Ghosts
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Summary
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'A poignant， funny tale of early-thirties love and loss' Sunday Times
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Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family， plus a new home and neighbourhood。 When she meets Max， a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her， it feels like all is going to plan。
A new relationship couldn't have come at a better time - her thirties have not been the liberating， uncomplicated experience she was sold。 Everywhere she turns， she is reminded of time passing and opportunities dwindling。 Friendships are fading， ex-boyfriends are moving on and， worse， everyone's moving to the suburbs。 There's no solace to be found in her family， with a mum who's caught in a baffling mid-life makeover and a beloved dad who is vanishing in slow-motion into dementia。
Dolly Alderton's debut novel is funny and tender， filled with whip-smart observations about relationships， family， memory， and how we live now。
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'The perfect no-holds-barred modern day rom-com' Stylist
'I loved it - Dolly Alderton has clearly mastered every form of writing。 Which is a surprise to nobody' Candice Carty-Williams
'Wise， funny， tender and true， sharply-observed and utterly hilarious。 Dolly Alderton's talent is phenomenal' Elizabeth Day
'Smart， caustically witty and achingly sad' Sunday Mirror
'A fascinating， perceptive look at what it means to be a thirty-something woman 。 。 。 Ghosts will resonate with so many women' Red， The Best Books to Read this October
'Achingly relatable 。 。 。 darkly funny' i
'Really laugh out loud 。 。 。 so engaging I can't put it down' Philippa Perry
'I loved it。 Had me howling with laughter and recognition！' Bryony Gordon
'Dolly sums up life in your thirties with such wit， warmth and accuracy， you won't want it to end' Heat
'A book so relatable you'll give yourself neck ache nodding in recognition' Grazia
'A poignant， funny tale of early-thirties love and loss' Sunday Times
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Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family， plus a new home and neighbourhood。 When she meets Max， a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her， it feels like all is going to plan。
A new relationship couldn't have come at a better time - her thirties have not been the liberating， uncomplicated experience she was sold。 Everywhere she turns， she is reminded of time passing and opportunities dwindling。 Friendships are fading， ex-boyfriends are moving on and， worse， everyone's moving to the suburbs。 There's no solace to be found in her family， with a mum who's caught in a baffling mid-life makeover and a beloved dad who is vanishing in slow-motion into dementia。
Dolly Alderton's debut novel is funny and tender， filled with whip-smart observations about relationships， family， memory， and how we live now。
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'The perfect no-holds-barred modern day rom-com' Stylist
'I loved it - Dolly Alderton has clearly mastered every form of writing。 Which is a surprise to nobody' Candice Carty-Williams
'Wise， funny， tender and true， sharply-observed and utterly hilarious。 Dolly Alderton's talent is phenomenal' Elizabeth Day
'Smart， caustically witty and achingly sad' Sunday Mirror
'A fascinating， perceptive look at what it means to be a thirty-something woman 。 。 。 Ghosts will resonate with so many women' Red， The Best Books to Read this October
'Achingly relatable 。 。 。 darkly funny' i
'Really laugh out loud 。 。 。 so engaging I can't put it down' Philippa Perry
'I loved it。 Had me howling with laughter and recognition！' Bryony Gordon
'Dolly sums up life in your thirties with such wit， warmth and accuracy， you won't want it to end' Heat
'A book so relatable you'll give yourself neck ache nodding in recognition' Grazia
Reviews
Lizzie Scott
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3。5 stars: The plot frankly didn’t do it for me but the writing did。 I’m here for Dolly Alderton’s sharp wit and I’m adding more of her to my to-read list。
Sophie Swift
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I'm not a massive reader of contemporary romance， but I feel this book was a lot more than that。 I listened to Ghosts as an audio book and really enjoyed it。 Two years ago I read Everything I Know About Love， also by Dolly Alderton， which I enjoyed but I definitely got on better with her fiction。 This was funny with very real characters and I was even tearful at points。 I finished this very quickly and would definitely recommend。 I love how Alderton spoke about dementia and also how she wrote ab I'm not a massive reader of contemporary romance， but I feel this book was a lot more than that。 I listened to Ghosts as an audio book and really enjoyed it。 Two years ago I read Everything I Know About Love， also by Dolly Alderton， which I enjoyed but I definitely got on better with her fiction。 This was funny with very real characters and I was even tearful at points。 I finished this very quickly and would definitely recommend。 I love how Alderton spoke about dementia and also how she wrote about women and their relationships with men and marriage。 For a genre I'm not too bothered by， I seriously enjoyed this and would definitely recommend。 。。。more
