Holly Bourne

A terrible heatwave. A very tense baby shower. It will all end in tears...

Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university. Now in their thirties, life is pulling them in different directions - but when Charlotte organises the baby shower of hell for pregnant Nicki, the girls are reunited.

Under a sweltering hot summer day, tensions rise - and by the end of the evening, nothing will ever be the same. Someone started a fire at the house - and everyone's a suspect... Is it Steffi, happily child-free but feeling judged by her friends? Is it Charlotte, desperate to conceive and jealous of those who have? Is it Lauren, who is finding motherhood far, far worse than she imagined? Or is it Nicki herself, who never wanted a baby shower anyway?

In the aftermath, the police put together the facts - but the truth will shock everyone. Even you.

So Thrilled For You

i thought it was going to be trash but it was very compelling and a bit terrifying 

jacq bridge

A story of quite annoying women. Not a terrible story, but was more interested in how what had happened, happened than the bits in between. 

Aims

Holly Bourne has always been an Auto Buy Author for as I owe her my love of Reading as it was one of her YA Books that ignited my passion for all things books so whenever I see that we are getting a new one it goes instantly on the Pre Order list. This one is no different, when I saw this one, I was excited to dive into this world and explore this page turner.

So Thrilled For you tells the story of 1 Baby Shower that goes rather wrong. For Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte, and Steffi, who are collectively known as the Little Women, it meant to be the perfect day celebrating a Baby shower for one of them. Between Nicki's pregnancy, Lauren's newborn, Charlotte's infertility struggles, and Steffi's agency launch, they've all had a lot on their plates. But now, in the middle of a heatwave, they finally get a chance to catch up. Only, as it turns out, they've all been harbouring secrets – and, more importantly, resentments. As the day get hotter things start bubbling over and secrets are exposed.

This feels very much like a compelling storyline and all the characters are well written, which is a Trait that I have come to love from Borune.  Nicki, Lauren, Steffi and Charlotte are each easy to sympathise with when you're reading their POV, but it is also easy to see how you could resent them when seen from another's perspective. This one is a super unique POV book where you see everything from each Characters.  

I always leave a Holly Bourne book having enjoyed it and having taken something away. Which once again it reminds me why she is my automatic buy author.

Ian Brakspear

Holly Bourne has always been an Auto Buy Author for as I owe her my love of Reading as it was one of her YA Books that ignited my passion for all things books so whenever I see that we are getting a new one it goes instantly on the Pre Order list. This one is no different, when I saw this one, I was excited to dive into this world and explore this page turner.

 

So Thrilled For you tells the story of 1 Baby Shower that goes rather wrong. For Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte, and Steffi, who are collectively known as the Little Women, it meant to be the perfect day celebrating a Baby shower for one of them. Between Nicki's pregnancy, Lauren's newborn, Charlotte's infertility struggles, and Steffi's agency launch, they've all had a lot on their plates. But now, in the middle of a heatwave, they finally get a chance to catch up. Only, as it turns out, they've all been harbouring secrets – and, more importantly, resentments. As the day get hotter things start bubbling over and secrets are exposed.

 

This feels very much like a compelling storyline and all the characters are well written, which is a Trait that I have come to love from Borune.  Nicki, Lauren, Steffi and Charlotte are each easy to sympathise with when you're reading their POV, but it is also easy to see how you could resent them when seen from another's perspective. This one is a super unique POV book where you see everything from each Characters.  

 

I always leave a Holly Bourne book having enjoyed it and having taken something away. Which once again it reminds me why she is my automatic buy author.

So Thrilled For You

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