What Happens in Dubai
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- Author：Sophie Gravia
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Summary
Don't miss the next hilarious， filthy and painfully relatable read from Sophie Gravia！
Everyone's favourite Glaswegian girl is back！
After having her heart well and truly broken， Zara Smith is more interested in fun than forever。 But she's starting to wonder if she's slept with every （somewhat） eligible bachelor in Glasgow。。。 and if there's such a thing as too much fun？！
With competition ramping up in Glasgow， Zara and her friends at Individualise can't pass up an opportunity to promote their aesthetics clinic - especially not when it involves an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai！ It's THE summer destination for the sexy， rich and famous。 Cue sun， sand and disastrous flirtations for everyone。 But it's okay because what happens in Dubai stays in Dubai， right？
Hilarious， ridiculously fun and always uplifting， Zara Smith is every woman's best friend。
Everyone's favourite Glaswegian girl is back！
After having her heart well and truly broken， Zara Smith is more interested in fun than forever。 But she's starting to wonder if she's slept with every （somewhat） eligible bachelor in Glasgow。。。 and if there's such a thing as too much fun？！
With competition ramping up in Glasgow， Zara and her friends at Individualise can't pass up an opportunity to promote their aesthetics clinic - especially not when it involves an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai！ It's THE summer destination for the sexy， rich and famous。 Cue sun， sand and disastrous flirtations for everyone。 But it's okay because what happens in Dubai stays in Dubai， right？
Hilarious， ridiculously fun and always uplifting， Zara Smith is every woman's best friend。
Reviews
Katarína Laurošková
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I am not the biggest reader of romance or erotica， but I find these genres perfect for summer， so I decided to request this book as a fun romantic read。 I am familiar with Glasgow， and as it is not usually the city that comes to mind as a setting for a romantic book， I was intrigued with what the author can do with it。 What Happens in Dubai is a sequel to Sophie Gravia’s book A Glasgow Kiss。 I have not read the first part， but I think the story is simple enough to follow on its own。 Unfortunatel I am not the biggest reader of romance or erotica， but I find these genres perfect for summer， so I decided to request this book as a fun romantic read。 I am familiar with Glasgow， and as it is not usually the city that comes to mind as a setting for a romantic book， I was intrigued with what the author can do with it。 What Happens in Dubai is a sequel to Sophie Gravia’s book A Glasgow Kiss。 I have not read the first part， but I think the story is simple enough to follow on its own。 Unfortunately， I don’t think it is worth picking up unless you really resonate with the author’s humour and writing style。 I can’t say I enjoyed the characters， the plot， or the overall feel of the book。Zara Smith is an insufferable character， that wants to appear almost Bridget Jones-like， but lacks the charm to pull it off。 She is self-conscious and always commenting on her lack of attractiveness， but still manages to sleep with almost every single male character mentioned。 She ignores all the red flags these men show and thankfully has at least some dignity not to continue with the truly worst ones。 The whole story centers around her work and （mostly） terrible dates， but we don’t get to know her much as a character beyond these two areas。 Yet， the worst parts of this book are the erotic scenes。 The number of terrible names and metaphors for genitals will probably never leave my mind and I feel slightly traumatised。 There was not one scene that would sound truly enjoyable， leaving you probably more repulsed rather than interested。 Also， the title itself is slightly misleading， as the characters spend in Dubai no more than three days and honestly， not that much happens there。 I understand it with the plot development， but still。Overall， I would not be interested in the author’s further work， as the writing style didn’t work for me at all。 。。。more
Katarína Laurošková
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I am not the biggest reader of romance or erotica， but I find these genres perfect for summer， so I decided to request this book as a fun romantic read。 I am familiar with Glasgow， and as it is not usually the city that comes to mind as a setting for a romantic book， I was intrigued with what the author can do with it。 What Happens in Dubai is a sequel to Sophie Gravia’s book A Glasgow Kiss。 I have not read the first part， but I think the story is simple enough to follow on its own。 Unfortunatel I am not the biggest reader of romance or erotica， but I find these genres perfect for summer， so I decided to request this book as a fun romantic read。 I am familiar with Glasgow， and as it is not usually the city that comes to mind as a setting for a romantic book， I was intrigued with what the author can do with it。 What Happens in Dubai is a sequel to Sophie Gravia’s book A Glasgow Kiss。 I have not read the first part， but I think the story is simple enough to follow on its own。 Unfortunately， I don’t think it is worth picking up unless you really resonate with the author’s humour and writing style。 I can’t say I enjoyed the characters， the plot， or the overall feel of the book。Zara Smith is an insufferable character， that wants to appear almost Bridget Jones-like， but lacks the charm to pull it off。 She is self-conscious and always commenting on her lack of attractiveness， but still manages to sleep with almost every single male character mentioned。 She ignores all the red flags these men show and thankfully has at least some dignity not to continue with the truly worst ones。 The whole story centers around her work and （mostly） terrible dates， but we don’t get to know her much as a character beyond these two areas。 Yet， the worst parts of this book are the erotic scenes。 The number of terrible names and metaphors for genitals will probably never leave my mind and I feel slightly traumatised。 There was not one scene that would sound truly enjoyable， leaving you probably more repulsed rather than interested。 Also， the title itself is slightly misleading， as the characters spend in Dubai no more than three days and honestly， not that much happens there。 I understand it with the plot development， but still。Overall， I would not be interested in the author’s further work， as the writing style didn’t work for me at all。 。。。more
