No Ex Before Marriage
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- Author：Portia MacIntosh
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Reviews
Becky Sumner
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Well， Portia has done it again！Written a perfect， funny， heartfelt and ridiculously romantic book！They are always good but this one is one of my favourites I loved Zac straight away， I would like my own Zac！The story had some sad and hard hitting moments in it which just enriched it。Fabulous fiction！Thank you to netgalley and the publishers and the author Portia MacIntosh for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion
Just Love books
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No one really wants to be seated at the singles table， especially at your own best friends wedding， however with all of her friends firmly coupled up Poppy can’t help but feel like she has been pushed out of their little group being the only one not married。 Well she was married once but now she is divorced， well so she though！ As fate would have it， turns out Poppy is not actually divorced but with her husband Zac set to remarry in a few days Poppy has to set things straight and fast！ Which is No one really wants to be seated at the singles table， especially at your own best friends wedding， however with all of her friends firmly coupled up Poppy can’t help but feel like she has been pushed out of their little group being the only one not married。 Well she was married once but now she is divorced， well so she though！ As fate would have it， turns out Poppy is not actually divorced but with her husband Zac set to remarry in a few days Poppy has to set things straight and fast！ Which is how she finds herself on a wild adventure with her new bestie heading to the Scottish Highlands to get divorced finally， or will she？••I absolutely loved the sound of this book， No Exs Before Marriage was packed full of drama， comedy and such a heart warming story。 I absolutely loved that this book was not just some love story but also shows how friends can change as they grow and sometimes all we need to do is voice our feelings。••I really like that Portia always writes such real and relatable characters， and this was truly out girl Pops。 I think we can all relate to how she felt in her girl group， I will say that Kat was the best thing to happen to her！ That chick was crazy！ I absolutely loved getting to see Pops and Zac reconnect and how naturally it all happened。••Zac was definitely a cutie， I really liked the underlying tension that was there between him and Poppy throughout the book。 I absolutely loved the way he just rolled with having Poppy and Kat crash his wedding weekend。••I really liked the twist at the end to do with their divorce， this entire bit made the book all the more captivating。 I loved that it wasn’t only Poppy that was growing relationship wise but her dad as well。 I do have to say that I couldn’t stand Pops friends at all， talk about mean girls！ But they did redeem themselves at the end。 My only criticism is that I wish the epilogue had more， it just felt rushed。••Overall this is most definitely a book that I would recommend！ Not only does it have a feel good factor but it is genuinely a well written novel！ 。。。more
Sally Coles
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Another great book by this author， if you are looking for some lighthearted fun this is definitely the book for you。 Great characters and storyline with romance and loads of humour means I read it in one sitting with a constant smile on my face
Jessie Carvalho
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This book was so cute。 It was funny， a little sad， and full of friendship。 Fake divorce is a new one for me。 Poppy's mom has passed away。 Her dad has discovered she never filed the paperwork for Poppy to get divorce。 She pretended it all went through because she wanted them to stay together。 So years later Poppy needs to find her ex and have him sign the paperwork。 Problem is， he is about to get married。 I really enjoyed this book。 It's a fun fast， feel good type of book。 Highly recommend！Thank This book was so cute。 It was funny， a little sad， and full of friendship。 Fake divorce is a new one for me。 Poppy's mom has passed away。 Her dad has discovered she never filed the paperwork for Poppy to get divorce。 She pretended it all went through because she wanted them to stay together。 So years later Poppy needs to find her ex and have him sign the paperwork。 Problem is， he is about to get married。 I really enjoyed this book。 It's a fun fast， feel good type of book。 Highly recommend！Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC！ 。。。more
Staceywh_17
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Another fantabulous read from Portia， a heartwarming， humorous & a truly delightful romp through feel good fiction。It pulls on so many different emotions throughout its pages & the storyline an absolute winner。Poppy was such a fun character， she's realistic， relatable & her antics with new found friend Kat were hilarious。I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book & would recommend it to anyone looking for a lighthearted， fun read。 Another fantabulous read from Portia， a heartwarming， humorous & a truly delightful romp through feel good fiction。It pulls on so many different emotions throughout its pages & the storyline an absolute winner。Poppy was such a fun character， she's realistic， relatable & her antics with new found friend Kat were hilarious。I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book & would recommend it to anyone looking for a lighthearted， fun read。 。。。more
