My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don’t fool.”
----Robert Brault
Cate Woods, an English author, pens a hilarious and compelling story in her debut book, Just Haven't Met You Yet that weaves the journey of a woman finding the soulmate for her life, despite the fact that she has a caring and adorable boyfriend, supportive friends and an amazing job. so does she really need to embark on this soulmate-searching journey where the match is computer-generated?
Synopsis:
Percy James has everything a girl could want: a comfy flat, a steady relationship and a truly lovely group of friends. Then she is approached by Eros Tech. Eros is 'the future of love' - an agency that brings together soulmates using mobile data. Percy has been identified as a match for one of Eros's super wealthy clients. The only problem is she already has a boyfriend . . . but what if this is *destiny*? Would you - could you - pass up a chance to meet your one true love?
A riotous romantic comedy with a warm heart and magnificent twist!
Percy James might not have that perfect life, but she is content with her supportive and extremely caring boyfriend, Adam, good and funny friends, and a well-paid job to keep the wolves away from the door. Until one day she receives an email from "EROS Tech" where they have found her perfect and ideal soulmate through computer programming and also stating that a blind date has been set between the two. But hey wait a second, doesn't Percy have Adam, her supposed to be soulmate for life. So welcome to Percy's bumpy ride filled with some ROFL moments, being bisexual phase and many such sarcastic and realistic events that will keep the readers glued to the pages of this book.
The writing style of this author is absolutely fresh and eloquent unlike other books from chick-lit genre found in the bookshops. Moreover, this story is not only unpredictable but also addresses a lot of modern-day issues and dramas that makes it even more real, and the fans of contemporary fiction are going to adore this book. The narrative is witty and entertaining with a free-flowing flair that will keep the readers engaged to the very core of the story. The pacing is quite fast, even though the author touches base with so many troubles for poop Percy.
One look at the book cover image, it gives away the feeling that the book is somewhat going to be same old chick-litish drama and with an equally foreseeable happily-ever-after-fairy-tale-themed-ending. But trust me, when I say this, "This book won't disappoint you, instead it will surprise you at every turn of the page." I was taken aback by the author's positive-energy that I could easily sense it from the pages of this book as she has simply made the story an enticing one with so many real-life drama, flawed characters, non-judgmental story line. The story is additive from the very first page itself, as the readers are introduced with Percy's drama with another soulmate search despite having a boyfriend and that occurs with so many challenges on the way which are real hard to anticipate.
The characters are drawn with realism not those typical perfect and flawless bunch of characters found especially in a chick-lit novel, in short, do not expect anyone closer to the Sex and the City-kinda characters. The main protagonist, Percy, perfectly fits her cynical and often confused demeanor and it not only stops there, through her life-changing journey, she evolves into someone mature and strong. The rest of the supporting cast, especially, Percy's friends light up this whole plot like a fourth of July night and it will be real difficult for the readers to let them go by the end of the book. Shortly, the characters of this book are very well-etched out to make them look interesting and genuine into the yes of the readers.
The love here has many dimensions and with each dimension the readers are bound to get a different taste of it. Sometimes it is passionate, sometimes it is sweet, sometimes it is funny, sometime it is thoughtful and every time the author has projected with depth and feel to make the readers' hearts sync with it.
In a nutshell, this book is a must-read for all the contemps lovers and yes this is the kinda book that you definitely need to have on your beach bag. So what are you waiting for, go ahead pick a copy of this fascinating and amusing romedy novel now.
Verdict: A promising and rather unique approach taken by the author towards soul-mate searching.
Courtesy: Thanks to the author, Cate Woods, for giving me the opportunity to read and review her book.
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Author Info:
After studying English at university, I made the most of my degree in Anglo-Saxon Literature by forging a high-flying career making tea on TV programmes including The Big Breakfast, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and French & Saunders. It was while manning the kettle on the latter that I got my big break, fighting off Cameron Diaz for the prestigious role of ‘Unnamed Girl’ in a spoof Mel C video sketch.
After narrowly missing out on the chance to become a Channel 5 weather girl I moved into journalism, where I interviewed every famous John, from Prescott to Bon Jovi, ghostwrote a weekly column for a very famous footballer’s wife and enjoyed a brief stint as one half of Closer magazine’s gossip-columnist duo, Mr & Mrs Showbiz.
In 2009 I swapped the magazine world for a full-time career in ghostwriting and have since worked on a number of bestselling celebrity autobiographies and novels. Just Haven’t Met You Yet – my first novel under my own name – was written in a whirlwind of hormones, sleep deprivation and leaky boobs during the first year of my son’s life. I’d like to say giving birth to the baby was more painful than the book, but I’d be fibbing.
I live in south-west London with a husband (not Mr Showbiz), two small children and a hamster.
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