‘What a stunning debut novel, I can’t wait to see what comes next from Lucy Mitchell as I loved this book!’ Amazon Review‘Her writing is deliciously funny and has so much heart’ Sandy Barker, Author of ‘One Summer in Santorini’Lonely widow, Pippa, discovers a collection of notebooks full of her late husband, Dan’s humorous advice on how to live without him. Pippa’s notebook is red and contains … Dan’s humorous advice on how to live without him. Pippa’s notebook is red and contains his detailed instructions on how to fall in love again.
After fifteen years of marriage and three children, Dan believed he knew Pippa better than anyone else and was perfectly placed to give her his guidance when it came to matters of the heart.
From fashion advice to how she should act on a first date, Dan had all romantic bases covered. He had even given her suggestions on who to avoid and who to date.
Reluctant to follow Dan’s advice, Pippa enters the world of dating. She embarks on a comedy journey of self-discovery, with the help of her children and two best friends.
However, it isn’t long before Pippa is struggling to ignore Dan’s advice.
Read this funny and heart-warming romance about loss, family life and finding love, the second time around.
‘A combination of funny, chaotic and poignant, I loved the story and how it was written. I laughed during this book, empathised with the chaos of kids and yet it was tinged with sadness as you got to see how this family were dealing with their grief whilst Mum tried to hold it all together.’ Goodreads Review.
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Touching, funny and rooted in a reality we can all recognise and feel compassion for, I really enjoyed this gorgeous debut novel by Lucy Mitchell.
Pippa’s life is a bit of a mess. More like she’s not living in the wake of her husband’s death. Two years gone by and she’s still in a fog of sorrow until circumstances force her to rethink the trajectory of her choices. One of those involves finally reading the little red notebook full of instructions her late husband left behind. Not just any instructions, but the how-tos of falling in love again! And for falling in love with one someone in particular…the worst possible choice as far as anyone can tell. Anyone other than his mother, that is, but even she has her doubts at times. haha
There’s so much humor and heart in this book. I flew through the pages and longed for more.
I recommend this book to adult readers who enjoy rom-coms.
I’ve been reading rom-coms for a long time now, to be honest they are one of my guilty pleasures. So when the opportunity arose to jump on to this blog tour and read this new debut, there was no way I was going to pass it up. Boy, am I glad I did.
Let me just make this easy, I loved this debut novel. It is truly one of the best rom-coms I have ever read, and I mean that wholeheartedly. This isn’t your typical angsty relationship type, he said – she said book. Lucy Mitchell wrote a realisitc story that the reader could actually see and imagine happening in real life. The characters are original, they are relatable, and they could very easily be you or me. I wouldn’t be shocked to see this one made into a screenplay. Not kidding.
We’ve all read books with dual POV, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but with this novel, the dual POV is what makes it work so well. Bouncing between Pippa and Mikey’s lives and thoughts really gives you the connection you need to fall in love with these characters and truly feel their heartfelt emotions. The supporting cast in this book, the friends and family members, all have authentic personalities, and compliment the story well.
Instructions For Falling In Love Again is probably now my all time favorite debut rom-com novel. Lucy Mitchell knocked this one out of the park and wrote an original, new and fresh heartwarming comedy with one heck of a twist. I devoured this book in one sitting, and I expect any other reader will do the same. Ms. Mitchell gets a solid 4 1/2 stars from me, and it is well deserved. I am looking forward to reading whatever she comes up with next, and I hope when this one goes to film I get a chance to see it in premier!!
Thank you to Lucy Mitchell, Red Book Publishing and Sarah Hardy at Book on the Bright Side Publicity and Promo a copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.
Instructions for Falling in Love by Lucy Mitchell a five-star read you won’t be able to stop falling for. This was so well don’t when I realised that it was a debut novel, I couldn’t believe it, there was just a talent and polish that you don’t see in debuts. I can not wait for the next read by this author, I picked this up asI saw an article in the local paper about a great local author so gave it a go and I am so glad I did. This had me laughing and crying and grabbing for a bottle at regular intervals. When someone asks me for a recommendation this will be top of my list as it will appeal to so many people, there really is something for everyone in it. It could be seen as depressing as Dan is essentially leaving his family and his loss is tragic but its also dealt with in a caring and compassionate manner, Dan becomes a main character even though he isn’t there, his notebooks show you the man he was. Pippa made me chuckle with her self-deprecating humour, she knows what she wants and its not what she currently has. Her reaction to the two new men in her life is honest and real, lets face it if we had come across a hairy ballerina in the local most of us would run in the opposite direction. This has the bones for being a great story and one everyone needs to read.