Sarah Dodds
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This book wasn’t up my alley。 Zara the esthetician has a broken heart and a broken ego。 She looks for love in all the wrong places…and her escapades leave a lot to be desired。 The characters sojourn to Dubai and shortly return to Glasgow。At about 65% the story improves as she is getting her clinic up and running。 There’s charming competitions with her ex， and she may be building some nice self worth。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this story
Caley Meikle
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I absolutely loved A Glasgow Kiss and was super excited to return to Zara and her escapades。The book took a whole 6% before I was full on cackling！ I apologise to my neighboursI loved getting to see Zara get to prove that she was an intelligent business woman and loved getting more time with Ash。This was such a wonderful sequel as it had everything that I’d loved from the first book; it was utterly hilarious and kept me guessing as I never knew what Zara was going to get up to next。 I also loved I absolutely loved A Glasgow Kiss and was super excited to return to Zara and her escapades。The book took a whole 6% before I was full on cackling！ I apologise to my neighboursI loved getting to see Zara get to prove that she was an intelligent business woman and loved getting more time with Ash。This was such a wonderful sequel as it had everything that I’d loved from the first book; it was utterly hilarious and kept me guessing as I never knew what Zara was going to get up to next。 I also loved the wee found family vibe going on at the clinic I don’t think I’ll ever eat sweetcorn again and now have a new fear of getting sand in awkward places。 Heavily recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the first bookHuge thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ebook in exchange for an honest review。 I’ve already preordered a physical copy that I’m going to tab for when I need a giggle 。。。more
Andrea Pole
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What Happens in Dubai by Sophie Gravia was a bit of a letdown for me as I was expecting more of the story to actually be set in Dubai， which is honestly what drew me to this book。 Further， I did not relate to protagonist Zara， and felt that much of the narrative was over the top raunchy， insubstantial， and downright shallow。 On the plus side， I did enjoy a few laugh out loud moments， mostly down to the outrageousness of Zara's antics， and just genuine shock at what I was reading。 While I conside What Happens in Dubai by Sophie Gravia was a bit of a letdown for me as I was expecting more of the story to actually be set in Dubai， which is honestly what drew me to this book。 Further， I did not relate to protagonist Zara， and felt that much of the narrative was over the top raunchy， insubstantial， and downright shallow。 On the plus side， I did enjoy a few laugh out loud moments， mostly down to the outrageousness of Zara's antics， and just genuine shock at what I was reading。 While I consider myself to be very openminded， my jaw did drop several times， and I would caution more conservative readers to proceed with caution。Many thanks to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for an ARC。 。。。more
Laura ☾
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*Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review *Honestly it was weird to read something （at least partly） set in Dubai， although they do mentione super touristy spots mainly - however， this was not my issue with this book。 I have giving 1 star reviews， but I could not give myself to give this book more。 I absolutely couldn’t stand Zara as a protagonist。 She was self-conscious， constantly self-pitying， trying to define her worth through sex and men *Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review *Honestly it was weird to read something （at least partly） set in Dubai， although they do mentione super touristy spots mainly - however， this was not my issue with this book。 I have giving 1 star reviews， but I could not give myself to give this book more。 I absolutely couldn’t stand Zara as a protagonist。 She was self-conscious， constantly self-pitying， trying to define her worth through sex and men， and didn't really show any growth at all in this respect。 She was constantly putting down her own body and defining her character by her insecurities。 On top of that， absolutely all her interactions with men were so toxic！ Not a single healthy encounter in sight。 （Including scenes likewhere she basically coaxes a guy to tell her his fantasy， it’s anal， she agrees even though she doesn’t want to do it and then she panics about it for ages but still doesn't feel like she can back out， and this encounter is somehow like 15 pages long？！ Just tell him no！）In relation to the side characters， honestly it just seemed like all her friends just enabling her incredibly toxic behaviour。 Her best friend - （view spoiler）[shagging her ex and getting pissed off when the guy she cheated with moved on？！ （hide spoiler）] These were all around terrible people On top of that the pacing was all over the place。 It felt like nothing much happened？ 。。。more
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