If “Eat, Pray, Love” had been written by a 30 year old British hot mess. Sweet, funny and will have you reaching for your passport to start your own adventure (or, if you’re broke like me, flicking though Pinterest travel pages....)

A quick and easy read, which grabbed me instantly and absorbed me. Very enjoyable - Sophie Kinsella-esque.

Some of the editing was off for my kindle, though I realise this is a draft copy.

This was a good light read about Alice who has just turned 30 and decided to travel the world to ‘find herself’...and inevitably avoid other aspects of her life in the process. Although a few other reviewers point her out to be a ‘modern day Bridget Jones’, I would compare Alice to a millennial Liz Gilbert (of Eat Pray Love fame!) - travelling the world to avoid relationships or figuring out the person she should be.

The storyline was entertaining with a few funny episodes dotted throughout but I found the intermittent ‘AWOL’ blog posts a little jarring and although I understood their purpose, to me it interrupted the humour and the flow of the narrative.

Alice realises at her birthday party that her friends have all coupled up while she is in an on/off relationship that is going nowhere. Drowning her sorrows at her party she mistakenly sexts her boss and loses her job. She decides to follow in the footsteps of an admired blogger and travel, recording her exploits (mostly fake) at the beginning of each chapter. In a blog so people can follow her.
I struggled with these parts, especially the posts from followers so ended up skipping some and getting to the meat of the story. If I’m being honest it may just have been the layout of the advanced copy which will be remedied in the released edition.
The rest of the book was a decent read, as we follow Alice trying to find herself in America and Thailand, finding new friends along the way. Finally she faces up to the issues from her past that were holding her back and takes steps towards a better future.

I'd never read a novel by this author before but was pleasantly surprised - especially by the layout of the story lines. It was interesting, refreshingly different and quite enjoyable actually. I wasn't sure about where the novel was set but I quickly changed my mind and warmed to the location.

Overall, I'm pleased I requested to review this novel, it's showed me a fab new author that I shall be looking out for in the future.

I absolutely loved Lucy Vine's first novel - Hot Mess. I haven't yet read her second What Fresh Hell? but that will be rectified shortly. I knew I had to read Are We Nearly There Yet as soon as I read the blurb and I was not disappointed. I absolutely loved reading it and raced through it, every chance I got.

It's another fab read. I adore Lucy's easy to read writing style.

The story features many great characters who are rich and vibrant and all have a purpose within the novel.

The main female character is soul searching and growing up, her antics along the way are hilarious as she escapes abroad to find herself. The writing is laugh out loud funny and witty. The fun is balanced by Lucy tackling serious issues, that are thought provoking, but the conclusion leaves you feeling satisfied that equilibrium has been restored and many lessons have been learnt.

Modern, funny and fresh. I can't wait for her next book!

This book is not for me. I didn’t enjoy it and never felt connected to the characters
I did finish it , but many times I wanted to give up reading it
The storyline was weak and utterly far fetched . I am sure other people might enjoy it

I absolutely loved reading Are We Nearly There Yet? When I read that ‘if you liked Bridget Jones you will love this!’ and just had to read it, and I am so glad I did.
Alice is very much like the modern-day version of Bridget Jones, even the comfy underwear ha-ha. Everyone around her is growing up, getting married, starting a family. But Alice has just turned 30 and her life is the same as it has always been, no boyfriend, temping jobs and living with Eva, her best friend, nothing has changed.
So when Eva gets a boyfriend and announces her pregnancy Alice wants to just get away from it all knowing that she will probably not even have somewhere to live very soon.

Alice decides to travel around the world and what fun and not so much fun she had along the way.
This was simply too funny, it made me laugh out loud but also made me think about my life too.

I loved this book. I'm a huge fan of Lucy's books - the first one had me in hysterics and while this one did too, it felt slightly more grown up and dealt with much deeper topics. Thank you!

I strongly disliked Alice at the start of the book, to the point where I considered abandoning it. I'm so glad that I persevered and followed her journey to the end. There were a few clunky expositions about current topics that felt a little forced and will root the book firmly in its time. I appreciated the intent, and otherwise ended reading well into the night wanting to get to the resolution.

I accessed the book through Netgalley in return for an unbiased review

Really sadly I couldn’t finish this book. I have loved the authors previous writing but the main character felt too young, cliched and narsassistic... the book felt dated by the way her blog was written with all the hashtags- no one that age is that computer illiterate and clueless, and in reality would probably use video platforms like Instagram to document rather than a badly formed blog so that was problematic. Also, as someone who moved from london to LA, I actually found the way she experienced new places was a bit embarrassing and I just didn’t like the main character. Sad I couldn’t relate but I just couldn’t complete the story.

Hey, this book is billed as the new Bridget Jones,,this caused me to put it way ahead of many other booksthat have to read and review before this is published in May......I am glad I did....( and yes I think it does deserve the accolade re the new Bridget Jones )
Alice is just 30 and the book starts with her 30th party,and its too funny!, easy to say LOL but I really did, not once, not twice but countless times and this continued throughout the book
After the party Alice decides to travel the world and write a blog,,the book shows these blog entries ( hashtags and all ) and comments ( inc a scream of a moderator’s ) and then the book reverts to what really has ‘gone on’......the difference in the blog posts and reality are hilarious as are the descriptions of what actually is happening
You know those thoughts we have randomly all day, every day but never write them down? Alice does....from sex to clothes to food to people nothing is left untouched and its all very very funny, I think important to say it is genuinely funny not forced funny or false funny just very honest funny 😃😃
Through her journeys Alice encounters various people and also family members and it actually gets very moving when long standing problems and resentment that Alice has been holding onto come to the fore and are dealt with and actually gave a few good lessons on life, again not in a po faced way but a realistic and affirming way
This book is unusual in the way you can read it in one sitting or it can easily be a tube/bus journey read over a few weeks, whatever suits it will fit
I cant remember a book ever making me cry with laughing, this did, please give it a go in May it really is a fabulous read and I hope there are more books to follow
Of course 10/10 5 Stars

This was a great read - I read it in one sitting! It was really enjoyable - not too taxing, but interesting enough to keep me going without stopping.

To begin with I was a little confused with the blogging references, as it wasn't very clear. But that soon became clear.

A little unbelieveable in some areas, but good fun.

A little cliched in some areas. And sometimes you could guess what was going to happen. But still really enjoyable and I would definitely read other books by the author.

Very recommended.

I've loved Lucy's previous two books so had high expectations for this one. I was not let down! This book is a properly fab read. The greatest thing about Lucy's characters is how believable they are. Quite often fiction will feature perfect characters or evil characters, Lucy's books feature characters who seem real. This book exemplifies her skill at writing grey area characters. A read that is funny and reflective - fully recommend!

I'm sure this will be a popular book. However, I am the wrong age to enjoy it and found the writing quite irritating. Sorry NetGalley, but thank you for a review copy.