aly ☆彡
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（Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for a review） "We may have wandered down different paths to recovery but that there was no reason those two paths wouldn't meet up again further down the line" It has always been the four of them in the Wife Club， and the first rule: is to talk about Wife Club all the time！ But then Poppy doesn't feel like they're close as they used to， especially after her divorce。 Her friends often made couple plans without including her （Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for a review） "We may have wandered down different paths to recovery but that there was no reason those two paths wouldn't meet up again further down the line" It has always been the four of them in the Wife Club， and the first rule: is to talk about Wife Club all the time！ But then Poppy doesn't feel like they're close as they used to， especially after her divorce。 Her friends often made couple plans without including her just for being single。 But then， what if。。。 her divorce never went through？ I'm not sure why I requested this book in the first place。 I think it's the title that lured me in， and it's best to say: I'm glad I did。 For one， the summary is such a gain and loss。 There was barely anything for readers to latch on to what the book is about， but then， going into this blind sure made reading this better than expected！ No Ex Before Marriage is a lighthearted， fun， and lovely story full of festive！ I love how it was all full of twists; from making a new friend after being thrown into the 'single table"， flying to Scotland to file a divorce， to reconnecting with your one true love。 And for a short pages book， Macintosh got the top with the writing as the book was packed with a lot of emotion， plot development， and well-rounded characters。 This brings forth for me to say， that I am enamored by Poppy！ The book offers readers some flashbacks from when Poppy first dated Zac to the reasons things ended between them; giving more depth into their story。 You can see the differences between those two-time frames where both of them are more grown in the present than their past decision whose timing wasn’t quite right the first time around。 Poppy's character development was apparent even from a few flashback chapters and I love the level of maturity she takes when confronts with conflicts or dilemma。 Even when there were times the plot felt ludicrous to me， the author ended up justifying them well by allowing the characters to communicate like a real grown adult than causing havoc and emotional destruction （unlike those miscommunication trope pundits that I truly despised）。 I've yet to find any books with reconnecting themes that I truly enjoy but this book has bring the honor to be the first in my list！ If you want some fun and light chick-lit where two characters reunited under odd circumstances; pitched in with some loving and thoughtful friendship， I can't recommend enough for you to read this！ [3。75/5] 。。。more
Kelly （aka jsybookworm）
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“Once upon a time I had real love。 Is it really worth getting married for less？”Wow this was a really good read from Portia MacIntosh！Poppy married her childhood sweetheart， Zac， however things didn’t work out and to her regret she finds herself divorced at the age of 30。 All her friends are settled down and married and suddenly all social events with them are now done in couples and Poppy feels more left out than ever。 Then suddenly Poppy’s father makes a discovery when doing some tidying up in “Once upon a time I had real love。 Is it really worth getting married for less？”Wow this was a really good read from Portia MacIntosh！Poppy married her childhood sweetheart， Zac， however things didn’t work out and to her regret she finds herself divorced at the age of 30。 All her friends are settled down and married and suddenly all social events with them are now done in couples and Poppy feels more left out than ever。 Then suddenly Poppy’s father makes a discovery when doing some tidying up in Poppy’s late mother’s office…。 Poppy isn’t actually divorced！ Straight after that bombshell another one is dropped…。。 that Zac is due to get married…。。 but of course he is still married to Poppy！ Cue a rush to Zac’s wedding location with a new （and a little crazy） friend， Kat。 Will Poppy get there in time and get all the paperwork signed so Zac doesn’t unwittingly commit bigamy？ You’ll have to read to find out！I really enjoyed reading this story， I have to admit I did feel things were a little slow at the start until we met Zac but once we did， the story just flew。 I thought Poppy’s friends were horrific to her at the beginning， but I did change my mind about them later on！ I absolutely adored the throw back chapters as they helped the story massively and I loved how they showed how Zac and Poppy got together。 I also wanted to highlight how well written Poppy’s experience was。 I don’t want to say too much as I don’t want to give any spoilers but having been through the experience myself， I thought the author absolutely nailed it。 All in all， I definitely recommend this book to any rom-com fans， it was a great little escape from reality。 I’m also really glad I discovered Portia MacIntosh and already have got another one of her books on my tbr list。Thank you to Netgalley， Portia MacIntosh and Boldwood Books for my advanced reading copy。 Due out 11th January 2021。 。。。more