Rosie
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Best book I have read all year
Kirsten Michelle
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I’m really sorry to everyone who adores this book， but nope。 It was cheesy and far too girly for my liking。 I had no connection to the main character and quite frankly found it boring。 The 2 stars it did receive are for the beautiful relationship between Nina and her dad and Nina and Lola- both of which I thoroughly loved。 However， those relationships did not do enough to carry the book。 One of my least favourite books I’ve read in a long time， whoops to all I am about to upset with this one。
Laura Giddey
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Smart and funny and emotional， loved it。 I must be right in the target demographic to get the references to Tinder bios， 90s music， changing friendship dynamics， and the special hell that is a hen’s weekend away 😂
Sean Loughran
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I freaking adored this book！ I couldn't get enough of it， gobbling the entire thing up in just a few sittings。 Nina George Dean， born August 3rd 1986， is the protagonist in Dolly Alderton's debut novel。 She's a highly relatable and witty food writer with one book out and two more on the way。 I got a good sense of who Nina was from the opening chapter， constructing an image of her in my mind as I thought about her moving around her Archway flat in London， or of her swimming in the rain in the lad I freaking adored this book！ I couldn't get enough of it， gobbling the entire thing up in just a few sittings。 Nina George Dean， born August 3rd 1986， is the protagonist in Dolly Alderton's debut novel。 She's a highly relatable and witty food writer with one book out and two more on the way。 I got a good sense of who Nina was from the opening chapter， constructing an image of her in my mind as I thought about her moving around her Archway flat in London， or of her swimming in the rain in the ladies pond at Hampstead Health， being ordered to get by the lifeguard， for fear the lightening would "fry me like a rasher of bacon。"Alderton's writing and sense of humour had me laughing in just a couple of pages， and kept me entertained from cover to cover。 The book opens on Nina's 32nd birthday， and the reader follows her as she gets ready， joins some friends down at the pub， and eventually retires at home where she downloads Linx， a popular dating app with "the highest yield of eligible men and the best success rate for matching long term relationships。" This is the perfect day for Nina， and the start of the strangest year of her life。 Nina Dean is so completely charming， as is Lola， another character in the book， who just whipped my heart out of my chest。 The character development in Ghosts is fantastic， and so is the storyline。 By the end of the book， I felt like Nina was a close friend of mine。 Anyone who has ever been on a dating app and/or been ghosted will find this book relatable， heartwarming， and deeply hilarious。 Ghosts is the kind of novel you won't be able to put down。 It came out in the UK last year and went straight to number 1 on the best selling charts， and I can see why。 I absolutely loved Ghosts， and I think you will too！ Chuffed this book is finally coming to Canada and the US。Avocado Diaries 。。。more
Alissa H
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Completely gobbled。 Big Dolly Alderton fan！ Also totally here for the reviews because life imitates art and readers imitate author
Bethany Johnson
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This novel far exceeded my expectations。 I was prepared for a light， cutesy rom-com and while many of the elements are present （the flighty sidekick， the seriously settled best friend with a superiority complex， the loveable ex-BF-turned-BFF）， there was so much more to this story。 Told from the perspective of single， 30-something Nina， this novel is chock full of spot-on observations about life， love， friendship and family。 It was all so clever and relatable， like the notion that some friendship This novel far exceeded my expectations。 I was prepared for a light， cutesy rom-com and while many of the elements are present （the flighty sidekick， the seriously settled best friend with a superiority complex， the loveable ex-BF-turned-BFF）， there was so much more to this story。 