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Lily Bennett’s Bucket List
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Lily Bennett’s Bucket List by Katherine Dyson is a delightful contemporary fiction novel that I think would appeal to rom-com lovers. The story revolves around Lydia, who has randomly found a bucket list belonging to a certain Lily Bennett. She decides to fulfill the bucket list and enlists the help of handsome stranger Jake. But Jake thinks that she's Lily. Can Lydia tell him the truth?
Here is a humorous excerpt from Chapter 1:
"Lydia Grey had become so accustomed to bad dates that she didn’t even flinch at the unexpected warmth of someone else’s tongue in her mouth.
The man smelt nice enough, fresh and masculine, and he kissed with a vigour which she was sure came from a place of passion, but something about the rhythm of his movement and the firm grip of his hand on her shoulder left her cold. His name was Matt, or maybe it was Mark – she wasn’t sure. He’d introduced himself, of course, but Lydia had been so distracted that she’d only half heard him.
Because Matt-or-Mark had a strange quirk in one of his eyebrows, and from the very beginning Lydia had not been able to take her eyes off it."
Overall, Lily Bennett’s Bucket List is an interesting contemporary fiction novel with a rom-com premise. One highlight of this book is the premise, which is a delightful once-in-a-lifetime coincidence. Who could imagine that they would one day be trying to complete someone else's bucket list? I did take off 1 star, because I thought that the plot was a bit too predictable. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of rom-coms in general, I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in September!
Lily Bennett’s Bucket List by Katherine Dyson is a delightful contemporary fiction novel that I think would appeal to rom-com lovers. The story revolves around Lydia, who has randomly found a bucket list belonging to a certain Lily Bennett. She decides to fulfill the bucket list and enlists the help of handsome stranger Jake. But Jake thinks that she's Lily. Can Lydia tell him the truth?
Here is a humorous excerpt from Chapter 1:
"Lydia Grey had become so accustomed to bad dates that she didn’t even flinch at the unexpected warmth of someone else’s tongue in her mouth.
The man smelt nice enough, fresh and masculine, and he kissed with a vigour which she was sure came from a place of passion, but something about the rhythm of his movement and the firm grip of his hand on her shoulder left her cold. His name was Matt, or maybe it was Mark – she wasn’t sure. He’d introduced himself, of course, but Lydia had been so distracted that she’d only half heard him.
Because Matt-or-Mark had a strange quirk in one of his eyebrows, and from the very beginning Lydia had not been able to take her eyes off it."
Overall, Lily Bennett’s Bucket List is an interesting contemporary fiction novel with a rom-com premise. One highlight of this book is the premise, which is a delightful once-in-a-lifetime coincidence. Who could imagine that they would one day be trying to complete someone else's bucket list? I did take off 1 star, because I thought that the plot was a bit too predictable. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of rom-coms in general, I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in September!
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June 29, 2022
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