Saturday 23 November 2013

NR - Yours Truly by Kirsty Greenwood

Yours TrulyYours Truly by Kirsty Greenwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Time taken to read - 2 days

Publisher - PAN

Blurb from Goodreads

Your bum does not look big in that dress.
Mmmm, it tastes delicious!
Of course you're better looking than Jon Hamm.

Newly engaged Natalie Butterworth is an easy-going girl. She'll do anything for a quiet life and if telling a few teensy white lies keeps her friends and family happy, then so what? It's not like they'll ever discover what she's really thinking...

Until one night, thanks to a pub hypnotist, Natalie's most private thoughts begin to bubble up and pop out of her mouth. Things get very messy indeed, especially when some sticky home truths offend her fiancé.

Natalie must track down the hypnotist before her wedding is officially cancelled. So along with bad influence bestie Meg, Natalie finds herself in the Yorkshire Parish of Little Trooley - a small village bursting with big secrets, nosy old folk and intriguing Wellington-wearing men.

When the girls get stuck in the village with no means of escape and no way to break the hypnotist's spell, Natalie is forced to face the truths she has been avoiding her whole life..



My Review

Natalie Butterworth is a people pleaser, she will do almost anything to keep the peace and go out of her way for her loved ones and strangers. Recently engaged and her wedding brought forward her family are helping by taking over all aspects of the wedding and Natalie doesn't want to rock the boat so stays quiet. Meg decide to take Natalie to a hypnotist show and Natalie ends up accidentally getting hypnotized. What follows is utter mayhem, Natalie cannot lie and everything that has annoyed or upset her comes out ten fold when she is asked a question. With hilarious, cringey and upsetting consequences, Natalie must track the hypnotist before her truth telling loses her everything and everyone she cares about.

I got this book as a new release for a fabulous £2 bargain, selling in Tesco under the try this section. I had never heard of the author, a friend recommended and at that price it is hard to say no. From the first couple of pages your pulled in to poor Natalies life, she is such a trier to keep everyone happy, even going to the hairdressers and disliking the service she is too polite to pipe up. She is a very likable character, sweet, tries really hard to loose weight but the love of food always makes saying no to those calories that wee bit too irresistible to say no to. I think everyone could related to Natalie, the annoying family but wanting to do right and look after them. The uber hot boyfriend who is a tad OTT and OCD but feeling he is above her station and he is super hot, you would have to put up with his quirks right?

The journey is one of humour, humility, bad words, sex, friendship, family and moments of social disaster to name but a few of the topics covered in this book. It is a great wee debut novel, it is laugh out loud at some parts, some moral dilemmas and like I said there is bad language and some sex. Overall a great introduction to a new author and I would definitely read more of her work, 4/5 for me this time.

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6 comments:

  1. Spookily enough I was just looking at this one on my kindle tonight! I almost started it but decided I should read another one that I need to review. This was one I picked up when it was a 20p kindle daily deal or something.

    Just noticed, you're wee helper is very similar in looks to our wee helper here :) Yours has a little bit more white round the front than ours but otherwise much the same :D

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  2. Thanks for your support, Kirsty, poetry is my first love, and it takes my mind from worrying about my husband's illness. Love the helper!

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  3. This sounds like something I'd enjoy. And lol about the uber hot boyfriend with quirks.
    Great review.

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  4. The idea of a person only ever able to tell the truth has such great potential in terms of character, comedy and plot. Though it has been done before I think there are many permutations that an author can work really let their imagination run free.

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  5. Hi there. This is a great review and I certainly think I would really enjoy this book. Like you, I just love reading. This one will certainly go onto my To Be Read list ! Thank you so much for leaving a comment in my blog and for becoming my latest Follower. Welcome !

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  6. You enjoyed this one more than I did. :)
    http://lindyloumacbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/yours-truly-by-kirsty-greenwood.html

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