Reviewed by Dot.
This is the first book by Rosie Wilde and I think she is definitely off to a good start! It only took me a day to read this as once I had started I just couldn’t put it down.
Alice has got a good, solid job at Carmichael Music, an extremely reliable boyfriend and a family that doesn’t cause her too much trouble. However, this all changes when Alice’s boss from New York pays a visit to the London office. Alice is pretty certain that she is in the firing line yet instead she is offered a dream job opportunity in America. The only catch is that the aim of her new glamorous job is to persuade the once successful but now highly reclusive Wyatt Brown to record a new album.
Instead of finding herself in New York as she imagined, Alice is headed for Wyatt’s farm in Ohio and they don’t exactly hit it off. Alice’s new life is not what she expected at all, there is a cow called Mary Lou, a wannabe popstar and an extremely important Cupcake Frosting Competition. As her relationship with Wyatt develops, Alice has to admit that her feelings towards him are not truly professional and she begins to realise what she really wants from life.
Rosie Wilde’s book goes along at a fantastic pace as we meet the many colourful and memorable characters that she creates. By placing Alice in unfamiliar surroundings, where she knows no-one, we get to understand her very quickly. Wilde builds the relationship between Alice and Wyatt very carefully but she still manages to throw in a few surprises along the way. This book does have many funny parts but I found it really poignant as well. I think many of us have a point in our life where we stop and take stock of everything so that we can see what we want from the future and that is exactly what Alice has to do. Overall I thought this book was excellent, if you are looking for a quick, feel-good read then I would give this a try!
Book rating: 4/5