Christine
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Gosh this was a fun book for the new year。"No Ex Before Marriage" is a rom-com delight about Poppy， a '91 baby who's just turned 30 on New Year's Eve， and her journey towards the next step in her life: probably being single & happy about it。 For now， anyway。Except that's obviously not where this is going because you came for a rom-com， yes？ I'm delighted to say that the book， for all its hilarious romantic aspects， is really more about Poppy than about her entanglements and love interest（s）。 Pop Gosh this was a fun book for the new year。"No Ex Before Marriage" is a rom-com delight about Poppy， a '91 baby who's just turned 30 on New Year's Eve， and her journey towards the next step in her life: probably being single & happy about it。 For now， anyway。Except that's obviously not where this is going because you came for a rom-com， yes？ I'm delighted to say that the book， for all its hilarious romantic aspects， is really more about Poppy than about her entanglements and love interest（s）。 Poppy's development is the real star， along with a cast of friends and other supporting characters who give the book the right amount of bounce and broad comedy to keep us afloat。 The beginning is low-stakes and relatable， the middle is a romp， and the end is a warm blanket with hot chocolate。 The ultimate comfort read。Recommended if you want a heartwarming romantic comedy with lots of humor and ridiculous setups。 Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for giving me a free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ppcfransen
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At the wedding of her last friend to get married， Poppy finds out that her friends have all turned into halves of a smug married couple。 And their are doing couples’ things together， to which she is not invited， because she is single。Or so she thought。 A few days later her dad calls her。 It appears her mother has never properly filed Poppy’s divorce papers， so she is still married。 And her not so ex is about to get married again。To prevent that Zac， who once was the love of her life， becomes an At the wedding of her last friend to get married， Poppy finds out that her friends have all turned into halves of a smug married couple。 And their are doing couples’ things together， to which she is not invited， because she is single。Or so she thought。 A few days later her dad calls her。 It appears her mother has never properly filed Poppy’s divorce papers， so she is still married。 And her not so ex is about to get married again。To prevent that Zac， who once was the love of her life， becomes an unwitting bigamist， Poppy and new-found friend Kat jump in a car and head over to Scotland， where the wedding party has rented an entire island。 How they get onto the island to get Zac to sign the divorce papers is something they’ll figure out once they get there。Loved this story。 Loved Poppy。 I was rooting for her all the way to the end。I read an ARC through NetGalley。 。。。more
Barbara
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Portia MacIntosh is another author whose books I always enjoy。 She writes about some hilarious situations and their even more hilarious consequences。Poppy is a terrific protagonist， and I immediately took to her。 I could feel her discomfort and fully understood why she was drawn into a friendship with Kat， her fellow female on the singles table at her friend Rachael’s wedding。 As the synopsis explains， feeling of being left behind， Poppy is shocked to learn that her late mother hadn’t fully lodg Portia MacIntosh is another author whose books I always enjoy。 She writes about some hilarious situations and their even more hilarious consequences。Poppy is a terrific protagonist， and I immediately took to her。 I could feel her discomfort and fully understood why she was drawn into a friendship with Kat， her fellow female on the singles table at her friend Rachael’s wedding。 As the synopsis explains， feeling of being left behind， Poppy is shocked to learn that her late mother hadn’t fully lodged her final divorce papers and she is still married to Zac。 To add to her pain， Poppy learns that Zac is about to get married again， something that she hadn’t counted on。 As her best friends have all moved on， Poppy teams up with Kat to try and get Zac to sign the divorce papers and end their marriage once and for all。 This brings about a whole host of awkward and hilarious situations as Poppy must deal with meeting up with Zac again。Poppy and Kat make a great double act， and their adventures or misadventures had me chuckling away。 From their time at the cooking class to arriving at the wedding location， there is plenty to laugh at。 A special mention must be given to Poppy’s lovely Dad and his new fledgling relationship。 He wants nothing but happiness for his daughter but is saddened that the happy ship may have sailed without her。With a whole host of larger-than-life characters， this book is an absolute hoot！ I can imagine it being turned into madcap film that will have people rolling in the aisles。 。。。more
Kate
