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I have been an avid reader of all things Paige Toon. This book was such a light hearted easy read which kept me engaged throughout . Although it's a standalone book it's nice revisiting characters from other novels . It is a great summer read and a good escape from everyday life . It is a beautiful story

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The Last Piece of My Heart is the absolute PERFECT summer read. You get to travel around the world with Bridget—who hello has a dream job as a travel journalist #goals—while she 1) finds the missing pieces of her heart and 2) researches for the new novel she’s ghostwriting. You receive so many song recommendations from Bridget’s playlists that you can bop along to while reading by the pool. And best of all, you get to watch Bridget fall in love.

I think I actually visibly swooned while reading this book. There were moments that I straight up clutched my chest, put the back of my hand to my forehead and sighed. I really loved the characters and the romance in this story. I was so giddy that I physically couldn’t put the book down and had to recommend it to everyone around me. Again, a true summer read.

I really enjoyed the ghostwriting portion of the story and learning more about Nicole, reading the diary entries from her teenage years and understanding her life with her husband Charlie and daughter April. And speaking of April—I don’t know how she did it but Toon created the most precious, cuddly sweet baby girl that I wanted to reach into the book to pick up and play with. And Charlie! I loved him. I don’t know what to say without ruining anything. So just read it. And it was fascinating to see how Nicole’s novel ended up tying into Bridget’s search for her heart as she found the missing pieces and ultimately found herself.

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A really wonderful story that did not in any way disappoint. Filled with romance and a strong plot, Paige Toon really did a great job with this one. You can't help but fall in love with the characters along the way either.

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Paige Toon is one of my favourite authors, and this book did not disappoint. With the right about of romance and drama, the plot was strong from the beginning. I fell in love with Bridget, Charlie and April and I felt all the emotions that they went through, which proved how much of a good author Paige is.

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This was a pretty average read but was not anything special. I quite liked a couple of the characters but they just seemed like caricatures at points (but other points seemed like 2-dimensional characters).

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I found Bridget’s story enjoyable. I have never read a story by Paige Toon before, but I found it a cute story. I would read more by her in the future.

I voluntarily reviewed this book.

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Always love a Paige Toon book - she writes super characters.
Only sampling a chapter still gave me the definite view that this is another winner for her.

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Well written! I look forward to reading the whole novel!

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A delightful read with deeper themes such as healing from grief beautifully woven in. Easily believable characters and the storyline kept me reading and reading!

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Chapter Sampler - did not find that at the finish of the sample that I wanted to know more. While I didn't realize it was a sample - the writing style and the characters did not make me feel as if I needed to know more I will not be rating or reviewing the full title -and there are no plans to publish a review (even of sample) to any sale or social sharing sites for this book. Thank you

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Revew is for the full book

I am a huge fan of Paige Toon and I have read almost all of her books. Lucy in the Sky is one of my favourite books of all time. One of the things that I love most about Paige’s stories is how they are all connected.

Bridget first appears in The Longest Holiday and Thirteen Weddings. I have always loved Bridget’s character so I had a lot of excitement for this book. Bridget has a lot of layers and is a very complex character. She puts on a bit of a front that she is a happy go lucky girl but she has so much depth to her that not everyone gets to see.

I won’t go into the story but there were some parts that were really heartbreaking. I loved the two main locations. I haven’t been to Thailand and I have only been to Cornwall once when I was little but thanks to Paige’s descriptions I felt like I was right there with Bridget.

This story is some classic Paige Toon writing. This book is exactly why I fell in love with Paige Toon back in 2009 when I first read Lucy in the Sky. This is my favourite book of 2017.

I think the ending for this book and I don’t think there was a more perfect person for Bridget to give the last piece of her heart to.

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Thank you netgalley and the publishers for this sampler to completely whet my appetite for the rest of the story.

Bridget rekindles her relationship with Elliott and offers a publisher a story to get her heart back from all the men she fell in love with. Her publisher asks her to ghost write a sequel by an author who recently died.

Bridget upends her London life to move to Cornwall to start the journey. Paige is one of the chick lit queens who writes her stories filled with love and giggles. I need to go and buy it now!

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This sampler left me wanting more and couldn’t wait to get the full book to find out where the character was going and to read some more of the authors womderful prose.

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I am heading out now to buy the full version as I just need to know more!

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I only wish I had the whole thing to read!
As a hopeless romantic 20 something, Bridget is a relatable character who I wanted to read more about.

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When life feels like a puzzle, sometimes it’s the small pieces that make up the bigger picture

This isn’t the first book i have read from Paige Toon and i can safely say that this is my favourite by a mile.

This isn’t just a romance or romcom, it is a story about love and adventure and growing and finding your place in the world.

This book will make you laugh and cry in equal measures 🙂

The book is about Bridget, a successful travel journalist with ambitions to turn her quirky relationship blog into a novel which takes her on a journey tracking down all her exe’s to find out why her relationships have resulted in failure and why she wants the pieces of her heart back. (I’m not sure I would want to come face to face with some of my ex’s!!)

But whilst facing rejection from publishing companies for her own book she is approached to ghost write a sequel to a novel that the previous author passed away before writing.

Seizing this opportunity Bridget moves to Padstow for the summer. And the layers of emotion begin …

There are so many different layers to this book that blend seamlessly that add depth to the characters, the places and the emotions running through out the book.

This book is just perfect to curl up under the duvet with a nice cup of tea and get lost in the quirky world of Bridget.

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Wow, what a great start to the book. I was engrossed from the first page and desperate to know more.

Have been looking at this since release, but for reasons unknown I haven't yet picked up to buy. Will definitely want to find out more about what happens to Bridget & what adventures she goes on. Definitely one for fans of Lindsey Kelk & similar people in Paige's writing style and story. Highly recommended! Now to go find this book in the shops!

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I will definitely be reading the full book after enjoying this sampler. I wish it had been a little longer, but it certainly whet my appetite for more!

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Although I have only read the sampler (first 3 chapters) I am enjoying the book and definitely want to read the full story.

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Of course I loved this sampler, I just wish it was a whole book long.
When you first love is back in your life, but there's a world between you who wouldn't up and go revisit previous boyfriends?
Im looking forward to reading the whole book

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