I have read Lucy Vine's other book and whilst I liked the concept I didn't enjoy that the main character was so naïve/spoilt/a characture of a millennial.

I started reading this book and didn't get passed the first chapter - I did try! I just can't believe that a 30 year old woman in a fancy restaurant would have a tantrum and hide under the table... it just wasn't for me.

I was immediately intrigued by this book once I’d read the above synopsis.

As an almost 30-year-old, single woman, still unsure of her career path and what she’s doing with her life, I related to this book and Alice so much. As it turned out, Alice was running away from more problems than we’re initially led to believe, but I can completely understand it. When everyone around you is coupling up, having babies and settling down, it can be hard not to retreat to familiar things, even when they’re bad for you.

Are We Nearly There Yet? Is laugh-out loud funny, witty and perfect in every way. Lucy’s writing is amazing, and I’ve already purchased another one of her books – Hot Mess – for me to dive into.

I don’t think I can gush over this book enough. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I gave Are We Nearly There Yet? 5/5 stars and highly recommend to those who are fans of Lindsey Kelk, Mhairi McFarlane, Veronica Henry and Sarah Morgan

I get what the author was trying to do with Are We Nearly There Yet. A novel about Alice, a shallow and seemingly self-centred individual who after turning thirty embarks on a three month trip to LA, Thailand and a third destination she’s not quite decided on yet. Part written as blog posts I get what the author was trying to achieve but the overuse of hashtags and a strong dislike for the main character were somewhat off-putting. Having said that it is a quick and easy read that you can zip through in a couple of days. I’m sure people will love this but sadly it wasn’t for me. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and Orion Publishing Group for the chance to review.

I liked - but didn't love - Lucy Vine's last book , so when I saw on NetGalley that she had another coming, I thought it was worth giving a whirl. Louise O'Neill, who's blurbed this, is an incisively sharp writer, so I thought that alone was enough of an accolade to make me pick this up. Added to that, then when the story sounded like something that I would really relate to - having just turned 29 and not really having a clue what I'm doing with my life - I was on board.
This book was very much on a par with What Fresh Hell? It had some funny moments, it had some touching moments, it had a lot of great and supportive friendships which had wobbles as the people became self-centred, but all comes good in the end. I also liked Alice’s approach to blogging, which was very much of the ‘fake it til you make it’ ilk.

There was lots of great stuff in this book, and I really liked Alice’s relationship with her siblings. But the central conflict of the book felt underdeveloped, particularly when it came to the crucial point of separation which happened a few years before the book opens. I’m trying not to spoil anything here, as the central conflict does only come to the fore of the book in the final third. But because it’s only hinted at early on, it doesn’t feel like it’s given as much weight as perhaps it should. And, really, it was resolved so easily, without very much introspection or growth from Alice, the main character.

I did enjoy reading this book. I just didn’t get as much out of it as I had hoped. In terms of chick lit, I’d rank it much lower than, say, a Sophie Kinsella or a Marian Keyes, and I was left just a little bit disappointed. Which is quite sad, because I really do think Lucy Vine has a great grasp of characterisation, and there are certainly glimmers of something wonderful in there.

Sadly, I just don’t think that Lucy Vine and I quite click the way I think others do with her. Her humour isn’t quite right for me, and the abundance of hashtags in Alice’s blog posts grated very quickly. That said, though, Instagram grates on me for the same reason.

For this one, I think it’s more me than the book. I thought it was good, but not great. But that’s a very personal thing, and I can definitely see someone else really loving this, and relating to it much more strongly than I did.

Someone please tell me why I haven’t read one of Lucy’s books before!? I am so glad this has now been rectified and I can’t wait to get her other books on my TBR pile.

We meet Alice at her thirtieth birthday party and events that occur at this party make her want to jet off on an adventure to ‘find herself’ therefore she packs her bags and goes to three incredible destinations, much to her best friend Eva’s disappointment as she will miss Alice so much. I was absorbed in this story from the very first page till I closed the book. I absolutely adored Alice, however her sister Hannah is a barrel of laughs (you will see why!) I thought the format of the story was brilliant, we see blog posts from Alice throughout her trip with the very amusing comments attached!

‘Are We Nearly There Yet?’ is a compelling story about realising your self worth and being brave enough to go on a journey of self discovery ❤️. This has to be one of my favourite reads of 2019 so far and I’m gutted it had to end! 😊 I give ‘Are We Nearly There Yet?’ a very befitting 5*/5*!

According to social media, Alice has the perfect life: travelling the world, mixing with celebs, great dates. In real life, Alice's life is very different. Her travels around the world are not going to plan, she's getting herself into sticky situations (with evidence on YouTube to prove it) and she's falling out with her friends and her family.

After her best friend announces her pregnancy and after a disastrous 30th birthday, Alice decides to leave London and go travelling on a journey of self discovery and adventure. Her mishaps had me both in stitches and in tears. I really want to see what Alice is up to next!

I really tried but I just couldn’t get on board with this book. I couldn’t connect with any of the characters and because of that I really struggled to feel anything towards what they were going through.

Every book of Lucy's is a hit for me, and this was no exception. I loved Alice, even if at times she could be rather flighty, stubborn and impulsive – maybe the reason I loved her so is because she's a lot like myself.

I lived vacariously through Alice for a couple of hours, travelling through LA and Thailand with Alice alone then to Australia to visit her family. It's definitely made me want to reach for my passport.

I loved the ending. There's a lot of sentimental moments in there, and it really did bring the book to a close quite well. There's also a lot of strong and wonderful messages that things may not always be as they seem, and there's a lot to learn from this book.