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Firstly， I need to admit that I am an absolute sucker for a British read。 The verbiage， the settings - I WANT IT ALL！ And this book delivered！ Poppy is 30 years old and divorced。 She’s feeling less and less part of her friends group and feeling closer to becoming an old cat lady。 While getting pushed outside her comfort zone she meets a new man， one that seems to check all the boxes- only problem is she isn’t really divorced。 A “clerical error” later， Poppy finds herself on a road trip to Scotla Firstly， I need to admit that I am an absolute sucker for a British read。 The verbiage， the settings - I WANT IT ALL！ And this book delivered！ Poppy is 30 years old and divorced。 She’s feeling less and less part of her friends group and feeling closer to becoming an old cat lady。 While getting pushed outside her comfort zone she meets a new man， one that seems to check all the boxes- only problem is she isn’t really divorced。 A “clerical error” later， Poppy finds herself on a road trip to Scotland to have her still-husband sign the divorce papers before he gets married to someone new。 A snowstorm， a loch， and some hilarity ensue all in the name of love。 This book！ Ugh。 I loved it。 But I should mention a trigger warning for miscarriage。 As someone who has miscarried - I thought it was handled beauty; and gave a honest and raw look at how hard it is to go through…even with a supportive partner。 Pub Date: January 11， 2022 I was given an ARC of this story to read; but thoughts an opinions are all my own。 Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the chance to read this book！ 。。。more
Mikee
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I just finished my first heartwarming and hilarious book of the year！ I really enjoyed this short， fast-paced， light read book with funny and entertaining characters。 What I loved about this book were the characters。 It's hilarious and they kept me invested。 I just love how the author shows both friendships and relationships build and developed maturely ㅡ healthy or unhealthy relationships。 Definitely， Kat is the best friend in here and I just adore her for her character to blend in even under p I just finished my first heartwarming and hilarious book of the year！ I really enjoyed this short， fast-paced， light read book with funny and entertaining characters。 What I loved about this book were the characters。 It's hilarious and they kept me invested。 I just love how the author shows both friendships and relationships build and developed maturely ㅡ healthy or unhealthy relationships。 Definitely， Kat is the best friend in here and I just adore her for her character to blend in even under pressure or anything。 Also， I am satisfied with the ending。 Zac and Poppy finally got the second chance they deserve。 Though， it's quite short。 It's also a bit predictable but I still loved it。 However， there are some little parts of the book I find draggy and flat which I didn't like。 The thing with the best friends sounds so immature but reasonable。 Also， took Zac long enough to finally reconcile and confess his feelings to Poppy。 It also broke me that they have ended their relationship in the past just like that。 But， all in all， I loved this pretty written hilarious book。 I had fun reading it。 It has a perfect balance of swoony， funny， hilarious， and adorable characters！ Would recommend this book to anyone in search of something light and sweet on any day！ Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for my e-arc in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Alayne Emmett
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Having read other reviews I was looking forward to reading this book。 Unfortunately I didn’t find it that funny。 I found it a little tedious and I guessed the ending halfway through。 It’s a shame as I’ve liked this author’s books in the past but， this one didn’t do it for me。 My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review。
Agi
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Oooh， this was a brilliant book！ Filled with humour， sassy characters， laugh - out - loud one - liners and full of unexpected！ Maybe too much unexpected - or too sudden - let's take Zac， for example， I was aware that he was Poppy's ex - husband but he was pretty absent - until he wasn't。 Everything was about Zac suddenly， and yes， he was lovely， I adored him completely and I couldn't have enough of him， but the way he was suddenly there took me by surprise。 But whatever。This book actually brough Oooh， this was a brilliant book！ Filled with humour， sassy characters， laugh - out - loud one - liners and full of unexpected！ Maybe too much unexpected - or too sudden - let's take Zac， for example， I was aware that he was Poppy's ex - husband but he was pretty absent - until he wasn't。 Everything was about Zac suddenly， and yes， he was lovely， I adored him completely and I couldn't have enough of him， but the way he was suddenly there took me by surprise。 But whatever。This book actually brought smile to my face and reminded me how much I loved such light - hearted， uplifting rom - coms - it was always a pleasure to pick up this book again and actually， I kept reading it deep into the night， when I should be sleeping already。 The characters were brilliant， Poppy and Kat were indestructible together。 Everybody deserves a friend like Kat， really。Next to the light - heartedness the author also deals with some more heavier issues， but in a great way - sensible but not too sensible， being able not to make the story too meh。 Poppy is dealing with the death of her mother and there is also the issue of miscarriages， and I loved how the author has done it all， in such a no - nonsense way， with enough gentleness and enough common sense。It was funny and romantic and extremely hilarious， a real page - turner about friendship， families， second - chances and being true to yourself。 。。。more
