it only happens in the movies book review

I loved the indie cinema setting as well as the scenes of Harry and Audrey actually making the movie, and the book challenges many common romance tropes. Also working at the cinema is a boy who is making his own zombie movie, and what follows is a romance unlike that depicted in the movies. This book tells the story of a girl who is frustrated with the way relationships are portrayed in the movies, and she gets a job at an indie cinema as an escape from home. Review: It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne

This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. But in this funny, insightful, and ultimately empowering novel, love-and life-isn’t what it’s like in the movies. And even though Audrey tries to resist, she finds herself falling for his charms. He’s brash, impulsive, and a major flirt. But then she meets Harry, her fellow coworker at the local cinema. While dealing with her parents’ contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, and shifting friendship dynamics, she has every reason to feel cynical. or does it? At turns funny, feminist, and achingly real, this read is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Patrick Ness, and Julie Buxbaum.Īudrey is over romance. If you’re a little bit older than the typical YA audience, it’s time to dive into Holly’s first adult book which is sure to be a huge success.From award-winning British author Holly Bourne comes a clever, deconstructed rom-com that proves that in real life “girl meets boy” doesn't always mean “happily ever after”. HDYLMN can be sad at times, but Tori is a funny, honest and relatable character.

Her friends around her are settling down and having babies, while Tori is dating a guy who won’t entertain the idea of marriage and children. Tori Bailey is a young woman on the edge of turning 30, trying to write the follow-up to her best-selling self-help memoir. Holly’s books are always relatable and humorous, and this, her first adult novel is no exception – in fact, it hits a little too close to home (in a good way)! If you’re a Young Adult Fan, chances are you already know (and love!) Holly Bourne’s books – she has given us the fantastic Spinster Club series and a myriad of other delectable stand-alones – most recently It Only Happens In The Movies, with her next book Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes out on August 9th. It’s time to review a book I read a while back and LOVED (I swear one day the paces of my reading and reviewing will match!)

It only happens in the movies book review