romance book! Without spoiling too much, it is a cute destination romance with some fun uses of the setting. I thought the characters and dialogue were great, and the writing style was easy to digest and read. What a great book!

2.5 stars

The Lucky Escape tells the story of Annie, a jilted bride, who at the request of her should-have-been mother-in-law, decides to go on her honeymoon solo.

Though initially reluctant, Annie reconnects with an old friend Patrick, who dares her to go on her honeymoon, not just solo, but with him, and the story picks up more from there.

Sadly this book didn't do much for me. It was a rather generic, light hearted read. I was curious to see if something different would be done with the plot, however, it was rather predictable. I think part of the problem was I never warmed to the character of Annie. She was just a bit bland. I found the side characters of her best friend, Adzo much more interesting.

I also didn't feel any genuine chemistry between these characters of Annie and Patrick. They both seemed to lack depth which was really disappointing. The descriptions of travel provided a decent amount of escapism, and that for me was the highight of this book.

Overall, I found The Lucky Escape to be a decent read, but nothing particularly special. If you're looking for an easy-going, light-hearted read, this could be a book for you.

Firstly, Laura Jane Williams is one of my favourite authors. I have read other books from her and loved them, she has me hooked all the time and this was no different.

Annie is one of the unluckiest brides, being jilted at the alter is one of the worst things I can think of when emotions are already high on what is meant to be the happiest day of Annie's life. The book takes you through the stages of what I can only imagine being Annie accepting she's been left at the alter and how she moves on with her life, accepting what's happened - she's one strong woman!

Thank you so much Laura and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC. It was one of the most exciting emails I've had all year!

Annie has one of the most humiliating things happen: she’s jilted on her wedding day. Bolstered by her close friends, she embarks on the honeymoon with someone from her past and a new romance is kindled. I liked Annie. I thought there was a lot of growth for her during the story. . There are several really good showdown scenes that aren’t to be missed. I cheered her on as she found her backbone. I winced at some parts when I didn’t think she was being fair to Patrick. The person who almost stole the entire book was Freddie. Although only 13, she had more sense than the adults. The cover is great.

Ooo y'all I loved this book! Seriously kept my attention the whole way through. Loved the main character, she was very relatable. Great writing as well. Cannot wait for the next read from Laura Jane Williams!

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with this digital arc in exchange for my honest review.
The Lucky Escape follows Annie, a bride left at the alter. The first part of the book is her journey of self discovery post being jilted. The next part chronicles her journey to Australia with an old friend from camp. In the last part of the book we see how Annie moves on from the jilting by rediscovering herself, making changes to her life, and possibly entering into a lasting romance. Overall it’s a cute book albeit a little slow to start.

When Annie is left at the alter on her wedding day she is broken hearted. In the end she decides to go on her honeymoon and take Patrick, an old friend she is reacquainted with at the gym. The story is reasonably predictable but not in a bad read. This would be a perfect holiday read.

Going on your bougie honeymoon with a man you didn’t marry - *clutches pearls* How scandalous! Tell me everything.

When I read the synopsis I was pumped for this book, It’s such a juicy concept. There were some real laugh out loud with second hand embarrassment moments. It was cute, however I started to loose motivation around the 3/4 mark.

Annie is going through a lot of emotional upheaval in her life and I liked that she was a bit all over the map with what she wanted for herself. It felt real and relatable.

Patrick had this happy, confident, throw caution to the wind air about him. As we get to know him better you see little cracks in that, making him more approachable. Some of the silliness would have gotten on my nerves in real life though, it took his swoon factor down a bit.

The Australia part was great, I liked their tension and near misses but when they finally ‘get together’ it felt sort of anticlimactic. There wasn’t much heat between them and while I was rooting for Annie to figure her life out, I found myself indifferent to whether her and Patrick made it in the end.

This was a 3 star for me. Cute and entertaining but once I was done it left my mind.

Thanks to Avon Books Uk and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Hilariously entertaining and super enjoyable. This book is the very best brain candy meant to be devoured in one sitting.

Laura Jane Williams never disappoints. Romantic and charming but still real, the best book to disappear into during the pandemic.. a lucky escape.

The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams was a bit of a slow start for me. I couldn't really get into it and the story line of the jilted bride left at the alter felt flat and cliche. But when Annie goes on the honeymoon without her husband and learns how to truly be herself - the plot quickly became much more interesting (and romantic!). The rest of the book flew by and I couldn't wait to see what happened to Annie at the end. If you like romantic stories with a HEA, this is a cute story. I would definitely try other books by this author!

Annie is jilted on the day of her wedding when her fiancé Alexander is a no-show. Alexander's parents and sister Annie go on the three-week honeymoon in Australia anyway and take along a companion of her choosing. She agreed to go on the trip, but she takes her childhood friend Patrick she recently reconnected with.

The story is relatively predictable, as most of them are. The heroine will end up with the hero. It was still enjoyable to read, even though there were some inconsistencies. I felt the story was divided into almost three sections
Being left at the altar
Traveling to Australia for a non-honeymoon
Returning home to London after said non-honeymoon

I enjoyed the first two parts of the story more than the last. I thought the third part of the story and his character didn't match the strong woman that she was described as being in the beginning. She felt indecisive and was seriously struggling with self-esteem issues which are understandable being left at the altar.

Overall, the lucky escape was entertaining and light read.

Thank you, NetGalley and Avon Books UK, for this arc in exchange for an honest review

The synopsis was so intriguing to me and I love a good, light, romance! Despite the premise being pretty predictable, I found it a perfect light reading with a decent writing style. The side characters are great, and the honeymoon parts are also quite fun. I do wish there was more of the honeymoon part though.

It's not a serious read, but I also don't think it's meant to be. If that's what you want going into it, then you're going to be disappointed. It's a perfect escapist read for a winter day.

This was a delightful “beach read”. It was the perfect mix of fun and flirty mixed with heartbreak and self discovery.

This was the first book I’ve read by this author. I’ll definitely read more in the future.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for allowing me to read this e-book.

Funny and sarcastic, full of love and friendship, the Split is the book you’ll need on a grey day, believe me. The story is about Ally, she goes to stay with her dad in Sheffield after her girlfriend Emily broke up with her, so she decides that she will take Emily’s cat… Because this is the only way Ally thinks that her ex will talk to her again. But, in Sheffield Ally will reconnect with Jeremy, an old friend who will convince her to make a marathon together to make their exes a little bit jealous. Their friendship will help them to recover from their breakups and see things in a new perspective; and maybe find some new love?
This is a sweet and emotive story, easy to fall in love with the characters and understand Ally’s bitterness. Because in a relationship there are a lot of things that can go wrong, is not something linear and both parts of the couple have their guilt for the break up.
I had some good laughs during this read and I loved that the story is full of LGBT characters, it’s time that we can find good books with all type of characters! Ready for “The Split”?

The premise of this book was very cliché-a story I've read and seen in movies time and time again. Woman gets jilted at the altar and goes on a honeymoon with an old friend; who she falls in love with and she finds herself through her relationship with him and the trip. Honestly, the book read like a not so great lifetime movie. The characters have no depth, they're not likable and the main character has no redeeming qualities. It was difficult to finish this book.

A wonderful romcom telling the story is a jilted bride that decides that instead of moping, she is going to change her life around. Highly recommended!