Alli
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it took me a little while to get into this book， but now that i’m done i LOVED IT！！！ a true story of crossing paths when you are meant to filled with witty side characters and an amazing backdrop。poppy has found herself cast aside yet again when the last of her friends get married。 literally and figuratively， as she finds herself back at the singles table after getting divorced years prior。 what she doesn’t expect is meeting a great new friend who brings out poppy’s love for life。 when poppy fin it took me a little while to get into this book， but now that i’m done i LOVED IT！！！ a true story of crossing paths when you are meant to filled with witty side characters and an amazing backdrop。poppy has found herself cast aside yet again when the last of her friends get married。 literally and figuratively， as she finds herself back at the singles table after getting divorced years prior。 what she doesn’t expect is meeting a great new friend who brings out poppy’s love for life。 when poppy finds out her divorce was never finalized， she and kat rush to see zac， before he gets married again！ full of funny twists and heart warming moments this was a great winter read！ 。。。more
Miriam
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I got an ARC through Netgalley and I’m so happy for it 。 I stayed up past 2 am to finish this， so obviously it was addicting and good。 British romances are always a bit different than what I’m used to so it always takes me a minute to readjust。 There’s a lot of slow movement for the first like 20% of the book， but once Zac was introduced， my oh my， I couldn’t put this down。 I loved the comedy and the character dynamics and just how over the top a lot of this was in the best way。 I enjoyed readin I got an ARC through Netgalley and I’m so happy for it 。 I stayed up past 2 am to finish this， so obviously it was addicting and good。 British romances are always a bit different than what I’m used to so it always takes me a minute to readjust。 There’s a lot of slow movement for the first like 20% of the book， but once Zac was introduced， my oh my， I couldn’t put this down。 I loved the comedy and the character dynamics and just how over the top a lot of this was in the best way。 I enjoyed reading this and going to Scotland on this adventure with these characters。 HOWEVER- I wanted so much more out of the plot。 There was so many characters and problems introduced at the beginning and the author didn’t really spend time at the end teasing out the resolutions。 I also felt 100 percent cheated out of the scene where they finally get together。 It was so anticlimactic。 The ending was so rushed and everything was briefed down to a sentence or two resolution。 There is so much that could’ve been expanded on， slow burned， dragged on to truly feel MORE。 Also - as a 1 in 4 woman who has experienced a miscarriage， I’m not happy with the way this was utilized in the book。 But - despite all this。 This was still funny and a great short read 。。。more
Michelle Claypot_Reads
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I absolutely loved this story。 It’s definitely a romance， a very cute one at that， but more importantly it’s a story about friendship and the people who are really there for you。 I really enjoyed all the characters， but my absolute favourite was Kat。 She was exactly who Poppy needed to meet at exactly the right time。 I genuinely LOLd a whole lot in this story and I also got very emotional at times。 It was a really joyful read。 I received an arc of this book。
Naomi Jeuel
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First， a huge thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read the eARC in exchange for an honest review。No Ex Before Marriage is an enjoyable light-hearted rom-com about Poppy Walker， the only divorcee among her group of married friends， making her the odd-one-out。 Well， until she finds out that apparently， she was still married to her “ex”-husband， Zac Hunt， due to clerical error in their divorce papers。 She needs to track him down， make him sign the papers， and end their First， a huge thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read the eARC in exchange for an honest review。No Ex Before Marriage is an enjoyable light-hearted rom-com about Poppy Walker， the only divorcee among her group of married friends， making her the odd-one-out。 Well， until she finds out that apparently， she was still married to her “ex”-husband， Zac Hunt， due to clerical error in their divorce papers。 She needs to track him down， make him sign the papers， and end their marriage， now more than ever as Zac is about to remarry in just a few days。I adored the characters （excluding Poppy’s mean married friends）！ Poppy and her relationship with her dad is absolutely cute， and Kat is such an amazing and hilarious friend， even for someone whom Poppy only recently met at a wedding。 Definitely better than her other friends。Though this is a really fun and easy read， one that kept me smiling and laughing all throughout， I felt like there wasn’t much plot in the story， and it bothered me that Zac only made his appearance one-third into the book。Also， I find it quite amusing that I’ve read this book in January of 2022， when the story is also taking place。TW: Loss of a Parent， Miscarriage 。。。more
Nataša