Told from the perspective of single， 30-something Nina， this novel is chock full of spot-on observations about life， love， friendship and family。 It was all so clever and relatable， like the notion that some friendships devolve into the type of relationship where you only ever want to go to the movies so you don’t actually have to interact with your friend after the obligatory catch-up chat during the previews。 There is nothing I love more than good， witty banter and this book did not disappoint。 There’s also an important subplot， where we see Nina come to terms with her father’s struggle with Alzheimer’s。 It’s a realistic and heartbreaking portrayal that took this book outside the realm of typical romantic comedies。I only have a few minor complaints – the one liner about pronouns on social media and scoffing at a woman who specified she/her when there was no danger of her ever being misgendered （Alderton’s words， not mine）; the overabundance of references to George Michael; the fact that Nina was a food writer and the only thing she “cooked” in the entire course of a year was a plate of bananas smothered in condensed milk。 On the whole， I loved this book。 I loved that Nina was fully capable of standing on her own， and that she found fulfillment outside of the dating world。 Without giving anything away， I will say that parts of the story absolutely infuriated me， and I wanted to fling my Kindle across the room。 But it just goes to show you， sometimes you’ll find that Happily Ever After was right in front of you all along。Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Doubleday for the ARC of this delightful novel。 。。。more
Katie
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[I received a digital arc for an honest review]Ghosts by Dolly Alderton is a deep dive into the life of a successful woman in her early thirties watching her world change around her and trying to keep up。 Nina Dean is a food writer who has published one book and has another coming out soon。 She lives a busy life balancing her job as well as her friends and family。 She decides to start dating a year after her long term relationship with Joe ended。 Dating isn’t what she expected at all as Max come [I received a digital arc for an honest review]Ghosts by Dolly Alderton is a deep dive into the life of a successful woman in her early thirties watching her world change around her and trying to keep up。 Nina Dean is a food writer who has published one book and has another coming out soon。 She lives a busy life balancing her job as well as her friends and family。 She decides to start dating a year after her long term relationship with Joe ended。 Dating isn’t what she expected at all as Max comes barreling into her life and goes rushing out just as quickly。 The relationship whiplash she feels is only topped by her father’s decreasing health and her mother’s struggle to cope。 Add in friends whose lives are going as expected; get married， move out of the city and have kids and Nina is ready to just hole up in her flat。 But the world hasn’t stopped just because Nina hasn’t been checking all the stereotypical boxes in a timely manner so she learns to pick herself back up and move forward how she wants to。 I don’t feel romcom is the best description of this book。 It is a contemporary story of a 30-something woman dealing with the societal expectations of women and trying to keep one foot in front of the other。 Nina’s friends are people you know in your own life: the friend you’ve had forever so you still view them through your past experiences， the friend you’ve made in adulthood who just gets who you are now and those who keep exes as friends and your friends’ partners who you learn to love or at least tolerate。 Friendships are hard even on the simplest days so watching Nina fight to maintain them as life continued changing felt very relatable。 Nina’s on again off again relationship with Max bothered me。 I never got attached to Max and for good reason as he was a flake who made dramatic statements and never backed them up with actions。 I don’t even want to give more thoughts to him because he just didn’t deserve them。 The situation with Nina’s family broke my heart。 She has been so close with her father following his footsteps as an English teacher。 Nina’s struggles with watching him lose touch with the present and how much her mum tries to care for him but has a hard time losing her partner。 I wasn’t ready for how much this part hurt to read but it also felt relatable。 3 stars for a book that wasn’t what I expected but kept it real and honest。 。。。more
Carolyn
