Synopsis: Cassie settled down too young, marrying her first serious boyfriend. Now, ten years later, she is betrayed and broken. With her marriage in tatters and no career or home of her own, she needs to work out where she belongs in the world and who she really is. So begins a year-long trial as Cassie leaves her sheltered life in rural Scotland to stay with each of her best friends in the most glamorous cities in the world: New York, Paris and London.
My review: I often fantasize of leaving everything behind and start a new life somewhere completely different and far away from home so when I stumbled upon that book on Goodreads, it immediately intrigued me. I was a little reluctant to buy it at first because I had never heard anyone else talk about that novel before but I’m so glad I caved and purchased it. That book made me dream like a little girl. I wanted to be Cassie and get to see all those beautiful places and meet new people from all over the world... You can relate to the protagonist because how she sees life, how she reacts to all that is happening to her, her relationships, it all feels real. She basically grew up being in a relationship and now that she is on her own, she’s completely lost and realises that she doesn’t know who she is anymore. With the help of her three caring best friends, she goes on a quest to find herself. We all have our moments when we look at our lives and ask ourselves if this is where we want to be and imagine starting over or turning your life in something completely different, but most of the time we just brush it off thinking this is real life, not a movie. Cassie had nothing to lose after her marriage ended so she did just that, she went as far away as possible from her old life. And by the way, if I had three best friends who lived in New York, Paris and London, husband or no husband, I would take a year off work and spend a few months in each City too. Throughout the book, Cassie grows a lot, she makes mistakes and life isn’t easy for her but she still gets up in the morning and carry on trying to be the best person she can be. I have to talk about the scenery, it was beautiful. I think the author did a great job portraying the different cities , the atmosphere in each places and the people who live there. It truly felt like she knew what she was talking about. You could almost feel the wind in New York and smell the food in Paris. And let’s not forget the romance. Ah the romance... It is a Chick Lit so you’ve probably guessed there is a love story, well more than one but it was not overdone, I didn’t find it cheesy and there was no insta-love which is refreshing. That is all I’m going to say about it because I don’t want to spoil anything. Overall, I loved that book, and I’ll definitely reread it someday.
I gave it 5/5 stars.
Nina XX
