Not for me: I wish this was a little more funny and not a story of bitter heartache. I couldn’t read from start to finish, unfortunately.

I haven’t read anything by this author before, but I’m glad I gave her a try because I enjoyed this book. I would admit that it took me a while to settle into the story, I think because there are so many friends that I was introduced to all at once and the relationships within the group are complicated. The central character is Alice, who is looking for the right man to come along. Her friends and work colleagues are all desperate to introduce her to someone that they see as the perfect person, leading to some interesting situations. There is quite a bit of humour in this story, along with drama for some of the characters and, of course, romance. Just about everyone has their own storyline and it can be difficult to keep up with what’s going on. I didn’t really warm to Alice. I was highly amused that the book group which connected practically all the characters read short books only; I didn’t know such groups existed, but why not? On the strength of being entertained by this book, I may look out for other titles by Jo Platt.

Quite a slow start, I thought, alleviated by a scene later referred to as the Eleanor Black party, which captured my interest and allowed the characters to dig their little hooks into me and make me care about them.

I loved the way several of the main characters totally got the wrong end of the stick about their relationships and the feelings of others. The whole thing was humorous and sweet, and had the necessary 'ahhh' factor.