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Ghosts by Dolly Alderton is the story of Nina Dean who is doing a fine job of handling her life， thank you very much。 She has a great job， her own apartment， an ex who she has a wonderful relationship with and she doesn't mind being single and in her early 30s。 But her friend convinces her to try a dating app， so she does and meets Max， who is absolutely perfect for her。。。until he ghosts her。 Then she has to face the not so perfect parts of her life。。。her father's slide into Alzheimer's， her mot Ghosts by Dolly Alderton is the story of Nina Dean who is doing a fine job of handling her life， thank you very much。 She has a great job， her own apartment， an ex who she has a wonderful relationship with and she doesn't mind being single and in her early 30s。 But her friend convinces her to try a dating app， so she does and meets Max， who is absolutely perfect for her。。。until he ghosts her。 Then she has to face the not so perfect parts of her life。。。her father's slide into Alzheimer's， her mother's refusal to accept it， her crazy neighbor who makes noise at all hours and is generally a miserable human and her friend who is encouraging her to get back on the dating app and try again。 But Nina was happy before she met Max。。。can she be happy again？A charming novel with delightful characters that will steal your heart。 Thank you to the author， Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Lewis Fisher
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Change of pace for me， and what a bittersweet rollercoaster this book。 I couldn't shake the feeling that I had read this before， but in the best way。 Plenty to think about in terms of how I act in relationships！ Change of pace for me， and what a bittersweet rollercoaster this book。 I couldn't shake the feeling that I had read this before， but in the best way。 Plenty to think about in terms of how I act in relationships！ 。。。more
Bronte Stevenson
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Dolly creates the same familiarity and comfort in her characters that I get from Bridget Jones。 I feel like her characters are so real and people we can clearly imagine。 Loved her first book and loved her second。 I found the end part with Angelo weird and a complete different style to the rest of the book。 It didn’t really sit well and it felt like it all happened too quickly。 But still， I loved the book and Dolly’s humour and philosophical thoughts around ghosts。 Definitely recommend reading
Julia
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Fun and easy read that was comfortingly relatable。 Enjoyed explorations into female friendships， parent-child relationships in your 30s and the all-pervading grimness of gender inequalities
Alice
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Absolutely LOVED this book！ Dolly Alderton writes about life for women in their 20s/30s in a way no author compares to。 Everything I Know About Love was one of my tops last year， and I have no doubt this book will be in my favourites list this year！
Jennifer Kamauff
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This book is probably very relatable for some women。 Dating apps， being ghosted， finding and sometimes losing love。 I enjoyed the strong female presence in it。 I did find the first half of this book fairly slow and sort of choppy。 There were a decent amount of characters and I felt sometimes I wasn't sure who was who anymore。 The second half of the book picked up steam and I found myself really enjoying the pace， the stories of the different characters， and the little turn of events。 Then it end This book is probably very relatable for some women。 Dating apps， being ghosted， finding and sometimes losing love。 I enjoyed the strong female presence in it。 I did find the first half of this book fairly slow and sort of choppy。 There were a decent amount of characters and I felt sometimes I wasn't sure who was who anymore。 The second half of the book picked up steam and I found myself really enjoying the pace， the stories of the different characters， and the little turn of events。 Then it ended， I was a little disappointed because right when I started to enjoy the book I didnt get any sort of closure on our main character， her family， her downstairs or upstairs neighbors。 There seemed to be a hard build up， then a lack of follow through。 With that being said， I did enjoy the premise and the main story line I just felt there were too many side stories and the book was ended before it was all wrapped up。 Still a cute book and a quick read。 #Ghosts#Netgalley 。。。more
nuvo
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i liked it until i didnt。。WTF WAS THAT ENDINGGGGG
G。
