Second First Impressions
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Description
Distraction (n): Something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. See: Teddy Prescott.
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Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement village. Keeping herself busy caring for the eccentric residents means that Ruthie can safely ignore her own life - what little there is of it.
Teddy Prescott is practically allergic to a hard day's work. When he rocks up as the retirement village's newest employee, Ruthie is less than impressed. The last thing she needs is a distraction as irritating (and handsome) as this selfish rich kid. Lucky for Ruthie, her favourite pair of mischievous residents need a new assistant to torture... so she hands over Teddy, ready for them to send him running.
Except Teddy may be about to surprise her - not just by surviving the old women's antics, but by charming Ruthie so much, she starts to remember that there's more to life than work... Could Teddy be far more than simply an unwelcome distraction?
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PRAISE FOR SALLY THORNE
'The next Sophie Kinsella' Bustle
'Funny, sexy and instantly unputdownable' Paige Toon
'I inhaled Second First Impressions - I had to force myself to slow down because I didn't want it to end. A book hasn't given me the warm-fuzzies like this for a very long time' Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare
'Warm, witty and wise' The Daily Mail
'A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice. THE HATING GAME will take the rom-com world by storm. One of the best I've read, ever' Kristin Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
'Charming, self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny' The New York Times
'An addictive, dazzling debut. The Hating Game is bursting at the seams with love (and hate) and heart' Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author
'A smart and funny modern romance' Good Housekeeping
'One of the most delectable rom-coms I've ever read' Entertainment Weekly
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So i picked this book up because I wanted a cute wholesome romance which it is, for the most part. The thing that troubles me tho is that the big conclusion at the end is that she moves away from her home and her work (yes, also to pursue her dream job) but mostly to follow a man she’s know for maybe two months? I think it’s weird. It’s the way to end the story that’s best for the romance but she is not shown to be a very social person so it just makes me wonder if she ever found her own group of friends or if she simply got totally dependent on him for social interaction. It may be just me but the way his hair is talked about (very intensely) just makes me feel weird? I don’t know it seems like a very specific thing, but whatever floats Ruthie’s boat I guess. The conclusion of the Rose and Teddy storyline felt very forced since there was no build up at all. There was just „she has hated me forever“ and „we hugged now it’s all fine and now she’s crying“. What I did appreciate however was the way Teddy and Ruthie’s dynamic was portrayed. That he does little things for her a lot of the time which is really important in real relationships and I thought that was really cute. I did like Renata and Aggie but the reveal that they were lovers came a bit late for me. I just read over 300 pages thinking they were sisters. Now it’s very very hard for me to simply accept that they are dating. I think it would have been better if it was revealed a bit earlier, even tho in hindsight, the reveal does make sense and did not come out of nowhere and was quite wholesome. The characters were also enjoyable and I really liked Melanie and Ruthie‘s friendship development. I really liked the thing about the tortoises too, simply because they are cute.
Description
Distraction (n): Something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. See: Teddy Prescott.
______________________________
Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement village. Keeping herself busy caring for the eccentric residents means that Ruthie can safely ignore her own life - what little there is of it.
Teddy Prescott is practically allergic to a hard day's work. When he rocks up as the retirement village's newest employee, Ruthie is less than impressed. The last thing she needs is a distraction as irritating (and handsome) as this selfish rich kid. Lucky for Ruthie, her favourite pair of mischievous residents need a new assistant to torture... so she hands over Teddy, ready for them to send him running.
Except Teddy may be about to surprise her - not just by surviving the old women's antics, but by charming Ruthie so much, she starts to remember that there's more to life than work... Could Teddy be far more than simply an unwelcome distraction?
____________________________
PRAISE FOR SALLY THORNE
'The next Sophie Kinsella' Bustle
'Funny, sexy and instantly unputdownable' Paige Toon
'I inhaled Second First Impressions - I had to force myself to slow down because I didn't want it to end. A book hasn't given me the warm-fuzzies like this for a very long time' Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare
'Warm, witty and wise' The Daily Mail
'A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice. THE HATING GAME will take the rom-com world by storm. One of the best I've read, ever' Kristin Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
'Charming, self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny' The New York Times
'An addictive, dazzling debut. The Hating Game is bursting at the seams with love (and hate) and heart' Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author
'A smart and funny modern romance' Good Housekeeping
'One of the most delectable rom-coms I've ever read' Entertainment Weekly
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So i picked this book up because I wanted a cute wholesome romance which it is, for the most part. The thing that troubles me tho is that the big conclusion at the end is that she moves away from her home and her work (yes, also to pursue her dream job) but mostly to follow a man she’s know for maybe two months? I think it’s weird. It’s the way to end the story that’s best for the romance but she is not shown to be a very social person so it just makes me wonder if she ever found her own group of friends or if she simply got totally dependent on him for social interaction. It may be just me but the way his hair is talked about (very intensely) just makes me feel weird? I don’t know it seems like a very specific thing, but whatever floats Ruthie’s boat I guess. The conclusion of the Rose and Teddy storyline felt very forced since there was no build up at all. There was just „she has hated me forever“ and „we hugged now it’s all fine and now she’s crying“. What I did appreciate however was the way Teddy and Ruthie’s dynamic was portrayed. That he does little things for her a lot of the time which is really important in real relationships and I thought that was really cute. I did like Renata and Aggie but the reveal that they were lovers came a bit late for me. I just read over 300 pages thinking they were sisters. Now it’s very very hard for me to simply accept that they are dating. I think it would have been better if it was revealed a bit earlier, even tho in hindsight, the reveal does make sense and did not come out of nowhere and was quite wholesome. The characters were also enjoyable and I really liked Melanie and Ruthie‘s friendship development. I really liked the thing about the tortoises too, simply because they are cute.