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The Plus One
The Plus One
The Plus One
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The Plus One

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‘So funny. And the sex is amazing – makes me feel like a nun!’ Jilly Cooper

‘Light, fizzy and as snort-inducing as a pint of Prosecco.’ Evening Standard Magazine

‘Hilarious and compelling.’ Daily Mail

‘Perfect summer reading for fans of Jilly Cooper and Bridget Jones.’ HELLO!

‘Bridget Jones trapped inside a Jilly Cooper novel. A beach cocktail in book form.’ METRO

‘Gloriously cheering.’ Red Magazine

‘Howlingly funny.’ India Knight, Sunday Times Magazine

‘This saucy read is great sun-lounger fodder.’ Heat

‘Sexy and very funny…perfect for fans of Jilly Cooper.’ Closer

‘Cheerful, saucy and fun!’ The Sunday Mirror

‘As fun and fizzy as a chilled glass of prosecco…this is the perfect read for your holiday.’The Daily Express

‘This book has it all – love, romance, sadness and sex – a rare find that is funny at times and moving at others.’ Marie Claire

The Plus One [n] informal a person who accompanies an invited person to a wedding or a reminder of being single, alone and absolutely plus none

Polly’s not looking for ‘the one’, just the plus one

Polly Spencer is fine. She’s single, turning thirty and only managed to have sex twice last year (both times with a Swedish banker called Fred), but seriously, she’s fine. Even if she’s still stuck at Posh! magazine writing about royal babies and the chances of finding a plus one to her best friend’s summer wedding are looking worryingly slim.

But it’s a New Year, a new leaf and all that. Polly’s determined that over the next 365 days she’ll remember to shave her legs, drink less wine and generally get her s**t together. Her latest piece is on the infamous Jasper, Marquess of Milton, undoubtedly neither a plus one nor ‘the one’. She’s heard the stories, there’s no way she’ll succumb to his charms…

A laugh-out-loud, toe-curlingly honest debut for fans of Helen Fielding, Bryony Gordon and Jilly Cooper. Don’t miss the hottest book of 2018!

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 7, 2019
ISBN9780008353957
The Plus One

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A little unsatisfying in one area, but overall a fun read.Polly, a magazine journalist is assigned a puff piece to spend the weekend hunting and dining with a much coveted bachelor at his family’s palatial estate. Polly never suspected the weekend would turn into a relationship, at thirty her dating life hasn’t been all that active and this guy is from a different world compared to Polly’s humble background. While Polly navigates her new tentative joy in having a plus one, she also deals with a health scare for her beloved mom, her best friend’s upcoming wedding, and contemplates a career change. The romantic relationships were where this book fell a little short for me. One of Polly’s relationships is mostly sex with very little getting to know one another, the other relationship there’s definitely a connection between the two however very few of the sparks I craved. Polly aptly compares her relationships to Marianne’s in Sense and Sensibility which is a book I enjoyed yet much like The Plus One the romance in Sense and Sensibility also isn’t one of the things I most enjoyed about it. All the bits between Polly and her ailing mother were my favorites in this book, I liked how humorous and warm they were with one another, their love shone through in a much more genuine and engaging fashion than the romances managed. Between that strong sense of their small family and the author’s breezy way with words, I’ll be interested in reading more from her. I received this book through a giveaway.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Polly is a grand character, though she thinks/shares things QUITE literally...and if overthinking was a sport, she should have been signed up for it since birth! Honestly, I loved the humor, even when it strayed into the "adult" realm of things, and found myself stopping rather often to share a scene or chuckle with those around me. Now some of it may not be shareable depending on your audience...remember I said she is VERY literal, so there is no dancing around things going on here...but still, I was laughing. Oh and should I ever need to get into a latex catsuit, I've been sufficiently schooled. (OMG. LOL!) Anywho...

    The majority of the story is filled with Polly's adventures through singledom with the possibly reformed playboy Marquess, Jasper. We see the ups, the downs, the stolen moments, and trivial banter, all while this romance is blossoming. I mean, he's fab alright, and turns heads wherever he goes, but sometimes you have to call a spade a spade. As much as I wanted to believe the fairytale aspect of it, I just couldn't quite put my faith in him. Even his past connection with her bestie La had me on edge...not that I thought she'd necessarily do something, but one never knows with circumstances, and green-eyed monsters...so when things turn the way they did, I was only half surprised. Now the ending though, that actually took me places I didn't see coming. I mean, I enjoyed the "show" and the fallout was handled well, but it felt a bit off. It didn't seem, even looking back, like it was leading to that particular outcome...so I wasn't displeased, I was just off kilter.

    In the end, it was definitely out there, off the wall, and typically British...but I enjoyed it, even with the slight misstep at book's end. The humor was spot on, the transparency between friends applause worthy, and the characters well worth knowing. Recommended for ADULT readers of Contemporary Romance who love a good helping of humor pointed at the everyday trials and tribulations of adult life.


    **eARC received for review; opinions are my own
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A very fast, slightly humorous, and sometimes frustrating read. If you have read Bridget Jones's Diary then you have read this book -with a few changes! A little heavy on the sex, and what should have been a surprise twist at the end really wasn't...a little obvious for my taste.*ARC supplied by the publisher
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I was intrigued by the synopsis of ‘The Plus One’ as I love a great chic-lit book and was curious to find out where the author Sophia Money-Coutts would take Polly’s story given it sounded quite Bridget Jones-esque.It was a light, entertaining read with a number of humorous moments and had all the elements of a great romantic comedy. Though it started out strong, my interest waned towards the last third of the book as I found things became repetitive or perhaps because I couldn’t shake the similarities with Bridget Jones, the story became predictable. Had I not had the Bridget Jones’s story hanging over my read, I would have likely rated ‘The Plus One’ higher as the writing was great with a good pace.I am keen to see what new offerings Sophia Money-Coutts releases in the future and will definitely give her books another chance.Thank you Beauty and Lace Book Club and Harlequin Australia for the opportunity to review The Plus One.