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I'm a millennial who has a tough time with millennial novels。 I give them a shot， but for the majority of them I don't move past the ebook sample territory， mostly because often they're too up their own butt。 However， Ghosts has been - one could say- vetted by a number of my GR friends （varied tastes among them） and given the stamp of approval。 AND OHHH DO I AGREE。 Ghosts is not the most challenging novel of its ilk you'll read， but it has the perfect balance of darkness and lightness， with just I'm a millennial who has a tough time with millennial novels。 I give them a shot， but for the majority of them I don't move past the ebook sample territory， mostly because often they're too up their own butt。 However， Ghosts has been - one could say- vetted by a number of my GR friends （varied tastes among them） and given the stamp of approval。 AND OHHH DO I AGREE。 Ghosts is not the most challenging novel of its ilk you'll read， but it has the perfect balance of darkness and lightness， with just the right amount of millennial slickness for extra seasoning。 In other words， it's a book that doesn't take itself too seriously， but does its thing confidently。 A perfect （summer） page-turner candidate for sure。 。。。more
amberley
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3。5
Melissa
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There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and wincingly accurate descriptions of online dating and life in your 30s。 I was also moved by the passages about Nina's family and her relationship with her father。 The narrator is， however， a touch too acerbic and cynical to be sympathetic and if you don't enjoy humour that has shades of mocking in it， then you may find it a bit uncomfortable at times。 The characters are incredibly well drawn however， you can't help but feel like you've spent time wit There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and wincingly accurate descriptions of online dating and life in your 30s。 I was also moved by the passages about Nina's family and her relationship with her father。 The narrator is， however， a touch too acerbic and cynical to be sympathetic and if you don't enjoy humour that has shades of mocking in it， then you may find it a bit uncomfortable at times。 The characters are incredibly well drawn however， you can't help but feel like you've spent time with real people。 And there is my review sandwich。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Really enjoyed it and had one laugh out loud moment。 As a woman in her 30s there were times I could relate so much to Nina I wanted to cry， and times I just found Nina a bit too judgemental with experiences so culturally British that I couldn't empathise。 Overall beautifully written and an enjoyable journey to be taken on woman to woman。 Easy， sad， contemplative and touching。 I'd recommend it as a great summer read。 Really enjoyed it and had one laugh out loud moment。 As a woman in her 30s there were times I could relate so much to Nina I wanted to cry， and times I just found Nina a bit too judgemental with experiences so culturally British that I couldn't empathise。 Overall beautifully written and an enjoyable journey to be taken on woman to woman。 Easy， sad， contemplative and touching。 I'd recommend it as a great summer read。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Not sure how I feel about this book。 Some parts were good and quick moving， and some were slow for me。 The story is about Nina， who is single and a food writer。 It's about her friends and their relationships， and the new people Nina meets。 Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for the advanced copy of this book。 Not sure how I feel about this book。 Some parts were good and quick moving， and some were slow for me。 The story is about Nina， who is single and a food writer。 It's about her friends and their relationships， and the new people Nina meets。 Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for the advanced copy of this book。 。。。more
Abigail
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Sigh。 I really wanted to love this book; been looking forward to reading it for months！ And then！ Oh no！ What a flop。 I enjoyed Dolly Alderton's memoir， Everything I Know About Love， so perhaps I'm making an unfair comparison。 Perhaps I need a break from books which comment on modern relationships/dating/how awful men are。We meet Nina on her 32nd birthday。 At her party， her friends arrive in couples or excuse themselves to look after children; they're leaving London and settling down。 Her on Sigh。 I really wanted to love this book; been looking forward to reading it for months！ And then！ Oh no！ What a flop。 I enjoyed Dolly Alderton's memoir， Everything I Know About Love， so perhaps I'm making an unfair comparison。 Perhaps I need a break from books which comment on modern relationships/dating/how awful men are。We meet Nina on her 32nd birthday。 At her party， her friends arrive in couples or excuse themselves to look after children; they're leaving London and settling down。 Her only single friend， Lola， introduces her to dating apps。 And so Nina meets Max， which is where the trouble really begins。