This book is another one is a recent string of arcs that never ended up on my kindle. I don't know what the problem is, but I can't review it. Sorry.

THIS BOOK WAS FANTASTIC!!! It was seriuosly one, that I couldn't wait to get back to every time I had to set it down to "life" lol. After losing her sister and then a brief "relationship" (and I hate to even use that term....
"Pip Mitchell’s an expert at making seriously bad decisions. But when her past, present and future collide at the Sydney Olympic Games, she’s going to have to decide whose side she’s on – or she’ll lose everyone she loves."
I absolutely loved this story! I was totally #TeamPip for every one of her decisions - good ones, and even the bad ones that I cringed over. While I would have absolutely loved for a certain jerk to get his comeuppance in a very public way, I'm satisfied with the ending. I recevied a digital copy of this fabulous tale from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. New fan of FJ Campbell - can't wait for more!

You know the kind of books that give you the perfect escapism from reality?? This book was one of them.
It was so so engrossing and hooking, the author did a spectacular job of making me invested in the story and made me go through the book so quickly.
Although i have some reservations about some scenes, they were just not making any sense, they were a little bit weird because the reaction of the characters to some stuff wasn't ... Realistic??
Anyway, the book had more positive points than bad which should be my main focus for now.
The characters although sometimes frustrating, were so real, Pip was actually well written considering she was 19 years old which explains why her way of thinking wasn't mature sometimes.
I quite enjoyed it.
* I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review via netgalley and the publisher*

What do you do when your amazing, beautiful, beloved sister dies?

Hide in your room for two years.

Sleep with a very, very wrong man.

Leave home and start a new life, lying to everyone you meet including your kind employer, your curious friends and the man you love?

Pip Mitchell’s an expert at making seriously bad decisions. But when her past, present and future collide at the Sydney Olympic Games, she’s going to have to decide whose side she’s on – or she’ll lose everyone she loves.

No Number Nine is a coming-of-age story about an 18-year-old girl who has put her life on hold for two years after the death of her sister. Pip leaves her home in England and tries to move forward with her life, taking a job in Germany as an au pair to the von Feldsteins, a family which is full of surprises - and not good ones.

Set in Munich, the story follows Pip for a year as she crashes from one embarrassing, awkward mistake to the next. Finally, as she starts to emerge from her fog of grief, she travels with the von Feldsteins to Sydney where, amid the drama of the 2000 Olympic Games, everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Can Pip protect herself and the people she loves? Does she have the courage to tell the truth, even if it destroys her?
What a ride this book was to read. I sailed thru the pages and had a great time reading it.

A short book, we learn of Pip who is finding her way in life after the loss of her sister. Themes of grief, family, friends are prominent in this book, nicely written for the younger ages, late teens.

I love how Pip learns of German culture, and her eyes are opened to life beyond what she knows, and beyond the grief she has experienced at such a young age.

'Pip' Mitchell, only 19, grieves the loss of her sister, a champion hockey player, and she feels guilty about getting involved with a much older man, although she pines for him. After hiding in her room for a long time, she runs away to look after two young boys in Europe. Here she works for the strange, mysterious and enormously wealthy von Feldstein family looking after two young boys. She soon discovers that the family is extremely keen on hockey playing, and sports generally so she can't avoid it! She also finds it hard to discover the true characters of the two older boys. Amidst the excitement of a trip to the Sydney Olympics, and the difficulties of coming-of-age, will Pip find happiness...?

Although I liked the quite sweet and genuine 'Pip' and the hero of this book and the exotic settings, it wasn't really my kind of book. There is a fair bit of sex and swearing in it, which some readers may not like. I liked the mysterious elements of the story, but I found it quite wordy.

I received this free ebook from Literally PR in return for an honest review.

When Pip's older sister Holly died, she spiralled out of control as she was grieving. She also shut out the whole world except for Holly's husband Troy Costa. The pair spent time together and ended up sharing their grief via sex and soon Pip started to fall in love with Troy. Troy on the other hand wanted to focus on the Sydney Olympics and his hockey career as according to him he only had one shot left. The pair made a vow to cut contact and then see each other at the Sydney Olympics and pick up where they left off. The year leading to the Olympics, Pip gets a job as an au pair in Germany for a family of boys and chucked hockey into the back of her mind. That is until she arrives and discovers that the family is big into hockey and that the older two sons Billy and Leo are champion hockey players destined to the Olympics just like her sister Holly was and Troy was. The world she was hoping so desperately to avoid is now rushing to her at full speed as she is surrounded by the world of championship hockey. What will happen when starts to fall for Leo and he discovers her past with Troy Costa - his arch-enemy? Find out in No Number Nine by FJ Campbell, a book that shows us sometimes the only way to really move on from grief or to move forward with life is a dose of immersion therapy.

It is hard to identify with a character such as Pip whom for three years chose to sequester herself in isolation that when she decided to be an au pair, she lacked social skills. Hiding all parts of you does more harm than good. Of course she mourned the death of Holly, but she gave up what she loved which is hockey. Only when she opened her heart and got caught up in the vivacious people's circle such as Billy, Leo and Tiny, did she find happiness. It was a pleasure to see her fall in love and regain her confidence.

I enjoyed this book FAR more than I expected to. So much so that when I finished it I needed a break before starting something new to soak up the afterglow of it!

It’s a touching, yet realistic coming-of-age story involving bereavement, romance, friendship and the Olympics. I’m not a sports-lover at all so I was dubious whether I’d have any interest in the sport aspect, but the author handles the topic well for sports dummies like me!

There was something beautifully escapist about this book, whilst simultaneously managing to deal with the very real topics of bereavement and grief. I thoroughly recommend and wish I could read it for the first time again.

A pleasant read about Pip as she finds her path after the loss of her sister. The background of Olympic sports was what first drew me to this title and American readers need to know that Hockey here is field hockey not ice hockey or you'll be confused with all the talk of balls and such. I enjoyed the characters of Pip, Leo, Billy, Dominic and the extended family. I think younger adult readers will be more immersed in Pip's travails. All in all a good read.