⭐️⭐️⭐️ Seven Exes by @lucyvineauthor
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Seven Exes by Lucy Vine is about almost thirty Esther who is convinced - after reading an article in a magazine - that you only get seven loves and she has already had her seven. She goes on a mission to find her seven exes and find out what might have been. I enjoyed the friendship she has with her flatmates and the self-discovery she realizes as she closes the loop on her past. However, her character is truly insufferable at times and I couldn’t tell what timeline each chapter was in for the first few paragraphs which got somewhat confusing for me. I was really surprised a few times throughout the book, which was nice! I appreciate an unpredictable plot and it kept me on my toes. I enjoyed the development of the side characters and it was a quick, fun read that ended nicely. Truly a book about friendship, self-discovery and self-reflection!
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Read if you like:
✔️second chance romance
✔️flashbacks
✔️london setting
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Pub date June 20, 2023!
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Thank you to @netgalley and @harpercollins for the advanced readers copy. I received a complimentary e-copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This was such a fun rom com! I could EASILY see it be turned into a movie and I think it would be so successful. It was such a fun concept of going back to your past in order to improve your love life. It kind of reminded me of ghost of girlfriends past which is one of my FAVORITE movies. A really fun read!

I loved this so much!! I couldn't put the book down even to eat. I cannot stop thinking of this book! Amazing read!!
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This was a fun read, definitely more introspective than a lot of romances. Wish that the bits about her sexuality were a little bit more explained- felt kind of like there was internalizes homophobia? Maybe I’m reading too much into it.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the opportunity to read and review this book. I read the summary and was so intrigued. This a book with so much potential that didn’t deliver. Our main character Esther is 29 but acts a decade younger. She drinks a ridiculous amount( and I am from Wisconsin). She’s not a good friend. She’s never learned to have a true hard adult conversation. She’s driven by the need to find someone special to complete her life and decides, based on a old magazine she finds in a bar, to look up all her exes. She does eventually grow and becomes a more likable character. By the time I actually cared, the book was almost over. I didn’t hate it, but I won’t be begging my reading buddies to pick it up.

This book has an enjoyable premise. It was fun, sometimes amusing, but ended up falling a bit flat for me, unfortunately.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC! This had a fun premise and I was excited to dive in to the MC’s previous relationships and be along the ride for her journey. While there was one surprise (I don’t want to call it a twist bc this isn’t a thriller) that I thought was interesting, overall this was highly predictable and the characters and story fell flat. The pacing felt off, the characters were not very fleshed out and the main character was not very likable and at times her behavior was downright insufferable, making it hard to root for her whatsoever.

On a night out at the neighborhood pub with friends, Esther happens upon an old issue of a women’s magazine. She reads an article proclaiming you only get seven chances at love, with a list of seven relationships that all women have before they find ‘The One.’ Recognizing all of her own exes, Esther’s convinced that one of them must be her true love. She methodically goes down the line, one by one, starting with her First Love, to The Worst Mistake, and more, contacting each of her exes to see if there’s something there she missed the first time around. But soon her mission starts to spiral out of control, endangering her career, friendships and even her own mental health. Taking a break from her campaign, she finds that her true love has been hiding in plain sight the whole time. This romcom has plenty of hilarious hijinks but also some serious moments featuring forgiveness, the Me Too movement, and growing up. For fans of fast-paced contemporary romances set in London that feature engaging premises and strong female friendships.

This book reminded me of one of my favorite British shows- Lovesick.

This was witty and outright hilarious. Esther is such a relatable character with the goofiest friends who support her even when her ideas are ludicrous.

Seven exes takes you on a journey through love, loss, and the beautiful bonds of friendship as our main character decides to go down memory lane and determine if one of her exes might be..THE ONE.

This was such a cozy, funny read that I absolutely recommend it. Thank you to Harper Collins for the NetGalley ARC and the chance to read and review this book!

3.5 stars.

Esther is nearly thirty and is not satisfied with her current love life. While at the pub with her 2 best friends she find an old magazine that has an article about the 7 types of relationships one has before finding the one. Esther makes a list of her past exes and is determined to meet up with all 7 to see if one of them is the one that got away.
I really enjoyed the first half of this book, but the second part seemed to drag on a lot more than I would like. I do like how it ended, and felt like one she was going to end up with was hinted a few many times for it to become a surprise plot Twist.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this ebook in exchange for a honest review.

Esther loves her job and has a great group of friends! Her life in London in great.... except she has a niggly feeling that her life is missing that special someone. Like all women she suffers from the chronic belief that our lives are incomplete without a partner. One day whilst in the local pub with her best friends, Bibi and Louise, they stumble across an old women's magazine with an article on the seven archetypes a woman dates before finding Mr Right. Inspired by the column, Esther sets about revisiting every single one of her Exs.

This was my first book by Lucy Vine and overall it was a quick, fun read. I powered through it in just over a day. I thought the premise was enticing and would definitely recommend it for an easy read. Perhaps perfect to end a reading slump or to devour on the beach.

I think the first half is stronger than the second half, it does start to drag a little. The main character, Esther, also became a little annoying and self absorbed. However, recognition where it is due, she does have an epiphany moment and realizes she has been self centered and apologizes to her friends and her work colleague.

I felt exhausted when I finished this book, and I’m still not sure if that’s a good attribute or not! The premise was interesting—Esther reads an old magazine article that leads her to believe that, based on the relationships she’s had, she’s already met the love of her life. I could tell pretty quickly who it would be, but I still enjoyed the recounting of her crazy romantic history. If you need one last laugh, don’t miss the image after the acknowledgements!