The theme of 'ghosting' is explored - romantic relationships， friendships， memory， family， the works。 It's a vaguely interesting look at how modern life and relationships can be trivial， how deep connections are rare， and how it feels to be alone in your 30s （and beyond）。 Some of this commentary - particularly modern dating， and being a single woman in your 30s - was quite poignant。The narrative included the mundane parts of millennial life， which yeah I like， but also felt like it was trying to be quirky and kitsch。 And there were parts which were supposed to be funny？ And others which were meant to be serious？ Huh。 The writing seemed never seemed funny or serious in the extreme， it just pottered along。The main character， Nina， is unfortunately a bit。。。 empty。 She seemed like a generic millennial， a cut-out character。 I just couldn't connect with her。 Something which struck me half way through is that， although she's a celebrated food writer， we don't see much of her work/career。 OK so a person isn't defined by their career， but for a character that makes a LOT of comments about how her friends with children assume she just drifts through her days doing absolutely nothing。。。 that's how it comes across。 Oh， and Lola is such a bizarre sidekick， her entire character felt like a trope。Of the various plotlines （which felt kinda disjointed together？）， I wasn't satisfied with how any of them were left。 But then again， that fits with the theme of ghosting。 My favourite sections （and I use the word 'favourite' in the very vaguest， lightest sense） were how Nina and her mum coped with her father's dementia， and how her friendships changed as they had adult lives of their own （eg Katherine）。 Nina really dishes out the judgement though。 The plotline with her rude neighbour was so far-fetched and unrealistic， and its conclusion just felt like ~everyone is misunderstood~ propaganda。Overall， a bit of a disappointment。 I liked the commentary on modern dating， and the range of female characters。 I liked the flaws and The writing was good， but the substance was lacking。 My resounding feeling was that this was a muddled book with a decent theme but a vague plot。 。。。more
Emily Young
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I'll be honest - a few chapters into this one I really thought It wasn't for me。 I wasn't a fan of the tone or Nina's attitude， and if you feel the same while reading I urge you to keep reading。 I think my issue was that I agreed with Nina on a lot of things and saw her as bitter - which would mean I probably had some bitterness as well。 By the end， I came away thinking of this book as poignant and very funny。Dolly Alderton wrote about the millennial social circle with scary accuracy。 Especially I'll be honest - a few chapters into this one I really thought It wasn't for me。 I wasn't a fan of the tone or Nina's attitude， and if you feel the same while reading I urge you to keep reading。 I think my issue was that I agreed with Nina on a lot of things and saw her as bitter - which would mean I probably had some bitterness as well。 By the end， I came away thinking of this book as poignant and very funny。Dolly Alderton wrote about the millennial social circle with scary accuracy。 Especially when it came to the spectacle around wedding culture - I really felt her on that。 The tiny details are what really sold me on the story - like scoffing at the thought of someone having a dark side because they have a mug with an overused cliche written on it。 Those moments were so real and hilarious。Some of the themes in this reminded me a lot of Olive by Emma Gannon， so if you liked that one I'd recommend picking this one up！ This one had a much more sad and cynical vibe than I thought Olive did， but it did leave me feeling hopeful and comforted about growing up and being present and happy with your life while still dreaming of something more。Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Jess Freda
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I’m a huge fan of Dolly Alderton and from the outside， she appears to have my dream life but I digress。 I was really excited to read this book and after a slow start， I devoured it。 Nina is flawed and relatable and the story is perfect for our time。
Kat