This book was not what I thought it was going to be, it was far better; I couldn’t put it down. I loved the mix of characters and settings, whilst the story had lots of little ones in there as well as the overriding one. It was funny, sad, and lots of others in there too. Definitely one to read on holiday.

The book begins with Alice celebrating her 30th birthday, which quickly doesn’t go to plan.
In an attempt to find herself and run away from family troubles, Alice decides to venture off on a blogging adventure. We follow Alice as she jets off to America, Thailand and Australia. Along the way Alice makes new friends and memories that are both funny and heartwarming. A great story of self-discovery and learning that family will always have your back.

I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be reading more from Lucy Vine. A lovely red that had me routing for Alice the whole time.

Alice has hit the big 3-O; her friends are all starting to do grown up things, she hasn’t spoken to her mother in 5 years, she has sent a drunken text to her new boss and can’t face going back to her unfulfilling job. So what do you do when you can’t face your old life but don’t quite know what you want from your new one? There’s only one thing for it – Alice decides to travel the world and reinvent herself as a new-age blogger and role model. What could possibly go wrong?

Set in Los Angeles, Thailand and (spoiler alert) Australia, Are We Nearly There Yet? is an entertaining, funny and heartwarming read. Classic chick-lit and all the better for that.

Many thanks to Orion to Lucy Vine and to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this great book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Selten so gelacht! Das Buch ist eines der witzigsten, die ich je gelesen habe - rasant, mit Schwung erzählt, es hat Witz und Herz und macht Lust auf mehr. Eindeutig ein Buch für einen sechsten Stern!

This is a below average book about Alice, who tries to change her life for something a bit more exciting, after wrongly sending her boss a rude text. She decides to go travelling, and to blog about her experiences. She goes to USA, and stays with a friend from school days, and travels around looking for something exciting to do, and some different people to hand out with. She fails miserably.
Then she flies to Thailand, and there meets some very strange people, who persuade her to go on a spiritual retreat, including her brother Matt and his friend Joe. There she experiences some weird dreams, due to drugs, and is very sick.
She finally ends up in Australia, trying hard to forgive her Mum for choosing their drunk step-father over her family. Eventually she comes home to the UK, and starts to work as a moderator of the AWOL site with another friend of hers.
This book could have done with some judicious editing, and the casual sex, and drug taking took me out of my comfort zone. The characters were all a bit one-sided, and the ending just seemed a little pat.

This is a light read with no real depth.
The characters lacked depth with no real likeability factor.
A good laugh in places but overall just a easy read.

Absolutely LOVED this book. One of my top reads of 2019. When I saw this compared with Bridget Jones I had to read it and I completely agreed with the comparison! Alice is absolutely a modern day Bridget Jones... even with the comfy knickers haha. Everyone around Alice is moving on and growing up however Alice's life is stagnant. That is until she decides to do something about it. What a fun and heartwarming story, this had me in floods of laughter.

I will absolutely be recommending this to all my friends and family and will also be searching out Lucy Vines other book.

Eat Pray Love if it happened in real life, to mostly normal, slightly flawed millennials. A really easy light-hearted read with some important messages underpinning it, this book was a pleasure to read.

This book is a hilariously funny tale of Alice, who heads off on a world trip to find herself and #FindTheFun.

There have been comparisons with Bridget Jones, so I was tempted to read it but at the same time dubious that it would not live up to the comparisons, but how wrong I was! Alice really was the modern day Bridget, from her haphazard attitude towards life, to constantly getting things wrong.

The book begins with Alice's 30th birthday, a day where she gets really drunk and accidentally sends a sexually inappropriate text to her boss which causes her to lose her job, add in a newly pregnant and loved up flatmate, and Alice feels that she no longer knows where she fits in. As a result, she decides that she has reached a milestone where she needs to broaden her horizons and find herself. She sets off on her travels and sets up a travel blog to share her experiences.

I honestly cannot think of the last time I laughed out loud when reading a book, but the snappy dialogue and sheer hilarity of Alice's escapades were just so funny it was impossible not to laugh! There was also a more serious side story, which was thought-provoking and poignant, and provided the perfect balance between the humour of the present day events, with the sadness Alice carries from her childhood and early adulthood. The blog posts and comments interspersed within the story added something special to the story. Alice blogs sometimes creatively to make things sound less chaotic than they actually were, and sometimes with such a brutal honesty that I cringed at her openness. The trolls commenting on her posts, together with a funny moderator add a realism and additional level of humour that really add to make this an exceptionally funny book.

I have not read Lucy Vine's previous novels, but I will be checking them out now, because this was fantastic.

I would like to thank Lucy Vine, Orion and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a really good book. This book reminds me of Bridget Jones so much.
This book is so funny and made me cry with laughter

Funny book ideal for an evening after a long week. Relaxing, amusing, real life story. Fully recommend to all women out there.

I really enjoyed this book!

Alice is turning 30 and is in the middle of a crisis. All of her friends are settling down and having babies while she is still temping, still flat sharing and still sleeping with her on/off almost maybe probably not boyfriend.

When she drunkenly texts her boss by accident and ends up fired she decides it's time for a change and spends her savings on an Eat, Pray, Love Instagrammable travelling adventure.

This book is genuinely laugh out loud funny in places. The supporting characters are great - especially Alice's family - and she finds herself in an array of relatable and very amusing situations. The difference between the reality of her experiences and what she shares on her travel blog is all to familiar!

Alice's travels are a journey of self-discovery: she meets people tries new things and goes to the obligatory detox/retreat in Thailand to "find herself". This is all done in a light-hearted, very amusing way but thoughtful enough so that the real issues in Alice's life and her relationships are dealt with satisfactorily.

The is thoroughly enjoyable and a quick read.

Thanks Lucy Vine, Orion and Netgalley for the advanced ebook in return for a review.