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Poppy is the greatest person。 She is 30 and divorced。 She go on a wedding alone and ao she is left out of the circle of her friends。 But she is also lucky， she met a new best friend and they are so great together。 She find the support she was missing。 Suddenly she is 31 and she gets to know she is not divorced for real。 So she and Kat go on a mission to get sign the papers。 And they go to Scotland。 Her ex ia getting married。 Panic？ Not at all。 There is a lot of fun in this book。 Lovely。 Thank to Poppy is the greatest person。 She is 30 and divorced。 She go on a wedding alone and ao she is left out of the circle of her friends。 But she is also lucky， she met a new best friend and they are so great together。 She find the support she was missing。 Suddenly she is 31 and she gets to know she is not divorced for real。 So she and Kat go on a mission to get sign the papers。 And they go to Scotland。 Her ex ia getting married。 Panic？ Not at all。 There is a lot of fun in this book。 Lovely。 Thank to Netgalley and the Boldwood publishers for this opportunity。 。。。more
Ali's In Literature
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 tw: Miscarriage tw: Bereavement I've read several of Portia Macintosh's books in the past and have enjoyed them。 They're usually pretty light-hearted fun。No Ex Before Marriage is still an often light-hearted rom com， with some truly silly yet funny scenes。 But， there was an unexpected depth that I hadn't been prepared for at times。 That's not a negative。 I love an angsty read。 It always makes me connect with the characters much more。 It just perhaps wasn't the best idea reading it on what would tw: Miscarriage tw: Bereavement I've read several of Portia Macintosh's books in the past and have enjoyed them。 They're usually pretty light-hearted fun。No Ex Before Marriage is still an often light-hearted rom com， with some truly silly yet funny scenes。 But， there was an unexpected depth that I hadn't been prepared for at times。 That's not a negative。 I love an angsty read。 It always makes me connect with the characters much more。 It just perhaps wasn't the best idea reading it on what would have been my own mum's 70th birthday， as the theme of bereavement is dealt with throughout the book。 Told in a mixture of real time and flashbacks， we follow Poppy as she navigates life as the only （now） single woman in her group of smug married friends。 Over the course of the book， we discover how she came to be single， having been the first to marry。 Feeling like she no longer recognises herself， this is a story of unresolved feelings and second chances。I cannot recommend this book enough。 It left me feeling full of love for Poppy。 However， because of the themes running through it of bereavement and miscarriage， please exercise caution if either of these may be triggering。 Overall Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤Heat Rating: 🔥Emotional Rating: 💓💓😂😭😭😭*Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to leave an honest review* 。。。more
Dikshya Pattnaik
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While her friends join the "Wife Club" one by one， Poppy feels like that part of her life is done and dusted。 Already married and divorced she's not desperate to go through all that again。 Except when she finds out that she's not divorced & her ex-husband is getting married again in a few days。 She rushes to Scotland in order to get the papers signed but instead a whole lot of chaos wait for to happen。This was a hilarious & entertaining book with a touch of emotional aspect to it。 Although the f While her friends join the "Wife Club" one by one， Poppy feels like that part of her life is done and dusted。 Already married and divorced she's not desperate to go through all that again。 Except when she finds out that she's not divorced & her ex-husband is getting married again in a few days。 She rushes to Scotland in order to get the papers signed but instead a whole lot of chaos wait for to happen。This was a hilarious & entertaining book with a touch of emotional aspect to it。 Although the first few scenes/chapters felt a bit unnecessary & stretched out， but this turned out to be a pretty enjoyable read。The whole divorce fiasco was one bell of a ride; are they or are they not divorced was the biggest question until the very end。 In all it was a fun， quirky rom-com that you can enjoy by the poolside。Thank you netgalley & publisher for the ARC。 。。。more
Andrea Wenger
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Days before her ex's wedding， Poppy discovers that their divorce never went through。 A rush trip to Scotland is supposed to end things between her and Zac forever。 But the reunion doesn't go as planned。 With a snowstorm coming and someone trying to sabotage the wedding， can Poppy escape with her heart intact？ I love Portia MacIntosh's books。 This one seemed a little unfocused in the beginning， but it quickly came together once once Poppy left for Scotland。 I love how the story weaves together th Days before her ex's wedding， Poppy discovers that their divorce never went through。 A rush trip to Scotland is supposed to end things between her and Zac forever。 But the reunion doesn't go as planned。 With a snowstorm coming and someone trying to sabotage the wedding， can Poppy escape with her heart intact？ I love Portia MacIntosh's books。 This one seemed a little unfocused in the beginning， but it quickly came together once once Poppy left for Scotland。 I love how the story weaves together the whimsical characters and events with deeply heartfelt moments。 Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Laura