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Nina George Dean is a 32-year-old single food writer living in London and slowly watching her pool of friends marry off and grow their families。 Having a more feminist mindset， she doesn’t need a man to complete her， but nonetheless， has the same desire as many for her own family and person to love， if life chooses to bring it her way。 Enter the Linx dating app and her match made in heaven， Max。Max is handsome， kind， supportive， stable … everything Nina could hope for。 Their sexual chemistry is Nina George Dean is a 32-year-old single food writer living in London and slowly watching her pool of friends marry off and grow their families。 Having a more feminist mindset， she doesn’t need a man to complete her， but nonetheless， has the same desire as many for her own family and person to love， if life chooses to bring it her way。 Enter the Linx dating app and her match made in heaven， Max。Max is handsome， kind， supportive， stable … everything Nina could hope for。 Their sexual chemistry is off the charts and they spend every moment they can together for three months， even reaching the epic moment when Max says “I love you” and she returns the sentiment。Then … it’s over。 He stops responding to her texts and calls。 The weeks drag by。 She’s been ghosted by the man of her dreams。 The “will they， won’t they” end up together question？ I’ll leave that to the reader。This book has been marketed as a romantic comedy， but as much as I liked it， and I really did for the most part， it feels like a mislabel。 It does have plenty of humor and charm， and Alderton’s writing is fantastic， but there’s an awful lot of sadness and tension in this for me to go along with that categorization。 Nina’s beloved father， Bill， recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s， has a fair chunk of the story highlighting the disintegration of his thinking and personality， as well as Nina’s mother， Nancy’s， dysfunctional response to it。 Alderton did an amazing job of portraying it - and the stress it puts on the family - in a realistic light， but it was way too serious for a book marketed as comedy。 It felt like two competing stories happening … the one with Nina and Max and the one with Nina and her father。There are other issues happening in the book as well: the distancing relationship she has with her childhood best friend， Katherine， navigating friendship with her recently engaged ex-boyfriend， Joe， and her toxic relationship with her downstairs neighbor， Angelo。 Regarding Angelo， his inclusion in the book and an event involving him at the end， is my one big black mark against it， and I really can’t make sense of why the author went there， despite the book’s explanation。Plot and believability issues aside， I loved the writing and was completely engaged in the story， and I would absolutely read another book by this author。 I just hope the next time around is a little lighter！★★★ ½ （rounded to 4 for the excellent writing）This and all my other reviews can also be found on my blog: https://acuriouskatreads。blogspot。com/Thank you to Knopf Doubleday Publishing， Netgalley and author Dolly Alderton for this ARC in exchanged for my honest opinion。 This will be published August 3， 2021。 。。。more
Marijke Vansteenkiste
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Leuk， ontspannend。 Pittige verteller， grappige observaties。
Kristina
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i am too young to care about older people， and if this is what my thirties will be， i don‘t want it， thanks！i really really enjoyed the first two thirds of the book， but i feel like everything went downhill once she feel for max againin general， i feel like this book is very predictable - a woman searching for love who goes back to the man she knows treated her badly and will do it again - a hateful relationship that is actually underlying weird sexual tension - a mother that doesn‘t care proper i am too young to care about older people， and if this is what my thirties will be， i don‘t want it， thanks！i really really enjoyed the first two thirds of the book， but i feel like everything went downhill once she feel for max againin general， i feel like this book is very predictable - a woman searching for love who goes back to the man she knows treated her badly and will do it again - a hateful relationship that is actually underlying weird sexual tension - a mother that doesn‘t care properly for the people around her and seems unreasonable but actually is deeply scared of aging。 it couldn‘t be more obvious to be honest 。。。more
Paperwhiteandpapers
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Almost DNFed but cant stop reading after few chapters。。i really feel the emotions。。of being ghosted。。having relationship anxiety。。i have been through all that。。worst experience with a narcissist！ Never ever give a chance to these kind of ppl。。 block them when you saw any red flag。。 I HATE MAX！！！
ronja
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Dolly Alderton writes amazing books but she sure makes me feel like I'm running out of time and like I'm 30 and I'm not even half 30 hhahaha。 Dolly Alderton writes amazing books but she sure makes me feel like I'm running out of time and like I'm 30 and I'm not even half 30 hhahaha。 。。。more
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Ghosts&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ghosts&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0