As a scouser, I love the Liverpool connections in Hayley Doyle's books - Home Alone at the Phil is a must in Liverpool at Christmas time.

Anyway, back to the book. What struck me the most was how Chloe's feeling of grief at losing Jack were practically pushed to one side because of the of time she'd known Jack...but we as the reader knew that these characters reckoned they were in love with each other.

I loved the idea of the fridge and Chloe using that as a map of where to start in terms of her grief.

Wasn't a fan of Jack's ma!

Was a fan of Simon.

Overall, this is a story of how to work through grief and move on and not necessarily into the arms of another man, I felt that this was about Chloe finding herself.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book, this is my honest opinion.

Heartwarming yet a rollercoaster, Love, Almost isn’t a stereotypical romance.

Love, loss, and moving on are all written from a different than usual perspective. The short time frame of a 5 month relationship will either bring feelings of sadness of what could have been, or of a slight grateful glee that things will come to pass sooner and with less severity.

The tone of writing, the many swear words and comforts of the North make Hayley Doyle cemented as a new, lovely author I’ll keep my eye on in the future. (And previous books too!)

Beautiful unique take on love and moving on.

I really enjoyed this novel. I don't think I've ever read a romance with the same premise before.

We usually spend years with someone before they die but what if you only had a few months? You're not a widow and have you spent enough time to be their girlfriend? Are you even entitled to your grief.

Chloe has only known Jack a few months before he is involved in a horrible accident. She doesn't even know if he really loved her. But her grief is real because he was her future..

The characters in the book were just so well written, I loved every one of them. The dialogue at times was hilarious and I loved my journey with Chloe.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to see a sequel. I really want to know what happens next to them all.

Many thanks to Avon books for this advance copy to review.

Chloe is deeply in love with boyfriend Jack of 5 months. Jack is tragically killed and her world is turned upside down, Chloe decides to work through the list of things they had planned to do together.

I really enjoyed this, I really dread the thought of carrying on without the one you love, I can't bare to think about it.

Very similar to P.S I love you, heartbreaking and worth a read.

When Chloe meets Jack she feels he’s the one. She’s never felt like this about anyone else and while on holiday in Thailand Jack asks her to move from her home in Liverpool into his home with him in London.
It’s all going so well, a new job at a school and ready for a night out to see one of jacks friends do his comedy show, until it’s not.
Things change in a matter of minutes leaving Chloe questioning everything about their relationship and if it was as real as she’d originally thought.

After reading and loving Hayley Doyle’s first book, Never Saw you coming during lockdown I was really excited to see she had another book coming out. Even more excited when I saw it on netgalley and was lucky enough to be gifted the book to read and review before its release.
I don’t even know where to start, I loved this book and read it in 24 hours. It’s full of love, heart ache, laughs and lots of Scouse accents which I could literally hear in my head as I read it.
Chloe is such a loveable character and I just wanted everything to go well for her. I like the way it ended, leaving you wanting more, imagining what comes next and not the ending you’d expect from a romantic story (not to give anything away).
I really look forward to future books, I’m loving the authors work and she’s rapidly becoming a new favourite.

This book was fabulous insight as to how ones life might go after losing someone they thought they would have for a while.

Cute story about moving forward after lost love!

Reminded me a lot of “Forever, Interrupted” by Taylor Jenkins Reid at the beginning, but the book ended up taking its own shape.

I love that, for her, moving on from her boyfriend’s death didn’t mean finding a new man. Often times “moving on” is taken to mean that you have to find someone new to be with. But moving on can also mean traveling through your grief on your own and finding yourself.

I also liked that she let herself grieve even though their relationship lasted “only” 5 months. A lot of people in her life didn’t completely understand how she could be so upset, but she didn’t let that get in her way.

One thing I will say is set your standards before going into this book. It’s not a romance. It’s a story of love and grief and moving forward for yourself.

Chloe's boyfriend of five months, Jack, is killed in an accident, before they get a chance to meet many of the big relationship milestones. Chloe had been truly in love for the first time in her life, and is left reeling after her loss. Though many aspects of this story reminded me of PS I Love You, I felt that Love, Almost had enough differences to make it a unique story. For instance, the idea of Chloe and Jack's relationship being so new and untested before she loses him. I really enjoyed Love, Almost, and felt that it was a fresh and unique take on grief and the main character finding herself in the wake of a disaster.

I requested this book on the premise it would similar to PS I Love You but I found it was too similar and I just kept thinking of the book and movie.
This book was enjoyable and I liked the characters enough. If your looking for a quick, lovey read that will probably make you cry then this is your book!

I read an advanced copy of Love, Almost by Hayley Doyle. This book really reminded me of Ps I love you. Chloe loses her soul mate Jack, and has to learn to live without him. This book was ok, I prefer my books with less swearing. If that does not bother you, then you will probably enjoy this book.

So many emotions! The early tragedy is heart wrenching but it is soon transformed into something brave and powerful. The fact that this character takes control of her own life and has the courage to do this alone brings a sense of inspiration to what could have been a simple love story with a tragic end. The narrative moved around a bit so I did find myself flicking back a few times to check where things were up to.

Ugh I my heart feels so bad for Chloe, she meets , who she thinks is the one, only to lose him almost 6 months later. Then she has to come to terms with living without him. Chloe needed a break from her break from her life. The story was interesting, some of the characters annoyed me to no end, and sometimes the flashbacks confused me. I did like however how the author hinted with all the guys that Chloe meet in the book, that they “could” be the one to help mend her heart, but at the same time shows that Chloe, needs to learn to do this by herself.