Author: Emma Garcia
Published: 2013
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Pages: 352
Available in: Paperback and Kindle
Source: Library Book
Never Google Heartbreak is the story of Viv and how she
deals with the break-up between her and fiancé Rob. Viv and Rob have been engaged for five years,
after two failed attempts at actually getting married Viv is hoping its third
time lucky. However two months before the third wedding date Rob declares he just
can’t do it. As any normal girl would do
Viv moves out in the hope Rob will use their time “on a break” to realise his
undying love for Viv and come crawling back to her. However he doesn’t, which
leads Viv to go on a path of destruction which many of us can relate to. Viv
does many of the things we’ve all done to win back the one we love, new haircut,
fancy dress, endless phone-calls but finally she has to accept that her and Rob are over. In an attempt to
mend her broken heart Viv decides to set up her own self-help website to help
those with a broken heart and so www.nevergooglehearbreak.com
is born. Viv’s so focused on what she thinks she wants but doesn’t see what a
good thing she has standing right in front of her with best friend Max until a huge
misunderstanding ruins everything.
Viv is a great main character she was hilarious and some of
the things she ends up doing just made me laugh. She does start off by being
whiny, slightly self-absorbed and a little scatty but I think we can all be
like that when we have had our hearts broken. By the end of the story she’s
stronger and more focused and very determined to get what she wants. I think
having Viv’s background with her Nana in the story helped the reader to
understand Viv’s obsession with getting married and some of her insecurities. I
loved every character in this book; I think they are all really well written and
each adds something to the story. I think my favourite was Christie; the
outfits she wore brought some brilliant images in my head and the way she was so
clueless about her job was very endearing.
This story flowed really well and even though you can guess
what happens fairly early on, the journey to get there is brilliant, with some
very funny little twists. The scenes
with Viv at work are great, especially the meetings she has with Christie and
their bosses.
I think Emma Garcia has a real winner here, this book had
everything for me great characters, great plot and sub plots and it was funny,
I even laughed out loud while reading, which does not happen very often. I hope to
read the follow on book OMG Baby very soon as I cannot wait to find out what
Viv gets up to next. I could not put this book down, even when I walked away
from it I found myself going back and reading a bit more. If you are a fan of
Sophie Kinsella or Alexandra Brown then I’m sure you will love this book.
Emma Garcia has a real talent for drawing the reader in and
keeping them interested and making them laugh, that is why this book gets 5/5
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