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Poppy attends one of her closest friend's weddings。 Weddings are hard for Poppy due to being a divorcee。 Whilst at the wedding meets new friend Kat and Fit Fred。 Poppy thought she was divorced till her dad breaks the news to her that she's not actually divorced。Kat and Poppy set off to Scotland in search of Zac。 Will Poppy work out what she wants in life？ An enjoyable easy read set around Poppy and Zac。 Poppy attends one of her closest friend's weddings。 Weddings are hard for Poppy due to being a divorcee。 Whilst at the wedding meets new friend Kat and Fit Fred。 Poppy thought she was divorced till her dad breaks the news to her that she's not actually divorced。Kat and Poppy set off to Scotland in search of Zac。 Will Poppy work out what she wants in life？ An enjoyable easy read set around Poppy and Zac。 。。。more
Jasmin
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There were a few things I didn‘t like that much （too many stereotypes， hateful friends， negative main character， sidestory until 29% is not really necessary for the plot and drags a little…）BUT the story and narrative got better after 30% （glad I didn‘t dnf it） and I quite enjoyed it。 The time jumps were very well placed and interesting。 These chapters gave you an insight into the relationships of the heroine and everything that happened leading up to the big 'event‘。 I loved Kat and her quirkin There were a few things I didn‘t like that much （too many stereotypes， hateful friends， negative main character， sidestory until 29% is not really necessary for the plot and drags a little…）BUT the story and narrative got better after 30% （glad I didn‘t dnf it） and I quite enjoyed it。 The time jumps were very well placed and interesting。 These chapters gave you an insight into the relationships of the heroine and everything that happened leading up to the big 'event‘。 I loved Kat and her quirkiness and the way she deals with life。 Everybody should have a Kat in their life。 A little side note: Please be aware of the trigger warnings before reading。 。。。more
Eleni
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This was a FUN read！！ I really enjoyed Poppy’s character and the rom-com vibes were perfect。 The ending wrapped up a bit too quick for my liking， but the rest of the book was so sweet & fun that I don’t mind that much。 Overall， if you’re a fan of rom-cops， you can’t go wrong with this one！！
Kara Schneider
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I found this book to be cute and I couldn’t put it down。 I love having the accessibility on my phone to read whenever I want to。 I’ve never read this author before and it has been a pleasure to be introduced to Portia Macintosh’s style。 I have grown to love British novels and their landscapes。 Macintosh does a great job describing the landscape for the person who is not necessarily familiar with the area。 She has great character development。 The one criticism I have is that she doesn’t right awa I found this book to be cute and I couldn’t put it down。 I love having the accessibility on my phone to read whenever I want to。 I’ve never read this author before and it has been a pleasure to be introduced to Portia Macintosh’s style。 I have grown to love British novels and their landscapes。 Macintosh does a great job describing the landscape for the person who is not necessarily familiar with the area。 She has great character development。 The one criticism I have is that she doesn’t right away have flashbacks to the past， so when it is introduced， it is a bit of a surprise。 Five stars from this book lover。 。。。more
Rachel Gilbey
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Calling all Hollywood movie producers， please turn this book into a film， it feels like a film， it was like a movie running through my head the whole time and its completely fabulous， so deserves to be on a big screen。 I can't put my finger on whether this is loosely based on potentially an amalgamation of existing rom com movies， or whether its completely fresh and just written in a way that had the scenes playing out so so clearly in my head， but its brilliant！ I've laughed quite a bit at this Calling all Hollywood movie producers， please turn this book into a film， it feels like a film， it was like a movie running through my head the whole time and its completely fabulous， so deserves to be on a big screen。 I can't put my finger on whether this is loosely based on potentially an amalgamation of existing rom com movies， or whether its completely fresh and just written in a way that had the scenes playing out so so clearly in my head， but its brilliant！ I've laughed quite a bit at this amusing story， which I whizzed through as it was just so readable and captured my attention so much more than quite a lot of the books that I've read recently。 It's reinvigorated me and reminded me just how much fun， and how much I really do love an excellently written rom-com。 （Not to say other books haven't been great， by my attention span has been iffy recently）。 I loved the race against time for Poppy to locate Zac at his new wedding， to explain that they are still married and that the divorce papers need re-signing。 The circumstances leading to this a great， and the location of Zac's upcoming nuptials， a massive castle in Scotland is spectacular。 Add in a new friend who is rather zany， some what are apparently out of character moments for Poppy as she tries to enjoy life， even though all her old friends seem to be freezing her out， and also flashbacks so we can see key moments of Poppy and Zac's relationship from the start to the end of it， and you have plenty to keep you entertained while reading this。 Utterly fantabulous， I just hope my wish comes true and that we can see this on a big screen in the future as it would definitely be a hit！ Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。 。。。more
