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Amber Scott loves her city life - a terrific job working on a glossy
magazine, and a fiancé, Ed, she's known since Uni. Even if Ed doesn't
take her job seriously (as a solicitor, he doesn't have much time for
women's magazines!), it is Amber's dream job. So Ed's news that he has
taken a job in the West Country turns Amber's world upside down.
The new life in Cornwall does not get off to the best start. The huge house Ed was so keen on is, well, huge - what is Amber going to do with four acres? And do M&S make Aga-ready meals? And when a handsome, if surly, man leads the local hunt over her land, it's more than Amber can stand. So how is it that, before long Amber is friends with the local eccentric Lady of the Manor, making love potions at her mother's recommendation - and answering the door naked to strangers...?
Genre: contemporary romance
The new life in Cornwall does not get off to the best start. The huge house Ed was so keen on is, well, huge - what is Amber going to do with four acres? And do M&S make Aga-ready meals? And when a handsome, if surly, man leads the local hunt over her land, it's more than Amber can stand. So how is it that, before long Amber is friends with the local eccentric Lady of the Manor, making love potions at her mother's recommendation - and answering the door naked to strangers...?
Genre: contemporary romance
Publication date: April 2012
Mature content: no
Review: Oh, I had so much fun with this book! It lived for years (literally) on my reading list. It was one of the last paperbacks I bought before going digital and I just forgot about it for a long time. Now I totally regret it, because it accounted for some great laughs.
Amber is trying her best to succeed professionally and also to be the best (future) wife to Ed. Of course you can already see from the start how doomed her relationship with Ed is. Actually, half the fun is realizing how oblivious Amber is to something that should be totally obvious. Does that make her silly? Maybe. But how many times have you ignored the signs for something that should be clear as day just because you don't want to deal with the harsh reality of it?
Add to that Amber and Ed's eventful move from London to the countryside, Amber's totally lunatic mother and boyfriend, a dog with boundary issues and digestive problems, a village where drinking alcohol at 10 am is totally normal and where everyone knows they neighbor's darkest secrets, an aga with a mind of it's own and no ready meals in sight, and some weird love potions - and you have a recipe for disaster - or for a lot of fun, depending on the perspective.
I found the last part of the book a bit muddled - the ups and downs of the romance with Alex and the end of Amber and Ed's relationship were all a bit too complicated to grasp - hence the four stars rating. In addition, this is a thoroughly British book - if you're not British you'll probably miss (or have to look up) a few of the references to people and TV shows.
Other than that, Amber Scott is Starting Over is a book I would recommend to anyone in need of a couple of fun, no-strings attached reading hours and some good laughs.
Happy readings,
Amber is trying her best to succeed professionally and also to be the best (future) wife to Ed. Of course you can already see from the start how doomed her relationship with Ed is. Actually, half the fun is realizing how oblivious Amber is to something that should be totally obvious. Does that make her silly? Maybe. But how many times have you ignored the signs for something that should be clear as day just because you don't want to deal with the harsh reality of it?
Add to that Amber and Ed's eventful move from London to the countryside, Amber's totally lunatic mother and boyfriend, a dog with boundary issues and digestive problems, a village where drinking alcohol at 10 am is totally normal and where everyone knows they neighbor's darkest secrets, an aga with a mind of it's own and no ready meals in sight, and some weird love potions - and you have a recipe for disaster - or for a lot of fun, depending on the perspective.
Other than that, Amber Scott is Starting Over is a book I would recommend to anyone in need of a couple of fun, no-strings attached reading hours and some good laughs.
Happy readings,
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