I was sent a copy of The Coach Trip by Izzy Bromley to read and review by NetGalley. This is a delightful summer holiday read that also makes you reconsider your first impressions of others. It is well written, humorous, and full of insight into human nature. There’s not much else to say really, but if you want an easy, fun, and enjoyable novel then you can’t go far wrong with this one!

By no means does this book reinvent the wheel but then I did not want or expect it to. Light and funny this book will give you exactly what you ask for.

I want to travel with these persons as I had fun and liked them. An enjoyable and well plotted story that I enjoyed.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

An easy to read, entertaining story, just right for a sunny day in the garden, long soak in the bath or just to distract yourself from day to day woes. It should appeal to the young and more mature people and hopefully for those who read it allow a little more tolerance by the young for the more mature and vice versa. I would recommend this for a very unchallenging reading experience but not quite for a reading group to discuss.
Thank you for the A.R.C.

Emma is something of a scatterbrain & feels she has let down her friend Mel on more than one occasion. She intended to make up for her last mess up by arranging something special for Mel's birthday however she'd promised her Grandma she'd accompany her on a trip to scatter her Grandad's ashes. Selling Mel on a coach trip full of buff travellers they end up on a coach with a group of seniors! Mel is not exactly thrilled & at first the company irritates them both. As the trip heads North up the East Coast they get to know these miscellaneous characters, their stories & their struggles. By the time they get to Edinburgh both the old & the young have learnt a lot.

This really was a lovely story. The characters were wonderful & I thought the way the author made the girls see that getting old may not be for softies but everyone has a story. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this heart warming book.

Emma is wondering how she can possibly handle being on a coach trip with her grandmother, her good friend Mel and a coach load of pensioners. But it’s amazing what you can learn about life through the perspective of others. A charming and heartwarming read!

What a wonderful heartwarming and witty story.
As Mel's birthday approaches her best friend Emma decides to go all out on a trip away.
Unfortunately Emma has completely forgotten that she also agreed to go on a coach trip with her grandmother who has recently lost her husband.
So two twentysomethings end up on a week long road trip with a very mature group of people!
Izzy Bromley has made what could have been an ordinary book into something quite special as we have a group of 20 odd people including the tour guide and bus driver that make such a memorable road trip. I really want to tag along for the ride!

This is not my normal genre but I really enjoyed it. It was a quick easy read, heartwarming, cozy full of great likeable characters with the backdrop of wonderful settings.

The Coach Trip is a funny and fluffy read which I quite enjoyed as it is not my usual genre. I liked the characters and I liked the settings and it was quite a quick read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

3.5 stars

As a long-time fan of Imogen Clark’s writing, I was keen to read this new novel from her under the pen name Izzy Bromley. The genre is different — lighter and fluffier — and if I’m honest, not my usual fare. But I was drawn to this because of the elderly characters. As an older reader, I appreciate stories that feature protagonists I can relate to.

Plus it’s an intriguing premise.

When 29 year-old Em messes up her diary and double commits to her grandma and best friend Mel, they all find themselves on an old folks’ coach trip up the north coast of England to Edinburgh. The narrative is character rather than plot driven. Although there are some adventures along the way, the focus is very much on the generation gap and examining the pre-conceived notions the two groups have of each other.

As expected, the writing is flawless. An engrossing, easy read. I especially appreciated the detailed descriptions of places like York, Durham and Holy Island, which really brought the tale to life. And I liked how the characters ultimately showed traits that surprised both themselves and each other.

What I found slightly depressing, though, was the stereotyping of the seniors as a bunch of old fogeys. I couldn’t relate to any of them! This is not how I see myself or how wish to be seen by others. And I don’t think I’m atypical of this generation. The two “youngsters” Em and Mel also seemed ridiculously immature for their age.

That said, this was still an entertaining read overall. Although I personally prefer something deeper and with a bit of bite, I can see this finding its audience. All credit to Imogen for trying her hand at something different.

I thought that this had its cute moments. I enjoyed the stops they made on their trip, and the bits of history that were told about each place. I liked the funny banter between characters. I was happy that by the end they all seemed to understand and appreciate one another more than when they started out. I did rate this 3.5 stars.

I was not a fan on Mel’s terrible attitude and all out rudeness. She began with a bad attitude.

It was a good lesson in always being kind because you never know what another person is going through.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing this arc.

This was such a lovely book, a story of unlikely friendships.
Emma and Mel are best friends and flatmates. Emma needs to make it up to Mel for ruining her Valentine's day, so she proposes a trip up to Edinburgh. Emma's Grandad has recently passed away and her Grandmother wants to take a trip to scatter his ashes. Unfortunately Emma agrees to both of these and ends up with a dilemma, who to go with.
She decides to run they idea by Mel that they can accompany her Gran on her coach trip to Edinburgh.
Things don't run as smoothly as they could but what ensues is a lovely adventure and the making of new friends.

I found this book funny in a light-hearted way. Two young women, Mel and Emma, end up on a coach trip with pensioners going to Edinburgh. A fun read.

I really enjoyed this book. It’s a story of prejudices and misconceptions on either side of the generation gap. All of the characters are well drawn and have interesting stories to tell. There are some sad tales but also uplifting ones. An easy read that’s a bit different. Recommended

I loved this one, it was a light-hearted, fun read. Two young girls decide to go on a coach trip with a relative thinking that it wouldn’t b full of pensioners. But, of course it was. But, as it turned out they had a fun time and made a lot of friends. This book can make the reader realise how important it is to try new things and just go with the flow. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Having watched many an episode of coach trip and personally visited the place featured in this book I was eager to get reading. A nice sedate journey up the east coast of England with a lovely bunch of people. Each character grew on me as the story progressed and the locations were well described. There was enough happening to keep you interested. I highly recommend this book as an escape or holiday read.

I really enjoyed reading this uplifting tale of new opportunities and making the most of life. Full of laughter and tears, this is a touching story about bridging the age gap.. It's never too late to have an adventure and make friends.

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It all starts when Emma forgets to give her flatmate a letter from her boyfriend, inviting her to a special Valentine's meal. So to make it up to Mel, she promises to take her to Edinburgh for her birthday but she also agrees to go with her grandma on a coach trip that she was going with her grandfather before he died. They are going to scatter his ashes. But there is a huge problem it is the same time as Mel's birthday. So having to let Mel down again, she is gutted but Mel decides to go on the coach trip as well as it ends in Edinburgh. Little did she know it would be all Old people who she has no patience with.

This is a story about the generational gap and how both sides can get closer together when they learn to appreciate each other.

I really loved this book, it was very heartwarming, funny and made you cry in places too. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good story with old people 😉

This is a very easy read and light hearted. It would be good for a book club and I'm sure would raise many areas of discussion. This isn't my preferred style of read and not something that I would choose but enjoyable none the less.

Emma messes up constantly. Her latest mistake ends up with her trying to please her best friend whilst on a mostly geriatric coach trip with her Grandma to scatter Grandpa's ashes. What follows is a series of funny mishaps and some fairly emotional fall outs and reconciliations.

This should have been a really enjoyable book - and there were some very funny bits. Unfortunately I couldn't stand Emma and her character drove me nuts. I'd have cut her out of my life years ago. Spoiled my enjoyment somewhat!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review