Federica
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I love Portia Mcinstosh’s books， they never fail to entertain me， and this one didn't disappoint！No Ex before Marriage is the perfect escape from the real world， filled with laughing out loud moments and also emotional ones。I especially loved the chapters set in the past， that tells us the story of Poppy and Zac's young love， they reminded me of my teenage years and the beginning of romance with my （ex） husband。This is the ultimate perfect balanced rom-com: just the right amount of com and the e I love Portia Mcinstosh’s books， they never fail to entertain me， and this one didn't disappoint！No Ex before Marriage is the perfect escape from the real world， filled with laughing out loud moments and also emotional ones。I especially loved the chapters set in the past， that tells us the story of Poppy and Zac's young love， they reminded me of my teenage years and the beginning of romance with my （ex） husband。This is the ultimate perfect balanced rom-com: just the right amount of com and the exact amount of com， for ideal enjoyment。Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Mara Chit
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Genre: romance， humor Tropes: wedding crashing， fake divorce， fake family， friendship Type: stand-aloneSpice: NoneRating: 4。25 ⭐ I have received an ARC through NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own and left voluntarily。 Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy。 This was an extremely enjoyable read and I think I got it exactly at the right time as I devoured it the first day after the New Year。 And I don't know why， but it was very satisfying to know the charact Genre: romance， humor Tropes: wedding crashing， fake divorce， fake family， friendship Type: stand-aloneSpice: NoneRating: 4。25 ⭐ I have received an ARC through NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own and left voluntarily。 Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy。 This was an extremely enjoyable read and I think I got it exactly at the right time as I devoured it the first day after the New Year。 And I don't know why， but it was very satisfying to know the characters were going through all that around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022， that being the same time I was actually reading the book。It's romantic and funny， a total page turner and a great depiction of second chance romances and different kinds of friendship。 "How the hell do you get over the love of your life？ I suppose I'll start small， by actually divorcing him， and then take it from there。" 》》The Plot《《 Poppy is a divorced woman in her very early thirties whose single status influences a lot of aspects， including her inner circle of friends。 At Rachel's wedding， one of her 3 best friends， it becomes absolutely clear that， being the last one in the group without a significant other， she's left out。 But that's when she meets Kat at the single's table and they bond surprisingly well， turning into fast friends。 So when her father informs Poppy that the divorce papers have never， in fact， been finalized and that she have to find Zac to sign them， Poppy can't think of anyone else to help her with this crazy mission but Kat。 Especially since Zac is about to get married with Lilac Strong， influencer and daughter of Sonny Strong， a movie star。But when the two women show up in Scotland， at the castle where the wedding is about to take place， Zac panics and tells his bride that they are cousins， which results in an extended invitation to the wedding for Poppy and Kat。 "Where do you think he's going？""I know where you wish he was going。 Your bed。""You mean our bed，" I remind her。"I'm game if you are，" Kat jokes。 I liked it a lot and it was funnier than I was expecting。 Kat was by far my favorite character， with her impulsive nature and original way of solving things or getting out of situations。 Poppy and Zac were sweet， but a bit infuriating， because it was clear they were in love with each other and it felt as if they were creating all those issues entirely by themselves。 However， I think that it showed pretty nicely that if something is meant to be， it will find its way back to you。 "I don't want to rub your make-up off，" he says。"You give her black eyes， she'll give you black eyes。" Even though it was a romance， the thing I liked the most here was the portrayal of friendship。 Kat and Poppy had an epic friendship， something like love on the first sight in a platonic way， that promises adventure and no chances of boredom。 With Rachel， Lindsay and Sally， things were different a bit， but I think that not everyone can have that rebellious soul that keeps a friendship interesting。 I felt like things were more mature with the four of them and， even when they seemed less good friends， in the end you could see that all those years spent together meant something and when push came to shove， they were there。 "If life is short， then take good cake where you can get it， that's what I say。" All in all， it was a good start for my reading year and I recommend this to anyone in search of something light and sweet， with nice writing and a happy ending。 。。。more
Jenn Webley
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