Five Days A BRAND NEW page-turner for fans of ONE DAY, from author of THE NOTE, Zoe Folbigg for 2024

I was looking for a light love story and this one sounded very promising, so I grabbed it. And what can I say: it was worth it, the story is beautiful and touching. Funny, relaxed, with some serious undertones and lovable protagonists. This is what it's about: We are in London. Jesse Lightning, over 30, currently going through a divorce, designer and new children's book author, has an important business appointment. Shortly before, he involuntarily bathes in coffee - the day is rapidly getting worse. Minnie, an aspiring actress and current waitress, is at his side, and has also experienced much happier times - she is currently recovering from a nasty ex with the help of her therapist. He recommends that she find new friends and create new, beautiful experiences, and so Jesse and Minnie dare to experiment: every 14 days they meet up for friendly dates. No one is to know the other's last name, no phone numbers are exchanged, no one googles the other. Just a nice time together like in childhood. That's the idea - but can it work? Spoiler: of course it doesn't work, this is a romance, and if the title says that it should go from Friends to Lovers in 5 days (aka 5 dates), we as interested readers know where the journey is going to. But this journey is told in a super charming and entertaining way, and it was fun to accompany Minnie and Jesse through the highs, lows and unexpected plot twists. To reveal too much more about the content would really be too much of a spoiler, so I'll keep this review short and just give a big reading recommendation. Well written, it grabbed me. The locations, the setting, were, I repeat, charming. We were in the north of London, in the lavender fields of Provence, in Paris and in Los Angeles - it had everything . As the saying goes, a feel-good book, in the best sense of the word. I would like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy!