Seven Exes
Books | Fiction / Romance / New Adult
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Lucy Vine
'Seven Exes made me laugh out loud. It's fresh, fast-paced and joyous. Lucy Vine's writing is so warm and funny - her books are the literary equivalent of an amazing girls' night out' BETH O'LEARY Esther is out with her two friends, bemoaning her lack of relationship, when she finds a magazine from the noughties. Seeking comfort – and a laugh – she turns to the dating advice only to find an article that feels a little too close to home. According to the journalist, there are seven people a woman will date before finding the one: The First Love, The Work Mistake, The Friend with Benefits, The Overlap, The Missed Chance, The Bastard and The Serious One. Her friends laugh but Esther realises each of her exes fits these roles perfectly. Deciding that she’s mistaken her true love in the reject pile she decides to contact each of her exes to find out which is the one that got away... 'Clever, perceptive and screamingly funny...a book you'll never, ever want to break up with' LAUREN BRAVO 'Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, Seven Exes made me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologise/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read' LINDSEY KELK 'Riotously funny, charming, and nostalgic, Seven Exes is a truly optimistic look at turning thirty and all the mess that can come with. Superb!' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS ‘A joy to read. I adore everything Lucy writes but I think this is her best one yet' HOLLY BOURNE 'It’s clever, charming and addictive – it’s everything you want from a romantic comedy' YOU online
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Author
Lucy Vine
Pages
400
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2023-05-25
ISBN
1398515337 9781398515338
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"DNF at 42%<br/><br/>Although the plot of this book sounded cute, if a little predictable, the execution, in my opinion, was poorly done. The entire beginning of the book our main character, Esther, repeatedly complains over and over that she doesn't have a boyfriend, and how horrible dating is, then decides to revisit her past relationships to see if giving them a second chance will magically make her find love again. After every encounter she is so hopeful that things are perfect and are going to work out, while failing to consider that her ignorance and lack of care about the other person may have been the reason the relationship went sour in the first place. <br/>From what I've read so far Esther is whiny, careless, and seems unwilling to change her ways in any significant way. She also doesn't seem to have any other interests or hobbies outside of chasing after her exes. Until about a chapter before I stopped there was little to no subplot (and from what I could gather, the subplot that was beginning to show was going to be very minimal anyway). The only thing happening was the flip flopping chapters between past and present outlining the current ex she was chasing. <br/>Honestly, I'm not even sure this book passes the Bechdel test. While it clearly has more than one female character (Esther's two best friends and roommates are women), there is rarely a time where they aren't talking about men, relationships, or going out to their local bar to hang out with whatever ex Esther is currently fixating on. Neither of her friends seem to have a real personality outside of their current relationship status, and if you cut them out of the plot the only thing different would be one less person to encourage Esther's unhealthy fixation on her "lost loves". <br/><br/>I'm sure for someone else this might be a cute, quick-witted book, but between my annoyance with the main character and the lack of a solid plot, it just wasn't for me."
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